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Song of the Week: The Letter by The Veils
Thanks again to my friend Chris, I was introduced to the band The Veils, and indie/alternative rock band that is led by vocalist and guitarist Finn Andrews. They’ve had numerous splits, band member additions, and three albums, each with a distinctive sound. The most recent, Sun Gangs, was released in April of this year and features one of my standout tracks of the year, “The Letter”. The album as a whole is still growing on me but I’m sure it will. Neither Chris nor I can’t figure out why The Veils haven’t made a bigger splash in either the U.S. or Britain. But sometimes, it takes 4 or 5 albums to do that. Here are a few links if you’d like more information:The Veils on Wikipedia, The Veils website, The Veils myspace
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Song of the Week: Seven by Fever Ray (Karin Elisabeth Dreijer Andersson)
I absolutely must dig out my cd’s by The Knife and listen to them. For whatever reason, I never got into them at the time that my friend Chris sent them to me but I’ve since discovered Karin Elisabeth Dreijer Andersson, who is one half of the Sweedish band The Knife. Seven is the fourth single to be released from Fever Ray (Karin’s first solo project) and while I’m not quite as into this song as I was Triangle Walks – the previous single – the video is really quite interesting. Karin has a wild voice and she can also be heard on two tracks on Royksopp‘s Junior and one on The Understanding.
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Friendly Fires’ Kiss of Life vs. Boney M’s Gotta Go Home
Holy Ghost’s I Will Come Back vs. New Order’s Confusion (Video Comparison)
La Roux brings back 80′s synth with Bulletproof – Song of the Week
If there’s one thing I have a soft spot for it’s 21st century music that is dripping in 80′s synths and beats. Even though some of my contemporaries are so greatly inspired by the 70′s, I feel that the 80′s were my formative years. The years when I wished I knew better but didn’t. The years when I would actually save up to buy a cassette tape and when music wasn’t as free and easy as it is today.
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Song of the Week – Moment of Surrender by U2
U2 have been a band for 33 years. That’s certainly not as long as The Rolling Stones, who formed in 1962 but the difference is that U2 are still making very relevant music. The Rolling Stones stopped doing that long before they reached the 30 year mark. So I can honestly say that U2 have had more relavent longevity than any other rock band of my lifetime. They had some hiccups like with 1997′s PoP, which I actually liked. And I’ve gone in and out of being a real fan of this band. It’s easy to find reasons to diss or tire of Bono as he tirelessly tries to save the world and be a political figure. But at least he’s putting his fame and fortune to (mostly) good use.
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