Apart from their track about degrees, reggae and jobs (Well Done) the appeal of Idles somewhat passed me by. I always felt they ripped off The Ruts a bit. But this new single has a bit of a groove and swagger, and you have to like a video that pastiches the silly, macho strut ofContinue reading “New Release: Idles- Dancer”
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MALKA Makes Hopscotch Pop
Can we all agree that MALKA, aka Tamara Schlesinger, is making some of the best pop out there? It’s warm, catchy and inventive, with a little of everything thrown into the cocktail mix, in terms of genre… As well as forming the collaborative Hen Hoose, she continues to tread her own original path. This newContinue reading “MALKA Makes Hopscotch Pop”
Favourite Cover Versions: Dave Gahan – Nothing Else Matters
You know how it is – you wait for a Metallica cover and two come along at once. Phoebe Bridgers has recently released a cover of Nothing Else Matters. But I prefer Dave Gahan from Depeche Mode and his solo version. There’s nothing as affected in the delivery here (sorry James Hetfield, I know it’sContinue reading “Favourite Cover Versions: Dave Gahan – Nothing Else Matters”
Favourite Cover Versions: Lianne La Havas- Weird Fishes
A cover version is always going to divide people, but I’ve got a feeling that Lianne La Havas, the glorious London soul singer, met with approval from Thom Yorke here. Weird Fishes from the Radiohead album In Rainbows is transformed . Her powerful vibrato is beautiful, and you know straight off the bat that it’sContinue reading “Favourite Cover Versions: Lianne La Havas- Weird Fishes”
New Release: Brontez Purnell: Stay Monkey
This new single, a riotous cover of the Julie Ruin song, Stay Monkey, is absolutely badass. I’m so grateful every day for Indies like Upset The Rhythm, because they’re genuinely alternative, excited about music that’s completely out of the mainstream playlist of curated crap, designed for algorithms. They kow-tow to no -one. As for Brontez,Continue reading “New Release: Brontez Purnell: Stay Monkey”
Another Song for Barbie: Shonen Knife- Twist Barbie
Forget Nicki Minaj or even Aqua, there’s only one song about Barbie that I’ve time for, the ultimate anthem for the famous doll, IMO, and it’s the mighty Shonen Knife with Twist Barbie. The lyrics are so cheeky, a satire of western beauty standards : ” Blue eyes, blond hair, tight body, long legs…Bam bamContinue reading “Another Song for Barbie: Shonen Knife- Twist Barbie”
Lost In Music: The Fall- Edinburgh Man
It’s that time of the year, when the Edinburgh Festivals engulf the whole city like a tidal wave of culture, so this seems like the ideal anthem. As I’ve heard over the years, Mark E Smith was a fan of the gorgeous architecture, but mostly the drinking establishments, of the fair city. I know aContinue reading “Lost In Music: The Fall- Edinburgh Man”
New Release: The Kills- LA Hex
The Kills are back. Alison Mossheart and Jamie Hince ‘s new single, L A Hex , out now through Domino, is more low-key than before, with a little gospel backing, and I’m really liking it. It’s still unmistakably The Kills, with the trademark sense of sex, murkiness and danger, just more subdued. It follows previousContinue reading “New Release: The Kills- LA Hex”
MALKA Is Back!
Glasgow based Tamara Schlesinger, who records as MALKA , is back with more gorgeous pristine avant -pop. Matriarch is the new single and there’s a kaleidoscopic new video to go along with it. A new album, Anatomy Of Sight, will be released in the autumn, and the album will be officially launched at the WaitingContinue reading “MALKA Is Back!”
Lost In Music: Johnny Flynn and Laura Marling- The Water
I was pretty mean about Johnny Flynn in Stardust recently, but to be fair, he wasn’t so bad: it was just a poor script, really. To redress this, I’d like to point out that he’s often a great songwriter and has a gorgeous husky voice. This beautiful song, penned by him, also features that goddessContinue reading “Lost In Music: Johnny Flynn and Laura Marling- The Water”
Hit The North 