July\u2019s over. Eaux Claires happened, Summerfest happened, Pitchfork happened, and Lollapalooza will mercifully be over before next week. Have you gone down a waterslide yet? Even once?? Well before you start to panic, someone recently reminded me that we\u2019re technically only about a month into summer. There\u2019s plenty of time to schedule a trip to the local swimming hole! As much as I\u2019d like to live without the perpetual fear of the arrival of autumn, that three-week-long season of leaf death and sweaters, I guess it\u2019s fair to acknowledge that the Midwest just can\u2019t do it all. At least we still have Culver\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Anyhow, here are four excellent new songs solid enough to sink down to the deep end of your city pool. Hold your breath, dive to the bottom, and see how many you can get to.<\/span>\n Imagine, if you will, a karaoke bar. The bouncy, melodic \u201960s pop-sample of the intro to a Jens Lekman track<\/a> starts to play, and the ashen vocalist with mic in hand instead begins to sing their favorite Lil Peep track<\/a> over it. Excuse this crude cartoon, but it\u2019s what I hear with the new Yves Tumor song, and that uncomfortable blend is what I love about it. Most Yves Tumor tracks so far in his career have been knotty, dark instrumentals. The addition of prominent vocals to this backdrop does wonders at embellishing and deeping the uneasy experience of hearing the song\u2019s sunny introduction begin to crumble. Here\u2019s hoping for more of this on an upcoming record, but nothing\u2019s yet been announced.<\/p>\nYves Tumor: \u201cVoid\u201d<\/h3>\n