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Wombats, The - Let's Dance To Joy Divsion 2007-09-26 08:00:59 -
This Liverpool based three-piece have a certain energy and zest about them that's hard not to like. Raw, simple guitar riffs with complementing guitar lines and emphatic drum accompaniment which offer a solid basis for passionately sung intelligent lyrics. Unfortunately, we've heard it all before. The Wombats may just be the next big thing on the scene. They might also just be the next band in the evident explosion of, albeit contradictory, ?commercial indie' music on the market.
The Wombats, particularly with new release ?Let's Dance
to Joy Division' are seemingly like another of today's young up-and-comers to the scene, The Pigeon Detectives, with just a slight tainting of emo-rock to the lyrics and a strong pop sound to the guitars in the chorus.
Dan Haggis' drums keep the song trundling along whilst front man Matthew Murphy hammers at the strings and belts out the vocals. ?Let's Dance to Joy Division' is a cautious track, too scared to venture into the experiment
Holloways, The, Wombats, TheCambridge Junction, 20th Sept 2007 2007-09-24 11:31:17 -
Opening to the excitable Cambridge crowd packed inside the intimate Junction
venue was Medway-born folk rocker Tom Hull, better known as Kid Harpoon, and his band The Powers That Be. They gave an instantly exhilarating rendition of tracks including the quirky crowd pleaser ?Milkmaid? and the gentler ?Flowers by the Shore.? Kudos for the effort, but at times the vocals and drums were overpowered by the smashing of the guitar strings. Nevertheless, the now-Holloway-dwelling Kid Harpoon did exactly what was expected of him, pumping the crowd up ready for Liverpudlian three-piece The Wombats.
And there it was. The unruly head of hair donned by lead singer ?Murph? emerging through the smoke whilst the comically tense narration to the story of The Wombats was told over the loudspeaker. Opening with a number of thunderous, high-tempo favourites including ?Derail and Crash? and ?Moving to New York? this ambitious and rather fired up three piece really do pack a punch live. Matthew Murphy
Ringo Starr - Photograph: The Very Best Of Ringo Starr 2007-09-23 04:57:11 -
?Carry That Weight', one of the last songs the Beatles recorded together, was about the burden of expectation the four individual members would face as they went on to their post-Beatles careers and lives.
That said, not a great deal was expected of the drummer's solo work. RingoStarr
's contribution to the Beatles oeuvre consisted of a few lyrics here and there and a couple of tunes in the latter half of the band's back catalogue. According to David Quantick and several other sources, ?Octopus' Garden' was in fact co-written by the group's lesser known composer, guitarist George Harrison. Harrison contributes a couple of clunkers on this country-flecked compilation of Starr's most memorable hits, as does John Lennon; ?I'm The Greatest' is particularly wretched, and not entirely apposite either.
Surprisingly though, it was Starr's?er, star that shone the brightest, at least initially. He racked up seven top ten hits in the U.S in the first half of the 1970s (incl
Laurent Garnier - Public Outburst 2007-09-23 04:49:58 -
Techno and bluesy-jazz lock horns on Laurent
Garnier's latest album; a record that at times sounds like the lazy backdrop for smokey, sophisticated late-night dives, while at other times it wouldn't be out of place in a heaving Ibiza dance party. Comprised of live sessions from when Garnier and friends were doing the 2006 festival circuits, ?Public
Outburst' has a largely improvisational feel which allows the tracks to billow to seven minute lengths and where crowd reactions drift in and out.
