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An absolutely delightful first solo release after Roses departure from The Pipettes.
You can grab some free session tracks from the album over here. WMA format.
Rose Elinor Dougall – ‘Start/Stop/Synchro’ from the album ‘Without Why’
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An interesting blend of folk and strings.
Lost in the Trees – ‘Walk Around the Lake’ from the album ‘All Alone in an Empty House’
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Clare has dusted off her casiotone for this splendiferously intimate forth release.
Clare Bowditch & The New Slang – ‘Bigger Than the Money’ from the album ‘Modern Day Addiction’
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The irrepressible Amanda Palmer sings 6 Radiohead tracks with only piano and ukulele on this excellent E.P.
Get it direct from Amanda here for $0.84 USD or more.
Amanda Palmer – ‘Creep’ (live) from the E.P. ‘The Popular Hits Of Radiohead On Her Magical Ukulele’
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Part one of three releases set for this year from the effervescent Robyn.
Body Talk Pt. 2 – September 2010.
Speak Your Body: Body Talk Pt. 3 – December 2010.
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Parts II and III of Janelles concept narrative, heavily influenced by the Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, on this release.
Stunning. Played it back to back three times the first time I heard it. Don’t let the first single Tightrope fool you, each track is totally different, and brilliant. Check out the whole album on her MySpace page.
Definitely in my top ten so far this year.
Janelle Monáe – ‘Tightrope’ from the album ‘The ArchAndroid’
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Sisters Claudia and Alejandra Deheza, along with Benjamin Curtis provide a second helping of dreamy sounds.
Not a massive drift away from their brilliant debut release Alpinisms (2008) but who cares, it’s great stuff.
Interview and snippets from the new album Disconnect From Desire
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An upbeat bouncy debut release for the summer months is out today.
She is playing support for Paloma Faith later in the year, which is cool.
Eliza Doolittle – ‘Pack Up’ from the album ‘Eliza Doolittle’
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This is quite a personal post, which I never do, but one I hope you will enjoy ;)
June is one of those months that seems our family has managed to condense most of our birthdays into the same month.
Hence I have been busy and not posting here…
To cut a long story short, I decided to compile a CD for my Dad of all the tracks that he used to play that really made an impact on me.
It was quite an emotional journey, but worth it :)
This is the track listing I ended up with:
01 The Beatles – Help
02 The Moody Blues – Nights In White Satin
03 Fairport Convention – Hanging Song
04 Procol Harum – A Salty Dog
05 The Beatles – I am The Walrus
06 ELO – Mr Blue Sky
07 Procol Harum – Whiter Shade of Pale
08 The Beatles – A Day In The Life
09 Fleetwood Mac – The Chain
10 The Rolling Stones – Paint It Black
11 Mamas and Papas – Monday Monday
12 The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon
But then I got obsessive and had to find videos for all those tracks for a DVD version…
Here is one taster of some truly retro loveliness
Procol Harum – ‘A Salty Dog’ (Live Pop2 1971)
What a great Dad I have that played all those lovely tracks for me and influenced me so much.
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Almost retro 80‘s synth sounds from vocalist ‘Plastique’ and electro genius ‘Deadbeat’.
A punchy debut that has been looping on my playlists for the last few weeks, and I am not tiring of it.
The Girl & The Robot – Extracts from ‘The Beauty Of Decay’
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Just been introduced to this fulsome 2008 release from fabulous vocalist Lex.
Looking forward to hearing more of her.
Lex Land – ‘All We’ve Ever Done’ from the album ‘Orange Days On Lemon Street’
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A highly accomplished debut release. Great vocals and very interesting instrumentation.
You can pick it up over on the Kirtland Record store for a keen $12.00.
Sarah Jaffe – ‘Clementine‘ from the album ‘Suburban Nature’
