Oh yes he does.
1) Kingdom of Doom by The Good, the Bad and The Queen
(Or, What Damon Did Next)
A little more direct than Herculean but still resolutely Not Blur - Acoustic strumming duels with a boop-boop-boop keyboard line whilst oveheard Damon's vocal drifts, as if he sung it on the other side of the room to the mic. And the room was an empty aircraft hanger.
The chorus (or I think it's a chorus) is nicely catchy. I haven't had time to really give the lyrics much thought but they seem passable.
In short, I like it and am looking forward to the album (which I believe has leaked if you're into THAT)
B-Sides: 1. Hallsands Waltz (Sketches of Devon) - A slightly Badly Drawn Boy-esque instrumental that just screams "TV SOUNDTRACK" at me. It's nice.
2. The Bunting Song (Live at The Tabernacle) - Pretty good (dig the squishy-yet-twinkly keyboard line and the neverending one note drone solo) but why is the live version of the vastly superior eponymous track available on 7" or download? I mean who uses THOSE? ¬_¬
2) Annie Let's Not Wait by Guillemots
At first I thought I massively preffered this new single mix to the album one (bouncier, more direct, more bass, new female backing harmonies) but now I'm not so sure. It's like choosing between two different but equally awesome flavours of ice cream.
Anyway, Guillemots, you know the deal by now: Barmy avant-pop fun. Indie wee gone polyphonic meets jazz-noise.
With adorable lyrics to boot! Buy it, hard. I (lacking in employment) had to pick up the 2 track version meaning all I got in the way of B-Sides was -
We're Here (Strings Only). The Strings from We're Here. Which actually makes for a nice little instrumental.
Now let's play Connect the Singles: Both very British, both.. uh... hmm.
British. Yes.
Possibly more of this in future if I feel inclined to purchase any more singles.
Oh and I might be seeing The Long Winters live next month. Which would be AWESOME.
Watch Good/Bad/Queen play Kingdom of Doom on ...Later here
Get some Guillemots mp3s here
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
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But...what if you haven't heard of Ice cream?...Its all very well and good reviewing Ice Cream for those people who are part of the Ice Cream crowd. The regulars, the ones "in The Know" on the Latest Flavours, The Connoisseurs, the junkies, the critics. But There’s always some guy who will have never have tried ice cream…Maybe he was off chewing gum, he realises his mistake now, He’s reinvented himself and now he want to try this thing called Ice Cream and shout “I do!” when people ask if he likes ice cream…
In other news, How far can YOU take a simile?
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