Tracks of the week reviewed: Dora Jar, Viagra Boys, Tom Morello

Dora Jar Multiply

Managed, possibly, via Tim Vine, California's Dora Jar actually leans existential, with Brechtian visuals and haunted glitch-folks about self-doubt that's about as increase-tshh as a Covid briefing. This astonishing 2nd single finds her slicing people at events for enjoyable within the vogue of Laura Marling catching "the quirk" from Regina Spektor, then gets gatecrashed by way of a surprise Killers refrain at the end. Ann Predictable, more like.

Viagra Boys feet Amy Taylor in spite of Ourselves

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we all found new mood swings and bad habits to love about our companions in lockdown, as mirrored in this clatter-nation John Prine cowl, a degenerate redneck romance precious of Wayne and Waynetta Slob. He loves the way she swears whereas shaving her legs; she adores catching this dumb alcoholic sniffing her underclothes. A timely reminder that there's someone for everyone.

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Canada's reply to Billie Eilish (Billie Eh-lish?) provides her almost half a thousand million streamers with an update on the shock un-ghosting that triggered remaining year's sullen TikTok sensation You Broke Me First. She's a jaunty ukulele skip alongside the highway to "screw you"; he's nonetheless beg-texting like a human cry emoji. It however raises the question: when did future soul develop into so ultimate decade?

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Canada's reply to apprehensive Rabbit – because all over wants one – the side task of Wintersleep's Paul Murphy lead off their third enormo-people album taking part with, neatly, fearful Rabbit. Nova Scotian enormity meets Scottish self-hatred on a tune that sounds as if it's browsing an avalanche on a copy of Rumours.

Tom Morello and Serj Tankian natural's no longer in It

"The issue of leisure, what to do for pleasure … The physique is respectable business, sell out, maintain the hobby." yes, Gang of four's Andy Gill didn't simply predict lockdown on this acerbic 1979 tune, but OnlyFans too. To honour Gill's loss of life in February, Tankian and Morello present the chaotic studying the previous 12 months deserves.