Today is Friday.
Another week has passed in my soon to end undergraduate career. It has been fairly quiet aside from a couple of tutorials and anaesthetic observances, which has given me a chance to laze about after my shadowing block.
A few selected tunes from this week (and if I was cooler and had web space I'd put up links):
- Stars - Your Ex-Lover is Dead. Despite the title and some of the lyrics this quite an uplifting tune, reminds me of indie popsters the Delgados, probably mainly because of the alternating boy/girl vocals.
- Gregor Samsa - Young & Old. The start is similar to Explosions in the Sky or Sigur Rós then fades into a Kings of Convenience-esque harmony for the vocals before heading out with something that sounds like Hope of States (recognising that they themselves are rather similar to EITS or SR). Not sure whether a whole album would be good but this is, as all the best 'post-rock' songs are, invigorating but always threatening collapse.
- Aimee Mann - Wise Up. Always going to remind me of Magnolia and William H Macy, but is a good song in its own right.
- Andrew Bird - Tables & Chairs. The Andrew Bird album gets better with each listen but this track is one of my favourites as it is quite subtle.
- Belle and Sebastian - The Blues are Still Blue. From their new album The Life Pursuit. This song is the one that has stood out thus far with its Marc Bolan esque vocals and chunky guitar riff and a catchy chorus to boot. Never underestimate the power of a catchy chorus.
So there you are. Check them out if you care.
Have a good weekend.
