Tuesday 29 December 2009

Smooooth baby, yeah!

There's a glut of polished synth pop bands insisting for attention at the moment. They're not coming from the nu-rave indie dance angle but from a smooth, R&B, production centered, house inspired enclave that we all thought was gone but due to the new pop revival has reared its head again!

Now some like :Kinema: are great and thats the point its all about how these bands carry it off, if its as housey and creepily smooth as :Kinema:s Circles EP I like it. The EP is like George Michael pinning Hot Chip up against the wall at R. Kellys coming out party, brilliant! (and that isnt just reviewing hyperbole its quite literal!)







But then you get bands like Fenech Soler, which me and Meatbreak championed a few years ago at Not For Resale when they sounded like Justice but who now sound like they think Duran Duran are a bit to edgy. Please dont let them be big in 2010. Please!








Neon Highwire are also an example of this type of band going wrong though they seem to have listen to Test Icicles a little too much (like what year is this?) Read their Myspace press release and it makes you want to cut your ears off it's so damn safe.









This is just a taster, there are a whole bunch more, alot from LA (often a three piece, not sure why?) I would have used Magistrates as a really good example but they've just split up!

Monday 21 December 2009

The Countryside Alliance Crew!


The Countryside Alliance Crew come together for a rural rendition of We Are Rural supporting farmers across the world. Download this track free, and give what you can to Farm Africa, supporting farmers in the third world:

www.farmafrica.org.uk/

Download the track for free here:







There comes a time
When we head a certain call
When the herd must come together as one
There are cows dying
And it's time to lend a hand to livestock
The greatest gift of all We can't go on
just growing crops and making hay

thinking someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We are all a part of
a rural community
And the truth, you know is farming's all we need

[Chorus]
We are rural
We are the farmers
We are the ones who make the best hay
So let's start sowing
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our livestock
It's true we'll make better hay
Just you and me

Send them your hay
So they'll know that someone cares
And their livestock will be stronger and free
You can leave your cows in the fields, and grow corn instead
And we all can be farming hands

[Chorus]
We are rural
We are the farmers
We are the ones who make the best hay
So let's start sowing
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our livestock
It's true we'll make better hay
Just you and me

When you're down the pub
There seems no hope at all
But if you just believe
There's no way our crops can fail
Well, well, well, well, let us fertilize
Cos a change will only come
When we farm, farm together as one

[Chorus]
We are rural
We are the farmers
We are the ones who make the best hay
So let's start sowing
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our livestock
It's true we'll make better hay
Just you and me

We are rural
We are the farmers
We are the ones who make the best hay
So let's start farming
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our livestock
It's true we'll make better hay
Just you and me

We are rural
We are the farmers
We are the ones who make the best hay
So let's start farming
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our livestock
It's true we'll make better hay
Just you and me

We are rural
We are the farmers
We are the ones who make the best hay
So let's start farming
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our livestock
It's true we'll make better hay
Just you and me

Wednesday 16 December 2009

Yeasayer new single, video & album! Well psyched!!

The new Yeasayer single Ambling Alp is pretty sweet!
Get the free download here.
The video though is just brilliant!

Yeasayer "Ambling Alp" from Team G on Vimeo.


Now I've got to definately see them when they play Brighton next! (Oh yeah the 2nd album is coming out and is called "Odd Blood"! More about it on this blog here! Cool yeah!)