here they are:
"Sunflower" by Vampire Weekend: Sometimes Spotify can turn me on to a song before it hits the airwaves. Vampire Weekend's ultra-funky "Sunflower" is one such case. Vampire Weekend's musical flirtation with reggae is pretty well known among their fans at this point in their career, but their love of 1970's funk and soul music might not be as apparent. "Sunflower" brings funk to the forefront. It's also the first Vampire Weekend song I've known where Ezra Koenig scats during the main guitar riff of the song. Cramming only 6 lines that read similarly to haikus into a little less than 2 and a half minutes, "Sunflower" is a fun song that goes by super quickly, and slows down towards the end. As the old saying goes, time flies when you're having fun!
"Uneventful Days" by Beck: Beck is no stranger to making music for the dance floor, but it's normally more energetic and bouncy than the more reflective tones of his latest song, "Uneventful Days". The song sounds almost like a Future Islands song with its chilled out synth vibes. Beck himself says that this ultra-mellow choice of sound is intentional, even going so far as to say that this song and its accompanying record are "meditative". With its curious, somewhat mystical lyrics like, "living in the dark, waiting for the light", "Uneventful Days" is anything but uneventful!
