This is where I’m coming from: I’ve never actively followed Feeder. Although I’ve been aware of their existence and heard their hits, I’ve never started a conversation with the words “Have you heard that new Feeder track?”
Until now, that is. Their new single This Town awoke me from the relatively Feederless existence I’ve been living. It’s a shame in a way, because it turns out that This Town is far from their best song. It’s not the best track from their album Renegades that was released earlier this year (the title song snatches that title). In fact, even the far more melodic and melancholic Down to the river, the B-side of the single, is a stronger track. This Town is a competent rock song, but it does lack that great melodiousness that Feeder usually excels at.
Review published on Music-News.com:
http://www.music-news.com/showreview.asp?H=Feeder&nReviewID=6581
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Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Thursday, 28 October 2010
Send Concretes your summer snaps
I like this idea. The Concretes are urging you to send in your best summer snaps. They will pick a favorite and post it on this blog each month: http://wywh.co/
Brilliant in its simplicity. Just like their music.
Brilliant in its simplicity. Just like their music.
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Warpaint
I've been a bit slow, I admit. But let's think about Warpaint for a moment. The name is brilliant. And by my tail, it does sound like their music is, too.
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Paul Smith - Margins
Paul Smith, frontman of Maxïmo Park, has gone solo, at least for the time being. By doing so he joins ranks with the likes of Fran Healy from Travis, Brandon Flowers from The Killers and Kele from Bloc Party, all frontmen who recently released their first solo albums.
Mr Smith recently announced that the release of a book of pictures will coincide with the album release. “Thinking in Pictures” will consist of pictures taken on tour with Maximo Park.
Released on his own small label Billingham records, Margins is a very sympathetic story, hard to dislike in its earnestness. It’s also easy get just a bit irritated by the same earnestness. When it’s good, it is very good. But sometimes it becomes a bit too earnest and sincere, falling into the already overcrowded jar of cliches labelled “young man with guitar and an effects pedal”- like the very stripped down Pinball.
But that is the exception. What will stand out the most on the album are the unpolished Northern little pop gems you will find in songs like North Atlantic Drift and Strange Fiction.
By a coincidence, I was reading David Nicholls’ Starter for Ten when listening to this album, and it became a perfect soundtrack to the searching young man in the book, struggling to find wisdom, struggling to get the girl and dreaming of drinking red wine at big wooden tables and kicking piles of fallen autumn leaves on long walks. Since most people have a period of their life that they want to spend doing those very things, the album is bound to find its listeners, someting that the already sold out tour could be proof of.
First published on Music-News.com: http://www.music-news.com/showreview.asp?H=Paul-Smith&nReviewID=6390
Mr Smith recently announced that the release of a book of pictures will coincide with the album release. “Thinking in Pictures” will consist of pictures taken on tour with Maximo Park.
Released on his own small label Billingham records, Margins is a very sympathetic story, hard to dislike in its earnestness. It’s also easy get just a bit irritated by the same earnestness. When it’s good, it is very good. But sometimes it becomes a bit too earnest and sincere, falling into the already overcrowded jar of cliches labelled “young man with guitar and an effects pedal”- like the very stripped down Pinball.
But that is the exception. What will stand out the most on the album are the unpolished Northern little pop gems you will find in songs like North Atlantic Drift and Strange Fiction.
By a coincidence, I was reading David Nicholls’ Starter for Ten when listening to this album, and it became a perfect soundtrack to the searching young man in the book, struggling to find wisdom, struggling to get the girl and dreaming of drinking red wine at big wooden tables and kicking piles of fallen autumn leaves on long walks. Since most people have a period of their life that they want to spend doing those very things, the album is bound to find its listeners, someting that the already sold out tour could be proof of.
First published on Music-News.com: http://www.music-news.com/showreview.asp?H=Paul-Smith&nReviewID=6390
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
Morcheeba - Blood Like Lemonade
Reunited with vocalist Skye Edwards, Morcheeba has gotten the groove that made them famous back.
The single Blood Like Lemonade is a great example of the older sound, lost and now found. Recently featured in the season finale of HBO:s vampire series True Blood, it is in Paul Godfrey of the band’s own words, a song about “an ex-priest vampire bounty hunter, who goes around seeking revenge on bad guys…whose blood he drinks like lemonade.“ Of course.
Seems it’s now mandatory to make a contribution to the vampire themed pop culture if you want to play with the cool (and pale) kids. But if it gets a new generation to open their eyes and ears for the classic trip hop of Morcheeba, so be it.
When you think about it - the dramatic theme would make the lyrics a great fit in a heavy metal song. Although I personally prefer Morcheebas dreamlike sound and whispering vocals, it would be a treat (or interesting at least) to hear someone like Nightwish make a bombastic cover of it.
On Morcheebas own site, Paul Godfrey says ’this is the record we should have made after Big Calm” – and he’s right. This is what Morcheeba always should have sounded like.
