Dig Down - Muse

Getting a New and Familiar Grove

Muse is my favorite band, always has been and will be. Every new album and song so far has made me enjoy them in new ways. "Dig Down" is their newest single leading up to an album down the road. A fun and powerful anthem song that is what I've been wanting all year.

The song starts with the same style bass from the song "Madness" from two albums ago, The 2nd Law. The electronic bass that plays like a synth pad is strong and infectious, and a welcome sound with the EDM influences in most modern music. "Dig Down" is a simple song, not too many different instruments, and even the music is not all that complicated. The drums, the guitar and bass for the most part play the same notes again and again throughout. Eben though this is normally annoying in song, Muse again just makes music that I can't help but enjoy.

Matthew's singing is great as always, the lyrics are a little cheesy to honest, but that would be my only real criticism of the song. I am super cised for the new album in the coming months and am happy to see Muse back in my new music section. 

Originality: 7

Instruments: 8

Vocals: 7

Longevity: 8

Red Score: 7.5

The Man - The Killers

One That Needs Multiple Listens

The Killers are back! YAY! I know they came out with a song last year, but I wasn't much of a fan of it. This song, however, is a refreshing energy that is much needed to bring back The Killers. Day and Age was fantastic, Battle Born was okay, and last years song was meh, but "The Man" is great.

So the title needs a little explaining. The song wasn't that great the first time I listened to it, parts were really good but the pauses and cuts in the song threw me off a lot. It honestly sounded like the song skipped or just end in the middle of a chorus. After listening a few times, I saw the good in the songs somewhat sudden stops and cuts. ANYWAYS! The rest of the song.

The upbeat electronic ambiance mixed with continuous guitar mixed with the fun and funky bass is really entertaining to the ears. The drums are solid, but a little less creative than what we are used to from the Killers. Honestly though, the electronic samples, the bass line and guitar are so good that the drums can be mediocre with no qualms. Brandon Flowers is great here, a lot of fun like usual, easy to sing to, but not annoying. I would recommend listening to this multiple times if you didn't like it the first time, it does take some getting used to, lyrically and the general sound/organization.   

The album Wonderful Wonderful was announced to come out this year, but this is the only single so far released this year for it. I am super excited for it. New Killers, Gorillaz and Muse album this year? 2017 might be the best year in music this decade.

Originality: 7

Instruments: 7

Vocals: 7

Longevity: 7

Red Score: 7