“Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But…,” Arctic Monkeys

This adrenaline-drenched jam features a sexy, cynical, and paranoid line from prodigious Alex Turner that proclaims, “All you people are vampires!” A middle finger to fake fans, the song works equally well in the literal. The extended, complex bridge sounds like a chase with a bloodthirsty beast; guitars intermingle in their impossibly fast arpeggios up, down, and around the fretboard before a climactic scream from Turner, which blossoms into a final frenzied solo.

“So Haunted,” Cut Copy

This electro-pop gem by underappreciated Australian group Cut Copy is the sonic equivalent of a trippy haunted house. From the Lou Reed-esque ghoulish crooning of lead singer Dan Whitford to the shaky synth that accompanies the chorus (“Get so haunted I’ll fall in your dreams tonight”), the track oozes macabre. Listen for the incredibly groovy and danceable keyboard breakdown near the end of the song that flirts with building back up before it curiously fades out.

“Voodoo Child (Slight Return),” The Jimi Hendrix Experience

One of the funkiest opening riffs of all time descends into a thrashing, schizophrenic guitar concerto. Hendrix proclaims his self-identification as a “Voodoo Chile!” before unleashing some of his most possessed guitar work of all time. One can’t help but imagine a Hendrix doll being poked by needles as his notes seem to writhe, shake, and vanish in a devilish blaze of glory.