Category: chamber pop
Belle & Sebastian – Seeing Other People
Given that this blog is now in its 8th year it seems completely bonkers that I’ve sidestepped the action of ever posting this song. At the time of its release this Glasgow band had me in their grip, they could […]
The Da Vincis – 50′s Film
It’s been over 3 years since a trio of fresh faced young men released their debut album ‘See You Tonight’ while still in the throes of study, books and cheap booze. Fast forward to the present and the Da Vincis […]
The Arcade Fire – Haiti
Last night it was our favourite Irish album of the decade, tonight we look further afield and take a deep sigh because our overall pick from the noughties could have just as easily been one of the following ‘Asleep In […]
Fanfarlo – Harold T. Wilkins, Or How To Wait For A Very Long Time
If they make a song as perfect as ‘Fire Escape’ again then they’ll truly enter the pantheon of the greats. Yep, for exactly 180 seconds this London act turned sonic alchemists with that particular pot of indie gold. There are […]
Sans Chateaux – Holy Venus
I had big things planned for St. Patrick’s Day, like throwing some light on a sprinkling of the wealth of undervalued Irish bands. As it turned out I succumbed to that most Irish of traits, namely one that leads to […]