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.

 

 

The Best Indie Songs of 2015 - The Score

The Score's Oh My Love (Jan’15) sees grown men banging on about love and they “feel my heart beatin out my chest” in this self-described ‘carefree Sunday Cali’ song. It'll either make you want to chuck chunks or singalong.

 

Oh My Love is cheesier than your neglected granddad's dick-flap. Yet with the happy factor dialled up to, wait, that's off the fucking charts, and a dose of big drum, this song totally pulls it off, thanks in main to a bit of a gospel ring to the vocals.This song should have been a sunshine and cool breeze summer radio classic.

“Oh my love let me be your fire
We're a thousand miles up and about to get higher
Feel my heart beating out my chest
You're the only prayer I need to make me feel blessed”

 

Eddie Anthony and Edan Dover are a crafty pair of musical careerists with big press behind them, “Everything about this band tells us they are on the verge of exploding…”.

The Score have two E.P.’s and this stand alone single to their name. But all things being equal, this is the hit.

Ingredients in The Score's potpourri include playing pop punk tunes by the likes of Taking Back Sunday and Fall Out Boy. One of the dudes is into jazz piano and they both like soul music.

Shit you need to know:

Both men were quite successful in New York City but gave it all up to find the big time in Tinsel Town. Oh the derring-do of these bold two. Bet they are enjoying the beaches.

Are you feeling the love? Are you looking to score more? Try this goody, Catching Fire (Mar’15).

 
What I can offer you after that aperitif is the main fucking course. One of the chosen few, one of the greatest punk bands to ever grace the earth, the Korean ska-punks and heroes of the republic, Crying Nut. This is their run for cover, fan favourite Ride The Horse (1998).

These big bosses have plenty of high calibre in the case if you want to go dipping in their well of goodness.

 

Good bastards to a man and rock legends all.