Blog: The Clink

Posted in Soundbite This is another lovely track from Seattle wonders, The Head And The Heart, who have become a real favourite of mine. This one is called Lost In My Mind. Be warned - it's very, very catchy.

• theheadandtheheart - Lost In My Mind

Posted in Music Videos Soundbite Empress Of recently performed this stunning rendition of her track 'Dont' Tell Me' for Yours Truly. The electronic smoke and mirrors has been stripped back and the video focuses on Lorely's stunning voice. Enjoy. 'Don't Tell Me' is the b-side to Empress Of's debut single 'Champagne', both are available as a free download, and you [...]

Posted in Soundbite Below is the Little Green Cars version of It's A Long Way To Tipperary, which was recorded for the John Murray show to celebrate the centenary of Jack Judge's wartime classic. Judge was of course British and wrote the song in January 1912. He had Irish parents, from Mayo, and Irish grandparents, from, you guessed [...]

Posted in Play-This-List Some of you may have heard of The Weeknd before now. I, on the other hand, only heard of him last week, when a friend posted his Later... with Jools Holland performance on Facebook. The song stuck with me, so with a little research I learn there's a lot more to this man. Apparently there [...]

Posted in Play-This-List Lay Low, aka Lovísa Elísabet Sigrúnardóttir, is an Icelandic singer/songwriter who was picked up by a record label after uploading a track to her MySpace. What followed was a chart topping album, Please Don't Hate Me, and three Icelandic Music Awards. That was 2006, back when MySpace was still popular, but she's produced a handful of [...]

Posted in Play-This-List Merry Christmas! Even though its only the 1st, I've opened the first door on my advent calendar, which means it ok to break out the festive music. Although this album came out in October, I've held off on posting until it actually was Christmas. Posted below is a cover of Paul McCartney's Wonderful Christmastime, by indie [...]

• fantasylabelgroup - Wonderful Christmastime | The Shins

Posted in Soundbite This a catchy number from Delorentos that has been stuck in my head for a few days now. Bullet In A Gun is the newest single to be released from the Irish band's third album, Little Sparks. Give it a listen - then try to get it out of your head!

• Delorentos - Bullet In A Gun

Posted in Soundbite In prepping for a post, it's pretty common to go back and check what you might have said previously or featured about a band. I found it hard to believe we haven't mentioned this quality Irish band before - The Riptide Movement. Better late than never! These guys are just finished an Irish tour and [...]

Posted in General Clinkable Blue Velvet is the name of this track from Childhood, a 4 piece from Robin Hood's neck of the woods. This tune is right up my street. It has a kind of, yesteryear, up on the dancefloor, eyes closed, full of cider, arms outstretched, overlarge jumper and baggy jeans swinging in the breeze, feel to [...]

Posted in Music Videos Local Natives recently announced their follow up to Gorilla Manor - Hummingbird. It's set to be released next year, Jan 28th in Europe, and a day later in the US. 'Breakers' is a track that the band released a few weeks back and it's its finally gotten a video treatment where we can see the [...]

Posted in Something For The Weekend Soundbite 'A Thought, A Mind' is a reverb heavy gem of a track from Cambridge based Farewll Jr. The project is one that's crossed oceans with contributions from musicians in Cambridge, Cork and Sydney. It's reminiscent of Bon Iver, along with the violin bringing back old memories of The Frames. The band have one more track [...]

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Posted in Music Videos Exactly a year to the day that I first posted about Phantogram's track 'Don't Move', I've stumbled across the video for the single, which has just been released. It's still sounding as good.

Posted in Soundbite 'From Nowhere' is the debut single from newbie Dan Croll which is a tap your feet, feel good tune perfect for your weekend kick off. It has a bit of a Miike Snow / Scandinavian vibe to it. Take a listen and see for yourself. Happy Friday! 'From Nowhere' is out now via Racquet Records [...]

Posted in General Clinkable Soundbite Producer Mmoths has an EP coming up shortly called Diaries. This track, For Her, is the first single to be aired from the EP. It features the vocals of Young and Sick (what my parents used to call my 2 sisters) and is a swaying, airy track, which immediately hit me as being a bit [...]

Posted in Music Videos Brooklyn based Empress Of created a bit of an impression a while back with her 1 minute teasers Colorminutes and 'Don't Tell Me'. Following on from this Lorely Rodriguez's has now hit us with a video for her first single 'Champagne'. The track is solid, and as for the video - well its definitely an [...]

Posted in General Clinkable Play-This-List Recent Clink Fav El Perro Del Mar's new album Pale Fire.

Posted in Play-This-List Soundbite I might be indulging myself here a little, but I couldn't resist. This is a very nice, but also quite sad, song from Seattle-based indie band Barcelona. And I am currently in... Barcelona. The tune is called Please Don't Go and although this isn't the proper video, it suits the tune very well. It's also [...]

Posted in Play-This-List If you have 20 minutes to spare today, sit back and take a listen to this. 'NYC 73-382 is a song taken from the upcoming album Rework: Philip Glass Remixed, a joint project by Beck and Philip Glass. The album features a whole host of artists re-imaging Philip Glass - contributors include Dan Deacon, Memory [...]

Posted in Soundbite This is gorgeous. Active Child plays 'You Are All I See' live on his parents Pasadena patio, it was recorded in the summer by Converse & Filter Magazine. His album You Are All I See which was released last year is well worth checking out, still one of my current favorites. Active Child has yet [...]