I wanted to post something more modern today having gone quite retro recently. This is pretty fresh and I have been enjoying it over the past couple of days. I hope you do to.
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Owiny Sigoma Band – Wires
This track fits with my recent world music motif. They have an interesting back story and I kind of think the London meets Nairobi sound works quite well. The vocal has a hushed quality that serves as a nice contrast with it’s energetic and hypnotic backing.
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Camera Obscura – French Navy
Great name for a band that. Glasgow band Camera Obscura, similar to The Answering Machine, come from a city with a rich musical heritage.
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FM Belfast – Underwear
FM Beflast are an Iclandic electro pop band. Interesting name for such a band. Not sure where it came from. Any ideas?
It feels like a while since I posted something fresh. It has a typically Scandinavian sound – simple and fun.
Hurts – Wonderful Life
These guys have been around for a couple of years now but this, the first song by them I heard, is still my favourite. The stylish, monochrome video suits the song which is cool and retro.
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Caribou – Odessa
Sometimes you can’t escape the cosmos. When I heard from 4 or 5 separate sources that I should check out this guy curiosity got the better of me. And when his Wikipedia page charecterised him as a mathematician first and musician second, I couldn’t help but like him.
This track was particularly recommended by an old friend who often has to suffer me droning on about music, so cheers to him for that. It is mellow but dense with some dark undertones that give it an interesting and complex air.
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Family Fodder – Savoir Faire
Solemnity is overrated. No matter how hard I try it is impossible to be serious all the time. This was never more true than when I first heard this song.
It was a perfect track this week as spring arrived to London. There is something irresistible about a perfect pop song and to my ears this comes pretty close.
9th April
Blu – Amnesia
Posting Nina Simone yesterday made me think of this. It samples Billie Holiday, a singer of the same vintage. This gives the song a really languid feel and I think it works well.
I also think the video is pretty good. It is pretty much the antithesis of the usual hip hop bling which is refreshing.
7th April
Broken Bells – The High Road
This is a collaboration between Dangermouse and James Mercer (lead singer of the Shins). They make an interesting pair that I wouldn’t really have thought would work. But I enjoyed this track a lot.
This sounds really familiar in a way, and it made me think of a couple of bands I have posted recently. The beginning sounds to me a bit like Athlete and the end reminds me of The Bee Gees. What do you think?
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Benoit and Sergio – Walk and Talk
Haven’t been able to stop listening to this for the past 3 days. It is completely hypnotic.
Tiga described this during his 6mix as “My favourite song in the world. Ever.” Nothing like a bit of hyperbole. But at the moment I am struggling to think of anything I like more (or in fact of any other song at all).