Babe Rainbow – Combed This is so weird. The new Babe Rainbow video is an exact recreation of the trip we’ve just taken to the seaside. We did all that stuff! In our monkey suits. And yes, we keep mayonnaise in our bathroom cabinet. Who doesn’t?
01.07.10.
If you are one of our (seven) American readers then you’re likely feeling pretty hungover following yesterday’s celebrations. If you are one of our (eight) British readers then you’re likely feeling pretty hungover, standard. This will help. Somewhere in darkest Baltimore, Eachothers drifts around like a delicate daydream. He probably looks like a cloud or [...]
01.07.10.
Like a hardened pro hovering around the edges of a Dardenne bros heartbreaker, this shonky mistress still has moves. Antwerp’s brass-hearted Midnight Galaxy peddles dilapidated delectation. An electro veteran in heavy mascara and a too-tight corset. An old dog with new tricks. Midnight Galaxy – 2609er [mp3]
01.07.10.
Othello Woolf has sauntered back into our lives, no doubt with a walking cane under one arm and a model on the other. His new double A-side single offers more suave miserabilism and decandent desolation than you can shake a crystal champagne flute at. We spoke to the soulful sophisticate about sampling and space travel. [...]
01.07.10.
Basically what we have here are dreamers. People out of touch with reality. Happy Corners‘ make their beatific bedroom soul through a looking glass between Venezuela and Argentina. When they jumped, they probably thought they’d fly. Happy Corners – Paprika [mp3]
01.07.10.
How To Dress Well is spooky enough at the best of times, but here Brooklyn sweetheart Laurel Halo ladles on the black eyeliner and rolls him in ash. Get Halo’s excellent King Felix EP, free from her bountiful corner of the wwworld. How To Dress Well – Ready For The World (Laurel Halo Remix) [mp3]
01.07.10.
Only an awesome nutcase would attempt to cover Kate Bush’s Hounds Of Love album in its entirety. His name is Aria Jalali. He rides Railcars and has a pet dinosaur. Obviously, he rules. Railcars – Running Up That Hill [mp3] Railcars – Hounds Of Love (Demo) [mp3]
01.07.10.
Going to sit on this beach for a while. See you soon. Benjamin Britten – Four Sea Interludes: 1. Dawn [mp3]
01.07.10.
Like a pheromone-crazed floozy in g-funk form this Zapp and Roger edit from Love Distance swings from luscious to lascivious in a little over three minutes. More from the talented Mr LD tomorrow. Love Distance – Fraderen [mp3]
01.07.10.