Blog: play it as it lays

Borko are a 7-strong band from Reykjavik Iceland (the project of Björn Kristjánsson). Celebrating Life , their most recent output, does just that. They are however, a bit silly too, on their myspace they claim they are "co-writer of many famous songs. For example: Last Christmas, Knowing Me Knowing You and Suicide is Painless (the theme from Ghostbusters)". The track titles include such daft titles (and lyrics to match) as "Ding Dong Kingdom" and (even better I think) "Doo Doo Doo". However, despite the playfulness, there's a seriousness in their sound. The music is rusted with post-rock cymbal-heavy percussion and brass, [...]

• Borko - Continental Love
• Borko - Hondo & Borko