AeroLynx Music Blog

I've never really listened to much Muse beyond some superficial listening to their numerous blockbuster singles (Uprising, Dig Down), as they're a bit too heavy for me, in the wrong way. I like bands like Royal Blood and Himalayas, but they're pretty different. But then I saw this song in the trending of iTunes, and I thought it was so good I'd like to review it... This song is also pretty heavy, but it's well mixed, with vocals (both the backing and main), guitars, drums and synthesizers all have equal power and prevalence in the track. The song starts off with a brief build up to the powerful guitar and synthesizer intro, a skittery, purely drum backed verse, which is eventually backed by some additional, out of place keyboards. It flips between these and the powerful choruses, with hard-hitting drum and guitar backing behind lots of ooh-oohs, the only song where these actually fit. The vocals are pretty skillful, moving between many different methods of singin

Franz Ferdinand has been undergoing a slow but steady stylistic change, starting with the garage rock of their eponymous debut and continuing through all of their six albums to end up here, with unique electro rock that moves from funky to slow and graceful. I liked the first two singles, Always Ascending and Feel The Love Go enough to buy their cassette, and while Lazy Boy was a bit of a disappointment, I've listened to that cassette a few time, and it's pretty good overall. So obviously, now I'll get into some detail, and tell you why I liked it... The album starts off with two singles, the five minute, piano and guitar infuse throwback masterpiece of Always Ascending, and the cool but a bit bewildering crunch of Lazy Boy, which feels a bit unfinished. Paper Cages and Finally are both charismatic anthems, the first powered by keyboard and the second by guitar, both launching between different tempos and volumes very well. The Academy turns from a somber acoustic and ce

Growing Pains- COIN White Eyes- The Wombats Ice Cream- The Wombats Void- The Neighbourhood Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby- Cigarettes After Sex K.- Cigarettes After Sex Sunsetz- Cigarettes After Sex Atlas Hands- Benjamin Francis Leftwich 1904- Benjamin Francis Leftwich I've of course been listening to the new music by bands I like, but I've also been listening to alot more chill music, like Benjamin Francis Leftwich and Cigarettes After Sex.