Archive for September, 2009

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Fanfarlo – The Walls Are Coming Down

In: Music Video

29 Sep 2009

Fanfarlo – The Walls Are Coming Down
Either I’m getting older and liking folk more, or there’s a lot more folk-based track out there. I’m hoping it’s the former, because I don’t look great in wool.
Fanfarlo recently offered their debut album for $1 on their website, which always endears me more to a band. The use [...]

Little Comets – Adultery

In: Music Video

27 Sep 2009

Little Comets – Adultery (Youtube)
The staccato, up and down vocals of singer Robert Coles are what hit you first  when you listen to Little Comets, but anyone who holds on is rewarded with a delicious slice of indie pop.
Shades of the Futureheads abound, and that’s a comparison that’s bound to be made more than once. [...]

The Phenomenal Handclap Band – 15 to 20

In: Music Video

25 Sep 2009

The Phenomenal Handclap Band – 15 to 20 (Youtube)
Coming on like an eight piece New Young Pony Club are The Phenomenal Handclap Band, who despite not only clapping their hands are one fun new band.
Appearing slightly too late to be the summer anthem it could so easily be, it’s nevertheless a funky track that evokes [...]

Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man

In: Music Video

23 Sep 2009

Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man (Vimeo)
This song’s been getting a lot of airplay lately, particularly by Zane Lowe and on BBC 6 Music. The former is more surprising here, given the folk bent and acoustic guitars that make up this track.
However, it’s an exceptionally well crafted song and you can get any thoughts [...]

Editors – Papillon

In: Music Video

21 Sep 2009

Editors – Papillon (Youtube)
To say I was surprised when I heard the new Editors track is something of an understatement. Until Tom Smith’s distinctive, Ian Curtis-esque vocals kick in, you could have sworn this was any number of elctro-indie bands. That’s not to say it’s jarring in its difference, mind.
As previously mentioned, the Joy Division [...]

Muse – Uprising

In: Music Video

19 Sep 2009

Muse – Uprising (Youtube)
A lot’s been made of Muse’s return with The Resistance, and a few critics are saying the band aren’t at their best. I’m not sure I agree.
At first listen I didn’t get a lot from Uprising other than the Doctor Who theme and the usual Muse bassline. The more I listened to [...]

Everything Everything – My Keys, Your Boyfriend (now with lyrics)

In: Music Video

17 Sep 2009

Everything Everything – My Keys, Your Boyfriend (Youtube)
I last featured Everything Everything on this blog back in May, when they released the excellent Photoshop Handsome. Four months on, they’ve trawled the festival circuit and are to begin a headline tour  this Autumn. Moving pretty fast for these boys, and that’s on the basis of great [...]

J*DaVeY – End of Your World (Mama’s Back)

In: Music Video

10 Sep 2009

J*DaVeY – End of Your World (Mama’s Back) (Vimeo)
Cool. Very cool. That’s probably the easiest way to describe J*DaVeY’s sound, and also the most apt. Taking influences from soul, pop and alternative rock, this singer and producer twosome are putting together some pretty exciting music, which I just happened to come across on my RSS [...]

Los Campesinos! – The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future

In: Music Video

9 Sep 2009

The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future (Vimeo)
It look me a long time to get into Los Campesinos! for a few reasons. The first thing I heard from them, the exhuberant We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives was so tongue in cheek it was in danger of becoming permanently lodged there. [...]

Filthy Dukes – Tupac Robot Club Rock

In: Music Video

8 Sep 2009

Filthy Dukes – Tupac Robot Club Rock (Youtube)
Filthy Dukes immediately win the Bitter Fingers award for best band name of 2009, without even hearing any of their tracks. Seriously I can’t think of a better band name than that. It just about eclipses Dananananaykroyd given that you can actually spell it.
Name aside, this is a [...]


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