It appears that we have once
again arrived at the end of the week and might I add what a week it has
been. Actually outside of seeing Borat my week was pretty uneventful
but at least this weekend is packed with all kinds of good stuff. For
football fans there is the Michigan/Ohio State game, for movie goers Casino
Royale hits theaters and for gamers the PS3 and the Nintendo Wii will be
arriving on store shelves. To make the weekend even better I have
rounded up the stuff that was most buzzed about this week so as you and your
friends hang out this weekend playing the Wii while talking about Bond being
re-invented turn this up and revel in how ahead of the curve you are.
Friday EP Vol. 11
:The Teenagers - Homecoming:
This song kills me every single time that I hear it because of how insane
it is. Homecoming is done in a half talking, half singing
format as two people tell two different sides of a story; one side believes
she had an "English Romance" with her step cousin while he believes he did
no more then screw his "American Cunt." To further the greatness of
this it is all thrown over a bed of new wave pop that makes this song more
then just humorous.
:Robbers On High Street - The Fatalist:
I remember liking this band's debut full length but it wasn't really
something that stuck with me. Now they are back with a digital EP,
The Fatalist And Friends, to remind people of just how good they are
before their sophomore effort drops next year. This song has a very
sleek sound that is sing-a-long worthy and when you throw that in with how
smart it feels you have something that gets people, including myself,
excited to see what the band has in store for the world in 2007.
:El Perro Del Marr - Here Comes That Feeling:
I am not too good with foreign languages but if El Perro Del Marr meant
"Similar to Rily Kiley" then I would totally be OK with that. Of
course I think Jenny Lewis was made for me so anything that reminds me of
her gets my seal of approval and Sarah, who is the creative force behind
EPDM, has a similar easily accessible style of singing. This is good
stuff, especially if you love indie pop that oozes warmth and Rilo Kiley.
:Tahiti 80 - Happy Together (Turtles Cover):
Outside of the Swedes the French also seem to know how to make, or at least
cover as is the case with this. a good pop song. As far as I can tell
the band is more known for making upbeat indie pop but their version of
Happy Together doesn't stray too far from the accessibility and melodic
ways of the original. This is a good cover of a good song so check it
out.
:Daylight's For The Birds - To No One:
There are a lot of great songs in the EP this week but if I had to
pick one that might stick with you for a very long period of time it would
be this one. I love how dreamy and atmospheric the music is, I think
it really goes well with the shoe-gazer-esque vocals used in the song.
Trouble Everywhere is the name of their debut album and don't be
surprised to see a more in-depth review of it here at some point in the
future.
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