The Osmonds - gnarlier than Kyuss.

I don't need to say much about this - if you've ever visited my flat, then I've inflicted this on you. I was tipped off to it's majesty by my good friend and walking library, Chris Fowler - and I swear, this is the speed that this song was meant to be played at. I can't listen to the regular version anymore (not that I'd do so through choice anyway) - it sounds too fast and cartoonish now that this has entered my consciousness.

Enough wittering - ladies and gentlemen, this proves that the Osmonds are heavier than Kyuss, even if it's unintentional.

The Osmonds - Crazy Horses (33 RPM version - MP3)

My case for why Wild by the Butterflies of Love is the best guitar pop song ever written.

I will keep this brief, I will simply list all the elements of why this is so so so great, and ticks every single box for what makes a great indie-pop* song. Just listen to it and agree with me.

The Butterflies of Love - Wild (MP3)

• Reverb and tremolo soaked guitar that sounds like it was recorded in a warehouse? Check.
• Dreamy ooh-aah backing vocals? Check.
• The imperfect yet so-so-so right lead vocal that sounds like a Neil Young imitation? Check.
• Lyrics vaguely dealing with love, but really you have no idea what he means? Check.
• A maximum cap of 4 chords in the whole song? Check.
• A swirling organ sound that sounds like it was recorded in an even bigger warehouse? Check.
  
• A slight breakdown in the middle, where nothing seems too different but when it kicks back in you KNOW that this song will be with you forever? Check.
• A bizarre, somehow inappropriate but yet totally fitting synth noise coming from nowhere and then immediately vanishing a few seconds after it begun? Check.
  
• The closing guitar and drum noise at the very end, that spells out "hey, we're in a band, we're in a room, so let's prove it"? Check.

I could listen to this song all day - I believe it to be perfect. It's catchy without being irritating, memorable without being cliched, it's just so..... right.


*I'm sorry for using that genre name. I'm no music journalist, and I don't work in Zavvi, so I have no need for genre names usually. Just bear with me on this...