Every week we compile a selection of music to sing you into the weekend and list them in a post called #bottomrightcorner. Sometimes new tunes, sometimes themed tunes and sometimes we ask a music aficionado to choose the tunes for us. This time two of our staff members each picked three songs that were released this year. While some are leaning towards roots music — with David Lynch‘s recent release that he calls ‘modern blues’ and a track from Slim Cessna’s Auto Club‘s best of album — some — such as Suicideyear‘s ‘Goodbye Florida (for now)’ — are more dedicated to the modern dancefloor.
David Lynch feat. Lykke Li – ‘I’m Waiting Here’
The film director best known for creating strange dreamy atmospheres in movies such as Mullholland Drive or Lost Highway will release his second album The Big Dream across Europe on 15 July. ‘I’m Waiting Here’ is a collaboration with Swedish singer-songwriter Lykke Li and is as hauntingly dreamy as the atmospheres in his films.
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – ‘A Smashing Indictment Of Character’
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club is a Colorado band that formed in 1992 and are praised for their sophisticated musicianship and quality live performances. Having drums, upright bass, pedal steel, banjos, piano, guitar and vocals as their instruments, they create an uplifting folk-ey sound that induces clapping and much hopping around. After eight albums and playing with artists such as Johnny Cash, 16 Horsepower, Throwing Muses, Violent Femmes and Joe Diffie they released their Best Of entitled SCAC 102: An Introduction for Young and Old Europe.
Oblivians – ‘Pinball King’
Formed in 1993, Memphis garage punks Oblivians are now back with Desperation — a new album to be released on 7 June. After re-uniting for festivals and special occasions over the years, the band realised that what they actually missed is ‘creating together’. So here’s ‘Pinball King’, their new song with an old sound.
Las Rosas – Black Cherry
Here’s a song by ex-Harlem bassist Jose Boyer’s new band Las Rosas from their selftitled EP released January this year. ‘Black Cherry’ is carefree garage rock that’ll let the gentle rebel out in you.
Beck – ‘Defriended’
Beck channelled his inner Taylor Swift expressing his dissatisfaction with someone special in his latest song ‘Defriended’. We don’t know who caused his heartache but we can thank them for inspiring his latest release. ‘Defriended’ brings some deep base lines and cheerful electro underneath bummed out lyrics.
Suicideyear – ‘Goodbye Florida (For Now)’
If you haven’t heard of Suicideyear, you should. Normally after hearing Britney Spears’ name you can expect something outrageous, Suicideyear’s remix of her song ‘Everytime’ for this new single ‘Goodbye Florida (For Now)’, however, is outrageously good. Flowing piano melodies mixed with low key rap beats will take you on a journey to Florida and leave you begging for more when it’s over.