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The Hi-Life Companion - The Girl In The Gorilla Suit

2008-05-12T21:10:00.004+01:00

You know something like this could really catch on if Dom Joly was still plucking obscure yet instantly hummable tracks for his sketch show. ‘The Girl In The Gorilla Suit’ is built on a simple yet addictive premise and the Bristol collective (including brothers Matt and Jon Troy) known as the Hi-Life Companion must be applauded for their catchy endeavours. The tune is somewhat out of step with the bands other compositions, which can often be found sweetly skulking around the outskirts of tweeville. The omens thus far are decidedly favourable, hugger favourites Cloudberry Records have already released a 3-song CDR (which has sold out) from the band and their debut is currently being primed for a summer release. Troy's second coming may be closer than you think. KD

The Hi-Life Companion - The Girl In The Gorilla Suit

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Year: 2008

Of Montreal - We Were Born The Mutants Again With Leafling

2008-05-12T19:18:00.005+01:00

‘Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer’ might just be one of the great albums of our time. With danceable, catchy, funky tunes, but telling dark and personal tales of inner turmoil, it's a split personality of a record straight from Kevin Barnes' brain. At the Botanique in Brussels on Friday night, however, all Of Montreal wanted to do was have a good time. With only forty minutes allotted time they squeezed in theatrics galore and as much of the ideas-explosion that is ‘Hissing Fauna...’ as could be expected. ‘She's A Rejector’ opened the show, with an actor on stage in suit and tie staying perfectly still, only to explode in a mimed fit of rage during the chorus. ‘Suffer For Fashion’ then got the crowd moving, and the panto moved into full swing, though the excellent ‘Gronlandic Edit’ and ‘Bunny Ain't No Rider’ as the band popped balloons of glitter over the crowd. After they finished on the day-glo pop song ‘Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse’ to make way for We Are Scientists, you got the feeling the real party was just starting, not too far away. TK

Of Montreal - We Were Born The Mutants Again With Leafling

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Year: 2007

Acoustic Sunday

2008-05-11T10:00:00.005+01:00

The birds are tweeting in the trees, the sun is breaking through the clouds and you’ve decided to skip mass for the third Sunday running. All you are missing now is something to colour your earspace as your eyes are already busy scanning through the only newspaper you buy all week. Well, here’s hoping that the acoustic wonderland supplied by Nick Schillace and Sainte Chapelle can make like a Picasso on your lobes. Both are undoubtedly pretty pieces, perfect background material with lively personalities shining through. Sainte Chapelle are Gary Pyskacek and Daniel Schneider (also of Pedal Steel Transmission) from Chicago, Nick Schillace on the other hand is from Detroit and is known to use a 12-string guitar when crafting his delicate unassuming opuses. KD

Nick Schillace - Your Memories of Oklahoma

Sainte Chapelle - In Search of Skip

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Year: 2008

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Year: 2004

Schuman The Human - A Weekend Away

2008-05-10T15:24:00.006+01:00

Sometimes I try to pick a song to fit the mood of the day. So if you are looking for a slow contemplative number the best time to drop by would be Sunday morning. If dancefloors are more your scene then sometime after 6pm on Friday could slake your thirst for nocturnal beats. Right now I am having a lazy Saturday and Schuman The Human is doing his damndest to supply me with a most perfect soundtrack. Schuman is in fact Mark Foster and some friends who came together to record his debut record early last year. He’s a fan of the banjo and alt country is our Mark but not in a way that could ever attract stetson wearing folks to his gigs. In fact much of ‘Showtime For Schuman’ boasts a near perfect take on indie pop, the type of fare that Belle & Sebastian used to produce in spades. Chilli Gold joins him on ‘A Weekend Away’ and together they make such a sweet racket. Soft and welcoming it for some unknown reason reminds me of the Inspiral Carpets ‘Sleep Well Tonight’. Tuck yourself in, close your eyes and dream about your next weekend away. KD

