What’s that sound? Fanfare? Trumpets? Hysterical screaming? No, it’s actually tumbleweed. Festive tumbleweed, perhaps. Everyone’s pretty much in a holiday mood now, I’m assuming, so now is clearly the best time to sneak out the much-anticipated (HA!) conclusion to my annual rundown of tunes of the good variety. Behind the click below are my top [...]
Posts Tagged ‘la roux’
The start of this video is pure comedy – Elly’s distinctive (and seemingly ever more HUGE) quiff poking up, inquisitively, out of some water. Entirely daft, and setting a good tone for the rest of the rather silly video. It’s not their strongest single, all told, lacking the magnificent hysterics of the previous couple. For [...]
Pet Shop Boys, Lady GaGa, Frankmusik: new vids, essentially
Posted: 27th February 2009 by MV in ReleasesTags: frankmusik, la roux, lady gaga, malcolm middleton, pet shop boys, the gaslight anthem, the saturdays, vv brown, yeah yeah yeahs
Hallo there blog, I’ve been neglecting you again, ain’t I? Anyway, there are vids and things to catch up on. Probably the most pleasing thing I’ve heard recently is the beautifully synthy new Yeah Yeah Yeahs track Zero. It’s a beast of a track – a grower, and most certainly best appreciated LOUD. Do you [...]
New La Roux, video-free legends, genre confusion, and bleeps
Posted: 6th February 2009 by MV in ReleasesTags: kyla, la roux, marina and the diamonds, pet shop boys, royksopp, saint etienne
Let’s kick off with a bit of audio-only action from two pop scene stalwarts who it’s still very much OK to love. First up, WHY on earth is there no video for what is surely Saint Etienne’s most pop single in years. I guess it’s the same reason their latest best of has been repeatedly [...]