Sometimes people disappoint you slightly. DK7, for example, released one of the greatest songs of all time with The Difference then followed it up with the almost identical Slipstream. Then their album, while it's good - and it is good, four stars, y'know - isn't at the level, even in terms of presence, of The Difference with the possible exception ( Read more... )

Today I managed to catch hold of a Strange Idols single, their first I believe. Not that great although, it's weird, because I'm sure they remind me of Young Marble Giants or whatever they're called and they're a really nice band. Just. Not cutting enough for the noo. The Pipettes gave me that impression too with their first single, as did Field ( Read more... )

Cleverly, for me, since I knew this week was going to be so hard for updates to the chart, I actually wrote it out in advance and updated it over the course of the week. All brains me. Man I'm falling asleep ( Read more... )

I can't really run away from the bands I love very well can I. I have a number of interests lists namechecking them and a fair crop appear on my Audioscrobbler page. So there's no point pretending I come fresh into the opinions about bands I talk about most of the time.

Case in point, what is your defining Elbow image? Is it the soaringly epic ( Read more... )

For the purposes of Twenty Songs I should mention songs I'm enjoying more in this thing. For the purposes of self promotion I should really just write more often in this thing. You'd probably hate that. Soz ( Read more... )

Everyone's gotta get a little political. Currently playing here is Leaders Of The Free World by Elbow, the title track from their latest album, which I have only just purchased. It is a return to form for them as far as I'm concerned. Cast Of Thousands was very much a second album but this month I've had my faith in third albums emphatically ( Read more... )

Today I didn't get anything from HMV. I could have got Run The Road 2 and maybe the Mystery Jets single. I would have loved to have got the new Elbow album. But I can't afford any of it so I didn't. Instead I consoled myself by buying some tracks from the latest Warchild album. I might buy the whole thing one day but heaven knows I can't afford to ( Read more... )

Been a while eh. That's what lethargy, surreal shifts and a lack of cash will do for a music journal. So. We've had, what, three Singles days? A couple I had to miss due to lack of funds but I've picked up a few things. I got a couple of Amerie singles, 1 Thing and Touch. I don't mind Amerie and it's good to have, in Ciara and Amerie, some R+B ( Read more... )