Showing posts with label Daily song. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daily song. Show all posts
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Sunday, February 14, 2010
Song of the day: February 14, 2010
This album is very different and very special. It is so pared back to the bare instruments that you'd almost wonder where the music is going to come from. But it grabs you almost straight away because it is absolutely gorgeous, and I've been unable to listen to much else for the past two months since getting it. It's different, exciting and there's some thoughtful lyrics too. No words, enjoy!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Song of the day: January 10, 2010
In a time where dance music appears to have stumbled across a barren wasteland artists like Vitalic stand out like a glistening beacon of light: an incendiary guiding force away from the commercially un-listenable pap. The Frenchman uses purely synthesized instruments and states himself that “the only thing he can’t fake is the emotion that galvanizes his music”. He succeeds at making listeners smile, shake their stuff, and still walk away a little shaken by the music’s intensity. Enjoy…
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Song of the day: December 30, 2009
No first single grabbed Fleur-de-Lys Club as much as Samuel & The Dragon’s debut ‘Diamonds on A Boat’, which is mesmerising lo fi pop at its best. Drawing inspirations from grime and dubstep and sounding like Antony & The Johnsons on horse tranquillizers this Moshi signed duo will be one of the most original breakthrough acts of 2010.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Song of the day: December 26, 2009
The Pretty Reckless is a New York, U.S. based post-grunge band since 2009, fronted by lead singer Taylor Momsen, most famous for her co-starring role in the CW teen soap, Gossip Girl. Momsen describes the band as being influenced by Hole, Nirvana, and Joan Jett. Signed to Interscope Records, the band’s debut — on which Momsen shares co-writing credits — is slated for a fall release. Enjoy!
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Song of the day: December 20, 2009
She may be Britain’s sweetheart but Cheryl Cole only has eyes for America on her solo debut. Abandoning the electro-guitar fusion that put Girls Aloud on top, there’s not a hint of the blubbery personality that has won over X Factor viewers, nor a trace of her warm Geordie accent on this US producer-led selection of sexy but underwhelming R’n’B pop.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Song of the day: December 17, 2009
He has responded by junking his previous incarnation, finding a sympathetic producer in Paul Epworth (Bloc Party, Maxïmo Park) and re-emerging with an album of good-natured, more-ish dance-pop, its multi-layered sound so unexpected that Matinee now seems like the work of someone else entirely. Once noted for his strange knock-kneed dance moves, Peñate has suddenly found a sense of rhythm; recent single Today's Tonight merges Afrobeat and house music, while Give Yourself Away piles on the samba drums and squalling guitars, suggesting recent discovery of the Santana back catalogue. After a few listens to Everything is New, it's clear the title is no plea to be forgiven for past sins. Skins have been shed, batteries recharged and the traditionally difficult second album dashed out with apparent ease. Of all the young artists that might have managed that feat, who'd have thought it would be this one?
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Song of the day: December 16, 2009
Whatever you think about the new Muse album, The Resistance, you’re right. If you love it, you have nothing to be ashamed of. If you hate it, you’re definitely within your rights to do so. I don’t think this is a polarizing record. I think it’s an affirming record. It’s not going to change anyone’s mind on the band; rather, your opinion of Muse will be rewarded by what you’ll find.
The Resistance is an album full of such bombastic pretentiousness, I’d like it to finally put any sort of Radiohead vs. Muse comparisons to rest. As much as I love them, Radiohead has never tried anything this epic. Muse is reaching toward such champions of bombastic prog as Queen, Rush and King Crimson on this record. Even when they try to do a straight-up pop song, they can’t help but let in their proggy influences. They also let their more modern influences in when they “borrow” from more contemporary pop sounds. It all works together, though. Love it or hate it, you’re right. I love it!
Monday, December 07, 2009
Song of the day: December 7, 2009
Stylish, sexy, and simple, the nouveau-garage clatter of the Kills has magnificently sat on a line between base and brilliant. They've traded in a bluesy, overdriven sleaze that's served many a duo well in recent years, blurring the edges between their tandem vocals, staccato guitars, and vintage drum machines. On one of the best rock songs I've heard so far this year, "Last Day of Magic" trades the stiff pinball plink of its verses with a tease towards catharsis on a tantalizing two-chord chorus that gets a little longer with each return, until it's finally revealed unmolested as the song's melodic anchor in maybe the last half-minute. Just enjoy!
Friday, December 04, 2009
Song of the day: December 4, 2009
Smashes And Trashes is the obligatory Greatest Hits collection which happily coincides with the reformation of the band after an eight year hiatus. There are whisperings of a new album in the pipeline too, and as something of a primer, there are three new songs included here.
Because Of You is something of a tortured love song, with all the chiming guitars you'd expect gently lighting the way for the verses. It smoulders perfectly, exploding with guttural riffs, pounding bass, and an angelic operatic vocal from Skin that is up there with her performances. It richly deserves its place on their greatest hits.
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Song of the day: December 3, 2009
Ratatat definitely has a recognizable sound. Once you know it, it's easy to pick out. With this being the case, LP3 is very interesting. The instrumentation in LP3 is easily recognizable as Ratatat; however, the album feels dramatically different from their first two efforts. The band is less interested in dropping a danceable beat and then rocking through it with blazing guitars. Instead, they attempt to use their buzzes, beeps, and fuzzy riffs to create epic soundscapes. And so while the overall sound belongs distinctly to Ratatat, the concept feels very different. The band has evolved tremendously for the better.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Song of the day: December 1, 2009
The delightfully bouncy electro-pop of opener ‘Animal’ on this album from Miike Snow is a good yardstick of the gems contained within; fizzy, euphoric and ever so-slightly Caribbean in flavour.
'Black and Blue' and 'Sans Soleil' both feature a lush elegance, but only when the electronica is kept to a minimum. Too often, there is a sonic overload, a myriad of sounds but no semblance of anything holding them together. The album features some cracking moments but not enough sadly. More clubby than pubby, it still feels like a dance album with lyrics added as an afterthought. A case of close, but no cigar.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Song of the day: November 30, 2009
Empire State of Mind is a single by hip hop rapper Jay-Z, from his eleventh studio album, The Blueprint 3. The song was produced by Shux and co-produced by Janet “Jnay” Sewell-Ulepic & Angela Hunte. The record features the dynamic vocals of R&B-soul singer Alicia Keys, complimented with some choice words on life perspectives from Jay himself. Some of his best collaborative work to date with vocalists. It’s the city’s image personified by Jay’s words, which manage to tap the core of those still wearing Timbs because, deep down, everyone wants to reach the level of opulence that Jay has… he just beat us there & seemingly left us behind. Yet, he reminds that he’s still connected to the city that never sleeps by going back & describing the life that lives there day and night.
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