Recently I feel hit by a wave of good sounds. Last year was mostly mediocre for me, but 2008 is laying it down! Right so this should be a review or rather a preview, the Quiet Village album hits stores May 12th.
You better get ready, put your party hats on, feast on this, then re-evaluate the electronic genre. I can’t use too many words, or I’ll drown the goodness.
Quiet Village Pacific Rhythm mp3
Silent movie – microsite listen to tracks, retail links and stuff
UPDATE: Sorry for the bad links, it should be sorted soon with filelodge. Meanwhile I posted mirrors.
Don’t shit your pants ’cause I’ll be talking about an extremely hyped band for the next few lines. 
The Fratellis. When I first read about them in my Warsaw-acquired NME (NME is apparently banned in Romania, de facto), back in July, all I thought was, Not another Brit-rock band, with “sharp” lyrics and a “no-nonsense” attitude. Like I was ever going to listen to them. The only thing that was remotely compelling was lead singer Jon Fratelli saying that no one writes story-based lyrics anymore, and that it was a right shame, Or something.
But I listened to the album recently, and a beast was unleashed on my stereo. A beast what soon will not leave its designated, laser-read handy territory. I mean, fuck, there isn’t one truly bad or out of place song in this post-Libertines earscape. Post-Libertines.. That probably makes the Fratellis post-postmodern-Brit pop. There are highlights in here, on Costello Music, but I can’t particularly say whether some songs are better than others. They are all cotton-candy simmering in a pint.Personally I can’t listen to this too much while I’m on the go, because I’ll feel like dancing and people look funny at you when you prance around on highstreets. OK, I’ll agree with the “no-nonsense”. The Fratellis don’t seem to make any compromises here, but the outcome is freakishly endearing, drawing influences from The Beatles or The Stones, as likeable as The Kooks, but better.
The Fratellis – Everybody Knows You Cried Last Night (mirror location)
Check out their myspace for more music.
I’m also going to squeeze in a mixtape recommendation here: 18 songs For Your Autumn. Deerhoof, Jens Lekman, Gotye, the infamous Girl Talk. I’ve been listening to it a lot, and although most of the songs were familiar to me, this is great sequencing too.
I’m out until the 12th or the 13th, depending when or if I choose to come back from Open’er. But before I go, here’s some of my favourite music to smoke, eat, shower, walk, imagine driving, drink a nice bevvie to, this darkening side of 2006.
Love Is All – Make Out Fall Out Make Up mp3
Nouvelle Vague – Ever Fallen In Love mp3
Larrikin Love – Downing St. Kindling mp3 (6 Music – BBC Session)
The Kooks – She Moves In Her Own Way mp3
Conrad Newholmes – Noonday night mp3
Beirut – Rhineland (Heartland) mp3
The Radio Dept. – Why Won’t You Talk About It mp3 (via Labrador)
Sunset Rubdown – A Day In The Graveyard mp3
Herbert – Something Isn’t Right mp3
and a remix – Wolfmother – Woman (MSTRKRFT remix) m4a
Sigur Ros you’ll just have to buy. Or take a look here.
Right, now go and check out some of my fave blogs on the Further music page. Although some of them might be on hiatus too, they’re all worth a try, especially bigstereo. My main inspiration, although it might not look it.
Oh and wolf! Don’t let’s be snarky.
UPDATE: the links are understandably dead, but the whole playlist is up on Grooveshark. Check it out.
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Tapes n’ Tapes 😉 dubbed the hardest working band in indie rock by Filter Magazine, with a cheery downer of a song that strums its way through highs and lows like heartbeat on acid.
Tapes n’ Tapes – 10 Gallon Ascots mp3
What I’m really into these days. The first movement (because it really does sound like several movements that cohesively build up into a classical concert, in an indie rock jazz kinda way) sounds a loke* Doves’ Black and White Town, but then the Guillemots’ identity resurfaces. (You have to believe I did NOT read the pitchfork review beforehand)
The Guillemots – Train To Brazil mp3
The Delgados are from Scotland, which like Montreal, has a terrific scene. This is an older 2005 song I am adamantly proud of (owning). Sunny and vivacious. Universal Audio review
The Delgados – Everbody Come Down mp3
A nice song, sparky. Official site.
The Essex Green – Don’t Know Why mp3
It rarely happens that I get ever so excited. Pop does speak to the heart. You can accuse me of over-hyping (hyping schmyping), I just had to post this funny jangly tune here. Indie for kids let’s call it, about her brother Alfie. You’ll love this if you have a funny tooth.
I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness. My new favourite Austinites. Partly due to the name of course, but a great name wouldn’t compensate for lousy songs anyway. Subliminal message massage: Hype them away please.
I love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness – According to Plan mp3
2 songs for download chez myspace
Bla bla. Green elephants and banjos on the mxipate. I can write anything here you’re not reading anymore *evil*. Just have a look at this. I had a friend say to me the other day, “you know, most people don’t consider the ‘universe’ every day like you do.” The rest is on their site actually.
The Impossible Shapes – Florida Silver Spring mp3
Larrikin Love, the punk-bluegrassers du jour. This one sounds like a very sober very cool Pete Doherty coming from singer Micko.
Be your own PET. I didn’t get the band name at first, but I wasn’t too interested. I rediscovered them in April, and have been, how you say, hooked =D
Last one already? Well uploading songs for an hour was just so much fun. No really it was. I don’t know why people complain. I really don’t know, I was thinking of White Rose Movement, but maybe there’s something more unhyped out there.
Let me know what you think of my mayhemiotic bunch. Bless you
*a lot like (join my inside jokes) 🙂
Gracias a hellopretty for the picture I warped in PShop CS.
Lily Allen has for some reason been compared to Lady Sovereign, which leaves me in a mist of misapprehension. Upon hearing the first notes off LDN, I thought of Corinne Bailey Rae.
As far as I know she is unanimously liked. Her myspace page is a place of fertility where zebras roam in peace with leopards and rainbows loom over pretty little strawberry cakes. I don't know if that makes any sense, I just mean that her fan base is growing exponentially as I write this.
Well you have to judge for yourselves now don't you.
Lady Sovereign – Ch-Ching XXXChange remix (iHud)
Corinne Bailey Rae-Put Your Records On (keepmyfile) official site
-saved the best for last-
Lily Allen – LDN (yousendit.com). Her LP will be out in July
update. ok so peeps love lily. love to y'all via this:
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