World Unite: Lucifer Youth Foundation
Not sure of much else about them, apart form that they sound great
Soundtrack to this post: Foals
Showing posts with label Foals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Foals. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Mercury's Recap
I'm actually really shocked the Portishead & Foals album didn't get nominated, I thought the Portishead was a classic 'Mercury' album. I'm also surprised Duffy didn't get in on the pop tip, and I think it's a real shame the Mystery Jets album isn't getting the recognition.
Thinking about it, I am disappointed the Burial album was entered as it doesn't seem to to fit the way he operates, but I suppose if you were going to do anything, this is probably it. Depending on whether the bookies have twigged how fashionable it is, it could well be worth a flutter!! (edit: I've since checked and he's favourite!)
I actually think it's a decent list with the mass of British albums over the last year, and I think Neon, BSP, Laura Marling and even Elbow aren't the fashionable choicea. The nods to Jazz / Folk are a little trite with the Plant inclusion, but I guess Seb Rochefort didn't make an album this year
Soundtrack to this post: The Boss
Monday, July 21, 2008
Mercury Music Prize
I'm a bit annoyed I forgot when the Mercury Music Nominations were announced, as I'm still away and I quite fancied a flutter on Portishead as early as possible.
Instead here's a desperate prediction I posted on another forum, just to get my oar in before the announcement... again, tidy up when I get home.
Certaintie
Duffy
Adele
Kate Nash
Mystery jets
Portishead
Foals
Radiohead
Last Shadow Puppets
Ting Tings
Potential curve balls:
Burial
Jamie Lidell
Neon Neon (probably not critically acclaimed enough)
Robert Wyatt
Others with potential:
Hot Chip
Guillemots
MIA
Coldplay
Elbow
I reckon Portishead to win, if not Radiohead. I think the extraneous circumstances around those two records will pip the post
There's a lot of talk about them, but I kind of hope Burial hasn't entered, I think it'd be kind of dissapointed if he had as I think it'll throw up a few awkward questions he obviously doesn't want to deal with
It's a funny one, with it being all about UK artists, it kind of makes you realise how much 'ahead' the US is in commercial interesting music. You'd have to think Fleet Foxes, MGMT, Vampire Weekend and Hercules & Love Affair would've been good for the money if the shoe was on the other foot
Anyway, back to the Sun...
Soundtrack to this post: Stars
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Bjork, Everybody Remixing, DJing
Aww, I need to thank Mr Keep Hope Inside for commenting on my last post, about El Guincho on the new Bjork covers album. I like Keep Hope Inside, it's a blog here
Anyway, Stereogum, great webzine with lots of free tracks, have put together a tribute album of Post by Bjork (having previously done Automatic For The People and Ok Computer to mixed results). You can get all the tracks and info here, I urge you to do so!
Everyone's getting remixes done at the minute. The world seems to be swamped with Foals - Electric Bloom and Radiohead's Nude, after iTunes and Last.Fm are running competitions. I've just finished a remix of This Et Al's Figure Eight and am pretty happy. Think I'm gonna have a crack at the Foals one too. Radiohead aren't having any of my money, thieving bastards (you have to pay for their parts, which cunningly will help them in the pop charts
Finally, I'm DJing tomorrow night, at Art Is Hard in Leeds. I'm currently listening to lots of hot remixes, many nicked off this ace blog. I won't get to play any of them of course, unless I get really pissed
Soundtrack to this post: LCD / Justice etcetera
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Skins
I've only watched Skins once and I find it crazy the influence it's had on the music scene in the last year. I don't know whether it's good or not, it didn't seem to be, but the success of THE GOSSIP and now FOALS seem to lie on their shoulder
Foals are so much more than "the band from Skins" (as are The Gossip, with two previous albums on Kill Rock Stars) - but I'm not sure that many people realise that. Their new album leaked this week, and I've snagged a few songs. I've also found some MP3's by Yannis & Jack's old band THE EDMUND FITZGERALD, who I knew pretty well
The new Foals stuff, sounds really good, actually like a down-tempo, ambient Ed Fitz. However, I'm really not sure how the NME / Skins masses will react to it, once they get past lead single Cassius, and the lack of the Skins song (Hummer). And that's what I worry about.
Anyway, Skins inspired me to write this post, because after The Gossip, Foals, and a brief flirtation with Radiohead - the new advert now features an instrumental version of the very excellent '23' by BLONDE REDHEAD - which makes me look up every time it comes on
I changed the layout to the post below by the way. And I'm experimenting with small text on this post. Who knows what will happen next???
Soundtrack to this post: These New Puritans / Blonde Redhead
Monday, January 28, 2008
Tips For 2008 [In Short]
So here are some names in brief that I'm looking forward to hearing from this year
FOALS
Oxford hipsters tipped by the Pope, aliens and the rest of the galaxy. Album by Dave 'TV On The Radio' Sitek forthcoming...
SEA WOLF
Recent discovery, I know little about. From LA. Have an amazing track called 'You're A Wolf'
LOVVERS
Ex-Murder Of Rosa Luxembourg / Tera:Tora guys from Nottingham, play raucous post-punk noise as it should be
THIS WILL DESTROY YOU
Last year's mini album 'Quiet Mountain was post-rock perfection for me. Lots of free tracks at LastFM
TOKYO POLICE CLUB
The tipsters choice early last year, off the back of two EPs, the Canadians have now signed to Saddle Creek and an album of indie-pop goodness is expected soon
HELMS ALEE
Riffing Seattleites, making debut album with Mr Matt Bayles (Isis, Botch, Mastodon, Minus The Bear)
Soundtrack to this post: Youthmovies / YMSS
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