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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 [...]
Nirvana – The Man Who Sold The World (Youtube)
Yeah, I decided to get back on that whole 30 Days of Music thing. Seeing as how I got all the way up to day 25 I figured I’d best polish the shebang off. It’s rude to leave a shebang unfinished, after all.
As it happens, I’ve got [...]
In: Music Video
21 Jun 2010Robyn – Dancing On My Own (Youtube)
YES I know I’m late on this but this is too good to leave off here, even if it did come out like, weeks ago. Actually it might not even have come out. Video, radio, download and physical release dates are all so disparate these days that it doesn’t [...]
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19 Jun 2010Uffie – ADD SUV (featuring Pharrell) (Youtube)
It’s a bit of a mixed bag, is Uffie’s debut album Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans. Apart from the riotous MCs Can Kiss, this is pretty much the only decent track on the album.
After dropping Pop The Glock in 2006, it’s taken four years for her to get her [...]
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28 May 2010Vampire Weekend – Holiday (Youtube)
It’s summer, don’t you know! And in a move that has surprised literally no-one typing on this keyboard, Vampire Weekend have decided to release Holiday as soon as the sun came out.
It’s actually my favourite track from the really rather enjoyable Contra, which injected a bit of cheer into an otherwise dreary winter [...]
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25 May 2010Rapids – Get Better Than That (Youtube)
Nice little video from the Australian four piece that are Rapids. I particularly enjoyed the part where they ate cereal and tapped spoons together like they were handclaps. What’s not to like about that?
Musically they’ve got a nice tight sound going – I’m reminded of White Denim doing Let’s [...]
In: Music Video
21 May 2010Goldfrapp – Alive (Youtube)
When you’re shopping for a new Goldfrapp video, what sort of things are you looking for? Alison Goldfrapp leading a workout class? Leggy girls in lycra? Vampires and pentagrams all over the bloody show?
If you replied “Yes Mark. That is exactly what I look for in a Goldfrapp video” to the above [...]
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