Song of the day – 103: Roger Miller
Isaac’s been a little under the weather, watching the “missing” Disney film, 1975’s Robin Hood all morning. I’m not sure I appreciate the artwork or the storyline particularly, and the whole caboodle is clearly sub-Jungle Book – but man alive, some of the music is great, particularly the inspired choice of Roger Miller as singing […]
Song of the day – 102: Dexys Midnight Runners
The following is reprinted from my favourite US newspaper, The Stranger. I once punched a fellow music critic for telling me how much he liked Dexys. I’m not proud of myself. It was due to drink more than passion. It was at one of those interminable mid-’90s “grunge” Reading Festivals, late at night, in a […]
Song of the day – 101: Rizzo
The shortest entrant in the Song of The Day lists yet, courtesy of the Grrl Band Geek blog. (Incidentally, mate: grrl should have three ‘r’s. I thought this out years ago: two indicates it’s just a slightly crap, alternate spelling of ‘girl’. Three indicates venom, power, PASSION.) Who or what were RIZZO!? Damn, how could […]
Song of the day – 100: Bonobo feat. Andreya Triana
The above photograph is of Andreya Triana, the singer on this most excellent and soulful slice of what they used to call trip-hop but probably has some other crap name these days like ‘ethnic groove’ or something. I dunno. I just know that I’m sometimes partial to this groove. Bonobo is the alias of British […]
Song of the day – 99: The Royal We
Now, if you don’t know why I’m featuring this short-lived Glasgow-based group here, you haven’t been paying attention. So go back and read the entries on the following: Neverever Veronica Falls …while, of course, enjoying their deliriously ravaged femme pop. And then realise that The Royal We spawned both bands. Here, I’ll reprint my review […]
Song of the day – 98: Woom
Holy crap! (The following is taken from Drowned In Sound.) Xiu Xiu’s tourmates, Woom, are tremendous, right now. In fact, they’re so obviously Everett True’s Favourite New Band in the World, someone should tell him. Yes, the net result of their influences (or, more accurately, their raw intuition) ends up somewhere like Young Marble Giants, […]
Song of the day – 97: Althea & Donna
Inspired by a recent entry on the fine Don’t Dance Her Down Boys blog, I thought I’d post this. Man alive, this was a great UK Number One. Killer look, as well. This version on Top Of The Pops has just gotta be live, it’s way different to the recorded one, surely? Can someone confirm […]
Song of the day – 96: Patrik Fitzgerald
To celebrate the fact my formative influence Patrik Fitzgerald has befriended me on Facebook, and was even nice enough to “like” a recent Thin Kids video, I figured it’s long overdue that I pay tribute to him here. This particular song I’m posting had a major effect on me when I first heard it back […]
Song of the day – 95: Veronica Falls
I discover music the way I’ve always discovered music. It’s through a network of friends whose taste I know well enough to taste, and respected allies. The way these social networks form and materialise might change over the years, but the basic premise stays the same: someone suggests music that I might enjoy based on […]
Song of the day – 94: Neverever
Ah, but I love Facebook sometimes. An old Brighton friend tipped me off to a brace of awesome new femme-pop sounds, this group first. Damn, she knows me well: how can I resist such outrageously harmonised and resonant pop? Everything about this is so, so crush-worthy. Bangs damn it but there’s so much of this […]
