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The album was honored by Mojo magazine as an Instant Classic, a label shared by Fleet Foxes for their 2008 album. The BBC had this to say:

“One of the most deeply satisfying debut albums of recent times”, and concluded: “Queen of Denmark transcends the sum of its influences by concentrating on the irresistible appeal of sad yet optimistic love songs, classy arrangements and a dark and handsome croon. Midlake’s only mistake is making John Grant’s startling debut better than their own records.”

The track “I Wanna Go to Marz” is a perfect example of BBC’s statement about the album. This according to Youtube about the song:

John had this to say about the track: ‘Marz was a sweet shop from my childhood. It’s now empty and for sale. But I got to visit beforehand, and the woman who served me as a child was still there. They still made all their own candies and ice cream. In the song, I list all the names of the sundaes, and drinks like Green River. The song is about the gateway back to childhood and innocence, before things have become complicated.’ the owner’s name was Marzetti or some such-hence song name.

Here’s the video:

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Apparently the guy used in the “Wendy’s Hot Drinks” video is still employed in the music industry today. But that’s certainly not to be rivaled by “Wendy’s Hot Drinks”. Enjoy!

Wendy’s Hot Drinks:

Wendy’s Cold Drinks:

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“Then when you vote against me
from the capital in DC
can’t you see that you create
a world of hate”

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And now………. It’s all about the 80′s and possibly 70′s.  That’s at least what I get from the sound of this single. Haven’t heard the album yet. It really reminds me of this song by the New Zealander juggernaut success (in her own country) Ladyhawke. It’s just something about the feel of it.

So here’s the new very catchy Goldfrapp single and video (I keep thinking Priscilla Queen of the Desert Here!) “Rocket”. Unfortunately, this is one of those videos where embedding was disabled by the record company, but you can see it by clicking on the “rocket” below!

Oh Oh Oh I've got a rocket... And you're goin' on it!

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In this video, apparently influenced by Major Lazer and M.I.A (Think Boyz), she bogles around in a psyachelic multicolored cartoonesque stage. If you’re in a bad mood, use this video to get you out of it:

Thanks to the Guardian’s great music blog for continually delivering great music news to my RSS feed.

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The Big Pink‘s Debut Album A Brief History of Love is quite good but not quite enough to my liking to make my list of top albums of 2009, which, I’m still compiling. Yes, I  know. It’s already February. The Big Pink are an electro-rock duo from London England with definite shoe-gazing elements in their first collection of noise rock. “Dominos”, their first single, was probably a bigger hit in both the U.S. and England but “Velvet” takes the prize for this band’s top single so far. It’s hypnotic and draws you in each second of its 4 minutes and 25 seconds. The video’s great too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA3twi3iSNQ

If you like that, check out the 7-minute remix of Velvet by Gang Gang Dance. It’s quite a ride. Download here.

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Watch “Mad at the Dirt”

And I love the fact that they all have the same last name: Joans. The Joans are Davy Joans, Taylor Joans, Aaron Joans, Jennifer Joans, Steve Joans and Ed Joans. You can get more information on them at www.thejoansband.com and on their MySpace Page.

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