Image From Here You never really wanted me there. I tried, so hard, I wanted to be there with you. But, I just couldn't do it. And you went on your merry way, doing what you do best. You are a socialite, a debutante - someone who has a ton of friends. You are not a lonely person. I really needed you too. But, you didn't care whether I showed up or not. You had too many other distractions, too many other people to be with. There was never any concern from you about my [...]
With a deep voice and a real American twang to their music, Her Next Friend don't need to do much more to get me to write about them. However it was their cover of Seven Nation Army that I posted in last month's playlist that really got my attention. The stripped down guitar and lead singer John Whitfield Burton's excellent voice really make it something special. Having listened to them it's unsurprising that they list Hold Steady and Lou Reed as bands they sound like. Disaster [...]
So the end of another What's Wrong With The Mainstream monthly playlist and what a corker to end it. I thought there was no way a band could do this song any justice but somehow Her Next Friend have managed to do that. I've been keeping my fingers crossed all month that the CD would arrive in time for me to share this track with you. Thanks to the nameless person (as in they didn't put their name on their emails) at Antipoison Records who got in touch and managed to get me this in time. [...]
Image From Here Another fairly brief post. Got a ton on my plate right now and with this depression it is hard to handle things. I have to take Mom to the Doctor again and then run errands - the usual, grocery shopping etc.. These five are somewhat of a different affair than what I usually post on this blog. A few of them lean more on the Techno/Electronica genre, rather than good old straight indie rock 'n' roll. I am slowly coming around to appreciate the Techno/Electronica stuff but at times it [...]
Songs in Space
What's Wrong With The Mainstream
The Bee Gees – Tragedy (Equateur Remix)
Saint Motel
Knickers - My Baby's Just A Baby EP review
