No, I'm not particularly interested in being Mr. Manners, but I wouldn't mind being a nicer, more polite person (losing none of my slightly testy edge, of course). To that end, today I've got some burning questions on my mind. 1. Is it okay to drop by without calling first? 2. Once on the inside, is it a gross invasion of someone else's personal space to enter it and... a) light up a cigarette without permission, b) change the music or the television channel, c) open the refrigerator, drawers or closet doors without [...]
1. The other night while I was watching a commercial for the Australian-TV airing of Salt , Angelina Jolie's 2010 action vehicle, I wondered, why hasn't the Girl, Interrupted Oscar winner interrupted her career slumming with more quality dramas like Changeling , the 2008 Clint Eastwood-directed film for which she received her second Academy Award nomination? I always thought it was such a strange but cool title for a movie, and I was thoroughly disappointed when it was retitled El Intercambio for release in Argentina, giving it a totally different meaning. Leave it to [...]
We've been into "Seal" from Italian artists Niagara since the vid for the track dropped back in January. Today marks the release of the band's Otto LP, from which the aforementioned "Seal" is lead track. Reminding a bit of Foals & Junip on the clattering soulful indie pop of "Seal", the balance of the record veers quite a bit from this sound; covering varying genres from synth pop to bossa to stomper indie rock. Stream Otto on Soundcloud here . Niagara [...]
WHEN it comes to time signatures for modern music, it seems hard to beat 4:4 time. Four beats in a bar dominates the charts - so I thought I would waltz through my collection and try to find a few 3:4 tracks. No doubt some more musically-minded than me will point out how most of these probably don't count due to changing time signatures, or compound time, or whatever. But I reckon it's just nice to move to a different beat for once. Suggest any others in the comments below!
Biosphere is the main recording name of Geir Jenssen, a Norwegian musician who has released a notable catalogue of ambient electronic music. He is well known for his "ambient techno" and "arctic ambient" styles, his use of music loops, and peculiar samples from sci-fi sources
Okay, I'll admit it. For the past week, Australia's Nine Network has been showcasing promos for the upcoming second season of the Oz version of The Voice incessantly, and every time I get a glimpse of the judging/coaching panel -- which includes Ricky Martin, Seal , Good Charlotte Joel Madden and Delta Goodrem, the lone Aussie pop star -- I think to myself, "They couldn't do better than that ?" Joel Madden [...]
So it's that time of the year again folks; the flowers are well trying to bloom. Everything is plastered in a red or pink taint. The Greetings Card Companies are foaming at the mouth with all the money they've been making and your significant other has been dropping hints like your pets dropping... well droppings!? That didn’t really work, I’m sorry. So here’s a collection of love songs and songs that are vaguely related to love for you and yours! You can name all the babies that are conceived after me. [...]
Niagara release new video. Italian singer/producer duo Niagara , the collaborative project of Turin-based singers/producers Davide Tomat (TOMAT / N.A.M.B.) and Gabriele Ottino (N.A.M.B. / Milena Lovesick) , have shared the video for "Seal". The song appears on the band's forthcoming album, OTTO (the Italian word for "eight"), out [...]
Hexual.Sealings.Pt.4.b-side_ by Knxwledge.
Con motivo de calentar la llegada de su nuevo EP en ENSMBLE, el talento de la condal Clip! regala este bonito bootleg para el "Crazy" del mítico Seal. Suave suave. Chequiraut. Y [....]
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Brighton band Sealings have released their 19-track mish mash of DIY lo-fi garage rock A Decade Of Aggression on their recently revamped Bandcamp page, free for anyone to hear. You can also listen to and/or download the band’s previous works on Bandcamp, including Sealings’ new single ‘Kick In The Sun’, which you can also listen to below.
Sealings S/T EP by Sealings London lo-fi garage rockers Sealings have a new self-titled EP out that's got as much fuzz as it has lethargy. The vocals are absolutely deadpan and disconnected, but meet face-to-face with some pretty energetic guitar and drums. The solos blaze, too. Look for this EP on Italian Beach Babes Records. LOL, what a name! / via /
Today I rediscovered toast. Yes, let it be proclaimed that toast is an awesome snack and that I deserve to be booed and hissed for neglecting it for so long. At university I pretty much subsisted on cups of tea, toast and tins of Heinz Big Soup, but for some reason despite working from home, I haven't resurrected the toast habit. Well today I put that right, and it was awesome. Toast goes so well with jam, with marmite, with cheese and with just plain butter, and it takes a second to make and it's just so darn [...]
Last week, 2:54 debuted a special cover version of Seal + Adamski’s 90s classic, “Killer”. Currently main support to the XX on their European comeback tour, they premiered the surprise track online, with Colette commenting: “There’s a nostalgia to ‘Killer’ that each member of the band identifies with. We grew up listening to Seal. ‘Kiss from a Rose’ and ‘Crazy’ are such big songs. We thought it would be interesting to re-work a pop song and put a 2:54 spin on it. The lyrics are really moving too; melancholic and tough. To me [...]
The U.K. band 2:54 (sisters Colette and Hannah Thurlow) released a very cool self-titled album earlier this year. The sisters just gave us another treat, a smoking cover of Killer , the song that was a hit for Seal back in 1991.
The Thurlow sisters put their own spin on the Seal cut " Killer " and its 2:54 at its very best. This would have been a lovely bonus track for the bands promising eponymous debut effort which is available now. Enjoy the slow moody-rocker in full.
2:54 - Killer [Adamski] watch the original
2:54 are sisters Hannah and Colette Thurlow. They will be opening for The xx on their upcoming US tour. This is their cover of the Seal classic "Killer"...
If circa-2012 indie rock bands are never gonna survive unless they get a little crazy. Or in any case, maybe that's why London churners 2:54, one of Stereogum's 40 best new bands of 2012 , have covered " Killer ," the 1990 single with acid house producer Adamski that first put Seal on the map. Or maybe they're trying to get attention from supermodels. Or maybe, just maybe, they've covered the song because it's great and it fits nicely with their chilly brood. In any case, you should really listen to the 2:54 cover below. Read More...
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From Go To Whoa
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Raw Drive- The Vice President of Soul
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The Needle Drop
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