Published on Music-News.com:
http://www.music-news.com/showreview.asp?H=Morcheeba&nReviewID=6362
The single Blood Like Lemonade is a great example of the older sound, lost and now found. Recently featured in the season finale of HBO:s vampire series True Blood, it is in Paul Godfrey of the band’s own words, a song about “an ex-priest vampire bounty hunter, who goes around seeking revenge on bad guys…whose blood he drinks like lemonade.“ Of course.
Seems it’s now mandatory to make a contribution to the vampire themed pop culture if you want to play with the cool (and pale) kids. But if it gets a new generation to open their eyes and ears for the classic trip hop of Morcheeba, so be it.
When you think about it - the dramatic theme would make the lyrics a great fit in a heavy metal song. Although I personally prefer Morcheebas dreamlike sound and whispering vocals, it would be a treat (or interesting at least) to hear someone like Nightwish make a bombastic cover of it.
On Morcheebas own site, Paul Godfrey says ’this is the record we should have made after Big Calm” – and he’s right. This is what Morcheeba always should have sounded like.
Published on Music-News.com:
http://www.music-news.com/showreview.asp?H=Morcheeba&nReviewID=6362
Tuesday, 14 September 2010
Hurts
I can’t help thinking though, like every indie kid inevitably always does when their favorite band goes and becomes all popular, that I liked it better when they were my little secret, and I got the satisfaction of evangelizing to others about them: “Have you heard the great news, Hurts is coming!”.
I try to suppress that feeling nowadays though, because it’s very unflattering, all about ego really. Now everybody knows them, and you don’t get to be a smartass about it any more. Get over it and get on with it.
In the interview, Theo Hutchcraft is saying “We’re not just two lads down the pub”. It’s just quite unheard of, for artists/celebrities, to say that you’re NOT like everybody else, that you’re NOT like any other person and have no intention of trying to be either. I love it.
That’s why I don’t get the “are they for real” discussion – What exactly is it that wouldn’t be real? Do people think that they dress in shell suits and listen to N-Dubz on their spare time? Because their happen to be able to form sentences without drooling and dress like your grandpa?
I think this is the most real thing that has happened to the UK charts in a long time. And I can't wait for them to become real pop royalty. Even if that means that I don't get the satisfaction of introducing someone new to their music.
You can find the interview here.
Thursday, 9 September 2010
Pausmusik
Ok. Av nagon anledning har nu alla Youtubeklipp pa bloggen blivt knasiga och saknar sin hogra halva. Eftersom HTML kod icke ar mitt gebit sa far ni lyssna pa pausmusik i form av Solander medan jag forsoker rycka tag i nan datakunnig.
http://www.myspace.com/solandersweden
http://www.myspace.com/solandersweden
Hyper Hyperballad
This is brilliant in both idea and practice: Robyn covering Bjorks Hyperballad. From the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm.
Wednesday, 8 September 2010
Finndie Wednesday!
The lovely, lovely Husky Rescue. Note the best hipster/tango moustache ever. I get home sick just seeing it.
You might want to go to the Youtube link to watch the whole video thought, cause for some reason, it won't show the whole thing.... where's IT when you nee them?
You might want to go to the Youtube link to watch the whole video thought, cause for some reason, it won't show the whole thing.... where's IT when you nee them?
Thursday, 5 August 2010
Suck
I dag ar en suck-dag. Som jag suckat redan, fastan klockan inte ens slagit lunch.
Inget farligt med det, kanns bara som att det liksom inte kommer tillrackligt med syre till knoppa annars.
Suck.
Men sa traktigt behover ju inte ni ha det. Ni kan titta pa det har istallet, och ova er pa att saga Iamamiwhoami.
Inget farligt med det, kanns bara som att det liksom inte kommer tillrackligt med syre till knoppa annars.
Suck.
Men sa traktigt behover ju inte ni ha det. Ni kan titta pa det har istallet, och ova er pa att saga Iamamiwhoami.
Wednesday, 4 August 2010
Today...
...is a good day. My camera is ready for collection (finally!), I've just had half a jam doughnut, and something else, something big, that I can't say just yet. Jonsi gets to say stuff instead.
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Sophie Delila
I'm lucky enough to be promoting this girl:
Looking forward going to London tomorrow to oversee a few interviews with her, although it's the beginning of some very hectic days... Going to Stockholm Thursday morning and coming back late Monday, in quite a knackered state I'm presuming, although I'm really looking forward meeting all my wonderful, much missed Stockholm friends.
Looking forward going to London tomorrow to oversee a few interviews with her, although it's the beginning of some very hectic days... Going to Stockholm Thursday morning and coming back late Monday, in quite a knackered state I'm presuming, although I'm really looking forward meeting all my wonderful, much missed Stockholm friends.
