The Best Songs

Reminiscent rebellious tone with blues-punk grit, slide guitar, lo-fi speak-sung vocals and a dash of rap-rock. Cage The Elephant: https://www.cagetheelephant.com

Alt-country song from the Festus MO band that is witty, sad, decent and profound. The Bottle Rockets: https://www.bottlerocketsmusic.com

Written with Paul McCartney, the musical tension of the song comes from the arrangement of hushed verses that are models of restraint, which makes the musical surge that kicks in when Elvis sings the chorus pack all the more punch. … Continued

An addictive, quirky, fun and enjoyable style featuring acoustic guitar that’s percussion driven with great vocals, catchy rhythm and entertaining lyrics. Weezer: https://weezer.com

Homage to the classic piano and vocal songs of the Beatles. Manages to be mature and innocent at the same time. Jet: https://www.last.fm/music/Jet

Combines the melodicism and harmony of vintage 60’s pop with the general sound of 80’s jangle pop and the 00’s revival of depth and muscle. Voxtrot: https://www.voxtrot.net

Crazy catchy, joyfully profane, vaguely retro R&B song over a slinky, organ-splashed groove. Makes sexual angst sounds like hot fun on a Friday night. Lloyd: https://www.last.fm/music/Lloyd

Catchy nerd rock song with a great pop-rock chorus written for all the web developers and software programmers of the world. Jonathan Coulton: https://www.jonathancoulton.com

Whistle-enabled song with strummed guitars and sweet backing vocals that give the sense of a sunny Sunday morning stroll with a Stax boxset in your headphones. The Heavy: https://theheavy.co.uk

Has all the double entendres we know and love from Jimmy Pop and a killer disco-electronica beat to complement the lyrics. Bloodhound Gang: https://www.bloodhoundgang.com