Over the top, frontwoman Eno Williams belts out furious incantations, including the promise of “spiritual, invisible, protection from evil.” -Andrew R. Their newest album was produced by the prominent ‘00s synthpop group Hot Chip, and accordingly, there are lots of rasping synthesizers and full-bodied basslines. drum-and-bass and electro funk music to create window-shaking grooves. The London-based band pulls from decades of Nigerian Afrobeat, U.K. Ibibio Sound Machine sounds like an international, time-traveling dance party. For me, it’s become a song that can rise to any occasion warm weather presents: a late night bike ride, a jaunt to the beach, the playlist for the cookout, a spin on a crowded dancefloor-at any- and everything, I’ll be playing (and singing along at the top of my lungs to) “Running Up That Hill.” -Cady Lang Electricity, Ibibio Sound Machine While Netflix may have instigated its resurgence, it should come as no surprise why this ethereal banger of all bangers still hits, 37 years after its initial release: the synth-laden anthem is a romantic (and very queer!) melodrama in song, thrilling and emotion-laden, everything you could ask for in an epic song of the summer. charts for the first time, thanks to a significant feature in the fourth season of Stranger Things. Chris Grasinger “Running Up That Hill ,” Kate BushĪs much as I’ve had “Break My Soul” and “Tití Me Preguntó” on repeat this summer, the song of the season has to be Kate Bush’s otherworldly 1985 hit, “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God),” which has found a new audience, become a viral sound on TikTok, and broken its way into the Top 5 on U.S. It’s a warm hug of an album with hooks galore. And while you may recognize the source material, they completely transform it into something entirely their own. Lennox’s signature Brian Wilson-loving melodies and experimentation and Kember’s lifelong knack for simple but hypnotic compositions result in an album that’s melodic and tight, while still offering an open-air quality that you can drift away with. Working off of samples by artists from the ‘50’s and’ 60’s like The Drifters, Eddie Cochran, The Everly Brothers and The Troggs, the duo create a psychedelic love-letter to pop music that feels both retro and modern. Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love.
refusing to salute, telling anti-Nazi jokes or singing anti-Nazi songs. Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) has been on a roll this year with the release of Animal Collective’s excellent album Time Skiffs and vocals on Braxe + Falcon’s brilliant “Step By Step.” Now he and Sonic Boom (Peter Kember of Spacemen 3) have released Reset, the collaborators’ first official album as a duo. 20: ZZ Top: La Grange (from ‘Tres Hombres’, 1973) La Grange arguably dukes it out with Gimme All Your Lovin’ as ZZ Top’s signature song, but as it remains one of the finest examples of Southern rock, we reckon it deserves the nod. Anti-Nazi jokes were one way of expressing discontent with the Nazi regime.
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