Clap Your Hands If You Think Your Soul Is Free

TV on the Radio “Golden Age” – This song is a collision of nerves, caution, faith, and optimism. The groove is tensed up, like a jittery version of “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough,” but the chorus hook is nothing but hope, and a true, unwavering confidence that there is some kind of salvation just around the corner. It’s excitement for the paranoid, the cynical, and the idealist. I can’t imagine this song being commercially released in a more appropriate week. (Click here to buy it from Amazon.)

One-Two “Something In My Mind” – The singer in “Something In My Mind” is totally lost within himself, but he’s doing his best to figure out just what keeps him stuck in his insecurities, and unable to get with the object of his affection. Yes, he’s neurotic and lonely, but he’s also earnest and excited, and he seems right on the verge of a breakthrough as he searches for the exit signs in the back of his mind. (Click here to buy it via One-Two’s MySpace page.)