As I enjoyed writing about my top 10 favourite songs last month, I thought I would give it another go. Without further ado, let's get on with it; in no particular order:
1. The Front Bottoms - Twin Sized Mattress (taken from Talon of the Hawk)
Words can not express my love for this song. It's one of those track where you just can't help but sing along to in your bedroom. This is the original song that got me into The Front Bottoms, so it personally holds a big impact on me regardless as I really do love this band now. It's a really chilled out, catchy song that will probably stay in your head for a fair few hours after first listening to it. If you fancy checking it out, you can listen to it here.
2. Busted - You Said No (taken from Busted)
I'm not even sorry. I'm really not. After seeing McBusted (twice) this month, I have been listening to Busted so much. It's like I'm a little kid again, I love it! This was always one of my favourites back then, and it certainly gives me a sense of nostalgia. Some bands that you used to listen to when you were little, you relisten to them and wonder what you were thinking, but with Busted, it's not like that. They are, and always will be, a major supplier of jams. If you fancy a blast from the past, you can listen to You Said No here.
3. Fort Hope - The Rapture (taken from Courage)
Holy shit. This is one of the bands I have only just found out about and, boy, I've been missing out. This track is only a slight insight to how insanely talented these guys are. I mean, I was genuinely shocked by the vocals and how controlled they were (I checked out their acoustic stuff too and the vocals are still on top in those). If there is any band you check out from this list, I really hope it's this one. Seriously, they're absolutely fantastic. You can check out The Rapture here.
4. Limp Bizkit - Hot Dog (taken from Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavoured Water)
What an absolute jam. Whenever this song comes on, I instantly become Fred Durst (the vocalist). I'm talking about the whole nu-mental shimmy type thing and the red backwards cap. All of it. I wouldn't particularly recommend this track if you weren't comfortable with swearing, but you'd be missing out! If you want to check out Hot Dog, you can hear it here.
5. Skindred - Kill The Power (taken from Kill The Power)
Every time I listen to this song, it reminds me of Reading Festival last summer because their set was just so full of energy. I absolutely adored hearing this live and I can't wait to check them out at Download Festival this year. This is the song always makes me want to dance. There is a bit in it (at around 2:30) where I can't help but have a little dance in my chair. It's such a catchy song. I fully recommend you check it out, and you can do that right here.
6. Backtrack - Erase The Rat (taken from Darker Half)
It's not my favourite song that these guys have made, but it is the one that I've been listening to the most recently. Erase The Rat is just one of those tracks that really builds your anger up. I mean, that isn't really a good thing most of the time, but it's still an absolute tune. If you fancy listening to it, you can check it out here.
7. Nasty - Look At Me and Fuck You (taken from Love)
Nothing wrong with a bit of Nasty. I'm quite surprised they didn't make it into my top 10 last month, but at least they're in here this month. This track just makes you want to punch something or someone...but in the good kind of way. The kind of way you want to feel over and over and over again. I genuinely do recommend you listen to this track and you can do that here.
8. Lower Than Atlantis - Uni 9mm (taken from World Record)
I swear down, Mike Duce's voice is one of the most amazing voices I have ever heard. There is something about that man's vocals that just makes me weak at the knees. Jesus, if he sung about toilet roll for a full 10 minutes and released it, I would still buy it. That man can bloody sing. If you don't listen to Lower Than Atlantis then I recommend you either check them out or start listening to them regularly. You can check out Uni 9mm here.
9. La Dispute - THE CHILD WE LOST 1963 (taken from Rooms of the House)
Supplier of feels, supplier of jams. That should probably be La Dispute's slogan. Or not. Whatever. Regardless, this song is my favourite off their newest album. I just think it sounds slightly different to their other stuff, barely a noticeable amount, but just enough to keep me wanting more. I really do think this is an amazing and, as always, the vocals seriously tug on the heart strings. If you fancy checking this track out, you can hear it here.
10. Citizen - I Still Shut My Eyes (acoustic) (taken from Young States)
Although I do enjoy listening to the non-acoustic version of this song, I just think that this version brings a certain rawness which is pretty difficult to find. It's a pretty short track, which kind of sucks because I really do love it, but it can be made up for by pushing repeat three or four times in a row. If you fancy checking this version of the song out, you can hear it here.
