Song of the Day - In Da Hood

Today's song of the day comes from California-based Alt-Rock band The Neighbourhood. Their album I Love You and their singles have never entered the UK charts, but have done well in the US. Today's song, Sweater Weather, reached No.1 in the US Alternative chart and 14 in the official chart. Sweater Weather is their most popular song and also in my opinion their best, though they do have some other good pieces of music - Baby Came Home and $TING are songs which could easily have featured.

Without further ado, here is Sweater Weather:

So What's So Good?

Opening on an instantly catchy drumbeat that runs all the way through to the chorus, Sweater Weather doesn't make too much use of their guitarists. The tune comes from the drums and the backing vocals, which helps to highlight the sultry vocal skills of frontman Jesse Rutherford. It's not until after the second chorus in which we hear the guitar properly, in a slower part of the song. The drum beat changes at this point to fit the slower tempo, and stays that way.

I mentioned the vocals briefly, but I don't think they can be mentioned enough. Jesse Rutherford's voice is incredibly smooth and transforms the song from an ordinary indie-pop song into a great song. The lyrics are simple and the message is clear (Hint: it's about sex), but they aren't particularly special. It truly is the singer that makes this song and indeed the band.

I do really like the band and the song, but musically they are not anything out of this world. They are musically sound, just with a terrific singer. I recommend listening to them and hey, maybe you'll like them as much as I do.