Reviews

After a twelve-year hiatus Sweet Trip has finally returned with their latest single, Walkers Beware! We Drive into the Sun / Stab-Slow. Walkers Beware contains the stripped-back guitar sound reminiscent of You Will Never Know Why (2009) and the soft dreamy vocals that the duo is known for. While simple in nature, the synths, and 80’s clap pattern give the listener a feeling of nostalgia for a time that never existed. This feeling leads into the second track on the single, Stab-Slow. The simple-sounding synths sound akin to something listened to on a late night while browsing the internet back in the early 2000s. Listeners can expect to hear more from Sweet Trip when their newest album, A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals, releases later this year.

By Colby Gunther

Mystique and atmosphere is the name of the game for “Legal Ghost,” the new single from Australian art-rock outfit Tropical Fuck Storm. The song is the first single to be released from TFS’s upcoming 7” project, supposedly based on one of TFS frontman Gareth Liddiard’s earliest written songs. It's impossible to not get caught up in the mystery of the song's instrumentals and lyrics.

From the opening cold drum-machine beat and spacy production, the song transports the listener into what feels like a dream of a place and time long forgotten. Yet the underlying intensity of the beat and regretful nature of the lyrics hints at darkness hidden beneath the surface. As the 6-minute long track progresses, a barrage of sour electronic strings slowly builds, as the impassioned vocals become increasingly emotionally strained. Once it’s all over we’re left with a void, and we want to hear the song one more time; go back to the strange foggy past and understand it.

By Mark Hunnewell

Released 10 years after the infamous “Friday”, Rebecca Black’s “Friday (Remix)” is a powerhouse of reimagination. Black and her team take the original pop vibe and crank the dial up to 100, making a hyperpop banger with impressive features from Dorian Electra, 3OH!3, and Big Freediah, all wrapped up by 100 gec’s producer Dylan Brady. All of these aspects come together to make a thumping, high-energy banger. While the style of the song can be abrasive, the hectic attitude exhibited by this track is hard to dislike and is one of the greatest glow-ups we’re heard in a while.

By Dillon Landry