What Did You Say
A bit louder
and more confronting
than what I normally post but give it a try, it’s grown on me
19th Jan2011
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19th Jan2011
I’m broken and I’m colder than her
I always loved this song ever since I first heard it. It’s timeless
30th Jun2010
My hallelujah brewing machine’s on fire
Island shores plucking guitar work with underindulgent electro percussion covered lightly with low register, soft, breathy vocals – think Postal Service meets Jack Johnson. I have really enjoyed Marco‘s Laptop Campfire Speed and if I wasn’t so tired I’d give this interestingly different music a proper review. Just know this: he’s good.
17th Jun2010
Well she broke my soul in January
Just found these guys from Hype machines popular list which is a pretty good if you’re looking for something different to your usual tastes but still relatively awesome (as far as the consensus of internet popularity goes). These guys are from Omaha Nebraska and call themselves Thunder Power. Anyway, to cut this really short they are a poppy folk outfit kind of in the same vein as Belle & Sebastian, yeah a little twee.
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it is.
“She warmed my bones in December, just like an afternoon in June”
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03rd Jun2010
Underappreciated talent
Sydney-based indie rockers The Seabellies are playing next week @ Melt Bar and you – person who will be in Sydney next week – should go and rock the fuck out. For those of us who won’t be there, me included, we can chill to
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and watch the vid to their latest single Young Cubs. Looking forward to when these guys (and I say that in the sans-gender inclusive way) release a full length for sure.
“The satellites go, and know what we know – the hate of the pills will bring what they knew”
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Dates: 9 Jun 2010 9:00 P
Communion @ Melt Bar, Kings Cross Sydney, NSW
17th May2010
Hooray Henry Hassle
Absolutely adore what Absofacto’s done with this mix of Ra Ra Riot’s Each Year. The bass, the tempo, the focus on Miles’ vocals – it’s beautiful. Make the time
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“Never mind what your daughter is taught in school – what she remembers is what she has learned from you”
14th May2010
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Modern Mystery
Incredible things are happening. One, I saw on the ‘news’ this evening someone had invented a machine that extracts oil from water. That’s good right? Then there’s this
New SSLYBY? Yes please. The guys teaming up with Death Cab For Cutie’s guitarist and Carissa’s Wierd producer Chris Walla. Going to be good.
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. And they’re planning a world tour… saweet.
07th Mar2010
Shout Out Louds – Fall Hard (Passion Pit Remix)
This is a lovely collaboration between the friendly lads of Passion Pit and yet another in the long line of talented Swede’s – Shout Out Louds. The song is Fall Hard from their recently released third album Work and this mix takes the best from the original and spreads it across a warm range of electro-pop.
There’s also a really cool vid done up by one of the guitarist’s brother here which is stunning in it’s jittery-raw kind of way. You’ll understand after viewing. So they’re touring all the way into the winter (or summer really as it’s all northern hemisphere gigs) going from Europe to the states then coming back home to round it off. And of course, download the mix
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And if you fall hard I’ll fall harder. And if you’re gonna break just let it break – I’ll pick up the pieces and mistakes
06th Mar2010
Foals – Spanish Sahara
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My first new post on this domain, a-life.me. It’s good to have somewhere completely to my own to post whatever and I’m glad I did it. Really glad I did. Now on to the good stuff 
Epic composition here with the new release from Foals – the five british-based indie minimalists have crafted a beautifully lingering reminder of why their second album Total Life Forever is being hailed as their best work to date. By me at least. The slow chords open into Yannis’ depressing lyrics which begin to rise with time to the crescendo of the piece where his chorus is drowned out by the crashing guitars, keys, symbols and drums. Feels like the intro to a Bloc Party number by this point, only if Kele had lost his puppy.
You can download
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or try on the
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which doesn’t waste time getting into the action like the original, but that kind of takes away from the atmosphere it seems. Still, amazing song and go check the video to this one – haunting.
Forget the horror here, leave it all down here – it’s future rust and it’s future dust. I’m the fury in your head, I’m the fury in your bed, I’m the ghost in the back of your head – yes I am
