Category: experimental pop
The Winks – Wildlife Of The Desert
While they are prone to grand experimental flourishes (take a peek at the Christmas song they did for us) a la the Fiery Furnaces the Winks may have truly arrived with their new LP ‘Twilights’. There’s a title to attract […]
The Van Allen Belt – Lovely In Akron
And so it goes and this most precious Pittsburgh band goes all soft centred and release a song that could yet be soundtracking the next Bond movie. Anyone who has heard their debut album ‘Meal Ticket To Purgatory’ (it’s on […]
Juana Molina – Los Hongos
Not sure whether Juana Molina’s newbie, ‘Un Día’, is quite as absorbing as her last, ‘Son’, but it’s still a hypnotic listen. Hypnotic I say because being sung in Spanish you have to rely on your own imagination to colour […]
Canon Blue – Avatar Furr
Shrapnel made from feathers. KD Canon Blue – Avatar Furr More Info: Official Buy Songs: Canon BlueYear: 2007
Banjo Or Freakout – Mr No
Scratchy and itchy for more. KD Banjo Or Freakout – Mr No More Info: OfficialBuy Songs: Banjo Or FreakoutYear: 2008
Allá – Es Tiempo
Now here’s a strange thing, a Spanish speaking band based in Chicago that are signed to a Belgian record label named Crammed Discs. The geographical maze hardly seems to matter though when it comes to sitting down and listening to […]
Sigur Ros – Gobbledigook
Running around in the nip as an earthquake crackles in the background seems to be a most liberating of experiences. How else could you explain Sigur Ros and their new Animal Collectivesque bouncy new direction. Out of the blue the […]
Allegories – Grass Toboggan
This song knocked me for six when I heard it first time around. Subsequent listens have proven no less exotic, no matter what way I approach it I continually fail to unravel a single word yet always leave with a […]
Slaraffenland – I'm A Machine
I just went the longest time in about 5 years without listening to new music. It was refreshing but I guess some balmy warm air and a vibrant Catalan city sure helps. Anyway, I’m back fresh and chomping at the […]
Random – Dream
One of the things Vinyl, CD and even ye olde Cassette Tape have over the less traditional media like mp3 is that they normally come fitted with a smidgeon of information about the band in question. The problem with these […]
Condor Moments – Lord Protector, Milk Collector
Because this is Thursday evening I am going to give you something a little bit different to wrestle with. Hidden in the valleys of the rolling hills that is the greatest song Super Furry Animals never wrote are the strangest […]
Candy Claws – Two Airships