lame.

i am an utter klutz and managed to break my laptop a week and a half ago. so apologies if you've sent me an email and i haven't gotten back to you. i'm currently borrowing til mine is fixed so blogging will be limited for a short while.



here's the video to The Invisible's track 'London Girl' which is bloody brilliant. aaaand here's a remix done by Calum Gunn of Dananananan.. fame.

The Invisible - London Girl (Cereal Remix)

aneurysm.

Pulled Apart By Horses doing Nirvana? yes pleeeeease with a cherry on top.

check out PABH's version of 'Aneurysm' over here at Ivy League Sessions.

Nirvana - Aneurysm

you can catch PABH on tour near you (probably) all the way until the end of March.

PS. BLOG TWITTER.

so human.

here's a clip of what is rumoured to be the second forthcoming single from Lady Sovereign. the first single isn't even out yet but everything moves so fast these days i'm sure you all won't mind.
i'm not typically a fan but this track is bloody good. sampling The Cure's 'Close To Me', Lady Sov continues down the more danceable route that 'I Got You Dancing' has paved the way for. big big thumbs up from me. i can see this sweeping across every 'indie' nightclub known to man in the UK. how long til you get utterly sick of it?

the second album by Lady Sovereign is out in April so keep your eyes and ears peeled.

Lady Sovereign - I Got You Dancing
Lady Sovereign - So Human (clip)

john doe & beatrice.

it's been a long time since i was so excited to post a totally brand new song up here. i've been listening to it non-stop since i first heard it.

John Doe aka Amat Levin is a producer from Sweden. he's currently working with a singer named Beatrice on a mixtape and i am very much looking forward to hearing what else they have to offer.
JD self describes their collaboration as "Nas meets Daft Punk meets Amy Winehouse". not a lot to live upto then! it is pretty ace so check it out and let me know what you think.

John Doe & Beatrice - Headache

ps. i got a Twitter.

:)

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.