Monthly Archives: January 2009

Arctic Monkeys Cover Nick Cave’s “Red Right Hand”

By Will | January 31, 2009

I don’t know why I sat on posting this track for so long. It is a boring Saturday so I guess now would be a good time to get this in. The Arctic’s covered Nick Cave’s “Red Right Hand” during their Wellington gig a few weeks ago and it is was a great cover. The [...]

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Album Review | Franz Ferdinand – Tonight: Franz Ferdinand

By Will | January 30, 2009

Franz Ferdinand have had quite a decade. They started it off with their self titled debut, arguably one of the greastest albums of this decade. The songs were funky, sexy, catchy and they had teeth. Just one year later, they followed that with another solid album that some people liked even more. However, the band [...]

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New | Doves – Jetstream

By Will | January 29, 2009

Finally! It has been almost 4 years since the last Doves record! In my mind, these guys are one of the most underappreciated bands making music right now. They really deserve a lot more love than they have been getting. Well they are back with a new album, their 4th called “Kingdom Of Rust” on [...]

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New | Black Lips – Short Fuse

By Will | January 29, 2009

Black Lips are some wild dudes. Their music has reflected that in the past but it seems for their new album “200 Million Thousand” is a bit more melodic. Although the melodies are flowing, the band is still sticking true to their lo-fi garage sound that makes them who they are. The song is full [...]

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New | The Whitest Boy Alive – Island

By Will | January 29, 2009

I only have one song by The Whitest Boy Alive in my collection. It is the awesome track “Burning” from their first album “Dreams”. “Burning” is a dance/electronic track that you can dance to, but at the same time very relaxing. The band’s singer Erlend Oye has a really relaxing voice that isn’t overbearing at [...]

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The Rural Alberta Advantage

By Will | January 28, 2009

The Rural Alberta Advantage are a band who has seen what the internet can do for a indie band. They have a story that all indie band’s strive for, but so many fail to achieve. They hail from Canada and have been playing together since 2005. Unlike Animal Colletive the RAA have not had the [...]

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Tuesday Mixtape

By Will | January 27, 2009

Well I am back at college after a long winter break, and unfortunately that probably means less time for blog posts. I will try to keep things at a steady pace but it is a lot harder when your up at school. Hopefully, you won’t even notice!!! Here is a litttle mixtape of songs I [...]

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White Lies Cover Kanye West : Love Lockdown

By Will | January 24, 2009

White Lies are a band that I told you to watch back in September and they finally released their debut album “To Lose My Life” a few days ago (January 19th). The album has been getting pretty good reviews, but some reviews are just calling them another Interpol and Joy Division etc… Say what you [...]

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New | Lily Allen – Fag Hag / Kabul Shit

By Will | January 24, 2009

Here we got some b-sides from the lovely Lily Allen herself. The first is “Fag Hag” which talks about the interaction of a straight girl and a gay man and their relationship. It is a pretty funny track, something that you would expect from Lily. “Kabul Shit” is a more serious track with some really [...]

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New | Sufjan Stevens – You Are The Blood

By Will | January 23, 2009

Ah when will we ever get a new Sufjan album (that isn’t a Christmas album!)?? Well Sufjan put a new song on the charity compilation “Dark Was The Night” which is trying to raise money for the Red Hot Organization and their mission to raise funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS. Well I just [...]

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