Scottish alternative rock band Franz Ferdinand gets my nod in July for my personal favorite "song of the month" with the final track of their January album release (The Human Fear), titled The Birds. It has a relentless guitar riff/hook to it, and Alex Kapranos, the lead singer and chief creative force behind their music and lyrics comes off sounding quite a lot like the Doors' Jim Morrison...I mean they sound like audio doppelgangers! This is the second straight month in which I listened to a recent release by a group I already liked, sadly disliked almost the entire album but then suddenly bonded with their final track...for June it was Arcade Fire, their Pink Elephant album and the song Stuck in My Head. The Birds contains simple lyrics, with Kapranos expressing gratitude to the listener for "accepting him despite what he has done"...that's repeated throughout this catchy tune. So now here are my songs of the month so far for 2025:
July The Birds by Franz Ferdinand
June Stuck in My Head by Arcade Fire
May Walking on a Dream by Empire of the Sun
April Nothing I Need by Lord Huron
March Under the Rug by Arcy Drive
February Starburster by Fontaines DC
January Everyone Out by Diiv
Now, it's onward to August...
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