Ah Tuesday, that topsy-turvy day when new albums are released across the U.S. It’s the day you stroll over to your favorite record store and examine the freshest releases. Well, at least that’s what it used to mean; today more likely you’ve streamed a new record weeks before its release date. But the tunes are back on Tuesday, as I’ve endeavored to please you by discussing the best new tracks around.
For starters, a little tune from the upcoming Mumford & Sons album Babel has newly surfaced online. Expect no changes from the raspy British folk-rockers, as “I Will Wait” remains commendably consistent with the band’s earlier material. Greeted with another song about folksy love, replete with banjos and strings, Mumford & Sons fans will consider “I Will Wait” well worth the wait.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kS8RTRi7HA
Another tune that has surfaced from Britain in the last week is Muse’s “Madness”, a taster of recently completed album The 2nd Law. Like Mumford & Sons, Muse is also feeling the love, though in a more intergalactic and less countryside meadow kind of way. “Madness” is all about the insanity that grips the lovesick. A more mellow and electronic song than is typical for Muse, this track will divide the band’s followers into two camps.
Elsewhere, the legendary Karen O (of Yeah Yeah Yeahs fame) has penned an original song for Tim Burton’s new film “Frankenweenie Unleashed.” I know what you’re thinking, this song must be strange—it’s in fact titled “Strange Love”—but it’s as lovely as it is eccentric. This tune shows a softer side of Karen O, not quite as fierce but charming as always.
Love appears to be the common theme this week. Will next week prove as amorous? Tune in next Tuesday.
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As an avid Muse fan, “Madness” had me confused for the first couple of listens. I couldn’t believe these were the same guys that created “Citizen Erased” or “Hysteria.” And it didn’t sound like their more chilled out types either, like the Exogenesis Symphony. But after just a few days, it grew unbelievably fast on me, and now I can’t stop listening to the cheesy lyrics and almost electronic version of Queen’s “I Want to Break Free” haha. They definitely aren’t afraid to push boundaries, and I respect them for it. Dying for The 2nd Law to come out already :D
As an avid Muse fan, “Madness” definitely had me confused for the first couple listens. I could not believe these were the same guys that created “Citizen Erased” or “Hysteria.” And it definitely didn’t sound like their more chilled out types either, it was just totally strange to me. But the song has grown on me unbelievably fast, and now I can’t stop listening to the cheesy lyrics and almost electronic version of Queen’s “I Want to Break Free” haha. They are def unafraid to push boundaries, and I respect ‘em for it. Dying for The 2nd Law to come out already :D