i don't know if you mean you are the one to love

strong support





recently i have felt a little distant from pitchfork. boy do they like their electronic music. not that i dont. but it seems a little much sometimes. its more of a rarity to find something that you might want to listen to on a thursday afternoon. without feeling like the beeps and beets are searing into your brain. when your trying to concentrate on spread sheets. so i was pleasantly surprised to find this song. and this band. smith westerns. formed in 2007 they dwell in california. they have the support of the publishers. guardians band of the day. rollingstones band of the week. 8.4 album review on pitchfork. and they have the support of the bands. who they have. in turn. supported in a physical sense. mgmt. florence. belle and sebastian. girls. passion pit. and so when it came to producing the album chris coady stepped up to the mark. if not familiar with the name. he produced yeah yeah yeahs. tv on the radio. and beach house. so i think its safe to say he is good. and smith western are good. very good. especially this song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEeWAY0oEOc

ALL DIE YOUNG - smith westerns

you dont need to explain if everythings changed just know im just like you

not quite mykonos



despite this band now residing in LA. group love actually met a year prior to there formation in the somewhat random location of crete. the small greek island. at an art residency. of course they did. signed to atlantic. my old interning stomping ground. they look set for big things. in a relative sense. they are also affiliated with the. oh too cool. chess club. with a 'sound' that has been noted to remind us of the pixies. but worse as one angered person typed under the youtube vid. they seem a good band to note down. especially as they have been given the bbc nod and made it onto the 6 music a playlist. and if you want to catch them live. they are playing in london next week. along with other places in the uk. please note. they have been kind enough to spell colours correctly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ddd70PMxTE&ob=av2nm

COLOURS - grouplove

oh i am never on my way

get some perspective.


its all about context. i found this band through last fm. and randomly picked a song on youtube. this song here. and i liked it. great. i thought. but then i looked for context. which isnt always a good thing. for example when you meet someone normal. go on their facebook. and get a shock. because they have chosen to share strange things. opinions. photos. lifestyle choices. and its not what you expected. the context is bad. but the context for this band really just came in the form of their other tracks. not quite as dire as the 'unforgivable' owl city. but just not great. and pitchfork gave them 4.2. context has indeed worked again these guys. however for a nice song for a nice songs sake give this a listen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx847_zeiss&feature=related

GHOSTING - freelance whales

i dont know, i'll paint it black

ear plugs.

jessie j represents everything i hate about the music of 2011. already. and whilst i realise she may be critically acclaimed. and chosen. i dont get it. but then again. i didnt get lady gaga either. around the just dance beginnings. i thought she was rubbish. but now i like her. alot. shes cool. so i may be wrong about j. but where as lady gaga hits global headlines for wearing a red meat dress. jessie j gets a mention in metro for wearing a mickey mouse top to the recording studio. crazy. so im not swayed just yet. instead i shall stick to what i like. which is modest mouse's isaacc brock's side project ugly cassanova.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATfEvOzyF9U

BARNACLES - ugly cassanova

in the steady blur of the days

another day another dollar

it said in the news today that this is meant to be the gloomiest day of the year. and actually judging by the rain this morning. and the general chaos that was waterloo station at 8am. id be inclined to agree with these men who make these emotional forecasts. however mondays are busy. and in the office there is little time to be gloomy. so whilst this day may not be as bleak as the media warns it to be. sometimes you do need a little je ne sais to help you feel a bit more anti gloom in the morning. enter the great morning music tune. for some its a blast of embarrassing techno. others a hit of blood pumping anger fueled rap. for me. at the moment. it is this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=164yaEvIGcw&feature=related

WET CEMENT - the morning benders