Heavy Song of the Week is a Heavy Consequence feature that breaks down the best metal and hard rock tracks you need to hear every Friday. This week, first place goes to “You Shouldn't Be Doing That” by Amyl and the Sniffers.
Australian punks Amyl and the Sniffers continue to kick ass and take names, and their latest single “U Should Not Be Doing That” is a middle finger to “the evil high school way” that haters in the community sometimes act out. musical, in the words of singer Amy Taylor.
The song, released as a standalone single with the B-side “Facts,” “pokes fun at the shock people still feel from a little skimpy clothing,” said Taylor, who often performs in scantily clad clothes. He then added parenthetically: “Yes, I'm talking about you random 40-year-old metalheads sitting around a table making lines and complaining about a 28-year-old girl in a band for wearing shorts and 'selling out.'”
Her attitude is the driving force behind the glam rocker “U Should Not Be Doing That.” The lyrics are frank and often hilarious, delivered with Taylor's Australian growl, with some juicy guitar lines providing the musical underbelly. It's an instant anthem and should be on the list of best punk songs of 2024. Not to mention the music video with actor Steven Ogg (The Walking Dead, better call Saul) is an instant classic.
Honorable mentions:
BABYMETAL and Electric Callboy – “RATATATA”
BABYMETAL and Electric Callboy are arguably the two biggest names in the burgeoning dance-metal genre, so the fanfare surrounding their collaborative track “RATATATA” is justified. Tech-metal riffs are infused into a pulsating techno beat, over which BABYMETAL and Electric Callboy trade vocals, with the former handling the louder melodies and the latter providing the guttural, metalcore vocals. This unique collaboration lives up to its billing.
Mr. Big – “Good luck trying”
Mr. Big holds a special place in the hard rock/metal canon: a band of shredders (guitarist Paul Gilbert and bassist Billy Sheehan) who are perhaps best known for their power ballads. “Good Luck Trying”, the lead single from the veteran group's upcoming album Ten, is on the harder side, with a Jimmy Page-style blues riff anchoring the arrangement. Singer Eric Martin's knack for commercial pop hooks comes through in the slower chorus, where the Zeppelin vibes shift more towards Bad Company's melodic hard rock.
Redd Kross – “Born Innocent”
Not to be confused with Redd Kross' debut release of the same name, “Born Innocent” is the second single from the band's upcoming double album and is a nostalgic tribute to the McDonald brothers' punk-rock origins and their 40-plus years. . career as the creative force behind Redd Kross. The autobiographical lyrics are thoughtful and heartfelt, nestled perfectly into a power-pop track with huge Cheap Trick melodies and layers of vocal harmonies.
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