[art: Marcel Dzama]
Back to London and Wild Beasts are playing Koko for the second time in 2 weeks. More on that later. First up were MOTS favourites Esben and the Witch, currently riding an ever growing swell of hype and it is easy to see why. No more need for an introduction, just listen to the below:
Esben and the Witch : Marching Song
Next up, Everything Everything. The main problem with Everything Everything is that they encourage lazy journalism. Examples:
'Everything Everything sound like... everything.'
'Everything Everything would do better to just sound like... something.'
'Bands that Everything Everything sound like: Wild Beasts. Coldplay. Biffy Clyro. Animal Collective. Muse. Radiohead. The Futureheads. Bands that Everything Everything are better than: Coldplay.'
Being lazy, but not a journalist, Everything Everything were frustrating to watch. Falsetto vocal harmonies, funky bass, the occasional guitar riff, electronic tweaks, staccato rhythm but all I could think was 'I don't like them but they are... solid'. So is MDF if you have enough layers.
Everything Everything : My Keys Your Boyfriend
Wild Beasts were Wild Beasts. 'Nuff said.
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I have to point out, at this point, that Alan's Records is not a great place to pick up hip hop records. I did, however, stumble across this little gem which I first heard on a Rawkus sampler.
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