Milky Chance, in case you're wondering, are a German music duo that are making it big over here with their first single, "Stolen Dance". So, how's it hold up?
Well, it starts out with a really nice guitar backed by electronic drum beats, which is an interesting combination. That goes on for a little bit, and then we get... the singing.
I couldn't believe it at first. I thought, "That's the voice he's going with? Really? That's the mood he wants to set? Radiohead on an especially angsty day?"
But upon re-listen, it sort of works. The beat is bouncy, but the singer's voice provides great contrast to it. And that chorus is infectious. Actually, the whole song is, really. As far as lyrical content goes, it's smarter than a lot of songs I cover here, even though it's essentially just a story about wanting to dance with someone again, and wanting to love that person again. Notb the best of narratives, but it's told well. The music really brings that melancholy feeling front and center. The singer's angsty voice helps as well, as much as it threw me for a loop the first time I heard it.
This song's got soul. And that's increasingly rare to find in these times. So without further ado, let's get to the big questions:
Hot 100 Success:
Will they have it?
I could see this being a sleeper hit of late fall, yeah. I think these guys have a decent shot. Though they have been hovering distressingly long on the latter half of the Hot 100... that's not usually a good sign.
Should they have it?
Yeah, Milky Chance deserves a milky chance.. whatever that means. In any case, I could go for a glass of milk.
Yo Wumbo, this is Jjs. Good reviews, you should review Animals by Maroon 5, since its music video was released just this week and it is being called the next Blurred Lines since it is getting a lot of controversy:
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Would be interesting to see you review it.
Hey jjs, thanks for the feedback! Generally I wait until a song is at least in the Top 20 to tackle it in my regular reviews. "Animals" is getting there, but it may be a little bit longer before I look at it. But wow, maybe this is the song that finally kills off Maroon 5?
ReplyDeleteJust bumping this because hot damn, the song jumped from number 33 to number 8:
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Clappy told me you and him watched it on plug.dj, so I eagerly await your thoughts whenever you decide to review it.
I don't think we ever did, but wow, that's a huge jump.
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