Associate Editor Ruby Risch
Queen
"Cool Cat"
It’s not surprising that this funky masterpiece is the perfect counterpart to Queen’s iconic rock sound. Hot Space (1982) may have been considered a disappointing genre-shift during the time of its release (relative to their previous rock-focused drops), but I’m eternally grateful Mercury loved his cats enough to stick with it—this track grooves.
Editorial Intern Cade Pinkerson
Interpol
"The Rover"
An incredibly catchy yet thought-provoking tune from timeless post-punk revival legends Interpol. The song carries with it a deeply cold and isolated feeling per its lyrics contrasted with a dancey guitar instrumentation. This combination is a signature of what the band does best when creating ideal "driving around the city at night" music.
Operations Manager Robin Rose
The Beatles
"Back in the U.S.S.R."
This is definitely Drumpf's theme song.
Senior Editor Brett Callwood
Faith No More
"The Gentle Art of Making Enemies"
Faith No More was a band that, contrary to popular opinion, just kept getting better. While the The Real Thing and Angel Dust albums earned all the plaudits and had most of the hits, 1995's King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime is a masterpiece and this is one of the highlights. Mike Patton was done playing nice and, despite the fact that they had lost guitarist Jim Martin, the band had never sounded better. Aggressive, incisive, and with a chorus that lives with you forever.
Interpol photo by P.B. Rage, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
