Year In Review: Top Twenty Tracks Of 2018 (#20-11)

Words: Saam Das

People often bemoan the sheer volume of music (and indeed, entertainment) currently on offer - services like Bandcamp, Soundcloud and Spotify have millions of tracks available. Which is actually kind of great. So much wonderful music out there. We've put together a two-part list of our favourite tracks from 2018, and you can check out the first half below.

Watch: Metric - Now Or Never Now [Official Music Video]

Words: Saam Das

Canadian outfit Metric have returned with their first record, 'Art Of Doubt', since their 2015 album 'Pagans In Vegas', which also follows frontwoman Emily Haines' 2017 solo effort 'Choir Of The Mind'. Listen to and watch the video for the sparkling new single 'Now Or Never Now' below.

Freebie round up

DrownedinSound.com [link] are offering a free mp3 from one of their DiS Recordings' signings, those Canadian rascals Metric.

Metric - Glass Ceiling

'Glass Ceiling' is taken from the 'Live It Out' album, out now. Buy from Play.com [link]

p.s 'Monster Hospital' is also available to download courtesy of Artrocker [link]
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Mumm-ra (yes, named after the cartoon character) are offering 'What Would Steve Do?' - which previously appeared on a ltd tour 7" - to everyone who signs their mailing list [link].

"The last six months have seen us honing what we do best – writing pop music that sweeps and sways and hopefully does justice to the music that makes us get up in the morning - the lush beauty of The Beach Boys via the pastoral quirks of The Kinks to the outer limits reached by The Beta Band and Sigur Ros."
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Sao Paulo's Cansei De Ser Sexy have been making waves for sometime now with their kerrrrazy electro-dance-rock-stuff. Their record label, the uber famous Sub Pop have their current UK single up for grabs.

Cansei De Ser Sexy - Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above

Buy the CSS album from Amazon [link]
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Got an email the other day about parody master Weird Al's new release 'Straight Outta Lynwood'. The first single from the album is called 'Don't Download This Song', and for irony overload, the label is letting you download the song for free on the internet. I think they're catching on!

Weird Al - Don't Download This Song