Twelve minute opener, ?63?, is hardly a ?public outburst? and more of a huge-but-gentle exhalation with Garnier's electrical manipulation serving as the plate for Bugge Wasseltoft's and Benjamin Rippert's meaty keyboards. Although present in every track, Philippe Nadaud's brass comes into more prominence in ?Butterfly? (insert metaphor for ?fluttery? synths and sax altos here), and almost becomes the centrepiece of various tracks by the end of the album, giving ?Barbiturik Blues? its
Noah And The WhaleEnterprise, 17th Sept 2007 2007-09-22 13:37:43 -
One of thee most packed out gigs I've been too this year. On arrival I was thinking that I wouldn't get in for free, as this was a first come first serve basis gig, but it then struck me as I was beneath a man in braces sweating from ever area whilst my foot spiked on a broken wine glass (admittedly it was mine) that they weren't actually going to say ?No?, hand up like a lolly pop women to the next shaggy haired indie kid. The people just kept flowing in, how I would have loved the idea if I was late, but I wasn't, I just wasn't really breathing and the stench of BO, booze, burps and other horrible smells (damn the smoking ban!) I wasn't in the best mood. So it's a good thing that Noah and the Whale actually played a blinder of a set.
Starting with two slow songs, including ?Beating,? it was hard not to be fazed by the nasty stench of the room, but all was forgiven when ?Mary, Jocasta and Rocks and Daggers? kicked in, they ended with ?5 Years Time,? which included the ba
Departure, The, ClocksCharlotte, 13th Sept 2007 2007-09-22 13:31:45 -
Dirty words and dirty drunken habits, Ladies and Gentlemen, the dirty Departure
. With A4 print outs arranged across the ceiling boards of ye old Princess Charlotte, which include the likes of the Stone Roses, Radiohead to the Kooks and Razorlight, ironically the band playing in the background were without doubt never be stuck on those walls. No, this wasn't Clocks or the Departure but some very cringe worthy act whose name will not be printed and never will be (we can only hope).
So the low-down on Clocks; hailing from the not so epic, Epson, but with catchy Beatles riffs and ?wanna wanna's', mixed with some northern tom foolery and dancy little numbers, this band impersonate bands such as the La's and at times, Oasis and other much loved noise from the mid 90s' era. If only they could jump around on stage or wear something, which didn't say ?t-shirt and jeans', perhaps, gimp suits? Then maybe, just maybe, they could take the indie circuit by storm. Great songs but sack th
PJ Harvey - White Chalk 2007-10-02 11:03:50 -
Following up the inconsistent, visceral, bluesy rock of 2004's Uh Huh Her was always going to be somewhat of a challenge for P J Harvey
, an artist who has always reflected her constantly evolving artistic expression through the use of music. From feminist riot girl, award winning arty solo artist, to commercial rock vixen, her sound is like a barometer of her life. Her new album "WhiteChalk
" is another step change. Having only recently learnt the rudimentary arts of the piano, Harvey has bravely chosen to make it the primary instrumental spine of her new album. Its actually this lack of ability that makes this such a skeletal piece, the stark simplicity with which she hammers home each note that allows her nuanced vocals to come to the forefront. "White Chalk" is the sound of Thomas Hardy's literature, the Cliffs of Dover, the austere sound of Victorian England, the sound of glimmers of events of Harvey's inner life being thrown into focus, a confessional mood piece that grows u
The Brave One 2007-10-01 15:22:19 -
Jodie Foster returns to the big screen as Erica Bain, a NYC radio DJ who is unexpectedly thrown into a world of horrific violence, revenge and redemption. Sound familiar? Well, despite the obvious similarities to Foster's previous films such as "Panic Room" and "Flightplan" and of course "Taxi Driver," Foster somehow still manages to make this role very much her own.
Avenging the murder of her finance, the audience follows Bain through her descent into gun-culture and street crime. Director Neil Jordon doesn't hold back, depicting the brutal violence and inhumanity of NYC's streets, the film is both shocking and absorbing, despite the occasional clich in the script.
