Dougy's Best of 2013: Artists//Album Covers//Music Videos//Lyrics
Dougy's Best of 2013: Songs #10
CHVRCHES - "The Mother We Share"
This sizzling electro track is one of the most infectious songs of the year. The song is layered with drum claps and melodic synths with a wide scope that call to mind a female-fronted M83. The chorus "the mother we share will never keep our cold hearts from calling" sounds nostalgic with Lauren Mayberry's saccharine delivery. By the time the "oh"s come to carry this song away, you'll be ready for another listen.
Dougy's Best of 2013: Songs #9
FIDLAR - "Cheap Beer"
The video for Justin Timberlake and Jay Z's "Suit and Tie" features a lavish party, everyone in suits having a great time, drinking expensive drinks. And as much as that makes a great pop song, it just isn't relatable "Cheap Beer" was a much closer description of the social gatherings I attended in 2013: a bunch of friends getting together to get blasted for little cost. Every time I hear the chorus "I drink cheap beer, so what? Fuck you" it brings to mind shabby bars in Milwaukee and our old drinking porch on Water Street in Eau Claire.
Whenever I make one of these lists, I limit myself to one entry per band. If I didn't do that, half my list would be Vampire Weekend and Yeezus. The only reason "Cheap Beer" isn't higher on the list is because I originally heard it in the fall of 2012, but it missed last year's list in favor of "West Coast". The song was officially released on their 2013 debut album and is too awesome not to post for the 20th time. I can't hear this song without craving a cold Old Milwaukee.
Dougy's Best of 2013: Movies (Coming Soon)
Dougy's Best of 2013: Songs #10
CHVRCHES - "The Mother We Share"
This sizzling electro track is one of the most infectious songs of the year. The song is layered with drum claps and melodic synths with a wide scope that call to mind a female-fronted M83. The chorus "the mother we share will never keep our cold hearts from calling" sounds nostalgic with Lauren Mayberry's saccharine delivery. By the time the "oh"s come to carry this song away, you'll be ready for another listen.
Dougy's Best of 2013: Songs #9
FIDLAR - "Cheap Beer"
The video for Justin Timberlake and Jay Z's "Suit and Tie" features a lavish party, everyone in suits having a great time, drinking expensive drinks. And as much as that makes a great pop song, it just isn't relatable "Cheap Beer" was a much closer description of the social gatherings I attended in 2013: a bunch of friends getting together to get blasted for little cost. Every time I hear the chorus "I drink cheap beer, so what? Fuck you" it brings to mind shabby bars in Milwaukee and our old drinking porch on Water Street in Eau Claire.
Whenever I make one of these lists, I limit myself to one entry per band. If I didn't do that, half my list would be Vampire Weekend and Yeezus. The only reason "Cheap Beer" isn't higher on the list is because I originally heard it in the fall of 2012, but it missed last year's list in favor of "West Coast". The song was officially released on their 2013 debut album and is too awesome not to post for the 20th time. I can't hear this song without craving a cold Old Milwaukee.
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