December 2009
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Julian Casablancas - I Wish It Was Christmas...
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EP Review: The Drums – Summertime EP
The Drums are a four-piece from Brooklyn, New York that produce music described as “surf pop”, not a term that is particularly thought well of, apart from of course The Beach Boys (“Surfin’ USA” is very much “surf pop” epitomised).
The lead single from the EP is “Let’s Go Surfing” (so yes that’s why the lazy journalists have pigeonholed them under...
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Have a Merry Christmas →
This is my attempt at an ‘alternative’ Christmas playlist (click the title to open with Spotify).
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Film Review: Up (2009)
In 2008 we were treated with Pixar’s finest film to date, Wall-E and 2009 saw the arrival of Pixar’s latest animation, Up. The film was directed by Pete Doctor who had previously directed Monsters, Inc.
The cast was fairly low key with Edward Asner and Jordan Nagai providing the two main characters Carl and Russell. Christopher Plummer most famous for his role in the Sound of Music plays...
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My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realise
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Track Review: Yeasayer - Ambling Alp
Making a late 2009 surge are Yeasayer with there new single ‘Ambling Alp’ the lead single from there new album to be released in 2010, ‘Odd Blood’. This follows the critically acclaimed, loved album by just about everyone ‘All Hour Cymbals’.
Yeasayer in many eyes can pretty much do no wrong; in my eyes they have never released a bad song. ‘Ambling Alp’ is easily one of the best songs the New...
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Track Review: Beach House - Norway
“Where you thinkin’ that you gotta run to now. With the beating of a diamond heart? Hang on to the things that you’re supposed to say. Billions of stars that open to your fate.”
A late arrival in 2009 ‘Norway’ by Beach House is easily one of the tracks of the year, there is a good chance it will be extremely high on many (including my own) end of year lists....
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Classic Album: The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
Every person has an “album” that defines the music they love, or the band that they are obsessed with or even a time in their life which they can relate to an album. Some albums help people get through life’s obstacles or help them cure depression and so forth. The gist is that all people who really love music have an album that they always go back to and consider the album which most represents...