Haven’t blogged here for quite a while, so I thought I share the just released video from a great band still making great noise to get going again:
Still as weird and noisy as ever. I like this song.
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Idlewild’s new album, Interview Music
While I wasn’t an early adopter and didn’t hear of them until their second or third album (can’t remember exactly) I’ve been listening to Idlewild for many years. Even saw them playing in Oxford 12 years ago (and I don’t go to many rock concerts any more). But that’s not the topic of this post. They have (after several years) released a new album today (which I’m listening to while writing this post). Here’s a taster from their YouTube channel:
I’ve played it may be 3-4 times now and my first verdict is positive. While I don’t think there are any instant radio hits on it (which isn’t a bad thing) there are plenty of nice tunes which open up after listening a couple of times. Some are mellower, some are noisier. Roddy has written up how the album came about. I think it was worth the wait.
Claire Hastings – Fair Weather Beggar
A lovely tune from the brilliant Claire Hastings:
Hope to see her live one day. She was going to perform at the Islay Sessions (in which case I would have shared this song on my Islay blog), but unfortunately she had to cancel due to illness.
Jade Bird
There’s a lot wrong with the YouTube recommendation algorithm, especially with all the extreme videos it seems to push. Plenty of articles in the press about that. At the same time it can have its good side: Last year I discovered the Regrettes through it. This year I’ve found Jade Bird through it. I think the first song was this one:
This week this song and video followed (with a 61 year old stuntwoman doing the driving):
Her debut album is coming out on 19/Apr/2019, I’m going to pre-order soon. Here’s an interesting interview with three songs:
My new favourite dance
Well, if I was dancing, which I’m not. But I think Isaac and Laurie are on to something here. All the kids will be dancing like that soon.
Quite like the new videos by Slaves, here’s another one:
And of course the making of the album: