DOWNLOAD: Man Man – Life Fantastic
(Photo: Mike Persico)
Don’t let the name fool you, Man Man's “Life Fantastic” is about as optimistic as a sinking ship (so much so, singer Ryan Kattner eventually rhymes the phrase with “life: so tragic”). The song’s barrelhouse piano is irresistible, a bluesy compliment to Kattner’s whiskey and cigarette stained yelp of a voice. After a huge swelling of noise—which includes a chaotic string section and relentless drum rolls—the song cuts off, just soon enough to make you want to go back to the beginning and listen to it all over again.
