Sergeant, you should make at least one journey across the pond. please? it’s really not that bad here… promise. shit, we’ve got beckham back.. eh?
rating: 8
Sergeant, you should make at least one journey across the pond. please? it’s really not that bad here… promise. shit, we’ve got beckham back.. eh?
rating: 8
The Dead Weather – “Are Friends Electric?”
the b-side from “hang you from the heavens” and the only tune we’ve heard from these guys where everyone else in the band isn’t trying to sound like multi-instrumental alter-ego’s of jack white. perhaps a direction for the next album? and without a doubt have to agree on the media shit.
rating: 7.5
so the story goes… iceland’s Toggi bought his first guitar when he was 17. he had always dreamed of making music, and one day he decided it was time to make things happen. his natural songwriting talent shines on “i built this house” which will be released on his new record due early 2010. don’t you love happy endings?
rating; 7.6
UK artist covers kate bush (for real this time). just awesome.
rating: 8.1
Thom Yorke – “All for the Best”
frontperson for the world’s biggest band takes on miracle legion’s “all for the best” off the “ciao my shining star: the songs of mark mulcahy” compilation. we love it! “thom yorke told us we could smoke weed!”
rating: 8.4
Citizen Cope – “Let the Drummer Kick”
Citizen Cope is the pseudonym of Clarence Greenwood. off his self-titled debut LP in 2002, “Let the Drummer Kick” is a good example of how solid music will remain relevant. synched on So You Think You Can Dance, an Acura commercial and many others 6+ years after it was released, Greenwood is clearly an early proponent of the licensing that so many today seek. is that a bad thing? as Iggy Pop puts it, “If people want to use my songs to sell sausages, that’s fine because they weren’t made for sausages.” will this song be used for sausages? only time will tell.. but the good news is “you don’t even have to wait”
rating; 7.7
James Brown – “It’s A Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World”
“Sixteen” is the first single off The Heavy’s new album The House That Dirt Built due this october. these uk cats play a pretty mean soul on “sixteen”.. makin’ the Grandfather proud – ughh hit me!
rating: 8.8
stereophonics cover growl and co from bbc’s live lounge programme. the ‘phonics are a long-time fav here at b3sci. but aside from all that, its time to free growl, go:
rating: 7.8
Florence and the Machine – “My Boy Builds Coffins”
a few weeks back we incorrectly assumed uk artist florence and the machine was a side project of the incomparable kate bush. we’ve since learned that assumption was a mistake. our regards to ms. bush and to ms. machine.
rating: 7.4
Bowerbirds – “Northern Lights”
one time got robbed, got shot got shook, got a job, started rhymin, came up with a hook. got a chain and some tats, came up with a look.
rating: 7.7
for all you Lifetime enthusiasts in the house
Robbie Fulks – “I Told Her Lies”
Dent May and his Magnificent Ukulele – “I’m An Alcoholic”