Overall this is a fast paced thriller, made more staggering by its relevance to modern day gang culture and Jordan's brilliant editing technique, cutting between scenes of Erica and her finance being very much alive to being on the brink of death. Foster's commitment to what is really a 2-D character is honou Read more:Brave
Akala - Freedom Lasso 2007-09-30 16:30:19 -
Mention hip hop to most people and they're bound to conjure up the mental image of fast cars, music videos containing less clothing than a Victoria Secrets catalogue, and enough bling to make Mr T look like a pussy. Musically it's all about popping caps into 'asses', doing whores and showing off just how down with the hood you'll are over the same old beats. Kayne West might've thought himself a born-again genius for sampling Daft Punk, but Eninem perfected that trick years earlier, using Dido's 'Thank You' for the dark intensity of 'Stan'. Leaving the question: Is there anyone out there willing to bring something new to the scene?
Akala steps up with 'Freedom
Lasso', his sophomore follow up to 2006's MOBO award winning 'It's Not A Rumour' and the reinforcement of his earlier work's message: There's more to the hip hop culture than guns and violence. Maybe if there were more tracks along the lines of 'Where I'm From', with its lyrical criticism of the genera
Where now for the Real-time strategy game? 2007-09-30 09:05:27 -
Real-time strategy games are a breed that are, often, creatures of habit. Sure, the settings change there's been fantasy titles like the famed Warcraft series, and science fiction epics like Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun. Every historical period imaginable has been scoped out with a fine-toothed comb; games like Cossacks: European Wars concentrated on particular periods, whereas Empire Earth attempted to trawl through the entirety of human history. They've all got something in common, though: the management of resources as well as military units the balance between war and peace.
Those games, though, are all at least five years old. They're also part of a trend that's been emerging in strategy games for the past half-decade, one in which they're the victims: the decline of resource management in top-line games, with the focus shifting to pure wartime tactics instead.
It may seem a minor issue, but it's a major shift in the way that mainstream real-time-strategy gam
Holloways, The 2007-09-30 08:56:34 -
Having experienced their fair share of success with their debut album So, this is Great Britain' London-based four-piece The Holloways have been busy notching up various festival appearances and a packed out tour of the UK, now with it drawing to a close, the band grace the Cambridge Junction with their poppy indie/ska sound and larger-than-life personalities. After a lengthy sound check, which was comical to observe, the band are gathered in their cushy tour bus to have a quick chat to GIITTV's Paul Cook:
So far you've been to numerous venues and played loads of shows in the past year, are there any particular places that you would consider your favourite?
Japan! The summer-sun festival was fab'. The way it was organised, the people, the way they treated us, the crowds were amazing and it was clean and everything worked really well. The backstage was brilliant too because whereas behind the stage is your backstage, but in Japan it's all just one backstage area, we were
Canon Blue - Colonies 2007-09-29 03:06:56 -
Based in the state of Virginia, Canon
Blue's Daniel James (he is the sole member) had previously been resident for a short period of time in New Orleans. However, a traumatic period of his life saw him move back to his hometown, and his malaise reached a nadir with the Hurricane Katrina derived floods that swept through New Orleans in August of 2005. James' resultant musical output mirrored that catastrophic flow of water, and soon the album Colonies had taken shape.
Listing Tom Waits, Serge Gainsbourg and Ennio Morricone among his influences, Colonies instead sounds more informed by the work of Boards of Canada and Bjork. And, although not explicitly mentioned as a guiding light, latter day Radiohead, and especially Thom Yorke's solo album The Eraser, seem to provide James' strongest inspiration. Indeed, the album is mastered by sometime Radiohead & Thom Yorke remixer Cristian Vogel. Not that that's entirely pertinent, but it gives you some idea of what kind of sound J
Michael Clayton 2007-09-28 08:56:07 -
I think we'd all agree that the film industry is stagnating to a certain degree. It has been for years. By definition, the studios only commission flicks that follow set codes and conventions that they know will pretty much guarantee them success. The epitome of this is ANY film with Adam Sandler in. In this case our checklist would read: 1)dopey protagonist with a heart of gold 2)his struggle as a result of his good nature/bad luck 3)several moments where the viewer thinks the plot can only end in the worst possible way 4)concluding triumph against that adversity. It's boring. It's stale. It's occasionally humorous, but it doesn't break any boundaries, because it doesn't dare to. Now, I'm not saying that MichaelClayton
is a film that shatters the expectations of Hollywood or creates itself a sub-genre, but It's a breath of fresh air from some of the turgid action/dramas that dare to change absolutely nothing from a formula laid out almost since the dawn of cinema.
