A blog about music by Mark Higgins.
It is actually Friday, last of the work week and all round top day. To celebrate this auspicious occasion, which happens but once a week, I’m kicking off the first in a series of Free Music Fridays where I’ll be giving away a quite excellent MP3 for literally no pence.
Now I know what some of [...]
In: New Music| Pile of Promos
8 Jul 2010Promos, I listen to ‘em. Words, I write ‘em. Scores, I designate ‘em. Sentences, I finish ‘em.
The Gaslight Anthem – The Diamond Church Street Choir
It’s probably something of a death knell for a band to be branded “inoffensive”, but that’s about as far as I could go to describe The Gaslight Anthem. Maybe if you [...]
In: Music Video| New Music
7 Jul 2010!!! – AM/FM (Youtube)
Here is a video for the new !!! track that is:
a) quite good
b) a bit headache inducing when you’ve had a few pints
It also looks quite a lot like one of my projects for my City and Guilds certificate in Media Production. I got a Merit on that, I’ll have you know!
In: Music Video| New Music
3 Jul 2010Mark Ronson & The Business Intl – Bang Bang Bang (Youtube)
Christ alive. That was a bit special, wasn’t it? Skip past the whole Japanese talk show shtick and the admittedly pretty damn cool Transformers-esque bit and you’ve got a very listenable synth pop track indeed. It’s got Q-Tip on it, for crying out loud, and [...]
In: Music Video| New Music
1 Jul 2010Two Door Cinema Club – Come Back Home (Youtube)
I may be one of the few people who think that Two Door Cinema Club’s album Tourist History is literally quite good, but I’m happy to stick to that because it is. That said, I’m not entirely sure why they’ve chosen to release this slice instead of [...]
In: New Music| Pile of Promos
30 Jun 2010Due to the overwhelming popularity of last week’s Pile of Promos (got a few retweets) I’ve decided to do it again. This time, singles to be released on the 2nd of August are put in a CD player and listened to while I noisily tap away at a keyboard (sometimes known as “reviewing them”).
The Middle [...]
In: Music Video| New Music
28 Jun 2010Marina and the Diamonds – Oh No! (Youtube)
So after I gave this track a five star review in my recent Pile of Promos post, I knew the video wouldn’t be far away.
It’s a sort of comic book, pop art inspired video with all sorts of bright colours and on-screen graphics and boxes of cereal. It [...]
The Rasmus – Guilty (Youtube)
I don’t think there are any songs that explicitly make me feel guilty. Maybe there should be, but that’s really for a another time.
Instead, have a slice of possibly the finest song by Finnish goth-poppers The Rasmus. I feel no shame in liking this. Or guilt! The irony is delicious.
Daft Punk – Aerodynamic (Youtube, audio only)
Dude, can you even imagine playing these hot licks in public? You’d be like the king of… guitars. And synths. And life, basically. Riffs the size of the Eiffel Tower, coming out of your guitar. You’d be a hero.
What I’m essentially trying to say is that I would quite [...]
In: Music Video| New Music
24 Jun 2010Villagers – Ship of Promises (Youtube)
Here’s the video for the rather sublime new Villagers song. I am somewhat beguiled by this track, and at first I wasn’t sure if it was in a good way or a bad way. After about fifteen listens I can confirm it’s the good one. There’s some serious songwriting under [...]
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Stars and Sons – Futureproof (video)