Congratulations! You’ve made it through another week of wildly conflicting information and malaise. You probably don’t deserve a break, but you should take one anyway. One of the easiest things you can do to unwind is listen to lots of loud abrasive music, and we have you covered. Here are five songs we listened to that are sure to help you forget your one stock in NOS Energy Drink is absolutely plummeting.
Turnstile ‘Never Enough’
‘YOOOOOO! NEW TURNSTILE, BRUH!’ This is something you’ve heard your roommate that’s four months late on rent say repeatedly around the apartment, sometimes even in their sleep. That’s because Turnstile finally announced the follow-up to their 2021 breakthrough LP ‘Glow On.’ Title Track ‘Never Enough’ finds the hardcore outfit continuing their experimentation with pop sensibility, but it still shreds. Imagine being crowd-killed by someone who just discovered the concept of an inner child. Sure, that elbow hurts, but that’s the first step toward healing.
My Chemical Romance ‘I’m Not Okay (I Promise) [Live From BBC Radio 1’s ‘The Lock Up’ 2005]
My Chemical Romance’s ‘Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge’ is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, a stark reminder that the march of time is constant, unforgiving, and will spare no one. To mark the occasion, the band is re-releasing the album with a new mix and a bevy of unreleased live material of the era. One of those said tracks has been released with the reissue announcement and it’s wild. If you find yourself listening to this live version of the breakout track and marveling at how rowdy it is compared to the pristine production of the original, it’s time to take your blood pressure medication.
Pissed Jeans ‘Waves of Fear (Lou Reed cover)’
Leave it to Pissed Jeans to take a Lou Reed song and make it even more concerning sounding. The band’s cover of Reed’s classic ‘Waves of Fear’ is the musical equivalent of a composite sketch of an unidentified serial killer – definitely close to the real thing, but more menacing and we don’t like the eyes. The arrangement groans like someone trying to stand up after looking at their 401k for hours on end. It’s bleak, gross, and the perfect soundtrack for all of the horrors of today.
Murder By Death ‘Wandering’
You may have heard from your friend who claims to be a homesteader, but actually just has a garden, that Murder By Death is breaking up after 24 long years of being your favorite band’s favorite band. Though they will cease to tour after a long run of farewell shows this year, the orchestral folk rock outfit will be leaving us with one final album, ‘Egg and Dart.’ The lead single ‘Wandering’ evokes the feeling you often get while watching that one Folger’s commercial that makes you cry unexplainably. As if every happy memory you’ve ever held has been caught in a dust storm. It’s really good, is what we’re trying to say here.
Noble Rot ‘Hang On’
We’re all still pretty bummed about METZ’s indefinite hiatus, but at least it means we get new music from frontman Alex Edkins side project, Noble Rot – which also features Holy Fuck’s Graham Walsh. If you didn’t catch their debut album last year, no sweat. Just imagine dance music for people who would rather be reading a book. Their latest single ‘Hang On’ continues on with that formula, but adds in more ominous psychedelia. It sounds like something your weird science teacher from high school would play during a lab day, but cooler
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You need… more music? Jeez. Seems a little ungrateful, but whatever. We made a playlist of these and every other song we’ve listened to this year. Check it out below and don’t say we never did anything for you.