
Ok , this is a bit of a cheat as the LP in question actually came out in November 2008 and I'm supposed to be giving you ideas for Xmas gifts based on things that were released or issued in 2009. But my excuse was that I didn't get a hold of this album for a couple of months after its release..... Last week, I mentioned that Song By Toad is the best blog out there. I've a whole list of reasons for holding that view. There's the quality of the writing from [...]
I am swimming in tunes but am too lazy today to try to write about any of them right now. So why not distract myself with three albums from last year that I have a suspicious feeling will be winding their way to the Room. And let me give them to you in video version which (unusually for me) makes them all the more interesting given the energy all three bands exude. First up is The Dodo's with "Fools" from their new album Visiter . [...]
It's been a while since the last Toad Session, but this one is a bit good and thoroughly worth waiting for. Meursault's debut album is one of my favourite of the year, and their acoustic set is easily as good. This is the first session to be held in our house too, which brought its own challenges and then some. Mrs. Toad's preposterous cat makes an appearance at one point, and the videos look very, very, erm... green? Blue? Whatever fucking stupid colour it is we've painted our living room. Anyway, the recordings [...]