MP3: David & The Citizens - 48h
"Are you in my blood?" is the obvious choice for the first single on the new David & the Citizens album "Stop the tape! Stop the tape!". Even on the very first listen there's no doubt that it's one the strongest songs. As for the second best song, my choice would be "48h". It's probably a bit too long to be an actual single without editing the extended outro, but that's also one of the reasons it's so great. It's an epic pop anthem and the way the song builds and flows over its full five minutes is integral to the way it works. Well, maybe a bit could be chopped off the end I guess - the most important part is the triplets in the bridge around the 2-minute mark which leads into a breakdown and a half-time version of the chorus. That's some serious songwriting craft right there. The tricks themselves aren't terribly unique, but that's besides the point. It's the way they're employed that's so good. If you don't have a great song to begin with, you ain't got nothing. And David & the Citizens have an amazing song.
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David & The Citizens - 48h