Video: The Black Cab Sessions. Chapter Two: Emmy the Great

Usually these "Youtube Saturdays" are reserved for more established artists or sometimes for lost causes from the past ( Galaxie 500 , The Feelies , Gil Scott Heron ). But today's "YouTube Saturday" is devoted to the future. And someone I believe is an incredible talent. Emmy The Great is that someone. She's English and started out a little twee/indie pop but has smoothed out her edges of late and become quite refined. She's suddenly also very hip as her friends Lightspeed Champion and Jeremy Warmsley are gaining some fame [...]

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http://www.blackcabsessions.co m/ Black Cab Sessions is essentially indie rock musicians being driven around in a cab playing tunes live. Very cool to see these performers performing in such an intimate environment. I approve! Click the cab for more. My favorite session to date - Emmy the Great!

Much-beloved of the Marc Riley show on 6Music, Emmy The Great has announced a new single , due the start of December. It's seven inch vinyl, of course, and called Gabriel. To tide you over until then, this is the great The Great from the Black Cab Sessions: She's not wearing a seatbelt. Saville would be outraged.

[ photo via ] Arcade Fire in an elevator ! Paella with Pela ! Die Hard on a bus! Oh, these high-concept stunt-cute band videos. Now we've a whole series wherein we're piling into the backs of cabs and puttering about aimlessly. Something you really shouldn't be doing unless you're passed out drunk, bawling senselessly, or getting a blowjob. And then I wouldn't think you'd want the lights up and a camera crew present. Or, maybe these days, you would. [...]

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I can't get enough of this video, it's just beyond excellent. 5 stars. 10 out of 10. Bravo. USDA choice. Awesome. So, um, WATCH IT!

I've just now stumbled across these awesome clips on youtube . Seemingly taking inspiration from The Take-Away Shows on La Blogotheque , The Black Cab Sessions take artists on a cabbie's tour of london while they play a special rendition of one of their songs. So far there has only been two chapters but both have featured performers much loved here at funfunfun, Mr Johnny Flynn (above) and Ms Emmy The Great (below). I particularly like how names of the artists get written in the condensation on the windows as they steam up, [...]