"123456" by Fitz and the Tantrums

“Hyped up, ready to go, I got my eyes on the prize, I’m sick of feelin’ the lows, I wanna roll with the highs…”

   … and so goes the opening to Los Angeles’ Fitz and the Tantrum’s awesome latest single… “123456”, the second in a series of current songs to be featured here on Kyle’s Radio Dial.
   

   Pronounced “one two three four five six”… Michael Fitzpatrick (the “Fitz” to the Tantrums), has composed an ode to self-confidence and positivity which is an instant pop classic, belonging in an esteemed group of upbeat tunes like “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”, “Walking on Sunshine”, “Everybody Have Fun Tonight”, “Bye Bye Bye”, “Mmmbop”, “Tubthumping”… or for a more recent example, Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling”.

   Plus, it has a really great video, as Fitz picks up a cell phone that has the power to electrify and “charge” people up, causing them to dance in the streets. In fact, the first passerby that Fitz charges is his fellow bandmate Noelle Scaggs. Is the phone enchanted, or haunted? Is it an alien technology? Is it running some obscure “charge people up” app? That’s never explained, the video just asks you to have fun watching it. And you will.

   The counting sections and the chorus are the very definition of a perfect hook, as together they create an insanely catchy, yet very simple earworm. This jam should totally get featured as a skit in Sesame Street. You know you can just imagine The Count rockin’ out to this! C’mon Sesame Workshop, make it happen!

   From Fitz’s upcoming (as yet untitled) 2019 LP, “123456” is currently at #24 on the US Alternative chart, and #33 on the US Rock chart, as of April 23, 2019. I’d love to see this tune cross over to the Hot 100, as the highest the band has gotten on that chart so far was 2016’s “HandClap” which peaked at #53. Check out the Tantrum's latest (soon to be hit) below, and spread the word about this most tasty of jams!

 

 

http://www.fitzandthetantrums.com

"Listening In" by Dr. Dog

  Hello friends, and welcome to the first song reviewed on Kyle’s All-New Radio Dial!

  So without further ado, let’s kick it off with Philadelphia’s own Dr. Dog and “Listening In”! 



  Released on the band’s 2018 album Critical Equation, Dr. Dog’s track is a trippy blend of indie rock and psychedelia which somehow manages to be both unsettling and comforting all at once. Listen to it while relaxing… it’ll make your mind go all melty. In a good way, of course. 

  Lyrically, the song details a man overcome with heartbreak due to a romantic loss, and his unusual claims that he can overhear conversations held between things that don’t, and shouldn’t ever, speak. Yet he soon comes to learn that his own internal doubts and fears are worse than anything that he may hear (or thinks he hears) from any outside source. Is this poor fellow going insane, or is he somehow rising to a higher plane of existence, one in which he can hear the sonic vibrations of everything around him? Deep.  

  Classic rock fans will enjoy hearing echoes of Tom Petty and The Beatles here, and the bridge portion rings very true to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon album closer Eclipse.

  Yes I know, some of you may be thinking that 2018 isn’t new, (it’s SO last year), but as of a few weeks ago, the song was new to ME, and it’s certainly new when compared to the ‘80s and ‘90s jams that typically populate the Radio Dial.

  Dr. Dog is celebrating 20 years together currently, with Critical Equation being their tenth album. I may just have to dabble in their back catalog based solely on the strength of this track! Check out the link below the video to go to Dr. Dog's official site, where you can purchase or stream their music.

  “I can hear the dead of night… talking. But it ain’t talking to me… is it talking to you? No, it ain’t talking to me… who is it talking to?”

https://www.drdogmusic.com/