AeroLynx Music Blog

Ride Or Die- Foster The People and The Knocks Out Of My League- Fitz and the Tantrums Someone To You DJ Mike D Remix- BANNERS Spirit Driver- Bear Hands Lift Yourself- Kanye West (This song is just... TOO good) Better Off- Handsome Ghost You Get Me So High- The Neighbourhood I played Better Off accidentally, and it just captivated me. The DJ Mike D remix just makes the song better, I'm about to buy Out Of My League on vinyl and four words for Lift Yourself "BLOOP THERE GOES YEEZUS".

Foster The People have just come off the stretch of a very successful third album, so it was only natural they collided with The Knocks. The Knocks have constantly been collaborating with many successful artists from the alternative scene in the past couple years, like X Ambassadors, Walk The Moon and more recently the surprise smash Best Friends with Sofi Tukker and friends. The songs starts with a bright but pretty traditional keyboard, and the washy synths and guitars that characterized Foster The People's Sacred Hearts Club of last year. Then it drops into a thumping, modern RnB/dance rhythm that marks The Knocks. The song continues with an atmosphere that seems to float in the clouds but still be connected to the dance floor, and guitar placement reminiscent of Phoenix's smooth, filtered pop rock style. The lyrical content is okay, but Foster The People has been mostly about vibe than meaning recently. The song ends leaving you happy, but not really fulfilled. The structur...