A blog about music by Mark Higgins.
In: Music Video
10 Nov 2009Two Door Cinema Club – I Can Talk (Youtube)
I’ve been waiting a long time for this video to pop up, since hearing the track about a month ago. Thankfully time if anything has enhanced my enjoyment of this.
I first saw Two Door Cinema Club on the BBC coverage of Glastonbury with the jaunty Something Good [...]
In: Music Video
8 Nov 2009Regina Spektor – Eet (Youtube)
Time to bring the mood down a little with Regina Spektor’s latest single, the sublime Eet.
There’s lot to be said for simple, piano pieces like this – it’s an instrument that can at once conjure up all manner of emotions, such is it’s use in every aspect of music these days. [...]
In: Music Video
6 Nov 2009The Horrors – Whole New Way (Youtube)
I’m really enjoying the new Horrors album, along with most of the music critics in the UK. It was even nominated for the Mercury prize, and to be quite honest they were unlucky to lose.
The change in style and sound is remarkable, given that their first album was bordering [...]
In: Live Music
5 Nov 2009Last night I popped along to the ICA in London, one of my favourite venues, to see Everything Everything live in concert. I was rather excited, having got a ticket last minute. I’ve written about them twice before, given that they’re one of the stand-out bands of the year for me.
First on the bill however [...]
In: Music Video
4 Nov 2009Girls – Laura (Youtube)
As befitting a song with a beach based video, there’s a lot of sunshine running through this track. I picked it up from my good friend Jordan Urlacher in his Best of October mix, and it’s certainly up there with the month’s finest.
There’s a lot going on vocally which is probably the [...]
In: Music Video
2 Nov 2009Richard Walters – Weather Song (Youtube)
You might be thinking that Bitter FIngers is almost entirely made up of posts by the latest and hottest electro starlets that I happen to like. And for the most part, you’d be right. However, when a track like this comes along, it takes you completely aback.
I’ve got a soft [...]
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Scissor Sisters - Any Which Way(video)