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Five songs
Saturday 11 June 2005
Something that’s been going around on various other blogs.
Five songs I’m digging right now:
Deerhoof: “Holy Night Fever”
A drunken stomping spaz-out of a song with an appallingly catchy melody, girly Japanese-accented English and awkward boopy keyboards.
(MP3 ... lots more at the Puzzling Music Archive, but for the love of god don’t touch the cover of “Foot Foot” unless you’re a masochist; somehow it manages to be less listenable than the original)
New Pornographers: “The New Face Of Zero And One”
Probably my fave pop/rock band of the past half-decade. *joy*
(MP3 snippet ... see Matador site for some complete tracks)
King Cobb Steelie: “Busy Bee”
Gentle but still head-nodding stuff. I like their direction on this latest CD - sort of techy dub with African echoes. Or something like that…
(no MP3, but others on their site)
Kraftwerk: “Vitamin”
I thought I’d outgrown Kraftwerk. And then I finally heard some of the stuff off Tour de France Soundtracks and dug it. And ever since, I have been chanting to myself, “Carbohydrat Prote-in, A B C D Vitamin…” Interesting to hear them exploring the Mensch side of the Maschine lyrically…
(Flash excerpt)
The Beatles: “I’m Looking Through You”
One of the few Beatles songs I didn’t hear during childhood, so it’s still fresh. Lovely melody and harmony, and lots of unexpected little chord changes on the verse (with the first line on a minor chord, it’s almost like a story that starts in the middle). It has a weird double personality: the verses are quiet and lyrical, then it rocks out on the chorus - with no vocals.
Ideally, I’m supposed to tag five more people to do this too, but I have to get to bed so we can rent a car and drive to Parry Sound tomorrow. Woo!