Corinne Bailey Rae probably finds herself lumped in with the Duffy’s and Amy Winehouse’s of the world, though she’s not mining soul as blatantly as those two. Not that doing so is such a bad thing – I happen to be a fan of both of them. But CBR seems to be going her own [...]
Oh let’s be honest, the sound quality here is far from excellent, but just about anything Jarvis Cocker does is wonderful. As for the song itself, I’ve never been quite sure what to think. It’s slightly creepy, isn’t it?
I took a knife and cut out her eye
I took it home and watched it wither [...]
If I didn’t know better, I’d swear La Roux’s Elly Jackson was created in a laboratory by splicing genes from Tilda Swinton and Annie Lennox. In fact, I’m not entirely sure I do know better. If someone can pass along their contact information, I’ll see about having them make me an Elly of my very [...]
Magic Wands manage to deliver the goods yet again. And in demo form, no less. Gorgeous dreampop to brighten my rain-soaked, dreary afternoon!
Miss Florence and her backup machines have another video for us from her debut, Lungs. She’s still keeping with the Stevie Nicks vibe, but a little less ‘Wicker Man’ on this outing. Just another example of why ‘Lungs’ will likely end up on my Best of 09 list.
Just a short time ago, Keath and I were having a conversation about the differences in the career trajectories of Johnny Marr and Morrissey, post-Smiths. While Morrissey has been the more consistent of the two, he’s also taken the safest path. He’s stayed in his comfort zone and stuck to the familiar. Not that I’m [...]
Amazing Baby are an interesting bunch. At first I thought they might be Britpop throwbacks after hearing ‘Smoke Bros’, but it seems to me they’re reaching farther back than that (though I still think the opening verse of ‘Dead Light’ sounds like Blur’s ‘Strange News From Another Star’ at a higher tempo). I’ve been listening [...]
