You may have woken up this morning noticing the light was a little different. That’s right, it’s that magical time of the year where we ‘spring forward’ and gain more sunlight in the day. For the next couple of weeks, you’ll notice people seeming more friendly and jovial before the reality of our political and economic climate comes crashing down yet again. While we’re in this honeymoon phase, though, we should probably have a bitchin’ soundtrack. Here are five songs you can listen to on your porch or whatever for an extra forty-five minutes after work.
Teen Mortgage ‘Party’
If you’ve ever watched a house party spiral into complete chaos and thought, ‘I bet I can make this worse,’ this song is for you. Teen Mortgage’s latest, ‘Party,’ is a blistering garage-punk anthem that sounds like someone set a keg on fire, plugged it into a broken amp and hit record. It’s the theme song to drunkenly falling asleep in your bathtub at 4 a.m. while your upstairs neighbor once again wonders why they weren’t invited to the rager.
Wavves ‘So Long’
Nathan Williams of Wavves has made a career out of writing songs for people who live like every day is their last. On the band’s latest single, ‘So Long,’ it actually sounds like he means it. Though not without a crisply produced sheen, the track is somewhat of a return to the project’s scrappier form: surfy, snotty, and just detached enough to make you wonder if you should be a little worried.
Ghost ‘Satanized’
Say what you will about Ghost, but they’re probably the only band that could write a song called ‘Satanized’ and somehow make it sound like an arena-rock anthem from an alternate universe where Scooby-Doo villains headline Coachella. The riffs are massive, the chorus is ridiculously catchy, and the whole thing feels like a high-budget haunted house—spooky, theatrical, and just self-aware enough to pull it off.
The Voidz ‘Blue Demon’
Julian Casablancas’ The Voidz continue their mission to sound like an unhinged band from a dystopian future where robots and humans have merged and traveled back in time to tell you that everyone is still really bummed out. Their latest, ‘Blue Demon,’ is glitchy, hypnotic, and just disturbing enough to make you question if you’re actually enjoying it or just too confused to tell. Either way, it pairs well with existential dread and staring into the abyss of your phone screen.
Steady Holiday ‘Seasonal Optimism’
If the extra sunlight fails to fix everything in your life, you might find some temporary relief within the timely Steady Holiday single ‘Seasonal Optimism.’ The dreamy instrumentation and hushed vocals feel like a pep talk from someone who knows they aren’t getting through to your garbage disposal of a brain, but it’s still nice to know that someone cares. Play this one while realizing it’s going to take a lot more than touching grass to make you feel things again.
You want more? Of course you do! You’re likely going to be this jazzed about life forever, right? Well, don’t let us stop your party. We’ve compiled these, and several other songs, into an ever-growing, increasingly disorienting playlist that will carry you through the spring and summer months or until you read the news and get sad again. Listen and follow below: