Keeping It Fresh

Today I have an extremely catchy song for you by the group known as Big Data. This song does not have your typical rock sound to it. There are elements of some chillstep and indie to it that moves the song from being straight rock. There is this really nice retro feel to this song. I think that might have to do with the heavy bass guitar use, but then again, the instrumentation of this song goes in so many different directions that it could be a multitude of things. I think the first thing that struck me when I heard this song was the disparity between the bass guitar opening and the higher pitched voice we hear. When I first heard this, I definitely expected a gruffer voice, maybe even a little Nirvana style. But instead we got this awesome indie rock voice which I think sounds really great! These vocals are pretty much perfect because they are able to capture that rock feel while also maintaining a mysterious nature. This song has something that really does feel like we are going bac

Today I have some really chill music for you. Flume is an absolute pro when it comes to making songs like this. I have yet to find an artist who can do this better. There is an effortless ease to which Flume can make music like this, music which gets you to a different state of being. The things about Flume is that he falls on a wide range of music genres and therefore, his music can be appreciated by all. While this does fall on the chill side of things, it still has this kind of energy that gets you moving around some. What I really enjoy about this song is that it retains the electronic nature of Flume while not incorporating a drop. For an electronic song of any kind, the lack of a drop is rare. It seems to me that a lot of people only pay attention to the drop and this song forces you to really listen and feel the music. Everything about this song is suave and smooth, even the vocals. I am a huge fan of Chet Faker. Everything he does sounds so good because he is able to get into a