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Isabel at Sunset - Meet the Gang! 2007-10-13 16:06:45 -
You might not have thought that the music world was crying out for an Italian take on Pavement's sunny slacker rock, and you'd probably be right. But Parma quintet Isabel
at Sunset
do an admirable job of putting a new spin on the fractured country-blues of their heroes' classic Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain LP.
Vocalist Alain's choice to sing in English leads to some intriguing lyrical images. ?Kevin Keyboards and the Wannabe Indie Stars', its tale of a starry-eyed musician ?in a Pavement cover band' referencing both the aforementioned Californian stoners and Stephen Malkmus' ?Jenny and the Ess-Dog', features some of the album's most confusing lines (?Fill yourself right up, Kev / There's nothing going wrong now / Outsmart the big Jake!') but its driving keyboards and amiable guitar jangle win out.
?Hey Dude!' (not a Kula Shaker reference, you'll be relieved to hear) boasts a tasteful amount of banjo and an irresistible melody, and the album's title track is eve
Teenager - Thirteen 2007-10-11 16:15:53 -
Not to be confused with The Teenager
s, Teenager flits between the swagger of garage rock and electro disco beats. ?Mr. Booze' waddles in with a funk guitar and foot-stomping drumbeat. Full of sexy strutting vocalist Nick Littlemore (formerly of Australian band Pnau) exudes a restrained yelp as his cries ?Mr. Booze won't you come on down and do what you want?. The album flits from one style to another; there's the floaty light ?Alone Again' that recalls moments of New Order to the electro-rap of ?Pony'.
Songs like ?Good Together/Italin' fail to create any spark and meanders on with out any real intent but it's redeemed on ?Breaking -Thunder/No Doner' that has a similar sexual urge that brings to mind Black Wire (R.I.P). The extended synth sounds purr along until the distant vocals and rumbling bass line gently slides in.
It's not the greatest album you'll hear this year, but is a slow burner, it has it's outstanding tracks like ?Liquid Cement' which has a dark br Read more:Thirteen
Jakobinarina - The First Crusade 2007-10-11 16:12:36 -
Do you remember when you first heard theStrokes' debut album? Mainstream music had become dull and uninspiring. Then along came ?Is This It?' and quite simply, everything changed. Doors opened and music was exciting again. This is what ?The FirstCrusade
' sounds like. On an initial listen you are immediately hit with a rush of swagger and energy. This Icelandic sextet are bored and to relieve this they have put together 12 tales that are tightly wound coils ready to spring and poke out any eyes in the vicinity. No more so on ?Jesus' where the scattergun guitars fire out frightening blast of punk rock as singer Gunnar shouts ?what did I do to deserve this shit, jump around, jump around to the sounds of mediocrity?.
This IS the sound of youth being pissed off. The thunderous drums and chugging riffs tells tales of adolescent arrogance on ?17'. The album runs head first into punk rock screaming ?come and have a go if you think you're hard enough?.
Previous single ?His Lyr
The Bluetones, The HedronsDarvel Music Festival, 6th Oct 2007 2007-10-11 11:48:49 -
Commonly described as being Britpop survivors, The Bluetones perhaps have more in common with the legendary Japanese soldier still fighting in the jungle not knowing that the war was over years before.
