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Answer me Lyrics:
I tried to contemplate humiliation
I tried to contemplate redemption
I tried to contemplate love
I tried to look from above
fighting still there are two forces in my heart
hope and desperation
Up or down
smile or frown
dare or stare
ground or air?
I tried to live my life in silence
but I can only live in tension
my troubled soul would do anything
just to get your attention
some say that self-destruction leeds to death
others say it's the only way to live
Up or down
smile or frown
dare or stare
ground or air?
Love or hate
destroy or create
fight or flight
courage or fright
to kill or to give birth
chose life or death?
Lyrics by Antonis-Vasilis Koundourakis.
Aujourd'hui direction les Eurockéennes. Au programme, boue, soleil et bière.
Another quick update to say that we've been shortlisted as 1 of 12 possible acts to open the main stage of this year's Summer Sundae Festival here in Leicester! Naturally this would be a fantastic gig for us as we'd be opening on the same bill as Supergrass among others. It'd also be great exposure ahead of the single release in September and album (hopefully now) in October!
But of course we need your help and support to win the slot! It's down to an online vote (isn't everything nowadays?) and so we need people to head along to the regional BBC site HERE, select 'Shortwave Fade' and press 'vote'. That really is it, no signup needed - you just click on the page and vote. It only takes a second....so please, help us out by voting TODAY as the vote closes tonight at 11.55pm GMT. Thank you!!
Right that's it - request over. In other news, the album is coming together now. Gavin has been working with the mixes and thinks are taking shape and sounding great! We're hoping to head back to the studio next week to tweak the mixes a little further and it should then be ready in a couple of weeks.... the release is going to be a little later than we'd originally planned but hey, that's always the way - right?! In any case, the 'Leave' single release is still going ahead on 8th September and we now have a bit more of a gap between that and the album release, which is actually a good thing...
We had a fun gig at The Purple Turtle in Camden a couple of nights ago. I believe that there may be some film of it floating around somewhere, which we'll try and track down and post at some point! We're also at Sumo in Leicester this Friday night for anyone in the area. It's our first hometown gig for.....so long - it's going to be great!
That's it for now. Going to post some mixes of the newer album tracks soon, hopefully after we return to the studio next week.....so erm, stay tuned!!
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Voici un album réjouissant et salutaire pour fêter les vacances et l’arrivée de l’été : Sea Lion des Ruby Suns ! Que dire ? Une pop légère, exotique, rapide et sucrée…une musique tribale aux connotations amérindiennes et sud-américaines Ici, on délaisse le côté américain pour rejoindre la côte hawaïenne.
Originaire de Californie, expatrié en Nouvelle-Zélande et amoureux de l’Afrique, le leader des Ruby Suns délivre avec ce deuxième album une odyssée musicale bariolée qui métamorphose la pop en routard des grands espaces. Ils sont si peu, les artistes actuels qui se risquent à colorer leur pop de teintes exotiques (bien sûr il y a Devotchka , Panda Bear et tout récemment Vampire Weekend) qu’il serait regrettable de pas passer à côté de ce plaisir. Orchestration inventive, sons enjôleurs, piano, xylophones en béatitude, ukulélés … les dix vignettes de Sea Lion exhalent une désarmante puissance d’évanescence qui nous emmène à la découverte de l’autre et du monde. Cela dit, quelques morceaux rappellent toutefois un univers beaucoup moins tribal et bien plus proche de l'art-folk et de la pop pure.
La festive Tane Mahuta , que je vous propose ici en écoute, en est la photographie même, tel, un chant d'accueil lors du premier pas sur le territoire des vahinés, en fermant les yeux, vous sentez déjà le soleil vous brûler la peau et le sable se loger entre vos orteils.
Je vous assure, l’écoute de cet album est une claque, un voyage frais, coloré et lumineux. Vous l’aurez compris, "Sea Lion" est un album qui se savoure avec un plaisir infini.
Dark Captain Light Captain est un groupe composé de six musiciens de l’Est de Londres. On y retrouve Dan Carney (guitare, chant), Giles Littleford (guitare et chant), Neil Kleiner (effets, chant), Chin Keeler (batterie), Laura Copsey (instruments à vent, chant) et Michael Cranny ( basse, chant).
