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I haven't bought the CD yet, just downloaded a couple of songs.Who Shot Sam? wrote:Ah, that's the new one, isn't it? How do you like it so far?
Top notch stuff, not dissimilar to Strange Geometry, though the reviews might be right in saying the songs (some of them at least) are more upbeat.
Dreamy, tuneful pop at its very best.
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Talking of XTC, the Eno song Backwater from Before and After Science is spinning on the excellent Maconie and Radcliffe (new combo!) Radio 2 evening show. Sounds like Andy Partridge listened long and hard to this song and decided he would pretty much take his cue from it. The melody and singing style are instantly reminiscent of him. Is the rest of the LP. One of those legendary records I still haven't checked out...
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Wilco's Sky Blue Sky, which just came out yesterday. Definitely a lower key affair than their previous two albums. It's rootsy without being overtly countryish, though there's elements of all sorts of classic influences. My favourite track so far is probably "Walken," but the whole this is growing on me.
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A really beautiful record. I've had a copy for a while and it has really grown on me. I went through a period of about a week where I was playing nothing else. It's definitely low key, and even at times gentle, but it's really charming. It seduces you without you realising it. The bonus DVD is a great watch.BlueChair wrote:
Wilco's Sky Blue Sky, which just came out yesterday. Definitely a lower key affair than their previous two albums. It's rootsy without being overtly countryish, though there's elements of all sorts of classic influences. My favourite track so far is probably "Walken," but the whole this is growing on me.
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hey otis - that song Better has gotten TONS of airplay around here (Boston) - so much so that i am kinda sick of it, though it's a great song.
i'm just so TIRED of it. i have the local 'alternative' station on my clock radio to blast me outta bed in the morning, and i SWEAR they play the same damn five songs every morning. and something by pearl jam.
and why can't i like modest mouse? there's johnny marr, yay, but the rest of it? blech. at least what gets airplay.
right now i'm listening to the tippy tip of keyboards.
i'm just so TIRED of it. i have the local 'alternative' station on my clock radio to blast me outta bed in the morning, and i SWEAR they play the same damn five songs every morning. and something by pearl jam.
and why can't i like modest mouse? there's johnny marr, yay, but the rest of it? blech. at least what gets airplay.
right now i'm listening to the tippy tip of keyboards.
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What's that exactly?
I find her songs work their way into your head one by one. Last week it was Better, this week it's Samson. I just can't stop it in my head. Yeah, you can get sick of them with too much exposure, but I do think she's a fantastic talent and very refreshing as a complete prospect compared to lots of limited types.
Talking of which, the Wilco review seems to be getting pretty lukewarm reviews over here. Only kidding, but for me it's gotta be pretty brilliant before the voice of Tweedy stops being the voice of tedey! Then again, I liked the last one well enough, despite not being ever able to remember its title. I just think of it as 'the one with the white egg on'. Same with Regina, what exactly is hers called? Something with 'hope' in it. Why can't these people think of more memorable titles?
Finishing on Regina, she's on Jonathan Ross this Friday. Watch her and swoon. Hope she's playing Samson. I suspect so as it's out as new single.
I find her songs work their way into your head one by one. Last week it was Better, this week it's Samson. I just can't stop it in my head. Yeah, you can get sick of them with too much exposure, but I do think she's a fantastic talent and very refreshing as a complete prospect compared to lots of limited types.
Talking of which, the Wilco review seems to be getting pretty lukewarm reviews over here. Only kidding, but for me it's gotta be pretty brilliant before the voice of Tweedy stops being the voice of tedey! Then again, I liked the last one well enough, despite not being ever able to remember its title. I just think of it as 'the one with the white egg on'. Same with Regina, what exactly is hers called? Something with 'hope' in it. Why can't these people think of more memorable titles?
Finishing on Regina, she's on Jonathan Ross this Friday. Watch her and swoon. Hope she's playing Samson. I suspect so as it's out as new single.
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Oh, and on the subject of the Wilco album, it's bloody annoying that they've done an independent stores only, exclusive disc for the US only. While it's a splendid gesture, and I'm only annoyed because I'm in the UK, it's still one of those things that would've been just as well received over here. Harrumph.
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That sucks.
Watching a bit of The New Middle Classes on BBC2 just now was like a skip through my vinyl collection: Sounds and Vision, Making Plans for Nigel, and a bit of the Young Marble Giants. I completely loved them back in the day, and was amazed to see they'd joined the reforming bandwagon with a gig at the Hay on Wye festival. And then blow me down if Domino don't then mail me this info:
In their short lifetime Young Marble Giants released one album and a handful of singles; the album, 'Colossal Youth' is one of the most definitive records of the post punk era. Becalmed, resigned and a little tense, 'Colossal Youth' created a new vocabulary for song.
Young Marble Giants made the abstract personal and the introspective warm and natural. Their influence filters through every generation from Nirvana to Belle & Sebastian, from Broadcast to today’s haunted electronic auteurs.
"On 2 July 2007 Domino are proud to rerelease ‘Colossal Youth’ and the Collected Works of Young Marble Giants, drawing together the band’s album and singles for the first time ever on a CD set. Including a 30 page perfect bound booklet, the limited edition initial pressings of the set will also include a third disc, which features 6 tracks the band recorded for John Peel in 1980, making it a complete package of Young Marble Giant's recorded tracks. This release will be available to pre-order very shortly.
Young Marble Giants will also incredibly be reforming after 27 years to play a very special show at this year's Hay on Wye Festival on 2nd July...more details about this festival below."
Another one for the list. When's Josef K: The Reunion going to happen?
Watching a bit of The New Middle Classes on BBC2 just now was like a skip through my vinyl collection: Sounds and Vision, Making Plans for Nigel, and a bit of the Young Marble Giants. I completely loved them back in the day, and was amazed to see they'd joined the reforming bandwagon with a gig at the Hay on Wye festival. And then blow me down if Domino don't then mail me this info:
In their short lifetime Young Marble Giants released one album and a handful of singles; the album, 'Colossal Youth' is one of the most definitive records of the post punk era. Becalmed, resigned and a little tense, 'Colossal Youth' created a new vocabulary for song.
Young Marble Giants made the abstract personal and the introspective warm and natural. Their influence filters through every generation from Nirvana to Belle & Sebastian, from Broadcast to today’s haunted electronic auteurs.
"On 2 July 2007 Domino are proud to rerelease ‘Colossal Youth’ and the Collected Works of Young Marble Giants, drawing together the band’s album and singles for the first time ever on a CD set. Including a 30 page perfect bound booklet, the limited edition initial pressings of the set will also include a third disc, which features 6 tracks the band recorded for John Peel in 1980, making it a complete package of Young Marble Giant's recorded tracks. This release will be available to pre-order very shortly.
Young Marble Giants will also incredibly be reforming after 27 years to play a very special show at this year's Hay on Wye Festival on 2nd July...more details about this festival below."
Another one for the list. When's Josef K: The Reunion going to happen?
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