Emerging from Hounslow at the peak of Britpop, the Bluetones' first album Expecting to Fly went straight to number one. One single, ?Slight Return? was ubiquitous in the summer of 1996 and ?Bluetonic?, with its jangling riff oddly reminiscent of a pinball machine, sound-tracking Sky Sports' Football League Cup coverage. It also contained the lyric, ?And I can't put my finger/On the time things first went wrong.? For the Bluetones, their time when things first went wrong was after second album Return to the Last Chance Saloon was released into the midst of the Britpop backlash. It did reasonably well, charting at number eleven and providing two more top twenty singles, but it was the band's last fling with genuine commercial success - though they perhaps remain a name at the ba Read more:Music
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BearsuitDublin Castle, 11th Sept 2007 2007-10-11 11:39:56 -
Making their way through the crowd in very fetching white Astronaut ?Space Suits', six figures take the stage squashing themselves in amongst limbs, equipment and wires as they head straight into the sugar-rush epidemic of ?Jupiter Force?. Sounding like Star Trek meets a dysfunctional Brady Bunch, the song leaps in all directions like a rouge bouncing ball. The front of the stage becomes pandemonium, trumpets parp like musical bottom burps, the keyboard melodies gleefully twinkle toe around the rhythm section as the three female vocals screech and sing between them.
Their playful approach to live shows is as infectious as the common cold and just as deadly. Resist the urge to have a wide smile at your peril. An ode to ?naked girls fighting with their tits out? leads into new song ?Foxy Boxer?. Front woman Lisa Horton takes your main focus with her constant beaming smile and contagious dancing.
Promoting their new album Oh:Io (Fantastic Plastic) they pop out little fuzzy love Read more:Castle
The Go! Team, Operator Please, The Satin PeachesOld Fire Station, 7th Oct 2007 2007-10-11 11:27:57 -
Postmen, eh? I'm sure other people had more pressing problems with the lack of post being delivered last week than I, and yes, they do work poor hours for what is largely a pittance, but personally, the Royal Mail owes me ?8. One of the great things about being involved in music journalism is that PR companies are all too happy to pimp out anything they can to promote their charges. Ask, they implore, and ye shall receive. So when a badly timed postal strike prevents my free gig tickets from dropping onto the doormat, the prospect of actually paying to get into a gig seems something of an inconvenience (regardless that the box office were suitably convinced with my indignation to knock a fiver off the ?13 door price; that's neither here nor there).
As a connoisseur of the place for over 3 years now, I can confidently state that The Old Fire Station
is exactly what it says on the tin. The university's Student Union club, with a downstairs capacity of about 600 standing, it ret Read more:Operator
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They Came From The Stars (I Saw Them) - (It's Always) Boomtime, Part One 2007-10-11 09:30:00 -
This is super! Giddy synthesisers, silly lyrics, funny noises: all the usual things to expect from 'They Came From The Stars...'. You'd be pretty daft to think something cobbled together by their wobbly hands might be a disappointment, so all I can do really is reassure you of your impeccable taste. If you have an ounce of fun or insanity within your bones then there's no way you can't feel charmed by this superb piece of music. As a final bonus, there's another chance to hear their underground classic 'The Unstoppable Kite' on the flip of the 7" release.
Released: 15/10/07
Cobra Starship - Send My Love To The Dancefloor, I'll See You In Hell (Hey Mister DJ) 2007-10-10 11:53:40 -
The follow up single to 'Bring It', the title track from cult filmSnakes On A Plane, 'Send My Love To The Dancefloor, I'll See You In Hell (Hey Mister
DJ)' is a well produced highly polished piece of dance-pop.
The quintet, who started as a side project of main man Gabe Saporta of Midtown, are earning their stripes in a genre that can be easily saturated with too much of a good thing.
This track is an upbeat fun fast paced dance-along that will leave you wanting to put on your space shoes and jive. It is unlikely to win an Ivor Novello, but it's nonetheless a fun three and three quarter minutes worth of easy to please pop. Read more:Cobra
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Little Dragon - Little Dragon 2007-10-10 11:49:29 -
Little Dragon
are a chilled out four-piece from Gothenburg in Sweden who have released their debut self-titled album on Peace Frog. A soulful ambient experience awaits anyone who encounters this band, with diverse sounds that range from relaxing piano ballads to hectic dance tracks with time signatures that sway from straight to curveballed in the snap of a snare drum.
