Wow, The Coral return with a new track, album and tour dates.
I love The Coral, and this new track is awesome!! Link below (with fan video)
Also to go their official web page here for info on the tour dates and to get you're FREE "Butterfly House" download !!
Go there NOW !! - enojy
Showing posts with label What's New?. Show all posts
Showing posts with label What's New?. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
New-ish Album - The Lightning Seeds "Four Winds"
The Lightning Seeds are back. Ian Broudie, the main man, writer and singer, has had some troubled years with the loss of some close family members. This has unleashed a sadder, dark side to the Lightning Seeds.And I love it.
I've always been a fan. I love the fun Pop they produced, "What If", "Sugar Coated Iceberg" and "Change" are so good!!. When I read they'd recorded something new I was excited. I expected the normal sugar coated pop. I was VERY much mistaken.
The opening track "4 Winds" is a haunting, 60s guitar, string filled look back at Broudie's youth. From the intro's female vocals it's a sad affair, and that continues to when Broudie picks up the first verse. It's a slow, but excellent opening.
Another fine moment is the slightly country styled "Things Just Happened". Though starting like it could depressing, this track has an uplifting twist when the drums kick in towards the end.
Other highlights include "Ghosts" (video below), which is almost The Seeds of old, however, the lyrical darkness changes that. I've read it's written in memory of his Brother, which adds to the emotion of the lyric "The world it turns and now it's turned on you". Great climax to this track, you'll wanna play it over and over........note; amazing backing vocals on this too !!
If you've liked The Lightning Seeds before, you'll LOVE this record. It will, however, be for different reasons than before, as The Seeds have grown up.
"Ghosts" video - sounds a bit dodgy, sorry!
I've always been a fan. I love the fun Pop they produced, "What If", "Sugar Coated Iceberg" and "Change" are so good!!. When I read they'd recorded something new I was excited. I expected the normal sugar coated pop. I was VERY much mistaken.
The opening track "4 Winds" is a haunting, 60s guitar, string filled look back at Broudie's youth. From the intro's female vocals it's a sad affair, and that continues to when Broudie picks up the first verse. It's a slow, but excellent opening.
Another fine moment is the slightly country styled "Things Just Happened". Though starting like it could depressing, this track has an uplifting twist when the drums kick in towards the end.
Other highlights include "Ghosts" (video below), which is almost The Seeds of old, however, the lyrical darkness changes that. I've read it's written in memory of his Brother, which adds to the emotion of the lyric "The world it turns and now it's turned on you". Great climax to this track, you'll wanna play it over and over........note; amazing backing vocals on this too !!
If you've liked The Lightning Seeds before, you'll LOVE this record. It will, however, be for different reasons than before, as The Seeds have grown up.
"Ghosts" video - sounds a bit dodgy, sorry!
Friday, May 7, 2010
NEW MUSIC ALERT !! The Chemical Brothers - Swoon
THe Chemical Bros are back with a new, more relaxed sound. Check it out !!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
"Thriller" named most influential video ever!!
Interesting story below about the most influential music videos of alllll time.
"Thriller" is number one of course. It revolutionised the music video and set the bar which is still hardly reached today!.
for the full story and top 10 click here
"Thriller" is number one of course. It revolutionised the music video and set the bar which is still hardly reached today!.
for the full story and top 10 click here
Saturday, May 1, 2010
New Fave....Warpaint.
My bestest buddy, who lives on the west coast of the US, brought this band to my attention a week or so ago. I've since got their new(ish) EP "Exquisite Corpse" and we both adore it. They may not like my description of them, but they're lo-fi, melodic and haunting. The kind of sound that can only come from the dark underbelly of the Californian music scene. Forget the usual soft, over produced LA stuff. This is dirty, raw and ear catching. It has a great "recorded in one take" feel. All the songs sound like the band actually played and recorded together without tons of overdubs.
good review here by the Beeb - www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/h25c
also check http://www.myspace.com/worldwartour for tour dates in a town near YOU!
more info @ http://www.facebook.com/warpaintwarpaint and twitter.com/_warpaint
If you only have time in your busy lives to only check out one of their songs, make it "Billie Holiday" - just beautiful. Plus has a great spin on the Smokey Robinson written "My Guy" which has previously been performed by Mary Wells, The Supremes and Aretha Franklin.
good review here by the Beeb - www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/h25c
also check http://www.myspace.com/worldwartour for tour dates in a town near YOU!
more info @ http://www.facebook.com/warpaintwarpaint and twitter.com/_warpaint
If you only have time in your busy lives to only check out one of their songs, make it "Billie Holiday" - just beautiful. Plus has a great spin on the Smokey Robinson written "My Guy" which has previously been performed by Mary Wells, The Supremes and Aretha Franklin.
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