New Slang. A great song by The Shins. The falsetto vocal line mixed with an almost monotone delivery sounds great live. I love its simplicity, which makes it a perfect song to play with just an acoustic guitar and vocals.
Razorblade.The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas is one of the greatest songwriters of the last 20 years. Razorblade is cleverly written and fun to play. The Strokes’ lyrics always tell a story and take you on a journey. It’s stripped back acoustic sound shows the quality of Julian’s songwriting when I play it.
Slide Away. An Oasis song from Definitely Maybe. Their songs are written on acoustic guitars and always sound great. Noel Gallagher’s song structure is second to none, the melody and chords are brilliant.
Tighten Up. This Black Keys song is one that I like to layer with a loop pedal. The use of different effects and beats make it interesting to play and listen to. There are guitar solos playing over chords and vocals going at the same time.
Make it Wit Chu. This Queens of the Stone Age track is laid back and revolves around single loops of a drum beat and guitar line. The melody is super catchy and the song has an overall sexy vibe to it. It’s easy to play bluesy solos over this great tune, which is no accident considering Josh Homme is amazing.
