New songs for April 3rd 2023

 here they are:


"Borrow Trouble" by Feist: Feist hasn't really made a splash since 2011, and her biggest hits are now over a decade old. That being said, I wondered if Feist would still hold up today if she released something new. The answer, it appears, is yes! She has reinvented her sound, too, adding strong influence from David Bowie's electro-rock classic, "Heroes," to her typical folk-pop atmosphere. Perhaps there are naysayers here who think that folk-rock and new wave can't be good bedfellows. Well, Feist sort of intended this song to have both a messy sound and messy lyrics, but somehow, it's ended up becoming a beautiful mess!


"Psychos" by Jenny Lewis: The title of the song might sound off-putting and scary to some, but Jenny Lewis' latest tune, "Psychos," has a sound that's anything but psychotic. A laid-back folk-rocker that hearkens back to Jenny's days in indie-pop/rock group, Rilo Kiley, "Psychos" has dark lyrics that juxtapose with its mellow sound. The song appears to be about someone who manipulated Jenny Lewis during a romantic relationship she was attempting to have. You'd never know that from the song's seductively calm folk-rock flavor, though!


"Wings of Time" by Tame Impala: Nerds rejoice! Anyone who was ever a fan of the role-playing game, Dungeons and Dragons, will probably delight in the fact there is a new movie coming out based on the franchise (or else they'll be like The Simpsons' Comic Book Guy and tear it limb from limb, as some nerds tend to do). Either way, this marks the first time I've reviewed a song made for the soundtrack of a movie based on an RPG. I was never a D & D fan, unlike most self-proclaimed nerds, but I am a Tame Impala fan. Their latest song, "Wings of Time," differs from their usual electro-rock sound and goes more for just straight up rock. It seems to be inspired loosely by the sound of groups like Queen and Kiss while not sounding quite as hard as either band. There is definitely enough electric guitar grit in the song to please classic rock fans, though. Why the change in sound? Perhaps Tame Impala simply thought it to be more fitting for the film. I mean, when I think of Dungeons and Dragons, groups like Rush and Pink Floyd are probably the first to come to mind, not Tame Impala. Nonetheless, the song still manages to be a rollicking rock 'n' roll romp for those who have a thirst for adventure!






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