Yukimi Nagano's vocals stand out on the deep ?Twice', the record's opening offering which features the heavy presence of a moody piano. ?Turn Left is an angular almost-house-like track that switches time signatures all over the place and is underpinned by electronic ramblings from keyboardist H?kan Wirenstrand. The laid back ?No Love' is the purest of turntable soul which contrasts heavily with the suitably danced-up ?Recommendation'.
?Constant Surprises' could be a Massive Attack b-side and stands out for the far too funky basslines provided by Fredrick K?llgren which are a joy to behold. Opening with a j
Maps, Jeremy Warmsley, BoypatientBrighton Barfly, 13th Oct 2007 2007-10-18 14:24:44 -
I have to say, the expansion of the Barfly empire to Brighton bothered me a little bit at first, and I was pretty dubious as to what this place was going to be like. I am a fool for this, since it's a fantastic little place with multiple levels, good sound and a fairy lights / red cloth combo that makes it feel like being inside some kind of deep sea jellyfish. This is a good thing, by the way.
So, arriving shortly after doors open, we're amazed to see a band actually going on stage. What kind of devilry is this? A band? Onstage before nine? Just what kind of gig venue is this, with bands running on time and everything? Even more encouraging than that is the huge number of pedals by the guitarist's feet. I suspect that Boypatient are going to be shoegaze, but no. All braces and tucked in shirts, they are in fact more like the Smiths with tiny crystaline fragments of shimmering guitar every now and then. By the end of a half hour set, this formula varies a little bit, and I fi
EditorsBrixton Academy, 09th Oct 2007 2007-10-18 09:46:17 -
Being perched on high like some sort of bird stuck in a particularly loud avery is not an experience that gigs usually offer. Being a fan of the sweat, blood, and god knows what else comfort of the stalls, being seated is not the usual domain that this intrepid gig goer would usually step into. This can of course have it's benefits ? peering neatly into the VIP section, literally inches away, provides pre-gig entertainment, especially when half way through the first support act three blokes you swear you recognise disappear, only to re-appear on stage in front of you 10 minutes later. Note on this occasion a lesson learned: the tall well-built one is NOT singer's friend, but said singer's BASSIST.
Editors are a technically proficient outfit. Abrasive silver chords rub smoothly against lead singer Tom Smith's back archingly smooth vocals, around hypnotically challenged drums. For a live spectacle, seeing such musicianship there, live, is something that can be a disappointment; Read more:Academy
Lightspeed Champion - Midnight Surprise 2007-10-17 15:59:32 -
Not many artists risk deviating from the usual 3 or 4 minutes track for single releases; yet with this second single, Lightspeed
Champion (aka Dev ex-Test Icicles) has chosen to throw caution to the wind and go with ?Midnight Surprise
' which clocks in just under ten minutes. Taking a completely different approach to that of his previous band, Lightspeed Champion's sound comes from a mixture of gentle indie pop with acoustic country rock. ?Midnight Surprise' works as a great introduction to this sound before the release of 2008's LP Falling Off The Lavender Bridge.
Split into three parts, ?Midnight Surprise' references video game The Legend Of Zelda, his own stage name and feelings of sexual frustration. The numerous twists and turns contained in the track are more than enough to hold the interest of listeners and thus the track never seems to drag. The dreamlike feel of the song is increased by the beautiful harmonies provided in part by a host of backing singers including E
Future Of The Left - Curses 2007-10-17 13:05:26 -
Future
of the Left are two parts Mclusky, one part Jarcrew; arguably two of Wales most acclaimed proto punk bands of the last decade. Taking the sum of both bands you might expect Future of the Left to sound like a dull rehashing of former glories; the good news is that they don't. The great news is they are so frenetic that they will split your head in two and then set about skull fucking you until you admit they are the greatest
band (of the year).
