Saw Phoenix at the Glasgow Arches on Sunday just there. Sounded awesome live, but the crowd really didn’t seem up for it. It was quite disappointing actually. I went with my bro and an altbro, expecting it to be really jumpy – but it wasn’t. I dunno if it was because it was a Sunday and people didn’t want to go wild because they had work in the morning or what, but it was a total fucking buzzkill. Worse, it was like the crowd had never heard of ‘Too Young‘ (my fave Phoenix song) or any tunes pre-Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix for that matter.
Phoenix @ Arches, Glasgow
Enough of the rant FFS eh! Ok back to la choonage. Heard Sleigh Bells for the first time the other day and was kinda blown away – especially by this song. Sleigh Bells are a boy-girl duo who make a fucking glorious racket and I could see them going down a storm live – plus the singer is FIIIIT! Next is Juiceboxxx who apparently recorded this in one take. Anything with Javelin attached will at some point be posted by me – cos I’m obsessed. Slinky blue-eyed soul from Mayer Hawthorne puts a smile on my faces.
Caught this over at PMA and couldn’t resist a repost. Another fantastic Seven remix. I think Fever Ray sent each remixer a strongly worded email telling them to NOT. FUCK. THIS. UP. The Twelves didn’t. In fact, they made the best one yet. Lifelike sprinkled his Falke-dust over Barcelona and out popped this remix. Harvard Bass is fast becoming a staple of my morning wake-up audioporn. Harvard Bass = The Sex.
This song has instant likeability. Found it over at TSURURADIO. Never really paid much attention to the Rumble Strips before. Seemed like your generic indie band. New album is very good though. Apparently Mark Ronson produced. Me likey.
What happened to Cansei de Ser Sexy (CSS)?? They’re a fucking delightful wee band. Absolutely storming live. Saw them at T in the Park one year (can’t remember which). Lovefoxxx is stunning. I’d walk over hot koalas to get that bitch.
“I got your shirt and I’m so not sure are you coming back for it or should I expect the worse? - well you can keep it - I’m thinking - don’t think too much - should I call? - you got my numbers - I’m thinking”
“She screamed so loud Until she was laughing Well now there’s no more reasons for her to cry It was so late, it was 4 AM”
I’m at that stage with La Roux’s catchy-as-fuck song ‘Bulletproof’ where I’m totally in love with it. I’ve not heard it too much. But at the same time I’ve not heard it enough. In some pictures I quite fancy her too.
What actually triggered this post in the first place though was when I listened to the Just A Band remix. Christ it has everything I want from a remix. Starts off familiar then just totally smashes you over the head with a dirty great fucking tyrannosaurus beat! Kinda reminds me of the Boys Noize remix of Happy Up Here actually. Anyway, this remix has just shot into my top 10 of the year so far. High praise indeed!! Do you agree?
Got this Busy P remix from Too Many Sebastians earlier. Have to say that blog is amazing. If you haven’t already – check it out. Everything they post is my kind of music. Makes me jealous actually hahaha!
The internet is a fast moving beast, so the streaming MP3s that are posted may not work after a while due to them being taken down. And since I can't be arsed uploading them all again it's tough shite. I'll always post a link to a downloadable MP3 though. As always, if you like what you hear - away and buy it eh!
p.s. if I've put up a song you'd rather not see here then let me know, you can email me here
