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we don't belong here.

Violent Soho are a four piece that hail from Brisbane, AU. they make noisey noise and they're brilliant.

it's not quite 1993 all over again but it's pretty darn close. their brand of punk-grunge has gotten high praise from the likes of Lammo and seen them support numerous big alt. names such as The Bronx. with lyrics like "i hate your face" these are perfect songs for the scorned.

whip out your plaid and stop cutting your hair.

Violent Soho - Love Is A Heavy Word

you can buy their album from hereee.

years of refusal.

i can't believe this blog is approaching the two year mark and i have yet to gush over Morrissey/The Smiths for all to see.

is an introduction really necessary here? i do have to say that Morrissey is probably one of my top three vocalists evaaaar.

this forthcoming album Morrissey covers old ground he laid out all that time ago with the release of 'The Smiths' back in 1984. failed relationships, misery and loneliness swathed in a bizarre arrogance, the terribleness of modern life. you'd think after nine solo albums there'd be nothing left to complain about.
'Years Of Refusal' starts with a brilliant opening track, 'Something Is Squeezing My Skull', but leaves me feeling slightly deflated for the rest of the album until the final track 'I'm OK By Myself' kicks in. despite this coasting along, the whole thing is punchy and modern in the best kind of way and manages to capture Mozza's essence. a few more standout tracks and this would be such an amazing album.

Morrissey - I'm OK By Myself

the album is out Feb 16th! pre-order here.

2009.

i hope you all had a brilliant Christmas and New Years! seems like it's been a pretty interesting year for most people i know already. car crashes (yes plural!), prison, vomit, etc etc.

so here's a (pretty half hearted) post about what to expect over the coming 12 months.

1. obviously Flo & The Mash will proceed on her current path to world domination and eventually she will create a supermassive group of female singer/song writers with erm.. other singer/songwriters. her main enemy will be the 'quirky and whimsical' female electro artist (Little Boots, La Roux, Fan Death, Marina & The Diamonds..). who will win out? will we ever see these two forces unite? am i getting a bit carried away? tune in next time to find out.

2. with pop music being encouraged upon us in this time of economic turmoil, will we all go a bit mental? the 90s were pretty bubblegum poptastic if you ask me. we don't need round two.

3. some ones to watch: Little Comets, Operahouse, Clare Maguire, Women, all of the aforementioned quirky whimsical female electro outfits, Frankmusik (who is decidedly sounding more and more like Madonna each day - producer credit).

okay it might not all seem insanely exciting but at least there's the Danananaykroyd album to look forward to.

tonight's today.

i just heard the forthcoming Jack Peñate single...

it is officially FUCKING AMAZING.
way beyond better than anything he's done before.

Jack Peñate - Tonight's Today

thoughts?

la roux.

booyah. i'm dying of a cactus-in-throatitus but this has cheered me up massively:



it's the video for La Roux's debut single 'Quicksand' and it all looks and sounds pretty amazing to me. if you hadn't heard her on the last Kitsune compilation you'll certainly hear her over the next twelve months. she's been tipped as one of the BBC's big sounds for 2009 and i think they might have that prediction spot on.

La Roux - Fascination

also apologies for the slight email backlog i have created the past couple of days. been busy waiting for my hot chocolate to become like Popeye spinach.

lists 08.

so everyone is starting to compile their 'best of's for 2008 and the same as last year i'm really rather lazy. i'll do another "bands you'll think are overrated in 365 days" towards the end of the month because i actually got a couple right last time.

i did get round to doing a Top 8 from '08 for Northern Nights:

1. Unstoppable - Santogold
2. Triceratops (Acid Girls Rmx A) - Health (mp3)
3. I Decided - Solange (video)
4. Love Is A Boat And We're Sinking - Dinosaur Pile Up
5. Dog Days - Flo & The Mach (video)
6. Heart Throb - Be Your Own Pet
7. Paranoid - Kanye West ft. Mr. Hudson (mp3)
8. I Feel It All (Diplo Remix) - Feist (mp3)

(click for downloadzzzz/links to videozzzz)

and a top ten albums for Sweeping The Nation:

1. Santogold - Santogold
2. Elle Milano - Acres Of Dead Space Cadets
3. Metronomy - Nights Out
4. No Age - Nouns
5. The Mae Shi - HLLLYH
6. Blood On The Wall - Liferz
7. Johnny Foreigner - Waited Up Til It Was Light
8. Born Ruffians - Red, Yellow & Blue
9. The Futureheads - This Is Not The World
10. Be Your Own Pet - Get Awkward

not really any controversy to speak of (apart from the lack of LOTP and Mystery Jets and Friendly Fires i guess) and they aren't actually in any particular order.

wow this was an exciting post. haha. i promise to be more innovative next time.

fan death.

no strangers to a bit of blog attention, Fan Death have just dropped the video to their single 'Veronica's Veil' (out on Phantasy Sounds - buy here).




"Bollywood by way of Tijuana with a pitstop at an underwater Fellini dream carnival."

they're playing with Franz Ferdinand tonight at Durrr and obviously i'm not there because i'm highly boring and wanted to get a full 8 hours sleep before work tomorrow. :(

Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses

bleeping heaven.

probably doesn't sound like something i'd usually post up here but after listening to the newest Cry Parrort compliation i've fallen in love with the sounds of Fox Guta Daata.

weird experimental bleeping and blooping with a chill-out vibe. but not chill out in a hideously bad way. all made by one guy. that's all i really know! it just sounds ace.

Fox Gut Daata - Endless Hissy Fits

and, like everyone else, i have been bumming the latest SMD remix. check it ooout:

Deerhunter - Octet (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)

dog days.

can Flo & The Mash put a foot wrong? .. i'm thinking nope.

new single Dog Days is out December 1st and you can pre-order it hereeee.



Florence And The Machine - Ghosts (Maida Vale Session)

catch her on the NME Awards Tour throughout January and February because she's a treat.