Veering from the abstract ?The Lord Hates a Coward' to the shockingly subdued ?The Contrarian', ?Curses
', is everything you could expect and more. Abrasive, opaque and really, really satisfying. The riffs are plentiful, the lyrics impenetrable and the delivery? Fucking brilliant. The strongest tracks here are those where the lyrics weave a tale of nonsense whilst the accompanying cacophony has the effect of a drunken punch to a hobo's stomach, brutal and almost uncalled for. ?My Gymnastic Past' informs us ?Better bovine that e
Jack Pe?ateOxford Carling Academy, 11th Oct 2007 2007-10-16 15:23:10 -
?He must own nothing but checked shirts!? ponders one fan outside Oxford's CarlingAcademy
, equally decked out in checks herself, before grabbing her friend's hand and disappearing into the squeaky clean new venue. Two things spring to mind when thinking of Mr. Jack Fabian Pe?ate (of Spanish descent if you were wondering) and those are his love and devotion to those shirts and secondly his reputation for unfathomable stage energy. NME has dubbed his dancing as ?unbelievably crazy-ass? and his footwork receives as much attention as the songs he sings.
Opening with crowd winner and breakthrough first single ?Spit At Stars?, he bursts into his infamous dance using every part of the stage and the audience love him for it. He is apparently inexhaustible and his set is punctuated with random shakes of the head accompanied by ?AH FUCK!? The ability to hold a tune, a guitar, dance emphatically and connect with the audience is impressive and sets him apart from some of the more image co
Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse - Valerie 2007-10-16 12:31:37 -
A contemporary instance of a record that poses the question ?who actually wrote this track?? Mark Ronson
's (although this is clearly debatable) ?Valerie
' is simply a jazzed-up, Amy Winehouse
rendition of arguably The Zutons' most successful single.
Nevertheless, it's an enjoyable pop number that is probably as creditable to the Ronson/Winehouse duo as it is The Zutons after a lengthy spell of saturated radio-play. It must be said however, without Amy Winehouse
's distinctive and illustrious smoky, 50's jazz club voice perfectly to the lyrics. ?Valerie' is a perfectly likeable track straight out of Ronson's collaborative cauldron of new takes on not-so-new tracks.
Envy Corps, The - Rhinemaidens 2007-10-16 12:25:25 -
With Razorlight officially going to 'pot', and the Morning After Girls failing to reach the heights they were expected to, nay, deserved to, one would be forgiven for assuming Vertigo Records are currently occupying the back-burner of today's music scenes. That said, such a position may not be all too detrimental for the industry giants, and I'll tell you why. You see, Vertigo have an ace in their pocket, namely the Envy Corps
, and have slowly been revealing their hand through a chain of discrete eps and singles over the last few months.
The latest of said singles is 'Rhinemaidens', a charming track which insights a sense of progress as it ploughs along like a ship in singer Luke Pettipoole's otherwise troubled waters. It preservers, despite a U2-esc guitar delay which features as the main focal point throughout, before climaxing mid-song, then restarting itself to do it all over again. This unique structure, coupled with inspirational lyrics (the opening line, "I met you
Mark Ronson, ft. Amy Winehouse - Valerie 2007-10-15 15:33:18 -
A contemporary instance of a record which poses the question ?who actually made this track?? Mark Ronson
's (although this is clearly debatable) ?Valerie
' is simply a jazzed-up, Amy Winehouse
rendition of arguably The Zutons' most successful single. Nevertheless it's an enjoyable pop number that is probably as creditable to the Ronson/Winehouse duo as it is The Zutons after a lengthy spell of saturated radio-play. It must be said however, without Amy Winehouse
's distinctive and illustrious 50's jazz club voice lending themselves perfectly to the lyrics, this version of the track would be worthless. ?Valerie' is a perfectly likeable track straight out of Ronson's collaborative cauldron of new takes on not-so-new tracks and for first-time listening is a delight. Unfortunately, the more you hear it the less you want to hear it.
Released: 15th October 2007
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