Dark Captain Light Captain voit le jour durant l’hiver 2006, lorsque Dan et Neil décident de composer autour d’une guitare et d’un laptop. Rapidement la sauce prend, ils mettent quelques titres sur leur page myspace et collaborent avec la chanteuse norvégienne Milenasong sur son album "Seven Sisters".
Très vite, ils se rendent compte que le groupe a besoin de personnel supplémentaire. Giles Littleford apporte sa guitare Nick Drakienne et sa voix venue des anges.
En novembre 2007, le groupe signe sur le label indépendant LoAF et sort sont premier single "Jealous Enemies" suivi de "Mid-Session Interval". En mars 2008 s’ajoute au trio Laura, Mike et Chin qui permettent au groupe de succéder les concerts dont une première partie pour 65daysofstatic.
Avant un premier album, "Miracle Kicker" attendu pour octobre 2008, Dark Captain Light Captain vient de sortir un EP, "Circles", qui bouleverse et provoque des sensations poussant à l’imaginaire et à l’apaisement le plus total. Des sonorités electro fabuleusement contemplatives s’imbriquent à merveille avec des harmonies vocales teintées de partitions folk. Cet EP résolument annonciateur d’un album prometteur est à mettre dans votre discothèque entre The Album Leaf et King of Convenience.
Dark Captain Light Captain "Circles" EP LOAF17
Lundi sort le nouvel album de Beck, un retour en pleine forme.
The Breeders Mountain Battles 4AD 2008
On ne peut pas qualifier la musique des Breeders, car les Breeders s’est un style, un son, que personne ne joue. Il n’y a qu’elles pour faire cette musique qui se joue aussi bien dans un bouge au fin fond de l’Idaho ou dans un festival ultra hype. Elles ont gardé la même ligne directrice depuis leurs premiers albums voilà déjà 20 ans. On n'est jamais surpris et par conséquent jamais déçu par un album des Breeders. On sait à quoi s’attendre et c’est pour cela qu’on les aime.
Mountain Battles ouvre sur le titre Overglazed, un titre magistral qui vient de nulle part. Excepté quelques titres comme German Studies, Walk It Off, No Way, It’s the Love, l’album possède une atmosphère plus lourde que les précédents, moins rentre dedans. Les sœurs Deal se seraient-elles assagie avec l’âge ?.
Its like getting too much change in a shop, its a dilemma.. you need to be quick, ‘shall I take the money ?!’ ‘its a big outfit, they can afford it, but then again its stealing,,, but they’re ripping me off anyway’ ‘what to do?!’ of course if you take the cash you’re sure to be arrested, punched to the ground by a surly security guard, jostled by the Police, embarrassing court appearances, losing your job, , house, car, partner, all over 5 pence change... oh take the money .. **** it, thats what OBAMA is saying... you couldn’t really turn down a billion, then about another 4 billion over the pathetic $85 million that the Public Purse is giving him in the US Presidential elections, even though it has made him a liar already... its ******’ hilarious, its all about the ******’ money to these people, he could have done OK with the Public Funds, a million a day will buy you a lot of sincere and annoying TV adverts, but no, that's not enough, he has gone back on his word already, and decided to take the billions offered by contributors to his funds. I would do the same if I were him because I’m not a politician, I’m allowed to lie , cheat, scrabble around in the pool of despair that us ordinary beings have to contend with... I would be piling millions in to offshore bank accounts and buying up Islands of the coast of Panama (are there Islands there - must be ?), go in for a minor operation in some South American hospital, and quietly leave through the back door when no-one’s watching... but that's me !!! not the superhero of American politics, that all the little people have been donating their $25. dollars to, to get rid of the lying inept turd brain that they currently have residing in Capital Hill... c’mon kids if he’s lying now what's he going to do when he gets in ??!! liar liar pans on fire..
