Now that the fireworks are over and you’ve had your fill of glizzies or whatever the hell we’re supposed to call them now, you’re probably wondering what to listen to while you attempt to reattach your fingers. Don’t worry, we have you covered. Here are six songs we listened to this week while wondering when we last felt even remotely proud of anything.
Wet Leg ‘Mangetout’
Wet Leg’s ‘Moisturizer’ – the highly anticipated follow-up to their self-titled debut – has finally been thrust upon the world. While you might not find anything as urgently catchy as ‘Chaise Lounge’ here, it’s still a hell of a second take and you should be grateful for anything that gets your sad ass dancing and feeling things again. Plus, your therapist recently told you to work on tempering your unrealistic expectations of others, so get to work, buddy.
TWRP ‘My Big Day Off’
It’s been over a year since TWRP released new music, which has been cause for concern considering the band typically releases about forty albums a month. Fortunately, the group is still alive and as well as any of us can be in these times. ‘My Big Day Off’ finds our half-robot half-humanoid friends crafting a lazy day anthem for the impending apocalypse. It revels in the minutia of free time as the world caves in around us all, and it might even make you attempt to dance.
Deftones ‘My Mind Is a Mountain’
In case your weird roommate who whispers to themselves all the time hasn’t told you, Deftones announced their 10th album, ‘Private Music.’ It’s an odd title for what we assume will be one of the most talked-about releases of the entire summer, but we’re guessing it’s probably a metaphor or something. Lead single ‘My Mind Is a Mountain’ has just about everything you’d want from a Deftones song, but we’re sure you’ll find a way to complain about it anyway.
Die Spitz ‘Throw Yourself to the Sword’
Recently it feels like there’s been a dire shortage of songs that make you feel like you spontaneously grew a mullet while shotgunning a whole six-pack at once, but fortunately there are bands like Die Spitz. ‘Throw Yourself to the Sword’ plays like the musical equivalent of a really bitchin’ snake tattoo. It will make you want to set off fireworks in your quiet neighborhood while simultaneously restoring a ‘79 Camaro. Press play and prepare to rip the sleeves off all your shirts.
Pig Pen ‘Heat Wave’
Finally, a song that encapsulates how goddamn cranky we’ve all been during this supposed ‘heat wave’ that will likely be rebranded as ‘just normal summer now’ in the not-too-distant future. Pig Pen’s ‘Heat Wave’ from their latest album, ‘Mental Madness,’ is a brutal racket that tends to lean closer to psychosis than your everyday run-of-the-mill ‘madness.’ We probably don’t need to tell you, but the whole album shreds too. Clocking in under 30 delightfully batshit minutes, even your non-existent attention span can handle it.
Goldfinger ft. Mark Hoppus ‘Freaking Out A Bit’
Despite being the entire reason for the franchise’s success, there is not a single Goldfinger song on the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 Official Soundtrack. That would certainly have us ‘Freaking Out A Bit,’ which probably explains why the band decided to release a scathing diss track aimed at Hawk himself. Lyrics like ‘bet you can’t even kickflip anymore’ and ‘I’m learning how to do an 1800 to make your entire career irrelevant’ are sure to get under the legendary skater’s skin. We just hope Mark Hoppus doesn’t get caught in the crossfire.
Finally get your thumb put back on and want to hear some more? We figured that might be the case. That’s why we put together an entire playlist of everything we’ve pretended to listen to this year. It wasn’t easy, but someone had to do it. Check it out below: