Blog: angels twenty

Occasionally, Last.fm does one of its jobs better than I expect. Case in point: Blood Red Shoes, a band I almost certainly would never have discovered if not for its recommendations, which usually tell me about bands I've heard of but don't listen to much because I can't be bothered to or just don't particularly like. The UK duo are neither; recommended on the basis of my Long Blondes and Kills listening history, they're supposed to have a range of influences cherry-picked from the American indie scene of the 90s—names like Fugazi and Sleater-Kinney. Unfortunately—and I almost hate to say [...]