Song: All of them. Every single one.
Artist: Bag Raiders
Earworm Elements: repetition, looping, synth, weird sounds, riffs, bass beats
Genre: House
Sounds Like: Daft Punk, Speak, 80s music
Link: http://bagraiders.com/
There is no better group than this to exemplify earworms. This particular band, or duo, rather, hails from Australia and, as far as I can tell, is not scheduled to tour in the U.S. any time soon. Unfortunate. I first encountered their song "Shooting Star" in a club somewhere--I don't remember when specifically, but when I heard it again after looking them up on iTunes, I instantly recognized the addictive, looping beat that cycles through the song just enough to tantalize you and always leave you wanting more. Because of this quality, I have yet to tire of this song, even though I must have listened to it upwards of fifty times in the first month I heard it.
Another prime earworm example would be "Fun Punch," an instrumental track not included on their album. This song is pure awesome--super high-energy, catchy-as-fuck guitar riff on a loop. Plus, the official music video parodies the early Power Rangers TV show, a nostalgic element that any 90s kid can appreciate.
The song that got me hooked on them, however, is "Not Over," which I happened to hear on 101X while driving around Austin one day. A little bit of Shazaming and Internet browsing led me right to them.
Since then, I've purchased their entire first album, plus "Fun Punch," which required a little more digging to find on iTunes. The rest of their songs do not disappoint; catchy bits from almost every song took turns endlessly looping in my head for days after first listening to the complete album. All of their work is fun, undeniably catchy, and totally worth checking out.
Yes!!!
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