I was extremely impressed by The Verve at Glastonbury,,, not a big fan, but they seem to have turned in to a confident & huge stadium band, and certainly Richard Ashcroft has taken control, I liked the fact that he really sings, and has pushed his voice live and that there was so much space in their sound... I wish someone would give Mark Ronson a push off the precipice though, this was the most dreadful and 'show-band' load of tripe I've ever heard... why not go the whole hog and book himself out for weddings.. ******' dreadful, and take Lilly Allen with you, doesn't even know the lyrics to her own hit records.. probably because her Dad wrote it..
Le groupe belge Austin Lace et leur label Bang! Music proposent de faire vous-mêmes le clip de leur dernière popsong Katz. Il vous suffit d'envoyer un mail pour recevoir le mp3 et de créer votre clip. Vous avez jusqu'au 15 septembre pour faire bouger vos méninges. Cinq gagnants seront élus par un jury très sérieux. Par contre, je ne suis pas en mesure de vous dire si Lio et Philippe Manoeuvre font partis du jury...
Pour l'instant le clip le plus réusi est celui-ci.
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Until yesterday, I really didn't know much about Dead Heart Bloom other than that they'd garnered a great deal of press and that their self-titled debut album and second effort, Chelsea Diaries, had both been nominated for a Shortlist Prize. There are so many bands flying around in the cloud of indie hype these days that they all just sort of blur together after a while. Was that Modest Mouse or Animal Collective that just whizzed by my head? Is that giant blimp-like thingee up there Radiohead or just a shoal of the hundred-thousand bands trying to sound like Radiohead these days? A unique identity--something to make your music stand out in the overpopulated sea of music--is a difficult thing to create these days, and the best many artists can hope for is to receive a favorable comparison to the "better known acts" they're inspired by.
Dead Heart Bloom is not one of those unique acts that set a standard for hundreds of followers...which is rather a shame, because their music is incredibly good and does not deserve to be lost in the shuffle. Fortunately, with their latest free EP, Fall In, available as pristine 320kbps mp3s from their website (as well as on CD), the band takes a major step forward in getting their music Out There to be heard.
Despite their somewhat emo-sounding name, Dead Heart Bloom is more like the bastard son of Mazzy Star and English dream-pop band Lowgold. Formed in 2005 by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Boris Skalsky (who pretty much is the band, along with a roster of guest musicians), Dead Heart Bloom produces very pretty, melancholy rock that is both laidback and energetic, somber and driving: a difficult balancing act that Skalsky deftly manages.
Fall In--one of several EPs the band has scheduled for release this year--is only five tracks, but those are five very memorable tracks. Skalsky's soft voice is almost lost in the mix sometimes, but always shines through the lush waves of guitar and piano. The music is very atmospheric and often understated, but the melodies carry the tracks and are just catchy enough to be memorable. "Is This The Way?" starts the EP off with a strong power-pop statement emphasized by its jangly acoustic guitars and electrifying guitar leads. "Come Back" has a distinct Jeff Buckley feel, but is primarily driven by its spacey guitar washes. "Nothing Will Break Me Now" is the highlight of the EP, though, with its delicate lyrics and multilayered vocals, its lonely electric guitars, straightforward acoustic guitar, and drifting cellos (masterful use of panning there, something that's almost unheard-of in modern rock). "Our Last Martyr" cranks up the jam again with a punchy beat and bouncy rhythm backing up Skalsky's beautiful voice and exquisite synth leads. The EP on a relaxing note with the mournful, string-heavy "Here We Are," a gorgeous song whose melody, much like that of Fountains of Wayne's "Prom Theme," will send chills up your spine. The song also begins with some of the most haunting lyrics I've heard: "Well, here we are. It's three a.m. and we're still waiting for the sun."
Dead Heart Bloom is definitely a band to check out if you, like me, love dreamy, lovely music that evokes visions of sad late-night drives. Their music is not jaw-droppingly unique, but Skalsky et. al. achieve exactly what they're aiming for. The good press they've drawn over the last year or so is honestly warranted. And with Fall In available for free, you almost owe it to yourself to download the EP and check it out. Chances are you'll be hooked from the first chord.
Dead Heart Bloom has one tour date listed: July 16, 2006, at The Living Room in New York, NY. As much as I despise New York City, there's a pretty damn good chance I'm going to be there for the show.
