Archive for October, 2005

Of Cardigans and Fine Wine

Saturday, October 29th, 2005

The Cardigans - I need some fine wine and you, you need to be nicer
The Cardigans - Godspell
The Cardigans - Erase/Rewind
And I was just beginning to wonder what had happened to the Cardigans… Actually, that’s a lie. While I liked their music, I can’t say I would have been heartbroken if they’d called it […]

Colder

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Colder - On My Mind
Parisian Marc Nguyen Tan, a.k.a. Colder, produces yet again another admirable release with Heat; a balance of the sleek, dub, the ethereal and punk in the styles of Joy Division, The Swans and Visage’s Fade to Grey. Heat could be nothing but a false remark, perhaps a cruel joke. The detachment […]

Queen of the Mountain

Monday, October 24th, 2005

Kate Bush - King of the Mountain
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (Alternative)
Placebo - Running Up That Hill
Tori, Björk, PJ…may not be here without the mother of eccentricity, Kate Bush. And now, she’s back with her (highly anticipated) first album in 12 years, when the Red Shoes was released.
King of the Mountain is the […]

Jarvis Cocker is back (sort of)

Saturday, October 22nd, 2005

Weird Sisters - This Is The Night
Harry and the Potters - Save Ginny Weasley
I’ve been waiting for this for months. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is coming out soon! More than the movie, I was more excited to hear about Jarvis Cocker, Phil Selway and Johnny Greenwood joining the cast as the […]

Ride it on

Thursday, October 20th, 2005

Mazzy Star - Ride It On
Delays - Ride It On
I heard the Delays’ cover version of the song long before I heard the original, and what I love about it is that it isn’t a carbon copy. They made it their own. The singers of both bands have beautiful and different voices - I am […]