Schuman The Human - A Weekend Away

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Year: 2007

The Octopus Project - I Saw The Bright Shinies

2008-05-10T13:57:00.004+01:00

Had this been around in the late 1930’s it could well have provided a neat backdrop for any brightly coloured scenes involving munchkins and ruby slippers (it’s the theremin effect you see). But because we inhabit a different time altogether let’s just celebrate the wonder of the sound that Austin’s Octopus Project make. And the magic doesn’t end there, imagine calling your latest album ‘Hello, Avalanche’ and being signed to Peek-a-Boo Records! And the Octopus Project somehow encapsulate all the giddiness without a single trace of schmaltz. They may not specialise in the accommodation of words but this trio offer an alternate universe well worth investigating. On this evidence that old adage about there being no place like home doesn’t always ring true. KD

The Octopus Project - I Saw The Bright Shinies

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Year: 2007

White Williams - Route To Palm

2008-05-10T11:40:00.006+01:00

Who is White Williams and why isn’t he playing trumpet in a freeform jazz project where the average member is well into his seventies? That is exactly what went through my mind as I pressed play on this gorgeously manicured little number. Could be an ode to masturbation but I haven't read the lyrics so I may be way off the mark? White is in fact Joseph, a precocious youngster with a decade in the music business already under his belt. His debut album came out late last year in the States (just now in Europe, hardly makes sense though in today's world does it?) and was a DIY effort mostly dreamed up on a portable computer and recorded in a variety of rented locations. Technology is definitely Williams’s friend and the union has afforded him the opportunity join up with Domino Records as well as Vampire Weekend who he is currently touring with. He will be playing Vicar Street on the 14th June with true Emerald Isle hugger Dan Deacon in what promises to be the ultimate battle of the laptops (as part of the Foggy Notions Future Days Festival). KD

White Williams - Route To Palm

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Year: 2008

The John Buddy Williams Band - Saturday Night Blowout

2008-05-09T21:34:00.005+01:00

If I ever ditch this indie lark when I am old(er) in favour of something more gratifying then I hope it will be something along these lines. My knowledge of Calypso is scant at best (before hearing this tune and doing some investigation I actually thought it was an ice pop) but this frothy piece of action could kickstart my voyage of discovery. The genre is forever identified with the Caribbean but its origins lay further afield in Africa. This tune comes from the late fifties and was produced by Emory Cook, a renowned producer who knew how to fill earphones with a stereophonic sound. The production is immaculate and if you take the time to explore you'll find the detail is extraordinary, these untrained ears can’t get past the fact that it all sounds like the most exhilarating Jazz they’ve ever heard. This song and many others can be found on the ace 'Calypso Awakening' compilation on Smithsonian Folkways (link to buy below). With this on repeat the dreariest day has all the makings of being the best holiday ever. Were Basement Jaxx to hear it they might say it's time to Do Your Thing. KD

The John Buddy Williams Band - Saturday Night Blowout

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Year: Sometime before you were born

Mr. Gnome - Night of the Crickets

2008-05-09T13:22:00.004+01:00

From one group of noise merchants to another, this time in the shape of the shabbily monikered Mr. Gnome (also a duo in fact). Naff name or not there is nothing throwaway about the music this Cleveland band makes. ‘Night of the Crickets’ is an impressive peephole into their debut album ‘Deliver This Creature’. If one didn’t know any better you could be forgiven for thinking that this is the work of a forest of musicians. The song marches forward with bucolic power, Nicole Barille’s vocal utterances may be only semi-decipherable but they add an almost dreamy texture to the barrage of noise that surrounds them. I am hearing ‘Submarine’ era Whipping Boy with flashes of Tricky thrown in for good measure, the result is a white hot noise with undoubted melodic undertones. Unmistakably one of the songs of the year, something for your next garden party. KD

Mr. Gnome - Night of the Crickets

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Year: 2008

See No Age In Dublin For Free!

