Music On The Sea: August 2010

Tuesday 31 August 2010

Netsky

Caught the latter end of his set at Pukkelpop a while back, finally got around to listening to him some more. Highly recommended, especially if you like Hospital's brand of funky drum 'n bass.

Netsky : I Refuse (Shock One Remix)

Tuesday 24 August 2010

Esben and the Witch // Marching Song

Order Esben and the Witch's excellent Marching Song on vinyl pre-order here and check out the suitably spooky and face destroying video.

Esben and the Witch : Marching Song

Monday 23 August 2010

Been away... Pukkelpop // Still Corners // Star Slinger

First up, apologies about lack of posts recently - I have been away at Belgian festival Pukkelpop. Secondly, RIP to the singer from Ou Est Le Swimming Pool? who committed suicide at the festival.

Music wise:

Most fun -
Major Lazer : Jump Up (Supahype Sticky K Remix)

Bounce!

Least Fun - The XX

****

New Still Corners...

Still Corners : Don't Fall In Love

****

And more London-based mix 'n match-ery.

Star Slinger : Mornin'

Sunday 22 August 2010

Sufjan Stevens

Sufjan Stevens. The name rings a bell. (Literally in some songs). The once-most-prolific-man-in-pitchfork has since ceded the accolade to Spencer Krug, and, having only released The BQE since Illinois in 2005 (The Avalanche doesn't count), his well-earned break caused a slow and gradual slip from our radars.

Well - the unexpected annoucement of All Delighted People took everyone by surprise - keeping a 60-minute, 8-song EP under wraps is no mean feat - and a pleasant one it is at that. Sufjan is in keeping with previous alternate "versions" (albeit misleadingly or inappropriately named ones at that), with two iterations of the title song here. It's familiar Sufjan territory but does sound like a progression from 2005; also in the stripping down on his songs, with horns and brass less prominent here.

You can stream and download ($5 - about £3.60) the EP at Sufjan's Bandcamp Page.

Saturday 14 August 2010

Something for the weekend

Something to keep you quiet over the weekend:

Hard Mix : Memories
Still Corners : Endless Summer
Living Rooms : Cave In

Friday 13 August 2010

Kentish Fire

Apparently Kentish Fire means either 'rapturous applause' or 'vehement and prolonged derisive cheering', which seem like mutually exclusive goals and possibly the cause of my own confusion around the band. Like a new Hot Hot Heat, complete with afro'd front man, these guys are fun. But probably just for a short time - there is nothing here you haven't heard before. In fact, there are some things I have definitely heard before, not least 'Don't Bore Us (Get To The Chorus)'. Roxette, they are not. Sorry guys.

No songs unfortunately, but you can listen to some stuff here or do some mixtape-y things here.

Roxette : The Look

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Tuesday 10 August 2010

Of Montreal - Brush Brush Brush

Who knew that brushing your teeth could be so much fun? Unfortunately I'm not sure if Of Montreal wrote this themselves, but I wish they had. If only it were three minutes long instead of one and a half.

Of Montreal - Brush Brush Brush (Youtube)

Monday 9 August 2010

Jens Lekman

Jens Lekman must really miss the days of vinyl. The crackling string-laden intro to his new single, "The End of the World is Bigger than Love", has become a signature; either that or dude's running some seriously lo-fi sampling equipment.

So this is the Jens we know and love - including his flattened croon, which ought not to work on paper but is charming on record. The song lacks some of the inventiveness of those from his last record, but is enough to tide me over until a new release.

A few years ago I saw a video of "The Opposite of Halleliujah" with Jens just on guitar, voice and whistling. It gave the song a much more forlorn and haunting quality, and really highlighted the centrality of his voice to his records, despite the familiar production.

Jens Lekman: "The End of the World is Bigger than Love"