Entertainment For Lively Minds
I Am Kloot
Posted by Chimney Singing... on 19 September 2011 - 11:31am.
I'm not, of course, but, prompted by the Latitude Podcast, I checked out their 'Natural History' record. It's superb, and as obscure as this may be, it's what I always wanted to hear from the Liverpool band Smaller (fronted by Diggsy of 'Diggsy's Dinner' fame)
I've not heard a lyric as good as Smaller's 'Look at the ugly baby lying on the floor, looking at its ugly mother who's making it cry more' - but musically Kloot are far superior.
What I want to know is - why did no-one tell me they were so good. or, if they did, why didn't I listen to them?!
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I am a long term fan
John Bramwell is a lovely lyricist who specializes in the kind of dry wit only drinkers come up with. This one truly is Lennonesque:
And this one is just....deep:
The clips are from Snow Cake which could have been included in The Film nobody else has heard of thread
From Your Favourite Sky
is very possibly the finest song ever written IMHO.
After Natural History
I sort of lost touch with them until sky at night last year,just checking all music guide it seems that I missed their second self titled album which they have as their best album pick,plus another couple of albums and one called B which is on spotify so I will listen later,great band though
Wonderful, wonderful band
I love everything about them - the quality of the lyrics, the tunes, the wit, the Manc rasp in Johnny Bramwell's voice...
They should be massive - and could be, if it wasn't for the daft name and a lack of (self)promotion.
I urge the Massive to clasp this band to its collective bosom.
Glastonbury
They stormed the John Peel Stage at Glasto this year. Well worth wading through Somme-type mud to get there.
Recommended them however to friends who were going to Womad and they came back underwhelmed unfortunately so maybe an acquired taste.
As for "dry wit only drinkers come up with", Mr Bramwell appeared extremely well-refreshed on the Sky Arts Latitude coverage which Zoe Ball and Sean Keaveney somehow managed to get away with.
I caught them at WOMAD
I thought they were great.
Great one liner from Bramwell: "I've seen seen somethings here that were just unbelievably good and other things that were just unbelievable"
Excellent band
You can't not come across them if you live in Manchester.
Gods And Monsters is probably my favourite of their albums, but they're all worth having.
Kloot
Got into them fairly early (around the "Dark Star" single) and absolutely loved the simplicity of the tunes, combined with the sometimes dark lyrics. "There's blood on your legs, I love you" always creeped me out. But then I was 15 when I that song came out. Most things to do with legs creep you out at that age.
"No Fear Of Falling" from that album is blinding as well. I think it was on an advert at one point as well.
But my favourite Kloot moment goes to one of two.
"Titanic", a b-side and live staple has some weird lyrics but is kind of funky.
"Avenue Of Hope", one of the most beautifully heartbreaking songs the Kloot have released. Fits the mood of the Sunshine film as well.