Thrown In At The Deep End.

I have just started school again.



I am not happy about this development. Not only this, but I have been clasped in a suit as part of the uniform policy at the institute that I go to.

Furthermore,
I have homework.

Oh the woes.
THE WOES.

Here I was going to post 'Baggy Trousers' by Madness but Savefile is broken.


So enough griping for now we have some new music to talk about.



I recently came across Yeasayer when looking at the flyer for Chess Club, run by members of Fear of Flying. I typed them in the old Google, and improved the myspace profile view counter. I listened to "2080" because it had the most listens, therefore must be the best - I'm forever doing that. "2080" starts with what sounds like 'forest noises': tweeting birds, chatter and such like and the vocals kick in but with not much kick. They are not that kind of band, I know they remind me of someone but I have yet to recall it from the murky recesses of my brain. To be honest I really quite like it, it's a very different sound to what's out there and am now sorry I didn't go see them at Chess Club. They are not a dance-band more of an acquired taste maybe? Anyway, go check the Brooklyn quintet.

After much debate I now think they sound like a Ra Ra Riot on horse tranquilisers.


Thumbing through the pages of an old NME, trying desperately to find a picture of myself at the Reading Festival, I came across on what was apparently Yannis from Foals favourite band: Antibalas. And my, they do make a unique sound. Combining Afro-beats and gospel-esque with strong jazz influences, the resulting collisions results in a totally different music. In "ICE" there are no lyrics and the listener is carried along the oscillating keys and sharp trumpet [I would assume] expostulations. Carrying more members to rival Arcade Fire they shall never play at any mainstream festival or event, but therein lies the beauty.


In terms of mp3's, Yeasayer have "Final Path" free to download on their myspace and unfortunately I don't know where to begin looking for mp3's of Antibalas. Do tell me if you are at all successful, I wish you luck.

enjoy
x

growing like Jack.

I thought I would write a post about bands that have grown on me and to preach that 'you cannot judge a book by its cover' as my mother would say.

Foals are a band set to exhaust the festival circuit with shows already confirmed at the Reading & Leeds Festival already amongst others and look set to have a bright future. Bringing brilliant electro-keys and shouty choruses they also seem to have a penchant for playing house-parties in preference to gigs. In fact this is how they made their name for dazzling live shows by playing at houses which were invariably invaded by the police at different times of the night. However now they have a hectic schedule and according to their myspace are booked right up to December, in which they support Bloc Party, that in itself is a mark of how far they've come. When I first heard them I marked them down as one of those annoying bands that were on the bandwagon with Klaxons whipping the horses careering towards the cliff that would eventually bring about the death of this silly "nu-rave". However I couldn't have been any more wrong if I tried.


Cassius - Foals
Olympic Airways - Foals
Look At My Furrows Of Worry - Foals
Try This On Your Piano - Foals

"Look At My..." and "Try This...." are from an early demo where they had a different front man singing so don't panic.

and they do doodle well:


Another artist who I thought I would never go near with a ten-foot pole was Patrick Wolf, after first hearing the song "Lycanthropy" [I think I have since deleted this particular song] with references to "sewing up" and "cutting off my penis" I thought what an emotionally and mentally messed-up weirdo, this opinion hasn't changed however his music is still fantastic. Apart from that song, his others like "Bloodbeat", "Paris", "The Gypsy King", "Augustine" [my favourite] and his now famous "The Magic Position" are simply majestic. The fact that he's decided to pack it all in after four albums has left some feeling he is a complete arrogant prat, with many mocking imitations of him: "oh boo-hoo I just can't handle this sheer and overwhelming pressure of being famous." Well, whatever his true reasons his last show is sometime in Autumn which is sold out. Hats off to those who are going I never has the chance to see him live.

I have 34 songs of his and I was wondering does anyone know or have his whole discography? I really couldn't upload 34 songs unless you got a petition going but you MUST simply MUST listen to "Augustine"

Augustine - Patrick Wolf

enjoy x