The rather lovely Port O’Brien have made a video for the excellent song I woke up today. Over at Stereogum you can grab the song as well, it’s ace. And there’s two more songs on their site as well.
Had the album for a wee while, it’s a grower for sure.
[cdbaby] [emusic]
(though ignore the folk on emusic who think it’s arcade fire light, it’s just good honest music with less hype than arcade fire)
Would that it were that my schooldays had a soundtrack this good.
And why is it always with Menomena that a year on from getting the album I get totally addicted?
Why don’t you give me a taste? Why don’t you give me a taste?
You know how every so often you stumble onto a song and you realise that either you’ve caught on to it really late or you’ve just found the song that’s destined to be all over the airwaves later? I remember the thrill of the early listens to Radio Soulwax, Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy and Kylie’s Can’t Get You Out Of My Head. And as in all those cases this is something that’s excellently produced and in a soulwax way got more than a hint of dirty electro around it.
I’m asking. Yours for the asking.
Well, that’s The Modernaire’s Taste this year – almost certainly. Well, at least if not they should be justifiably upset. And their lyrics mean they seem pretty much at home on Brainlove, maybe not as overtly disatisfied and political as Napoleon IIIrd or Pagan Wanderer Lu but still in the same zone. And what evokes dystopia better than a dirty synth line?
You were happy to dance all night
But you wouldn’t move any closer
You said you wanted to go for a drink
But you only ordered a cola
Obviously if you wanna hear for yourself you’ll either need EDIT, ta Tom, I’m a fool! go to their myspace or better yet grab Taste as an mp3 for 99p from their other label Jackdaw or on emusic, itunes (spit) or in reality. Brainlove deserve your support cos they are awesome. But if you just want to hear something then you can just go here and grab Rain which bemoans living in rainy northern towns.
My shoes are always leaking cos of shoddy workmanship
Roll on Brainlove All Dayer #2 (knew I should have gone last year, foolishly didn’t – I could have seen Fuck Buttons).
I should also point out that the EP is split with another band, Friends of The Bride but their Divine Comedy like stuff hasn’t hit a chord with me as yet, when/if it does they’ll get their post on here.