I’m Sorry To Say It, But Sometimes I Think We Have To Force It

GoGoGo Airheart “Rats” -This is certainly one of the more peculiar arrangements that I’ve encountered recently – some guy doing a Bowie impression, distant tinkly piano, way-up-in-the-mix percussion that distorts awkwardly on the kick drum, and a wild R2-D2 solo. It all comes together a lot better than one might reasonably expect, and surprising affecting for a song that spends most of its time insisting that we let rats sing. (Click here to pre-order it from Amazon.)

Barr “Like, I Used To Like” – And somehow, this track seems far less normal. It’s like hip hop reimagined by white theatre majors preoccupied with art and therapy. It’s not the easiest thing in the world to listen to, but please do stick it out through the end to hear a puzzling and funny moment as a young man attempts to tell his bemused father a cringe-inducingly awkward therapy joke. It’s like Woody Allen, I guess, but not really at all. (Click here to buy it from Buy Olympia.)