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Studio Killers – Party Like It’s Your Birthday

“I’m currently on my third listen and it’s still going strong.”

Tim: Several years since their last single, and nothing whatsoever to do with 4.32kr, as I’m told he’s known in Sweden.

Tom: TIM.

Tim: 👍

Tim: Not half bad, is it? Certainly a good bit of fun, and I particularly that despite the high number of times that the titular line gets repeated, it doesn’t get tiring.

Tom: Okay, so full disclosure: on first listen, I liked Jenny, the last single of theirs we talked about. But I’ve now heard it a few times since and it is basically whatever the opposite of a “grower” is: the accordion riff now actively irritates me, and I skip past it any time it comes up.

Tim: I’m currently on my third listen and it’s still going strong. Style is strong, genre’s well executed, the video’s fun as well, and all round I kind of get the impression that everybody involved really quite enjoyed making this song. Which is good, because I enjoy listening to it.

Tom: So: yes, I think this is catchy. I really like it. It’s got some “Get Lucky” vibes about it. I think it could quite happily fit on a summer playlist. I just wonder if I’ll still enjoy it in a couple of weeks’ time.

Studio Killers – Jenny

“That third chord in the chorus”

Tim: So, you know how sometimes there’s a few weeks, or maybe sometimes month or so, between a song coming out and its video? Well, this lot have taken it to something of an extreme, finally showing the video of a song that first appeared way back in May 2013. I KNOW, RIGHT?

Tom: Hey, that’s really nicely animated. Good animation’s rare for a music video these days — that’s artistic, apt, and watchable.

Tim: And, well, that occasional accordion styling does bring back a sound from a year or so ago, but the rest of it sounds as fitting now as it did back then, and very very enjoyable as well.

Tom: I can pinpoint exactly what sold me on the track: that third chord in the chorus. I know, it’s a specific thing to point out, but it seemed to change the whole tone. Yes, the accordion’s a bit old hat these days — and I’m not sure this has all that much replay value — but this’ll do nicely.

Tim: To be honest, I’m feeling sick as a dog as I’m writing this and I have been for the past two days – somehow this has cheered me up no end, though. I think it can best be described as just fun, really, and that’s what I’ll look for in a dance track.

Tom: It’s an unusual message, interesting vocals, and great production. More like this.

Tim: Well, since you asked, we’ve had an album since then, so you may want to give that a go. Incidentally, despite what I said earlier about timing, 2013 is the single year we’ve actually never mentioned the word accordion, but my word does that search bring up some cracking tracks.