Electronic organized Mario roofie explosion - "Courtship Dating" Crystal Castles

"Courtship Dating" Crystal Castles

It's been too long! To be honest, I haven't heard much good music lately. Sad life, right? Well as I scoured through my iTunes collection for Halloween party songs, I stumbled upon some fantastic forgotten music. So this may be a two-year-old song from the Crystal Castles' self-titled album; it rocks. My favorite Canadian electro-spastic video game sound-producing duo just released another self-titled album, also known as "Crystal Castles II," another reason to refresh the music memory with some of my favorite CC tunes. This is a toe-tapping nonsensical dance jam that makes me want to wear a lot of black eyeliner, wave my arms, close my eyes, and do the two step.

How you'll feel: Carefree; like an alien zombie wandering a dark new planet (I envision something with craters like the moon).

How you'll move: Sloppily.

Saturday night generic club jig fantastic - "Only Girl (In the World)" Rihanna

"Only Girl (In the World)" Rihanna

Don't shoot. Is this better than the time I posted the Ke$ha song? Listen, I impulsively downloaded this song on iTunes, and I cannot stop listening to it. It makes me want to dance around my purse in a short dress and flail my arms like a white girl. Or run on the treadmill. This is a multi-purpose jam. It's fun and simple with an obscenely entertaining amount of bass and synthesizer noise.

When to play it: At "da club"; working out; while drinking cocktails with your skanky friends in the kitchen; late-night dance party.

How you'll feel: If alone, pumped and dance amazing; if in front of people, embarrassed.

Old tyme twang musical Xanax - "Beg Steal or Borrow" Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs

"Beg Steal or Borrow" Ray LaMontagne and The Pariah Dogs

This is a perfect blog entry in the sense that I know nothing about Ray LaMontagne or The Pariah Dogs. I heard this song, and it moved me. The song feels old and authentic; I imagine everyone in The Pariah Dogs is over 60 and wearing a cowboy hat and dirty Levis, so don't tell me otherwise. The sound is minimally produced; it's not "cutting edge"; it's not self-righteous. Ray's voice is incredible, and I appreciate that. In five words or less: this is a nice song.

Side note: Also listen to "For The Summer."