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November 24th, 2005
Feist - One Evening
I have to post this song because it has one of the coolest videos ever. In it, Feist and a partner (Buck 65) dance though three minutes of beautiful choreography. The song is about a couple who meet and their relationship begins and ends in One Evening. Feist has a wonderful, distinctive voice. And she is a lovely dancer. Check out the video on waxy.org, but you might fall in love with her white tights. Just a warning.
Posted on Thursday 24th November | No Comments »
November 23rd, 2005
Frou Frou - Psychobabble
Frou Frou. We never knew you. This band was a collaboration between the vocals of Imogen Heap and the production of Guy Sigsworth. Their music, though well received, flopped pretty badly, and they disbanded the project to concentrate on on other musical attempts. Then the movie Garden State, directed by Zach ‘Zac’ Braff, comes along and features the song ‘Let Go’. Everyone piles onto the internet looking for them and finds their site and the news of their untimely demise (artistically). Anyways. That’s the history. Psychobabble is one of their darkest songs, but is still accessible, with a beautiful Indian strings instrumental break. Try Frou Frou. Though we’re unlikely to get any new material from them, we can still appreciate what they produced when they were around. Some lyrics:
P.S. Another one of their songs, Maddening Shroud might be a lovely song for your Christmas party playlist. Just a little tip from your friendly play new songs (it has some lovely bells in it).
Posted on Wednesday 23rd November | No Comments »
October 4th, 2005
Howie Day - She Says
Hip-Hop / The latest from young singer-songwriter Howie Day’s album ‘Australia’. This song is acoustic as you would expect, but what gives it its power is, as always, the strength in Day’s voice. This will be a big one for him. Check it out below.
Posted on Tuesday 4th October | No Comments »