2008-05-09T10:26:00.006+01:00

What would be Moby be like if he were 2 people with hair, lived in Los Angeles, had a preponderance for lavishly created guitar sounds and was about to thrill an audience in Dublin’s Whelan’s? He’d be No Age of course, our favourite vegan’s who have a plan to change the world using ingeniously experimental chords and vocals that have swallowed at least half a dozen red bulls. Now is your chance to catch the lads gratis and for a minimal of effort on Tuesday 20th May. As everyone in the know already knows No Age’s debut is called ‘Nouns’ so all you have got to do to get one of 2 double passes to the gig is to subject an email with a verb that you think neatly describes No Age. Be as inventive as you wish, made-up verbs will be treated just as equally as real ones. If you don't win you can buy tickets here. KD

No Age - Neck Escaper

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Year: 2008

Bassheads - Is There Anybody Out There?

2008-05-08T17:46:00.004+01:00

Classic dance doesn’t come more, er, old skool that Bassheads ‘Is There Anybody out There?’ Songs like this were what put the Hacienda at the centre of the universe in late 80's/early 90's and even though it sounds like a mash-up of A Guy Like Gerald, early Prodigy and Talking Heads there is no denying its potentially hip breaking swirl. Bassheads were Desa and Nick Murphy from Liverpool and despite the success of this song in the early nineties they have largely made their names with their remixes (Visage’s ‘Fade To Grey’ and Bjork’s ‘Human Behaviour’ being the more well known) and club nights. Perhaps this was due in part to the smorgasbord of lawsuits that were filed when ‘Is There Anybody out There?’ came out (one came in from the Osmonds!). It still broke the Top 10 in 1991 and has held up quite well despite its age even if the ubiquitous jumpy piano lines of the time do sound like an, admittedly pleasant, acid flashback. KD

Bassheads - Is There Anybody Out There?

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Year: 1991

Slaraffenland - I'm A Machine

2008-05-07T20:04:00.004+01:00

I just went the longest time in about 5 years without listening to new music. It was refreshing but I guess some balmy warm air and a vibrant Catalan city sure helps. Anyway, I’m back fresh and chomping at the bit for new sounds. My inbox was stuffed to the brim, but this track is the one I’ve been playing all day. Slaraffenland is Danish for ‘the land of milk and honey’ but whether that translation will make it any easier to pronounce this Copenhagen band’s name is open to question. Signed to the stylish Hometapes label Slaraffenland are closely aligned with fellow Danish experimentalists Efterklang and the two are embarking on an extensive US tour together over the next few weeks. Slaraffenland's next release will be the ‘Sunshine’ EP, which not only includes this song but also has an A-ha and Radiohead cover (as zeitgeist as it gets). ‘I’m A Machine’ is perhaps less strenuous than anything the band has ever released. It is still as loose as a pair of Joe Bloggs but there are certainly louder pop frequencies than usual at work here. I’m also hearing a note or two from a hippie classic and it’s that slight familiarity that should see Slaraffenland invade the consciousness of those who normally shy away from audio that deals in wide brush strokes. It’s good to be back. KD

Slaraffenland - I'm A Machine

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Year: 2008

Art Of Fighting - Break For Me (+ her)

2008-05-02T10:33:00.007+01:00

I’ll be away from the rain and general non t-shirt wearing climes of Dublin for a couple of days. The wonders of the Nou Camp, Las Ramblas and Barri Gotic await but I’m not trying to make you jealous – pretty soon I’ll be back and you’ll be packing your suntan lotion. If that doesn’t cheer you up then why not sit back and wonder at the mournfully sumptuous sound of Melbourne’s Art of Fighting. It’s a sonic holiday worth taking. KD

~~Art Of Fighting - Break For Me~~

Watch The Video To Free You

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Year: 2004

Motocade - Soap Opera

2008-05-02T09:47:00.005+01:00

Spiky guitars eh, a thorn in your side? Only when you’re on a spiky guitar 24-hour bender in my opinion. And you can probably blame the Arctic Monkeys for the current proliferation of sharp riffs and even sharper word volleys. So in a crowed market is there room for another band of this ilk I hear you ask. Motocade certainly give a good case for the defence, the New Zealanders are busy getting the word out on their upcoming debut album and ‘Soap Opera’ speaks a language I am fully conversant in. They’ve been here before but this time there's more meat on their bones and the ragged riffs seem a tad more focused and slinkily joined at the hip with the swaggering vocals. A nice way to spend 3 minutes of your day. KD

