Seven Songs for Seven Days

Here are seven songs that have been stuck in my head this week.

Juiceboxxx - 100 MPH

http://www.myspace.com/officialjuiceboxxx

This single isn't available yet - I think it comes out September 1st. Which is roughly about a year after I first heard it in Philly in a filthy basement show with a 40 in my hand.

Sadly Juiceboxxx's recordings do not do him justice. His shows are absolutely batshit. I have never seen one man possess so much energy and fire - it didn't even seem like he needed the audience to be into it. He climbed up rafters, freaked out to "Born To Run" as his intro, and walked into the crowd to forcibly put people's hands together.

It's pretty simple musically but his entire shebang - performance, lyrics, music - is very optimistic and upbeat. Good stuff.

Wiz Khalifa - I Choose You

http://www.imeem.com/people/rCL4Az/music/xLbwS1B9/wiz-khalifa-i-choose-you/

It's extremely likely that every week there will be at least one Wiz Khalifa song in my mental rotation. This one is off Show and Prove, his debut full length. More of an uplifting song, too - some of his are, of course, womanizing and materialistic - I don't think that's likely to change. The ones I like the most are about more focused on how he works hard to achieve what he's got - this is definitely one of those.

And just try to resist the beat. Whoever was choosing the samples for this record did an insane job.

MAN, that was a giant grain of rice stuck in the roof of my mouth. Now where was I...

Red Riders - My Love Is Stronger Than Your Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHjTjBio9zY

By meandering through last.fm's recommendations for bands like The Sounds, I found Red Riders. The song itself isn't really flashy, and the vocalist isn't blowing my brains out with his belting, but that chorus will haunt you all week.

Pixie Lott - Here We Go Again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKh_Dwn6pLw

In advance - I'm sorry for doing this to you. But you deserve it.

DGM - Hereafter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk08JwDpSH4

I'm not entirely sure why Italy is the dominant force in the high-pitched singing world of power metal, but they are. DGM sports a fine, fine vocalist and some good guitar work.

Actually, from glancing at the video, he sort of resembles the very yellow dude in "Sin City." Probably not a good resemblance.

Jay Sean - Down

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_8V_RyijlI

Yeah, yeah, I realize this is flooding the radio waves. It doesn't change the fact that it's stuck in my head, now does it? It loses its power after you listen to it a couple of times, so don't worry - it's not as terrifying a prospect as getting HORSE the band's "Manateen" stuffed between your ears.

Speaking of...

HORSE the band - Manateen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxLe-o1FYMQ

I can't really say that this song was specifically stuck in my head this week, because after a listen sometime during the fall, it's never really left.

Listen to the part of the song at 3:30 specifically. That breakdown, for lack of a better description, is like woah.

never
with the furious poison in my heart
will i return from the darker waters
i'll let the tide tear me apart