The Quaranteens: Everyday’s a Friday Night Review

It was inevitable to hear music on the radio talking about the pandemic and quarantine life at some point. Morrissey’s latest album, I Am Not a Dog On a Chain was recorded before COVID-19 hit, but it was perfectly timed with its release in late March (the beginning of widespread lockdowns and social isolations across the globe).

Say what you want, but I know I’m not alone in complaining that I’m sick of it all. So despite “Everyday’s a Friday Night” coming from the lead singer of my favorite band, Velvet Starlings, I might be a bit more harsh on the new song than I want to be.

There isn’t much known about The Quaranteens other than the identity of the lead singer, Christian Gisborne. But as they are named, they have formed for one single only and have disbanded (or will?) this year. A sentiment we only hope will come true in real life; heaven knows we can’t bear this continuing through the end of 2021. Nonetheless, the name is a nice play on words for a song appealing mainly to the teenagers dealing with being stuck at home and cut off from their social lives.

The lyrics are a bit inconsistent. The verses are meant to be about “another boring week,” but it mentions live streaming with friends in the negative before repeating it in the chorus as an example of how you can continue partying in quarantine. On the one hand, the song implies that we are bored, but on the other, it tells us that we are “not on [our] own,” which implies that we are lonely. Those feelings are somewhat related, but it does make it slightly confusing to determine the mood of the song.

But “Everyday’s a Friday Night” wasn’t meant to mean much. It’s a party song, and it fulfills its purpose well enough. With its verses mainly filled by vocals and few instrumentals, the chorus bursts out like a party popper – loud, energetic, and a more fitting tune to dance to. It’s not anything surprising; it’s exactly what’s to be expected from a song appealing to bored teens in isolation.

But with my own life crazy enough as it is despite the lockdowns, I feel like the introverted college student ready to crash at home only to open the door to a loud rave going on in my apartment. I can’t escape the song since it starts playing every time I open Instagram, and it just doesn’t measure up to any of the bands it takes inspiration from, not to mention Velvet Starlings’ own discography. I hate to call the police over a noise complaint, but I’m impatiently waiting to go back to hearing non-quarantine related songs and live my life like all humans should.

Rating: 2/5