Thursday, 3 February 2011
Dum Dum Girls
Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues by subpop
Fleet Foxes, our favourite folk outfit or 'baroque harmonic pop jams' writers, as they like to call themselves, apparently, are back this year, and what a welcome return it is. Following their amazingly and deservedly well received self-titled debut record, their new album will be released on May 3 2011.
As if their record company had the smug inclination that four whole months is too long to wait, they are kindly giving away the first single free on the band's website. Or you can just come back here and listen to it over and over again.
This song is gorgeous, as expected, but sounds a lot freer compared to their other efforts. It sounds like the band have actually emerged from the barn they seemed to dwell in in the video for He Doesn't Know Why. The sound is fresher and less melancholic, but is still recognisably the Fleet Foxes we grew to love in 2008.
Fleet Foxes, our favourite folk outfit or 'baroque harmonic pop jams' writers, as they like to call themselves, apparently, are back this year, and what a welcome return it is. Following their amazingly and deservedly well received self-titled debut record, their new album will be released on May 3 2011.
As if their record company had the smug inclination that four whole months is too long to wait, they are kindly giving away the first single free on the band's website. Or you can just come back here and listen to it over and over again.
This song is gorgeous, as expected, but sounds a lot freer compared to their other efforts. It sounds like the band have actually emerged from the barn they seemed to dwell in in the video for He Doesn't Know Why. The sound is fresher and less melancholic, but is still recognisably the Fleet Foxes we grew to love in 2008.
Rabbit Hole
My immediate reaction to this was 'oh no, it has Nicole Kidman in it'. There is just something about that wooden face that I find unappealing. However, this film looks intriguing.
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Brighton Rock
As a Brightonian the prospect of this film is almost too much for me to contain myself! Nevertheless, if you're not a citizen of my fair city, the trailer to this film looks appetising regardless.
The film is based on the novel by Graham Greene, which was made into a film by John Boulting in 1947. Both of those were set in the 1930s, but director Rowan Joffe has opted for the 1960s setting this time around, giving the film a Quadrophenia feel.
How do we think Sam Riley will do as replacement for Richard Attenborough's Pinkie?
Alex Ebert - Truth
Alex Ebert - Truth by isaidahip
This amazing, slow, almost throbbing track is from Alex Elbert, who is embarking on a solo career this year. The quivering emotions in his voice linger beautifully throughout, and he doesn't give an ounce too much too or little. The front man of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes and Ima Robot is set to release his album this year, and if the rest of it sounds anything like this I wish him the best of luck, not that he'll need it!
Monday, 24 January 2011
Penny and the Quarters - You and Me
Penny and the Quarters are a 'lost' soul band and this song was recorded at sometime between 1970 and 1975. You might recognise this gorgeous song from the film Blue Valentine.
All the reviews of this feel are very positive, but they all carry the same message: this film is gut wrenching. Over 112 minutes it depicts the gradual deterioration of a relationship. Not one I'll be watching with the boy friend then...
Sunday, 23 January 2011
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