what i am listening to
because my sister asked, in case anyone else is interested,
my current 5 and why:
1. Bebo & Cigala - Inolvidable; Spain's greatest flamenco singer + Cuba's greatest afro-jazz pianist = Lagrimas Negras, one of the best albums i've heard this year.
2. Maximo Park - The Coast is Always Changing; I usually run out of steam for a song after a month but this Newcastle band just keeps growing on me. My favorite for this years Mercury Music Prize.
3. The Go! Team - Ladyflash; 5 MCs from all over the world stopped turning tables to pick up instruments and came up with a combination of funk, schoolyard rap, and 70s TV theme songs. Music made for the sole purpose of making you smile. Also up for the MMPrize, I'm torn.
4. British Sea Power - It Ended On an Oily Stage; Brilliant first single from an amazing album. They also dress up in World War I uniforms and surround themselves with taxidermised animals. In my opinion, Britain's most distinctive rock band.
5. The Decemberists - Eli, The Barrow Boy; I really didn't like this song on first listen, but after I got the lyrics it suddenly all clicked and I'm in love with this song. Blender said that their songs are drowning in their own wit and their lead singer sounds like a donkey. This from the same mag who said Sound of Silence was one of the 50 worst songs of all time. Go figure.
my current 5 and why:
1. Bebo & Cigala - Inolvidable; Spain's greatest flamenco singer + Cuba's greatest afro-jazz pianist = Lagrimas Negras, one of the best albums i've heard this year.
2. Maximo Park - The Coast is Always Changing; I usually run out of steam for a song after a month but this Newcastle band just keeps growing on me. My favorite for this years Mercury Music Prize.
3. The Go! Team - Ladyflash; 5 MCs from all over the world stopped turning tables to pick up instruments and came up with a combination of funk, schoolyard rap, and 70s TV theme songs. Music made for the sole purpose of making you smile. Also up for the MMPrize, I'm torn.
4. British Sea Power - It Ended On an Oily Stage; Brilliant first single from an amazing album. They also dress up in World War I uniforms and surround themselves with taxidermised animals. In my opinion, Britain's most distinctive rock band.
5. The Decemberists - Eli, The Barrow Boy; I really didn't like this song on first listen, but after I got the lyrics it suddenly all clicked and I'm in love with this song. Blender said that their songs are drowning in their own wit and their lead singer sounds like a donkey. This from the same mag who said Sound of Silence was one of the 50 worst songs of all time. Go figure.