Bitter Fingers
A blog about popular song by Mark Higgins.
Archive for the ‘Pile of Promos’ Category
Pile of Promos for 13 September
In: New Music| Pile of Promos
12 Aug 2010Sometimes people give me CDs. Sometimes I review some of those CDs. What follows is what happens when I do that.
You can buy these tracks from all good (and some disreputable) record stores and download cubbyholes on the 13th September, if that’s the sort of thing you like doing. I’m not going to force you [...]
Pile of Promos for 6 September
In: New Music| Pile of Promos
2 Aug 2010Here are some reviews I’ve written for some songs that come out in about a month, so that gives you more than enough time to listen for yourself and agree with all my opinions.
They’re all out on the 6th September and some of them are quite good.
Free Energy – Bang Pop
All of the above words [...]
Pile of Promos for 9 August
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 [...]
Pile of Promos for 2 August
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 [...]
Pile of Promos for 26 July
In: New Music| Pile of Promos
22 Jun 2010In what may or may not become a recurring feature, I listen to some songs that are being released in the future and give my thoughts on them. Some of them don’t make a lot of sense. Some of them are quite erudite. I’ll leave it to you to make the distinction.
I’ve called it Pile of [...]
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- Peter: My favourite is M.A.G.I.C. by The Sound of Arrow. Makes feel like a child again. http://www.youtube. [...]
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- Hey so this new Kavinsky track is pretty choice
- “David Austin, the biggest star of 1984″
- The top five songs by Wham!
- Azealia Banks – 212
- Bitter Fingers Radio Volume 18: Quite Good Songs Of The Year
- I CAN’T STOP LISTENING TO SELENA GOMEZ
- The top five music videos where they’re driving a car, for some reason
- I rather like We Show Up On Radar and here’s a song of his
- I’ve mentioned that I quite like The Sound Of Arrows before right
- Fred Falke – Aurora
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