| Title (link) | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Police Club - Your English Is Good | Via The Yellow Stereo, here's a nice slice of Canadian indie pop. You can find a higher-res version of the video on Tokyo Police Club's own website. |
Thu 24.Apr.2008 |
| The Long Blondes - Century | Can't find a video for this single, but it's so good that I'm just pointing to an unofficial audio upload instead. This is The Long Blondes' first single from their new album Couples. Quite a departure from their first album (Someone To Drive You Home) -- they seem to have gone all electro. |
Fri 28.Mar.2008 |
| BigDog Quadruped Robot | Watching this robot move was a genuine Holy Shit moment for me. Its movement is so organic it's almost scary...makes me worry there's a pink glistening brain carefully wired into the core of its mechanical carapace. |
Tue 18.Mar.2008 |
| The Wilhelm Scream | The "Wilhelm Scream" is a kind of in-joke with sound editors and film buffs. It's a scream that gets used again and again whenever a film needs a totally over-the top yell. I hadn't come across it before until Abi sent me a link to a compilation of clips featuring it. |
Sat 08.Mar.2008 |
| Shitdisco - I Know Kung Fu | One of my favourite tracks of 2007. (Myspace: shitdisco) |
Sat 01.Mar.2008 |
| Guillemots - Get Over It | New single from Guillemots has a bouncy mid-to-late 90s vibe to it. (I'm thinking Dodgy, Kula Shaker, that sort of thing.) Sounds like summer! |
Sat 23.Feb.2008 |
| Tegan and Sara - The Con | Tegan and Sara are sisters (twins) from Canada. I wasn't too sure about this song at first, but it has grown on me enormously. |
Fri 15.Feb.2008 |
| Attic Lights - Never Get Sick Of The Sea | Attic Lights are a pop/rock band from Glasgow. They've been around for a year or two already (see this 2006 feature on Blogcritics), but "Never Get Sick Of The Sea" is their first major release. Big guitar sound, melodic harmonies, cool video. (Myspace: thoseatticlights) |
Tue 12.Feb.2008 |
| Sam Isaac - Sideways | Came across Sam Isaac on Huw Stephens' Introducing show on Radio 1. Beautiful song, clever low-budget video. |
Fri 08.Feb.2008 |
| Los Campesinos - Death To Los Campesinos! | Single out on 18th February. (MySpace: loscampesinos) |
Thu 07.Feb.2008 |
| The Ting Tings - Great DJ | Single out on 3rd March. (MySpace: thetingtings) |
Sun 03.Feb.2008 |