Monday, July 31, 2006

Cansei de Ser Sexy - Lets Make Love and Listen To Death From Above

OK, I know. Brazilian Electro-Funk. It sounds like another one of those scenes made-up by the NME (anyone remember Grindie?), that no one actually listens to, let alone sees in real life. Well, I can't vouch for the live following (it is in Brazil, after all), but I do know that Cansei de Ser Sexy (literally, Tired of Being Sexy) would be absolutly mind blowing if the place they came from was the Oracdian A Cappella Folk scene (and I can assure you; thats uncool).
Lets Make Love... is a song for all occasions; its mellow enough to be background music, thanks to its funkay bassline (its a word! look it up), its interesting enough to be forground music, thanks to its witty lyrics, its beatsy enough to dance to (and I dare you not to), and its tuneful enough to sing.
The only real problem is that now, its title is redundant. Why make love and listen to Death from Above, when you can do it to CSS?

Cansei de Ser Sexy - Lets Make Love and Listen To Death From Above

Monday, July 24, 2006

The Holloways - Two Left Feet

This single is The Holloways’ third, and the second signed to a label proper. While the band were wary about releasing a song that has already been pressed once (as the B-side to their first CD, Generator), they couldn’t have chosen a better time for a re-release. Violins are often used in pop songs these days, but fiddles are much rarer, and the appearance of one here really pushes it up that notch from ‘happy song’ to ‘bona-fide summer classic’. Because, as even the artwork hints at, this is a song meant to be listened to in the summer. Sure to get you on your (two, left) feet all through August, and, if the band are lucky, into September as well, a song like this in the rain is like a fishing trip in the drought (pointless and annoying). But make the most of its limited life-span, and enjoyment will be gleaned.

The Holloways - Two Left Feet

Monday, July 17, 2006

Razorlight - In The Morning

Ooh, goodbye indie cred (and Julian and Rowan as friends)... Well, maybe, just maybe, having a cunt for a lead singer needn't get in the way of success (think Ian Brown) and may even help it (think Mick Jagger). In the same vein, ripping off earlier tunes from your heros (think Oasis) or even from your own albums (think, er, Oasis) needn't be a crime punishable by death. At least, not when the single is a bona-fide TUNE, like this one.

Razorlight - In The Morning