For a song with such a simple title, "The Kill" is excitingly intricate. Lyrically, zingers like "Say what you will / I am the kill" and "Put Pat Sajak back in office," and "But the sun still sets on you / And your retarded party" provide plenty of cerebral fodder. Musically, the disjointed song parts shatter the radio rock paradigm.
America and Britain's hip-hop scenes are bridged in this ultra-chill, ultra-cool collaboration between Estelle and Kanye West. Kanye's always killer lyrics, and Estelle's smooth vocals combine to spawn a chic summer tune.
What can I say, I'm a sucker for strings and Apple commercials. Coldplay's title track from their forthcoming Viva La Vida features violins, and is the latest band to appear in the always-trendy iTunes commercials.
'Shut Up and Let Me Go' sounds like a retro version of a Yeah Yeah Yeahs tune. The song is actually by The Ting Tings, whose album was just released on Tuesday. At just under three minutes, it's quite catchy.
2008 has been the year for Nine Inch Nails to give back to the fans.
