![]() ![]() Subscribe now and enjoy the new albums / songs as they are revealed on the countdown!Ī single song selection pulled from each album.Ĭheekface are a riot. There are many ways to listen to the 2022 Bacon Top 31. And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow by Weyes BloodĢ8. Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You by Big ThiefĢ5. This is a stellar debut, front to back, and I encourage you to not give up on it if you don’t find what you’re looking for at first. Jockstrap’s sound is all over the place, but that doesn’t mean it’s poorly done. And then there’s the fourth video from the album, for their song “ 50/50” - an industrial sounding, dance-beat driven song better suited for the tweaker kids on the dance floor. The video, which features a fictional trial between two aging musicians, is quite fitting with its Night Court vibes. If those are too “normal” for you, check out the video for “ Greatest Hits,” which feels like a throwback to the 90s. Of the song, Skye said it “is our coming of age, moving forward, long-distance, traveling, beautiful bosk, wonderful thicket song.” “ Concrete Over Water” (click for video) is another personal favorite, and so, so loverly. “Glasgow,” featured in the video above, with its easy listening guitar and strings playfully dancing together throughout is likely the most universally approachable song on the album. After putting out a handful of well-regarded EPs from 2018-2020, they were able to gel long enough to assemble a full LP, their debut I Love You Jennifer B. Pitchfork said of their chaotic soundscape that the band “is still rummaging through a trunk of masks.” Feels apropos.Įllery and Skye met as students of the vaunted Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London. ![]() But much like the weather of my native Oklahoma, if you don’t like what you’ve got, just stick around because it’s fixin’ to change. At least that’s what the first three songs sound like. Then Skye’s electronics come screaming in, all heavy beats, unapproachable melodies, and playfully tweaked samples. Her vocals are beautifully breathy, clear as day, as if she’s lying next to you in the grass, singing directly into your ear while the sun dances across your faces. Ellery sings, and plays a mix of guitar and string in various places across the album. Jockstrap is the brainchild of English duo Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye, and they sound pretty much exactly the opposite of what you’d expect with that name. What sort of music do you hear in your head when you learn a band is named “Jockstrap?” Well, you’re wrong. ![]()
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