Steve Albini is one of my all-time favourite producers, as I've probably mentioned before when writing about Manic Street Preachers. This track by one of his bands (as a musician rather than producer) is fantastic.
This time two years ago, I swear I just continually listened to this song on repeat for about a month.
Perfect summer music; every time I've heard him over the past 365ish days it's reminded me of finishing my degree, moving into a new flat and (odd as it may sound) hanging out on the roof of an old church. Good times.
In fact, that's St Bride's Church, which Wave Machines were talking about with George Lamb yesterday - it's where the Liverpool band rehearse. FACT.
After The Goldrush has always been my favorite Neil since a friend put it on and I heard the opening song Tell Me Why which left me stunned. An excellent record from start to finish with songs like Only Love Can Break Your Heart, Southern Man, and Don't Let It Bring You Down it's one of those great Sunday morning records for a peaceful day. Absolutely beautiful in every sense of the word.
The French group Phoenix seem to have taken off hugely recently: they're all over Hype Machine, and the aforementioned track Lisztomania is massive on 6Music.
Your humble correspondent, however, was of course into them before it was cool. He's got his finger on the pulse like that. This track was first out in 2000, but it came to my attention in 2003 when it was on the soundtrack of Lost In Translation - now one of my favourite films. (Incidentally, the whole soundtrack is great: Death In Vegas, Air, My Bloody Valentine, more). Less trendily, the song's also featured in Shallow Hal...B-side of a promotional single for everyone's favourite Kelloggs cereal. 80s-tastic. I wish every foodstuff had a soundtrack. I reckon houmous would sound like Love, while Pop Tarts (or Coca-Cola, see below) would sound like Calvin Harris.
Pot Noodle, anyone?(Also: I love that the recording of this track is crackly...geddit?)Related articles by Zemanta
Anyone that knows me will know that Manic Street Preachers are one of my all-time favourite bands, primarily for their Richie Edwards-era work. "The Holy Bible" is definitely competing (with Smashing Pumpkins' "Mellon Collie...") for my fave album of all time.
So you can imagine how excited I was to find out that all lyrics on the new MSP album, "Journal For Plague Lovers" were penned by Edwards before he went missing. This was aided by the fact that the record's produced by another musical hero of mine, Steve Albini (Mclusky, Pixies, Nirvana's "In Utero").Quality title too!
This time of a track by Badly Drawn Boy. I do love Kieran Hebden.
