Train make brain-destroyingly simple songs. Therefore, I’ll make this as simple as possible. Train, you suck. Seeya.
Gonzales - I Am Europe [Boys Noize Records]:
Gonzales has always been a master of oddball awesomeness but I Am Europe may be a whole new level for the piano man. It’s got bonkers lines like “I’m a dog shit ashtray”, it’s part of the soundtrack for Gonzales’ own feature film about chess battling brothers, Ivory Tower, it sounds like a long-lost montage jam for Rocky IV and it’s produced by Boys Noize. It may sound insane but I assure it’s genius.
Don’t be fooled by this. Yes, there’s an expensive and actually kinda, sorta, maybe okay production going on, but over it you’ve got Mike Posner, squeezing out some daft lyrics. This dude is painfully white. He’s like a taller and Justin Bieber without the mop top.
The near six-month wait for this track hasn’t diminished its impact on arrival in the slightest. Just like aNYway ruled the clubs last year, Duck Sauce will once again be smashed through speakers everywhere with Barbra Streisand and its infectious loops of disco-house loveliness.
Midnight Juggernauts - Lifeblood Flow [Siberia Records / Inertia]:
An early stand-out from the band’s latest epic The Crystal Axis, Lifeblood Flow finds Midnight Juggernauts in a slightly poppy mood not seen since something like Shadows with its instantly sing-along chorus, wavey space synths and rumbling bassline. Expect to hear this one a lot as summer creeps in.
