Danny Darko ft. Julien Kelland "Say Goodbye" (Original Mix) [single]

[https://soundcloud.com/dannydarko1/danny-darko-ft-julien-kelland-saygoodbye]

It's hard for me to describe the music going on within this song.   It's not full on "pop" in the way that you would think of something being on the radio and thus becoming obnoxious to me because the vibe is a lot more chill.   It's also not really rock, as there are beats and tones of bliss, but yet somehow I want to call this "pop rock" in the way that Blue October would make one of their songs (see: "Approaching Normal") rather than the more traditional route.    The vocals remind me a bit of Polly Scattergood but they do stand out as something unique and for that I do want to listen to anything with Julien Kelland in it now.

There are guitars but not in the sense that you might think of as being upbeat and annoying.   They're strummed along to the synth bass and this is just all around chill.   I'd call it chillwave but it might not be quite that but rather a combination of that, pop, rock and something else I cannot quite place.    Still, this song is a lot of fun and I'd put it on my mixed tape for sure so you should be listening to it as well.    Volume up, windows down.

Until The Ribbon Breaks "A Lesson Unlearnt"

The overall feeling that you can get from "A Lesson Unlearnt" is one of smoov electro rhythms.    There are some bits of funk, such as on the third track, but for the most part this maintains that synth-something feel with hip hop occasionally thrown in for fun.   Yes, the old school hip hop beats do eventually lead to an appearance by Run the Jewels and really your mind should just make the connection: If Run the Jewels will be on it, then obviously it is good.

Through bits of Blue October's "Into the Ocean" vibe there is a song called "Romeo" in which he states more than once "I would have killed Romeo and saved Juliet / But I don't write stories that time won't forget".    This is strange to me because, yeah, I get that you don't want to compare yourself to Shakespeare and all that but don't you want to try and write songs that time won't forget?    Isn't that the point of this all?

Time has gone on for so long and will continue to go on long after we're gone.    Our individual existences are such small blips on the grand radar that I wonder why someone wouldn't want to do something that creates a lasting impression in a positive way.  (Say, invent the internet)

Regardless, this is one of the few artists who isn't strictly hip hop but has a song named after the artist name and it even is said in the lyrics.    The song itself references something breaking "like your favorite old tape" and that obviously wins points with me, so you should listen to this at least once in your life.   You owe yourself that much.

Ghost Culture "Ghost Culture" (Phantasy)

Through soothing vocals comes music that could be synthgaze or even synthpop but has these funky beats behind it.    It reminds me a little bit of New Order or a less dark version of Stabbing Westward but there really is no comparison point for Ghost Culture.     The easiest thing to say would be that it would be like Artist A plus Artist B if you took someone with synth and combined them with someone with beats but that wouldn't even do it justice.

Triumphant and with hints of Lou Reed this is something that I put on at random really and it is now slowly becoming one of my favorite albums not just of 2015 but of all time.   It's just... I can't explain it, but it has this certain sound.   If you look at the words used to describe it (not just by me, but by anyone) you might think "Oh, great another one of those" or you might have some ideas in your head of what it will sound like.

Ghost Culture goes above and beyond those ideas in your head in every possible way and this is just amazing.   Remember this one in December for your end of the year lists, people.