Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars
And….we’re off! It’s kind of hard to believe that I’m in my third year of college already — that there are less than two more years to slack off and live life scheduled around the next alcoholic beverage and problem set. While I can’t wait to see where I’m going to end up next, I sometimes wish that I could find one of those life-remotes like the one in that film Click (that Adam Sandler movie from a few years back) and just sloooooooooooow things down. Maybe I’d learn to appreciate things just a little bit more.
That being said, I’ve always been a nostalgic person at heart, and I freaking love the feeling I get when I see or listen to something that triggers fond memories of my past. Emo? Yes. Awesome? Totally. Relevant to the rest of this post? Vaguely, but surely!
Front runners of the Australian Electro scene for the past couple of years, Bag Raiders, recently repackaged their 2008 internet mega hit, Shooting Stars, and released it as their latest single on August 14, 2009. Originally included as an additional song in the Turbo Love EP, this standalone single now includes remixes from Cassian, In Flagranti, and Siriusmo. (Although sadly, the official release doesn’t include the other fantastic remixes done by Kris Menace or Shazam.)
Bag Raiders diverge a little from their previous sound of scale-happy synth usage and heavy electro guitar flair (think a clever mix between Futurecop! and MSTRKRFT) to bring you a bonafide euphoric listening experience in Shooting Stars. With a hook and lyrics that are more addictive than cocaine, the song features nothing but sunshine and more sunshine wrapped in sunshine.
I know it’s probably been mentioned before, but holy crap: Rhys sounds exactly like Dan Whitford from fellow Australian band Cut Copy. Fricken’ Unreal.
Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars (Cassian Remix)
Enjoy the sunshine while it lasts.
- Lloyd
