
Time for Monday's weekly delivery of five songs that are newly making me bounce my behind... We Are Standard - The First Girl Who Got A Kiss Without A Please When you hear that We Are Standard are from Northern Spain, thoughts of Latin jams and ay-yay-yays come to mind. Incorrectly as it turns out: quickly building a reputation in the blogosphere, WAS actually produce a rhythmic and punkish dance-rock. With a debut album produced by Gang of Four's Andy Gill soon to arrive, this is the first single, featuring a pared-down sound and some [...]

It's finally here. The Day of 200 Songs held in honour of my 200th post, which happened way back in April of last year. A brief recap for those who don't know the whole story: to celebrate my 200th post, I decided to try a little community-building project. I wanted to get 200 people who read this blog (or perhaps those who even only read that 200th post) or friends they know to submit their favourite songs so that I could then compile them into 10 mixes for everyone to share. While I received several submissions, I didn't receive many, [...]

Kinda of a mix between Lykke Li meets Miike Snow - which is pretty damn good mix. Mr. Beasley is Bobby Beasley and Sarah Jones from the UK. The track, "Wrong" shows hints of Portishead. Mr Beasley - Right As Rain Mr Beasley - Wrong

track is ill. Mr Beasley - Wrong myspace purchase info rating: 8.7

The Old Romantic Killer Band Genre: Blues / Pop / Grunge From: The Front Porch, The Mississippi Delta, 1952 (Probably) The Old Romantic Killer Band are a genuine Whisky soaked delta blues duo recently unearthed at an archaeological dig organised by Jack White and the Jon Spencer in ... Leeds! [...]
I'd had this in my inbox for blooming ages...and I'm kicking myself. This week with Aberfeldy's single 'Claire' getting play from NME Radio (did I mention this?!), I've heard this loads and can't get it out of my head. This has also been played on Iain Baker's show and it's bloody fabulous. Expect to see this in the 17 Seconds Festive Fifty at the end of the year. Mr. Beasley -'Right As Rain.' mp3 Now, it goes without saying, if you like the song GO AND BUY IT! [...]