argh

STOP!
DOING!
COVERS!
KATE NASH!
STOP IT.

some people can. some people can't. you are one of the people who clearly CANNOT.

Kate Nash - Men's Needs

ugh. listen at your peril.

ps. how daft does she look in this video compared to the ultimate geniusness and hilarity of Keith & Chris W.A.S:

vinyl 'n vinyl?

I really must apologise for the lack of substantial posting as of late! Life gets in the way.

Anywayyyy! Oh my goooosh. 2008 you really are popping them out! Albums ‘of yay’ I like to call them. picking a top ten by the time December rolls around is going to be serioussssly difficult.
I have managed to listen to the delights of several 2008 albums, some yet to be released. Already for me there’s been Vampire Weekend’s debut [buy!], Blood Red Shoes [pre-order!], Foals [pre-order!], Be Your Own Pet [pre-order!], Hot Chip [buy!], Elle Milano [pre-order!].. the list goes on.

Just the other night I got my hands on Tapes 'n Tapes forthcoming album. And it’s brilliant. So brilliant.

Tapes 'n Tapes have always been good at making sure they sound like themselves. There’s something modern baroque pop about them, but without the intensity of bands like Arcade Fire, and there’s also that shoegaze vibe, mixed in like a dash of salt to their giant pot full of clever guitars and entrancing vocals.

‘The Loon’ was such a good album and I’m really happy they are following it up with an equally good (or perhaps a better) second album.

Tapes 'n Tapes - Hang Them All (linked legit-ly, haha. just for you XL, just for you. especially seeing as you kicked my arse last time). but yeah. seriously this song is just a tiny taster! the rest of the album is even more brilliant.

it's called 'Walk It Off' and is out on April 8th.

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i can't believe i honestly didn't get in the most obvious piece of self promotion that was waiting to happen.

the third issue of my completely entirely FREE fanzine has come out! wayhay!

it's quite good i think.

featuring: patrick wolf. vampire weekend. kotki dwa. loads more.

physical copies are available if you send us a stamp addressed envelope. or if you live abroad/are too cheap for two stamps then you can download the zine as a .pdf file (38MB though sorryyyy). or get a copy from a number of indie hangouts (lolz) in various places around England. vague or what? see our myspace bulletins and profile for proper details. sorry.

BIZARRE PROSTITUTION MYSPACE click click click. ta. brill. ace.

oh god.

i think i've found the anti-christ...



it's like six Mikas but worse?!

pop pop.

i'm not really a fan of Mr. West but this song is pretty damn catchy and the video (only part of the song for some reason?) is a bit brilliant (you've got to watch it all though). it's directed by Spike Jonze as well as Kanye himself.



Kanye West - Flashing Lights (ft. Dwele) [YSI]

erm.

oh dear. i half hope it singes Noel Fielding's hair if he's about.

The Clash - London's Burning [YSI]

.. sorry. couldn't help myself!

lykkeeeee liiiii.

Lykke Li has been no stranger to blog love over the past few months. Her song ‘Little Bit’ was recommended by several who found her sound to be completely refreshing and different to the majority of artists currently being churned out to satisfy members of the public who are easily pleased and wooed by the voices of mass media. The Sun readers… Ahem.

Lykke Li is from Stockholm, Sweden and like Robyn, Lykke Li has a sweet-syrupy content to her vocals. It’s insanely endearing and can pretty much wash away a shitty day at work/school/life in general. There’s also a minimalism in her tracks that seems only to enhance the ‘light’ factor in Lykke’s music.

Her debut album, ‘Youth Novels’, has just been released in Sweden (order it here!) and it’s really quite good. Filled with simple instrumental backing tracks, soft electronic bleeps and bloops, then topped off with Lykke Li’s voice like the cherry on top of a sundae, this album has taken 12 cohesive tracks and become a stellar debut release.

Lykke Li - Let It Fall [YSI] [Sendspace mirror]

song of the week

this week's song of the week comes from Munch Munch.

i saw them on Saturday and, although it wasn't the first time, they really impressed me.

synth and keyboard wonderfulness mashed together with the insanity of one and a bit drumkits and a xylophone.

Munch Munch - Wedding [YSI] [SENDSPACE mirror]

match point.

Spawned from the demise of their previous bands, Super Tennis are a three piece that make shouty, incredibly catchy, guitar driven songs. They like tennis quite a bit and go by their first names plus the last name of famous tennis players’ names. “We once thought it sounded like Pat Cash and Sue Barker chatting through the medium of air fresheners,” Tom McEnroe says, “but perhaps our sound is most accurately described as a combination of Def Leppard and R Kelly b-sides covered by the Kinsella family band on a fine summer's sports day.”

As well as being influenced by tennis (obviously…), tennis players, “clean living, fun times and exotic beers”, the band also point out Les Savy Fav, Broken Social Scene and the Kinsella family as noteworthy in their book of inspirations.

Joining in what seems to be the most revolutionary thing to have happened in musical history since the end of Britpop and the emergence of Girl Power, the band and their label (Faux Discx) have put out an EP for zero pennies. You can download it if you head over to their myspace. Is legitimately free music the way forward? If it’s always this good then the answer is obviously yes.

Super Tennis - European Honey Babies / Shyamtronix [YSI] [SENDSPACE mirror]

shunt.

another banging tune has just gone up from Firas.

Firas - Shunt [ysi] [zshare mirror]

straight to the point and 100% danceworthy, this track is surely a fire starter on the dancefloor.

electro goodness to the max. check it outtttttttt.