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Always Ascending- Franz Ferdinand review

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The description on YouTube said that their new album was going to continue to have sonic experimentation, and that kind of sums up this whole song. It starts off with a slow piano backed retro style call and response between the main singer and the backup singer(drummer), and then moves in to filtered dance rock. The dance rock is two pretty filtered guitars, one filtered to be almost keyboard like, the other low volume and funky, backed by a traditional House ascending synth. This really seems like they're covering The Killers, instead of their normal guitar based rock. It's expertly layed out though, and is definitely worth listening to if its not as good as their previous music. It certainly improves on The Killers' style, bringing a UK rock feel that would really help to make the general sound better. Their next album will certainly be pretty interesting, and I know I'm definitely going listen to it, hopefully it will all be as good as this song. 

Imagine Dragons 10/23

It was awesome. I can't possibly describe it, except that it was so much better live.I really admire the live system they set up, with all the visuals and the story arc carrying them... and no fireworks, which was good because it was inside. Of the supporting acts, K. Flay was the best- like if Lorde was backed by a metal band. Grouplove was okay, but they're not really my thing. I forked over $35 for a t-shirt, which has an excellent design that is sadly not on their website. My only issues- it was too short, and Dream barely beat out Amsterdam for the last song they played acoustic on the B-stage.

Weekly Playlist- Week of 10/15

Arabella- Arctic Monkeys Fluorescent Adolescent- Arctic Monkeys Speed Of Sound- Coldplay Francis St- Kyd The Band(can't be put on the playlist because its sadly not on Spotify yet) We Move Like The Ocean- Bad Suns Let Me Out- Gorillaz Crybaby- The Neighbourhood

Top 10 The Neighbourhood Songs

The Neighbourhood isn't my favorite band, but they've put out some pretty good tracks. Some of them I listen to a lot, some i haven't even heard. The idea for this list came to me in a flash a minute ago, and I decided to post it. So without further ado, the TOP TEN BEST SONGS OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD: 1. Crybaby- This really should've been the lead single for Wiped Out!. With its excellent and charismatic lyrics and surprisingly good instrumentals(we're talking real guitar here not sure many people know what that's like anymore) and the right amount of publicity, this could've done as well if not better than Sweater Weather, and is frankly a waste of potential as a veritable B-side. 2. RIP 2 My Youth- This has become a sort of anthem for me, and I've listened to it more times than I can count. The lyrics are excellent, and the drums really carry it. It shouldn't have been the first single for Wiped Out!, but it did a damn good job anyway.