Friday, 21 May 2010
All hearts
Sometimes you have to love the digital mess that is all around us. Like yesterdya, when Robyn and Kelis is tweeting each other, discussing going on tour together and calling the tour All hearts. How amazing wouldn't that be? I think so even more now after listening to her new album: Kelis – Flesh Tone
Really looking forward to seeing Robyn at Heaven in London as a late birthday present for myself on the 17th too. Her moves are impressive, I said it before and I'll say it again:You can't get cooler than this; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmFu-hF6iKc
Really looking forward to seeing Robyn at Heaven in London as a late birthday present for myself on the 17th too. Her moves are impressive, I said it before and I'll say it again:You can't get cooler than this; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmFu-hF6iKc
Friday, 14 May 2010
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Life changing
I'm going to see the NME Radar tour at Thekla tonight. Last year featured LA Roux as headlining artist. This year it's Hurts, suppported by Everything, everything! and Darwin Deez - that is one helluva line up, but I would gladly give my little finger to just see Hurts. It's going to be absolutely magical and I don't know when I've looked forward to a gig this much last (except Black Rebel Motorcycle Club last week...)
Monday, 26 April 2010
Thursday, 8 April 2010
Thursday, 1 April 2010
Kent - now and then
I know I've talked about them before. I just got caught up in one of those ah-those-were-day-days sessions today. Fridays tend to do that to you.
Here is a video from 1996, from their second album, when they were young, pretty boys who dressed in second hand suits and wore too much eye make up. Proper indie and the Swedish version of britpop.
Now they're the biggest band in Sweden and has been so since 2004 when their 5th album (8th of you count the brilliant B-side collection and the two English versions of the previous studio albums) Vapen & ammunition was released.
Suddenly everybody was listening to them, including your parents, your teachers and the popular kids in school who usually listened to Bryan Adams and Axel F. Being too popular is, as you know, very bad for your indie status. Every geek, outcast and otherwise indie inclined kid will per definition not listen to what the bullies to. Ever. (Which is why you won't find one decent music journalist who was popular in school, but that's a story for another day.)
They were still brilliant though, they just happened to be brilliant EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME. They had so many airplays it was like they were stapled to the very air.
It was Arena Rock at it's best, but still with disturbing, brilliant videos directed by the singers brother, Adam Berg. Like this:
And now, NOW, they've gone proper synth, as middle ages men with some dignity and class tend to -and should- do. They've regained some, if not not MORE of the cred they lost during the years when the public loved them to bits. Now they're not pretty young boys anymore. They've always been serious and more pretentious that it's kosher to say you are, but now they've got 20 years in the business, so they can pretty much do what they like.
Which is, of course, what they've been doing all along. Like their big outdoors concert for 30,000 people at the Staduim in Stockholm in 2003, when they asked everybody to dress in white. Nobody does what they do better than them. And the disturbing videos remain, thank god.
Here is a video from 1996, from their second album, when they were young, pretty boys who dressed in second hand suits and wore too much eye make up. Proper indie and the Swedish version of britpop.
Now they're the biggest band in Sweden and has been so since 2004 when their 5th album (8th of you count the brilliant B-side collection and the two English versions of the previous studio albums) Vapen & ammunition was released.
Suddenly everybody was listening to them, including your parents, your teachers and the popular kids in school who usually listened to Bryan Adams and Axel F. Being too popular is, as you know, very bad for your indie status. Every geek, outcast and otherwise indie inclined kid will per definition not listen to what the bullies to. Ever. (Which is why you won't find one decent music journalist who was popular in school, but that's a story for another day.)
They were still brilliant though, they just happened to be brilliant EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME. They had so many airplays it was like they were stapled to the very air.
It was Arena Rock at it's best, but still with disturbing, brilliant videos directed by the singers brother, Adam Berg. Like this:
And now, NOW, they've gone proper synth, as middle ages men with some dignity and class tend to -and should- do. They've regained some, if not not MORE of the cred they lost during the years when the public loved them to bits. Now they're not pretty young boys anymore. They've always been serious and more pretentious that it's kosher to say you are, but now they've got 20 years in the business, so they can pretty much do what they like.
Which is, of course, what they've been doing all along. Like their big outdoors concert for 30,000 people at the Staduim in Stockholm in 2003, when they asked everybody to dress in white. Nobody does what they do better than them. And the disturbing videos remain, thank god.
Monday, 22 March 2010
JJ at SXSW
jj at SXSW
From PSL.
So, now when the mystery is yesterdays news, when are they gonna come to a venue near me and you?
Gorillaz in da house
Thank God for boyfriends more music obsessed than I.
Otherwise I would have missed Gorillaz playing the trinity Centre tonight in Bristol. I have no idea what to expect, holograms, an actual Damon in the flesh hopefully, maybe some guest artists....I have no idea and I LIKE it!
Otherwise I would have missed Gorillaz playing the trinity Centre tonight in Bristol. I have no idea what to expect, holograms, an actual Damon in the flesh hopefully, maybe some guest artists....I have no idea and I LIKE it!
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