~~Motocade - Soap Opera~~

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Year: 2008

The Spook Of The Thirteenth Lock - In Country Dark

2008-05-01T22:45:00.006+01:00

You know I am barely into the Spook of the Thirteenth Lock’s self-titled debut album and already I am stuck on endless repeat at track 2. ‘In Country Dark’ is deliciously put together you see, a spark of experimentation goes a long way in my book and the tail end of this ditty provides it in spades. I mean at one stage I really felt like it was going to burst into My Bloody Valentine style molten chord exchanges. Before all that though there is a lively folk jamboree to be savoured, which comes complete with the sweetest of vocal melodies. Taken in an Irish context the Spook of the Thirteenth Lock are reminiscent of Horslips but they tend to take on more of the contemporary which often obscures the traditionalists within them. It’s early days yet but lead man Allen Blighe has all the makings of a true visionary, this album of his will surely give the Spooks a great deal more than a ghost of a chance. Irish album of the year by a country mile (with hairpin bends every 15 yards), haunting doesn’t even begin to describe it. KD

~~The Spook Of The Thirteenth Lock - In Country Dark~~

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Year: 2008

The Delgados - Aye Today

2008-04-30T19:28:00.006+01:00

You know I still miss them, sure we still have Emma doing her solo thing but it seems so sad that we’ll never get to hear her in cahoots with the rest of this precious Glasgow band again. John Peel loved them so much he got them to play at his one of his birthday bashes. They have a scatter of brilliant albums to their name but ‘The Great Eastern’ from 2000 is plain old genius. The album was produced by Dave Fridmann, was bathed in lush strings and gloried in the Delgados trademark off-kilter delivery. Up to this point the band had produced some killer tracks (like the incomparable ‘Everything Goes Around The Water’) but ‘The Great Eastern’ was their first flawless long player. There are so many highlights it is really hard to pick one moment so by closing my eyes and running a finger indiscriminately up and down the track list I ended up with ‘Aye Today’. Something isn’t it? KD

~~The Delgados - Aye Today~~

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Year: 2000

No Age - Eraser

2008-04-29T22:37:00.005+01:00

The football didn’t exactly work out according to plan and already the MU heads are getting their digs in. Ah well, time for a head cleaner of a tune to wipe away the unhappiness. And ‘Eraser’ fits the bill perfectly with its scuzzy atmospherics, non-liner architecture and just below a scream vocals. You’re probably already thinking it sounds like a complete nightmare on wax but despite its dishevelled appearance ‘Eraser’ somehow works superbly. No Age are Los Angelus dwellers Dean Spunt and Randy Randall (ex wives) who released their ‘Weirdo Rippers’ debut just last year. ‘Eraser’ is a cut from the follow up ‘Nouns’ and calls on lots of genres over its short journey. It is to the credit of the duo that such an explosive rump of noise can somehow wield a lofty gravitas, no wonder they have been snapped up by the legendary Sub Pop label. ‘Nouns’ is released early next month, in plenty time for the Champions League Final. KD

~~No Age - Eraser~~

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Year: 2008

I'm From Barcelona (You're From Barcelona) We're From Barcelona

2008-04-29T18:30:00.009+01:00

If you are into football then you are probably aware that at this moment in time there are no greater exponents of the beautiful game than FC Barcelona. Of course it could all fall apart this evening, with their La Liga ambitions already in tatters a win for Man Utd could signal the end for Frank Rijkaard and his expansive style of football. We all know they are pretty ropey at the back but can there be anything more magical in sport than witnessing a 15-pass Catalan move that culminates in a perfectly executed finish? Messi, Zambrotta, Deco, Xavi and Bojan are simply spellbinding to watch, much like I'm From Barcelona are to listen to. 'We're From Barcelona' is so triumphantly happy, so freewheelingly gifted yet so simply conceived. Funny then that the band actually come from Northern Europe where the delights of the Nou Camp can only be savoured through the wonders of satellite TV. The way Ronaldinho could well be enjoying the game tonight given his recent falling out of love with the club. KD

