CIVL Station Manager Aaron Levy is pretty checked out on the world around us, between Ontario student media and services basically being declared “over” and this whole Liberal scandal that’s requiring either a Conservative government or one led by a party that’s never led federally before, so here are some songs that have come into my head lately.
Ava Max – “Sweet Psycho”
This Armenian chanteuse actually grew up in Milwaukee, despite the intense Euro-trashiness of this undeniable earworm and her actual European background. I heard this on Pasta Tuesday while I was watching OKC vs. the New Orleans Pelicans last week, and I’m failing to not narrate my life to it.
Talking Heads – “Psycho Killer”
Like, OKC is so psycho, their offence is psycho, Paul George is going ma, ma, ma ma, ma, or some such. It’s easy to do that to this one too: “Triple double, Westbrook says ‘Don’t you touch me, don’t you touch me.’ Bomb bomb, bomb bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb awaaaaaay.”
Kristin Witko – “Good Advice”
Peter Gabriel meets Cocteau Twins? I think that’s how I recently described Kristin Witko to a friend who was wondering what kind of music she did. Or maybe that’s what she has on her Bandcamp, and my description supplemented Cher for Cocteau Twins? Not sure, but they’re each appropriate descriptions!
Blessed – “Rolled in Glass”
This is the track that changes the game of challenging Canadian indie rock and accessible post-punk right now. It opens the upcoming debut full-length from this local quintet who is about to demolish SXSW with the likes of Wintersleep, Rich Aucoin, and And You Will Know Us By The…
