Song of the year so far?
Posted by Mr Drayton on 14 March 2008 - 4:30pm.
Song/Single of the year so far? Grounds For Divorce, Elbow.
Great arrangement, great hook, interesting lyric and a fabulous rolling zep-esque gait. Genius.
Unless of course, you know better.
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Song of the Year
"A-Punk" by Vampire Weeklend. Sublime. Like the Talking Heads were born in Sowetto.
Good Call
This is pretty cool too.
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Why do they take these videos down? It's free advertising. I might have watched that, liked it and gone and ordered it online....
It is available
but you have to go to youtube to see it (the uploader disallowed embedding).
Completely agree...
Those Weekenders may have the most inappropriate name in pop at the moment but anyone who conjures up a mix of Fela Kuti, The Arctic Monkeys, The Teardrop Explodes plus a pinch of the Bartok Quartet is OK by me.
The album has been a real grower in our house.
Anything from the Toumani Diabate album has been going down a treat too...
Elbow
I thought Stuart Maconie's review of Elbow's latest album hit some nails on the head. They really should be up there, instead of playing the Uni circuit. For some reason they seemed to be ignored and underestimated. Or bracketed with Doves (another band I really like) as more Manchester misery.
Give me any one of their albums above Radiohead's body of work. Instead of the usual teen anomie that most indie saints flirt with, Elbow work through some genuine adult issues and emotions. I have to take issue with Mr Maconie though: their third album IS their best. Haven't heard the fourth, though I am looking forward to it.
Elbow
FYI reviewed last week on the Classic Albums Podcast www.classicalbums.libsyn.com. They liked it but listen out for the (very) interesting gossip about Guy Garvey. That I did not know.
It's not the
Edith whatyoumercall thing is it?
No Lucifer - British Sea Power
I love this.
And in my Romantic Moments
I mostly like
That Elbow track surprised me when I heard it...
...on Bob Harris' Saturday show around a month back. That, combined with Stuart Maconie's piece in Word (a wonderful piece of writing) inspired me to check them out again and I have to say I really enjoyed the albums I got hold of- the Coldplay comparisons I often see really don't do them justice at all. Looking forward to the new one on Monday...
I have been living with the new Elbow album..
..for about a fortnight, now, having acquired a copy of a pre release from a friend. It is staggering. Easily the best album of the year so far. I love Radiohead, but the Elbow album eclipses "In Rainbows" in every way. Those guys should be playing stadiums - but in a funny way, I'm glad they are not. If you see what I mean.
I know exactly what you mean
see my comments higher up in the thread. Having said that, like you, I am happy they are not huge because I am going to see them in at a proper gig next month: standing at a local uni venue with bar in walking distance.
I have never been to a stadium gig and I don't want to break that record.
Using the power of itunes,
I can tell you that three tracks are all tied on 9 plays each:
Goldfrapp - Clowns, track 1 on the new album
British Sea Power - Canvey Island
Nick Cave - Moonland
There's 4 tracks by The Feeling all with 8 though. I had no idea I'd played them so much.