Barry Nicolson of NME referred to the song as a "towering, Foo Fighters-esque slice of thunderous rhythm and radio-friendly melody".
Opening with an unashamedly radio-friendly melody, the track delivers on its unsettling title with a malevolent razor-edged synth riff backed by Juliette Ashby's commanding vocals.
It luxuriates in its length, its saturated '60s color and its all-ages-friendly, melody-packed musical score.
Mr. Grohl was Nirvana's drummer; with Foo Fighters he combines the brawny riffs and the explosive dynamics of grunge with arena-friendly melodies.
HABIB KOITÈ Rooted in Mali but fully aware of the wider world, this singer and guitarist wraps clear, Westerner-friendly melodies and kindly vocals in a web of acoustic guitar picking.
Mr. Gordon, for example, has won popularity with audiences and the loyalty of important singers for his many songs that blend breezy, voice-friendly melodies with milky, pop-tinged harmonies.
But they were forced to share the spotlight with Keane, a band whose abject sensitivity and radio-friendly melodies have seen them endlessly, and rather unfavourably, compared to Coldplay.
At 8 p.m., 285 Kent Ave . 285 Kent Avenue, at South First Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, ticketfly.com; $15. (Anderson) T.I. (Thursday) The Atlanta rapper balanced the radio-friendly melodies of his mainstream fame with the more rugged, streetwise rhymes of his origins on "Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head" (Grand Hustle/Atlantic), his eighth studio album.
They tempered heavy metal with chart-friendly melodies and a touch of fellow New Jersey boy Springsteen's social comment.
Now armed with tighter, more dancefloor-friendly melodies and an electronic sensibility, they're also paying more attention to aesthetics.
"Lost Queen" is another meandering song about meandering flirtation, filled with crisp percussion and friendly vocal melodies worthy of a cartoon soundtrack.
