Killing Us Slowly

There are songs that we all wish would die. Some bands, as a whole, need to retire, and take their music with them. Let’s 🌮 bout some of these.

“Killing Me Softly With His Song” is top on this list. He may be killing her softly, but this song is killing us slowly. A slow, painful death, every time this unfortunate hit comes on. The worst is when it’s playing at a store, and you can’t change the station. This tune debuted in 1973, recorded by Roberta Flack, but today, most people know the 1996 version, which was a cover by Fugees. The cover gave it more of a beat, which made it stick in our brains, which then plead for death.

If there’s one song that needs to be murdered by means of explosives, it’s “Happy” by Pharrell Williams. Dear Mr Williams, we get it. You’re happy. Did you have to announce it in a manner so obnoxious, that sales of ice picks went up, in an attempt to never, ever have to hear it again? When this tragedy hit our hears in 2014, it was entirely obvious that it was geared toward children and teens. Using it in the movie Despicable Me 2, definitely put Williams on the map. This was a track on his sophomore album, which came out eight years after his 2006 debut album, In My Mind.

Hollaback Girl. Is there anyone, over the age of twelve, who ever liked this one? I mean, it was even featured in the TV series Gilmore Girls, as a song played by the temporarily-disbanded Hep Alien, at a Bat Mitzvah. Proof positive of its targeted audience. 

To make this a short post, we can now talk about a band who needs to disappear, deep into the African jungles, never to return... The Killers.

Despite their 15m+ followers on Spotify, this band is destroying music, as a whole. How on earth Mr Brightside got as popular as it did, is a mystery more puzzling than Stonehenge. No melody, erratic rhythm, and they half scream/half yell the lyrics. If they’ve got better songs, it’s not saying much. Literally anything is better than that. I would much rather put Lucia di Lammermoor on repeat, 24/7.

Got any defense for these? Got others you think should be on this list? Let’s discuss! 

See you on the B-sides

2021 At Last

2020 is gone, and 2021 is punching through a wall like the Kool-Aid man! There was a lot of good music released last year, and this year is looking like it’ll be absolutely fantastic!

There are so many albums planned for 2021, some of which have already been released. Here’s a list of upcoming albums, in no particular order...

You Me at Six will release SUKAPUNCH on the 15th of this month! I don’t know about you, but I’m excited to hear what is bound to be a fabulous new, yet very loyal to their sound, album! This will make album number eight (nine if you count the Cavalier Youth special edition). These fabulous artists hit their debut back in 2009, and are still rocking strong! 

Viagra Boys has their new album, Welfare Jazz, scheduled to come out on January 8. You know you’re curious to hear it. I mean, the band and album names, alone, are enough to make you push play.

Alice Cooper, one of the most genuinely nice celebs on earth, will release Detroit Stories on February 26. We were introduced to Alice Cooper in 1969, with his debut album Pretties For You. The man may be older, but his music is fresh as ever.

A much-anticipated album from our favorite angst band, Evanescence, will finally be heard on 26 March! This year, we get to hear The Bitter Truth. Do you remember when My Immortal was everywhere? Like, almost every single song on the radio? And how everyone felt the need to sing it, and then tell you why, so you could join in their angst? Those were the days... A bit more mature now, but no matter how old you are, you’ll always have your immortal.

There is quite a list of anticipated releases, but none have firm release dates. Some of these include albums by:

Adele

Cardi B

GZA

Liz Phair

Diddy

Lana Del Rey

My Bloody Valentine

Alicia Keys

The Cure

Weezer

ZAYN

A whole year ahead. So many possibilities. 

What albums are you most excited for?

See you on the B-sides!