The Five Songs You Must Hear list for the week uncovers a long-buried cover, a touch of psych and some new and exciting stuff from a couple of young bands.
1. My Chemical Romance, Common People
Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys Deluxe Edition (Reprise)
Recommended If You Like: The idea of crossbreeding emo with Britpop
Yes, the Fabulous Killjoys album originally came out in 2010. However, MCR has decided that it needs an update and reissue with things like bonus tracks. Enter this cover of Pulp’s Britpop classic. MCR recorded it in 2010 for BBC Radio 1 but didn’t manage to find a place for it until now. The new reissue arrives on July 10.
2. Elephant Stone, Fascists Killed Yer Rock’n’Roll
ASHA (Independent)
RIYL: Quebec-Indian psych with a twist of Madchester
Montreal’s Elephant Stone has been combining psych with Madchester with the sitar for a couple of decades, creating a unique and infectious groove. A new album, ASHA, will arrive on August 28, and is being introduced by a crunchy Sabbath-y anti-fascist song that uses a public domain film from 1963 for added impact. Tom Morello will approve.
3. The Linda Lindas, Burning Out
Single (Reprise/Warner)
RIYL: Knowing that the kids are all right
The Linda Lindas, the adorable four-piece bunch of under-19 moppets from Los Angeles, keep moving things down the field with a single that wouldn’t have sounded out of place in 1993, their first release since jumping to Reprise/Warner from Epitaph. I find it interesting that the Lucia de la Garza of the band—the oldest and who just graduated from high school—says that this song “felt simultaneously new and nostalgic for us. Nostalgic? You can’t even legally buy a beer yet.
4. Getdown Services, I Can’t Die Like That
Single (Breakfast Records)
RIYL: Modern garage rock
Here we have a duo originally from Minehead, Somerset, England, who somehow remind me of MGMT, not in terms of sound, but in attitude and aesthetic. They’ve built a cult following in Britain over the last four years through one album, four EPs and a series of singles. What do they sound like? They say “disco and eighties and like seventies-infused groove-based music” with a bit of classic rock thrown in.
5. Mary in the Junkyard, New Muscles
Role Model Hermit (AMF Records)
RIYL: Atmospheric attitudes
This trio (two women and one dude) from London features a bass player who also doubles on viola. Clari Freeman-Taylor vocal delivery is somewhere in the clouds while drummer David Atkinson holds down a cool groover. Their full-length debut arrives on July 3 and will be among one of Britain’s most talked-about indie releases of the summer.
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