~~I'm From Barcelona - We're From Barcelona~~

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Year: 2006

The Electric Pop Group - I Could See The Lights

2008-04-28T19:45:00.007+01:00

With Sweden’s Electric Pop Group you pretty much know what you are going to get. And in many ways this predictability is what makes them so loveable. This is a quartet that has swallowed the rulebook on how to make the coolest jangle pop imaginable. So it comes as no surprise that the lead song from their latest ‘Sunrise’ EP is as a chipper as a postman after a recent cull of all the neighbourhood hounds. Martin Aamot vocals are perfectly pitched with the requisite spoonfuls of twee considerately pushing the focus back on the softly tilted chords. In other words ‘I Could See The Lights’ is impossible to dislike and in many cases it will be about as welcome as the first warm day in early summer. Precious. KD

~~The Electric Pop Group - I Could See The Lights~~

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Year: 2008

The Old Believers - No More

2008-04-27T17:33:00.005+01:00

Alaska to Portland seems like a long way but I haven’t looked at a map so I could be completely wrong. Nelson Kempf and Keeley Boyle recently made the trip and haven’t budged since. The duo call themselves the Old Believers and could become the most ridiculously cute new act of 2008. They remind me of Elephant Parade, for obvious reasons, but lean more heavily (if that is the right word) towards alt country. Most of their dispatches are acoustically set which means that nothing can detract from the sweet home cooked vocals. Their first record came out last year and was called ‘Some Song By The Old Believers’ (to avoid confusion), this years effort is titled ‘Eight Golden Greats’ (you can bet your bottom dollar they will be if this tune is anything to go by) but won’t be released until early June. ‘No More’ may have a unconventional opening but within a matter of seconds it becomes a thing of understated beauty, something so heart stoppingly fragile and utterly irresistible. Hugs were made for songs like this. KD

~~The Old Believers - No More~~

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Year: 2008

Young and Sexy - Conventional Lullabyes

2008-04-27T09:07:00.004+01:00

Remember, not too long ago actually, when every time you heard a vibrant new band you discovered they came from North America, Canada to be precise. It may have cover a huge landmass but in terms of population there are quite a few relatively dwarf-like European countries that eclipse. It seems the Canadian Government wisely decided to invest in the Arts and the result was an explosion in stellar outfits (2005 being particularly impressive). Things have certainly slowed but every few weeks something interesting tends to appear from that neck of the woods. Young and Sexy are from Vancouver and have recorded 3 records since 2003, the latest of which ‘The Arc’ will appear next month. ‘Conventional Lullabyes’ is taken from 2006’s ‘Panic When You Find It’ and reveals the soft indie pop that they are capable of. Retro heeled, much like the Clientele, the dynamic boy/girl vocal interplay leads to several highs. If this had been a Shins record it would be all over the hype machine. KD

~~Young and Sexy - Conventional Lullabyes~~

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Year: 2006

May or May Not - Stationary Motion

2008-04-26T15:31:00.007+01:00

Here’s a confident prediction, in 5 years from now music will be free. Free as in you will be able to download it legally from official sources. Some people have cottoned on to this already and are fully focused on making a living from alternate sources. I’ll let you work out what those other revenue streams are. May or May Not go one step further by posting their favourite recipes to their website and in one fell swoop mamma’s greatest culinary secret’s are unleashed on the world. Lucky then that she’ll probably be too busy taking in the music that this Chicago quartet makes to hardly notice. And if you decide not take the free-way and plump for hard product instead you’ll be rewarded by imaginative artwork that can be gazed at as the indie pop plays out in the background. All told it’s difficult to chose one song to highlight what May or May Not have to offer so here’s two. I am pretty sold on the carnivorous sounds of ‘Stationary Motion’ from this year’s ‘Head on Springs’ EP and the Blur-y jangle of ‘Self Charmed Man’ from last year's ‘A Kaleidoscope of Egos’. Meet you at the front of their next gig; I’ll be the one wearing their t-shirt in premium cotton. KD

