Wreckord Reviews - September singles: Super, standard or sub-par songs?
The first few weeks of college
tend to be a bit of a blur. In case
your weekend partying and recent
parental freedom have caused you
to overlook the new music that
came out this month, here's a recap.
Not that you missed much.
“My Way” Calvin Harris
I think we are finally starting to see the demise of Calvin Harris. While his use of alternative sounding guitars is refreshing amongst the countless anthemic synths on the radio, it's not enough to save this song. “My Way” sounds like a grade nine's first attempt at song writing, sped up about 50 beats per minute. The song is way too fast for the lyrics, the hook is childish and cheesy as hell, and the “oh way oh way oh way” chorus sounds like Harris is scraping the bottom of the barrel already. This song has all the creativity of a nursery rhyme.
“Cancer” Twenty One Pilots
Normally this dynamic duo is busy making edgy hip-hop inspired tunes, but lately their dark and edgy side has been taking over. “Cancer” takes their dark exploration to its pinnacle with a simple spacey My Chemical Romance cover. Although the production is extremely minimal and mellow in comparison to their previous tracks, it has a bit of replay value. Perhaps this track will resonate with listeners more once the leaves start to change colours and die.
“Perfect Illusion” Lady Gaga
For someone who made her early career as a lyricist, I've never heard a weaker comeback than “Perfect Illusion”. You would expect Lady Gaga to have cooked up something better than a modern day Madonna rip-off in her years away from the spotlight. Nothing about this song is catchy or appealing and if it's any indication of how her new album will sound, we won't have to deal with Gaga for much longer.
“Revolution Radio” Green Day
Can someone please tell Green Day to stop making music? This band is about to release their 12th studio album and they haven't progressed an ounce since their 2004 release of American Idiot. The aging ‘punk' rockers are still trying to write anthems for a rebellious generation that grew up and lost interest in their particular brand of rebellion. Instead of trying to progress or reinvent themselves, Green Day has proven once again that they're a one trick pony through a shallow, two-bit, early 2000's tune that could be a b-side from American Idiot. The only awards Green Day will win anytime soon will be for impersonating themselves and stretching out bad ideas to the pop appropriate three-minute mark.
“Deja Vu” Post Malone ft. Justin Bieber
I would have overlooked this song entirely if it wasn't featuring Justin Bieber. I thought it would be satisfyingly bad and I wasn't disappointed. Post Malone is one of the many trap rappers who popped up since Fetty Wap exploded onto the scene but he looks more like a dirty Riff Raff fan boy than a trap artist. Musically, “Deja Vu” is the trap version of “Hotline Bling” with none of the lyrical prowess.
“My Way” Calvin Harris
I think we are finally starting to see the demise of Calvin Harris. While his use of alternative sounding guitars is refreshing amongst the countless anthemic synths on the radio, it's not enough to save this song. “My Way” sounds like a grade nine's first attempt at song writing, sped up about 50 beats per minute. The song is way too fast for the lyrics, the hook is childish and cheesy as hell, and the “oh way oh way oh way” chorus sounds like Harris is scraping the bottom of the barrel already. This song has all the creativity of a nursery rhyme.
“Cancer” Twenty One Pilots
Normally this dynamic duo is busy making edgy hip-hop inspired tunes, but lately their dark and edgy side has been taking over. “Cancer” takes their dark exploration to its pinnacle with a simple spacey My Chemical Romance cover. Although the production is extremely minimal and mellow in comparison to their previous tracks, it has a bit of replay value. Perhaps this track will resonate with listeners more once the leaves start to change colours and die.
“Perfect Illusion” Lady Gaga
For someone who made her early career as a lyricist, I've never heard a weaker comeback than “Perfect Illusion”. You would expect Lady Gaga to have cooked up something better than a modern day Madonna rip-off in her years away from the spotlight. Nothing about this song is catchy or appealing and if it's any indication of how her new album will sound, we won't have to deal with Gaga for much longer.
“Revolution Radio” Green Day
Can someone please tell Green Day to stop making music? This band is about to release their 12th studio album and they haven't progressed an ounce since their 2004 release of American Idiot. The aging ‘punk' rockers are still trying to write anthems for a rebellious generation that grew up and lost interest in their particular brand of rebellion. Instead of trying to progress or reinvent themselves, Green Day has proven once again that they're a one trick pony through a shallow, two-bit, early 2000's tune that could be a b-side from American Idiot. The only awards Green Day will win anytime soon will be for impersonating themselves and stretching out bad ideas to the pop appropriate three-minute mark.
“Deja Vu” Post Malone ft. Justin Bieber
I would have overlooked this song entirely if it wasn't featuring Justin Bieber. I thought it would be satisfyingly bad and I wasn't disappointed. Post Malone is one of the many trap rappers who popped up since Fetty Wap exploded onto the scene but he looks more like a dirty Riff Raff fan boy than a trap artist. Musically, “Deja Vu” is the trap version of “Hotline Bling” with none of the lyrical prowess.
