Current Favourite Music Tracks of the Week:
Everyone loves music, that's a given fact. I've become more aware of the fact that if you ask someone what they like, one of the first things they'll say is music. Yet loving music and loving certain types of music are two different things. Every once in a while being recommended something completely different to what you like helps to broaden ones love of music. I personally am a music fiend, listening to anything someone will give me. If I like it, I like it. If I don't, give it time and I probably will one day hehe. I love making mix cds for friends, filled with nuggets of gold they've never heard before and then hearing their excitement from listening to the music love I've shared. And I love recommending music for anyone who'll ask. So every week I aim to give you my 10 current favourite songs of the week, that's right - a whole 10 of them! :)
This weeks contenders are:
Peaches - Downtown
This is the latest single from her forth album, Impeach My Bush, and is very catchy. I've been giving the new album a whirl after seeing this lovely lass recently at the Big Day Out festival. Peaches is known for her rather sexual stage shows and song lyrics, and her electro/rock beats. Defiantly one of the best performers I've seen live.
Akufen - Skidoos
I only recently found out that Akufen is from Montreal, Canada. He's listed as 'click-hop' though I don't think he's overly clicky, or hoppy for that matter. This song was always one playing in my house by my partner, yet admittedly I didn't appreciate the song until I saw it in Appleseed (2004). The clicky sounds remind me of photography cameras, and the progression build up is wonderfully done. Chill out to it, shop to it, anything is good!
Pink Martini - Hang On Little Tomato
There is always a band that comes along that makes you go 'Damn, I wish I was in that band.' Pink Martini is one of these bands for me. This song, the title track of their second album of the same name, is a beautiful jazz like 1940s piece, complete with clarinet solo. A song to have a cup of tea to, or to hang the washing out to. It reminds me of 1940s housewives, hanging out washing and singing to their plants. China Forbes voice is stunning, as always, and the message in the lyrics is quite heartfelt.
Mr Scruff - Blackpool Roll
If you don't know Mr Scruff, you should. He creates fun, jazzy, downtempo tunes -sometimes with samples of children's book quotes. I don't think you can dislike Mr Scruff, he's just fun. This song is no exception, and like it's title it reminds me of Blackpool. The lights, the seaside attractions, those games where you put the penny in to hit the tray of pennies in hopes to knock them out and win a fortune but you never actually knock them out - you know the ones right? I love the organ in this, it's so cheesy.
Bright Eyes - At The Bottom Of Everything
So Bright Eyes is apparently called 'emo' music, a term which I usually associate with "bands" like My Chemical Romance. If anything, Bright Eyes is an acoustic singer/songwriter/guitarist. This song starts as a story, a underlying tragic story at that, but the music makes it sound so upbeat that you forget the story starts off as being tragic. This song makes my bus trip to school all the more fun, subtlety smiling to myself as I listen to this gem through my headphones.
Amy Winehouse - Fuck Me Pumps
This chick has some great vocal chords! More recently known for being the voice behind a series of ads in the UK, she also has caused much scandal about her drinking behavior and possible anorexia. This song basically praises the many skanky like gold-digger women out there, braving the social scene. It's twinkly element makes it rather pretty sounding, and reminds me of India Arie.
Cat Power - Cross Bones Style
An oldie but a goodie, I've been rediscovering Cat Power and her wonderful songs. This one is rather mellow, with a voice, guitar and drum. Yet still quite catchy. Cat Power has a mystique to her voice, I reckon, a smokey rasp that draws you in for more. The video clip to this is also pretty simple but pretty. Just check out the song!
Massive Attack - Be Thankful For What You Got
A classic! One of the best song Massive Attack has ever made, from their first album Blue Lines. The meaning of the words is spot on, and it has one of the best video clips I've ever seen - a stripper stripping while miming the song, yet you hardly notice the chick is stipping down to nothing. If you onlu know their stuff from Mezzanine you should check this out to hear where they came from.
Zero 7 - You're My Flame
Said to be the UK's version of Air, Zero 7 has to be one of the greatest downtempo acts ever, and one of my all time favourites. This song is off their third, and most recent, album The Garden. Sia, an Australian artist famous in her own rights, once again lends her vocals for this clicky upbeat track. A good song to get into if you've not heard of Zero 7 to start with.
Fiona Apple - O, Sailor
One of the singles of her latest album, Extraordinary Machine, I didn't think much of this song until one day I couldn't get it out of my head. I'm still fence sitting on my opinion of this album but so far it mostly seems good. Shes added vibraphones on this album, which will always get my attention from any artist. She'll always be an eternal favourite of mine, vibraphone or no vibraphone, so I'm biased either way :)
This week most of the artists have been of similar stature - nothing too noisy, chaotic or loud. I'm going through a rather relaxed music period at the moment, and I love it. But as time change, so does the music - next week could offer something different.
<3 Blackberry Moose
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