~~May or May Not - Stationary Motion~~

~~May or May Not - Self Charmed Man~~

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Year: 2008

The Little Ones - Boracay

2008-04-26T10:21:00.004+01:00

This is only the Little Ones second release but they already find themselves dressed for success. Sunny pop this good don’t come along too often and smiling faces are the order of the day throughout the bands latest ‘Terry Tales & Fallen Gates’ EP. ‘Boracay’ is the second track and takes no time at all to whip itself into a frenzy of jumbled hooks and melodies. And when is the last time you heard the sound of the Caribbean so naturally integrated into a full on pop sensation? Christ, I'm starting to sound like Smashie and Nicey but it seems all sense of reason goes out the window when the sound of summer is blasting from nearby speakers. The Little Ones are currently on tour but sadly won’t be landing on our shores; there are several UK dates however. KD

~~The Little Ones - Boracay~~

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Year: 2008

Random - Dream

2008-04-25T19:29:00.006+01:00

One of the things Vinyl, CD and even ye olde Cassette Tape have over the less traditional media like mp3 is that they normally come fitted with a smidgeon of information about the band in question. The problem with these bitrate ridden objects is that their ID Tags are more often than not as barren as a Samantha Mumba gig. So from time to time I'll happen across a tune that offers little in the way of clues. 'Dream' by Random (!) is one such orphaned ditty. Normally I couldn't give two hoots about a family-free-mptree but this particular effort is too good to be senselessly deleted and promptly forgotten about. The issue is exasperated by the fact that Google has failed Random completely and if Google can't find it (and Poirot, Marple and Holmes are all dead - Fletcher doesn't really count) nothing can. Except, perhaps, the wise old heads reading this piece of near nonsensical rubbish, namely you, have some snippets of detail? I am pretty sure Random are a Dublin band but that's all I've got in the way of leads. Worry not if your knowledge on the matter is as ropey as mine; at least there's a damn fine song to be savoured. KD

~~Random - Dream~~

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Year: ?

Condor Moments - Lord Protector, Milk Collector

2008-04-24T22:14:00.005+01:00

Because this is Thursday evening I am going to give you something a little bit different to wrestle with. Hidden in the valleys of the rolling hills that is the greatest song Super Furry Animals never wrote are the strangest of jamborees, oddly shaped passages of audio that could have crept in from the next doors studio while Condor Moments supped on a warm brew. This band has been together for over 2 decades and they released an album last year with a title that could take just as long to recite. It is an extraordinary work that tears up the rulebook and writes its own using a language that nobody except themselves understands. I’d imagine it to be the sort of album that ‘Trout Mask Replica’ could be were it to have a greater empathy for the listeners time and patience. Give of yourself to this wonderfully eclectic group and they’ll respond in kind. KD

~~Condor Moments - Lord Protector, Milk Collector~~

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Year: 2007

Pavement - Gold Soundz

2008-04-24T18:12:00.004+01:00

Flippin hell, apologies for being so remiss. Imagine this blog has been dishing out mp3s like a good thing for 2 and half years and has yet to wax lyrical about the genius that was Pavement. If one was to look for a champion for the indie masses this band would be very high up the list (with perhaps the Wedding Present at the summit). Here was yet another case of the should-have-beens, they may have been musically idiosyncratic at times but if you were to examine the pot of gold that is their back catalogue you'd uncover gilded pop gems strewn in every brightened corner. The purest distillation can be found on 1994's ‘Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain’ with sumptuous melodies and memorable riffs being the order of the day. ‘Cut Your Hair’ even became a minor hit and its barber shop video displayed the sense of wide-eyed glee that the band were capable of. ‘Gold Soundz’ remains my favourite however; I often play it from dawn to dusk if I feel like having the best day ever. See for yourself and if this is your first brush with Malkmus and Co. get thee to a record store rather sharpishly. You could be in luck too as there are talks of a reunion in 2009, marking the 20th anniversary of the bands formation. KD

~~Pavement - Gold Soundz~~

Watch The Video To Cut Your Hair

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Buy Songs: Pavement
Year: 1994