David Emery OnlineSharing is Caring
21 September 2007
Today I thought I’d do your more traditional mp3-blog style ‘what I’m listening to’ post – I realised that I hadn’t actually talked about what I’m listening to at the moment in really quite a long time…
Adele
Now, Adele really isn’t the kind of thing I’d normally listen to but she’s just one of those artists that utterly transcends traditional genre barriers and can be appreciated by pretty much everyone. Quite simply, she has an utterly incredible voice which is coupled with some really stunning songs. I have absolutely no doubt that in 6 months time she will be absolutely everywhere.
Late Of The Pier
Those of you paying attention will have seen me mention Late Of The Pier in my Reading roundup – they were very good live, and on record they’re even better. Certainly quite a contrast to Adele, they straddle the whole indie-dance thing with great aplomb. The track I’ve picked isn’t the current single “Bathroom Gurgle” but the slightly older song “Heartbeat, Flicker, Line”, which is one of the best songs by an unsigned act I’ve heard all year – there’s a bit 2:30 into the song where they give up the whole “dance” bit and just rock out, which is utterly brilliant.
Late Of The Pier – Heartbeat, Flicker, Line
Beirut
Come one – you’ve heard of Beirut by now, haven’t you? His last album – “Gulag Orkestar” – was all over the music blogs, and was number 5 in my album countdown last year. He’s now got a new album coming – “The Flying Club Cub” and very good it is too. While maybe not quite as fantastic and his previous work it’s still stunning stuff, and his sound is really maturing.
Future Of The Left
Future Of The Left, formed from the ashes of the great Mclusky, finally have their debut album ‘Curses’ out on Monday. It’s one of the year’s best albums, full stop – an absolutely terrific piece of work. It’s a huge breath of fresh air to have a good, proper “rock” album gracing my iPod and I can’t recommend it enough. They’re also stunningly good live – as mentioned last week where they played the Too Pure Singles Club; they really are worth checking out!
Future Of The Left – Small Bones, Small Bodies
Turbo Fruits
Turbo Fruits are made up of half of the wonderful Be Your Own Pet (who incidentally should have a new album out in the not to distant future), and the apple hasn’t fallen far from the indie-pop-garage-rock tree. This ain’t no bad thing, and the debut Turbo Fruits album is full of great songs and far too much energy. If you like American garage rock they’re definitely worth your time.
Vampire Weekend
Last but by no means least come Vampire Weekend. Another band I’ve written about previously, the more I hear them they more I’m impressed – they really are a tremendously talented bunch. An album can’t come soon enough – it’ll be sometime early next year hopefully – but in the meantime they’ve got a single out at the tail-end of October. That’s not the one I’ve picked, though – ‘Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa’ is just too catchy not to share…