October 21st, 2004 2:34pm
You Don’t Look Like No Goddamn Singer-Songwriter To Me
Mouse On Mars “Wipe That Sound (Mark E. Smith vocal mix)” – For those of you familiar with Mark E. Smith and the original version of the Mouse On Mars song: Yeah, it’s pretty much MES doing his thing over a less busy version of the MOM instrumental. For those of you who aren’t: It’s a bit like having a weird old guy trying to tell you an incoherant anecdote at a loud, crowded dance club.
Futon “Gay Boy” – I absolutely adore how gleeful this song sounds. It seems to exist primarily to mischieviously push people’s buttons, whether they are gay or straight, male or female. The fact that this is catchy beyond belief and openly steals hooks from “My Sharona” and “Heroes” only adds to its bratty, smirking charm. (Joe is absolutely correct, it is like an improved version of Franz Ferdinand’s “Michael” from the future!) (Click here to attempt to buy it from Vox Pop Records.)