The Best Indie Songs of 2015 - Galaxie

 

 

Galaxie Robot Lynx (Jan’15) is a spaced out glam rock stomp. Big synth and airy layered vocals in the chorus gives this rocket wings but the verses are pure shit kicking grime. Robot Lynx has  an honest to god lead break too. It is heaven as space battalions prepare for the last ditch offensive in an all out war for intergalactic domination.

It’s French so I don’t know what the songs about. Just try it out for fucks sake. It’s brilliant and no fuckin doubt one of the best indie songs of 2015.

 

Galaxie are a French Canadian indie garage rock band from Montreal. They have been hard marching since 2002. Robot Lynx is the lead single off their fourth album Zulu (Feb'15).

Shit you need to know:

Galaxie were known as Galaxie 500 from 2002 -2010 before shortening the moniker because of confusion with the American band.

This concert review says the new album Zulu mixes mix African rhythms with hard rock. Sounds good to me. Anyway they gave the gig four and a half stars out of five.

The lead singer slash songwriter said for the last album he, “...listened to a lot of T. Rex and Bo Diddley”.

About the bands last album this reviewer said it’s, “...rough-edged (hard-hitting riffs) with a soothing presence (discotheque bass and semi-psychedelic vocals)...perfect balance of pace and lightness that gives “Tigre Et Diesel” its regal, electronic, intergalactic presence.

Galaxie played support for Alvvays this year.

Dragon is another Galaxie cracker, Interstice  bangs as hard as a Bangkok hooker and Piste 1 is the shit too.

The  double dip is as random as Donald Trumps hair. It’s a beautiful song from London alternative pop singer Layla. This is her sweet masterpiece Oh My Love (2013).

Hit the two twenty mark for the all in if you have no patience.