![[NEW] Klaxons E.P. - 'Landmarks Of Lunacy'](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3072353_lg.jpg)
"We're fading like the mist on silver dew..." I know Christmas can be a tiring, trying time for all involved but hey, at least this year's big day was made worthwhile by a string of decent music releases. Top of the agenda? 'Landmarks Of Lunacy', a spanking new E.P. by British new wave rockers Klaxons . It contains five previously unreleased tracks that were recorded during early sessions for their sophomore album 'Surfing The Void'. In the lads' own words, "there are periods of time [...]
Happy motherfucking Christmas. There's a plethora of new music being released today but unfortunately my arm has been twisted into laying the table, cooking bits of food, wrapping presents and running after dogs and children - you know, the usual Christmas last-minute panic and shit. Tomorrow and the days following I'll be bringing you the best that 2010 had to offer musically. For now, though, here are my favourite 'alt' festive songs of the year (in order of personal preference). On behalf of Scrooges [...]
(photographs by explicit.rex ) Jimmy Eat World - 'Last Christmas' (Wham! Cover)
"We're surfing in the air, we're swimming in the frozen sky..." A cover is a very difficult thing to pull off successfully. Indeed, more often than not they end up on the wrong side of mediocre. I do really love me a good one though, and today The Blue Walrus brings us exactly that in the form of The Maccabees ' take on Howard Blake 's beautiful 'Walking in [...]
"Put your hands together and we'll light, we'll light this night on fire" When the dulcet tones of Christmas carols and festive jingles all get a bit too much, it's always a pleasure to revert to the good shit: some sick, sick electronic indie rock. VHS or Beta hail from Kentucky and have apparently been around since 1997 - though to my dismay I only found out about them via a friend last night. How uncool of me. Anyway, these guys merge [...]
![[NEW] The Decemberists - 'January Hymn'](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3065300_lg.jpg)
"Is this a better way to spend the day - keeping the winter at bay?" Now that I've managed to reach my holiday destination, I'm able to appreciate winter-themed musical offerings that little bit more. The Decemberists have a new album coming out by the name of 'The King Is Dead' on January 18, 2011. Last month they handed out 'Down By The Water' as a free download and last Tuesday released first single 'January Hymn'. It's a thoughtful, gentle affair full [...]
(photographs by Lindsay Usich ) Moby - 'Last Night (Ooh Yeah)'
"We'll leave the allegory to another Bible story, out of deference, defiance and choice" R.E.M 's new single 'Discoverer' has really grown on me like only the best kind of song can. Over the last couple of days, it's truly made the perfect aural companion to some very weary ears. Earlier today, the band unleashed 'It Happened Today' as an immediate download for those who have pre-ordered upcoming album 'Collapse Into Now' (released March 8) via iTunes. It [...]
Apologies for the lack of updates - I'm currently somewhere in transit (both literally and metaphorically) but expect some new posting at some stage very soon if and when I manage to reach my destination.
Appelle-la Jen. Jenifer is a French pop artist whom I had the most ridiculous, futile crush on as a pubescent boy. She was on some shitty reality TV show about ten years ago called 'Star Academy' which was basically 'Big Brother'-meets-'The X Factor' - and, yes, it was as horrific as it sounds. There was something about her puppy dog eyes and saccharine singing voice that really (and quite inexplicably) appealed to me. Four mediocre albums [...]
"Take me to the garden with the rose, cut by the thorns but I never bleed" After various trials and tribulations, I finally made it home yesterday. You have to love how this country completely falls apart when there's a little bit of snow... what an absolute shitshow. Anyway, as we near the end of 2010 - and what an eventful year for music it's been - I find myself thinking about all the bands I love but haven't had a chance to feature on the blog. [...]
(photographs by Sophie Van der Perre ) The xx - 'Infinity' (Christian TV Bootleg Remix)
"Wake up, the mattress is bare. House empty, nobody there. That's my worst nightmare" I happened to discover Phoenix-based indie rock trio Fine China in an attempt find similar artists to my current favourite The Foxglove Hunt . The fact that there are more than a few uncanny similarities between the two bands isn't a surprise: both have the same vocalist in the form of Rob Withem. In fact, Fine China was disbanded in 2006 which led Rob to create The [...]
![[NEW] Beach House - 'I Do Not Care For The Winter Sun'](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3054301_lg.jpg)
"The darkness comes so quick in time, shortens the days to longer nights" Oh, snow, what a cruel mistress you are. Beautiful to the eyes and soft to the touch - but you certainly know how to fuck up a boy's travel plans for the day. Instead of going home and sitting in front of a warm log fire tonight, I'm stuck in a virtually empty, very cold dorm. Fancy joining my pity party for one? No? How about some new Beach House [...]
![[NEW] The Naked & Famous - 'Punching In A Dream' (Does It Offend You, Yeah? Remix)](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3051889_lg.jpg)
"Bright lights turning green, this is worse than it seems" New Zealanders The Naked & Famous have been blowing up across the music blogosphere over the last two weeks or so - and with good reason. That being said, I really just wish Google/DMCA/whoever would leave me the fuck alone and stop making me take down my post about them . Bloody ridiculous. Anyway, Reading-based new rave outfit Does It Offend You, Yeah? [...]
(photographs by stella pearl ) Air - 'Run'
"Quitting's outta the question - when it gets tough gotta fight some more" File this one under the category of 'lolwut?': Vampire Weekend have covered UK pop singer/tabloid target/generally pointless celebrity Cheryl Cole . Perhaps even more 'lolwut?' is the fact that it's actually really fucking good. I won't lie... like 99% of the population in this country I do have rather the soft spot for the original (let's be honest, it's kind of a pop masterpiece), but [...]
Love juice. As the legend goes, SymbolOne are two identical twins who were "cruelly separated and secretly studied as part of a research project into whether human behaviour is the result of nature or nurture". That story may not be entirely true, but regardless it's a good one and I'm pretty chuffed that this quirky duo united and decided to start making thumping electro beats together. I also think the orgasmic (excuse the horrendous pun) [...]
"There's thunder, there's lightning, and an avalanche of faces you know" Comme elle est jolie. I've been mildly obsessed with the exceedingly charming Charlotte Gainsbourg of late, having watched just about her entire filmography this week in a futile effort to avoid work. Though a lot of people will probably recognise her from her roles in films such as 'The Science of Sleep' and 'I'm Not There', she is perhaps less well-known as a talented singer-songwriter. That unfortunate fact was altered slightly [...]
(photographs by nirrimi ) The Kills - 'Love Is A Deserter' (Caveman Remix)
damien is listening to...
Avicii – Two Million
Beck – I Just Started Hating Some People Today
H&M Lookbook Mujer y Hombre Otoño 2012.
Avicii - "Two Million" (MP3 Download)
