One of the central philosophies that drives Control+Alt+Delight is that there is merit in all (or most) music. That being said, as I scourge the internet on a daily basis for new music, I naturally stumble upon a lot bands worth knowing about and a lot of bands that probably won’t ever wriggle their way into your iPod. Yet many of these not-so-note-worthy bands release at least one track worth knowing. This isn’t to say that these bands aren’t any good, it’s just that you might not necessarily want to spend a lot of time on their music. Hence, I am introducing my monthly one-hit wonder playlist in which I will shift the focus of my posts from a band or an album that you should know about to center solely on the music, cause that’s what we ultimately care about in the first place.
*Disclaimer: this is not to say that all of these bands are “one-hit wonders” per se, but maybe just that their music tends to be samey; one or two songs might stand out but the rest from the album sound eerily similar. It could also be the case of a good band releasing a blah album. Por ejemplo: this playlist includes a song off of Cut Copy’s most recent release Zonoscope. Cut Copy is a favorite of mine but I tend to disregard most of Zonoscope because it was a slump (except this song cause it’s a jam and a half). Enough of my rambling. Enjoy the music.
Witler’s One-hit Wonders Playlist August 2011
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Cut Copy – Take Me Over
Miles Kane -Rearrange
Foreign Born – Keep It In Mind
Pepper Rabbit – Rose Mary Stretch
Yellow Ostrich – Tightrope
