Look at that! We managed
to make it to another weekend. I have to work all day tomorrow and
part of Sunday, but it's all good as long as I get to catch a showing of
Wall-E. A large number of early reviews have called it one of
Pixar's best, which is really high praise. Alright, to end the week
I'm going to share the Notwist, who are easily more low-key and accessible
than each of those raucous-heavy acts that were rambled about Monday through
Thursday. As seems to be the case with me a lot recently, I didn't
know who they were until an email arrived in the inbox, but it didn't take
me too long to start digging The Devil, You + Me. The album was
just released, so check it out if you haven't done so already. Enjoy.
:The
Notwist - Good Lies:
The more I listen to this the less I'm able to believe that
when these guys started up in the early-90s they did so as a
metal act. I mean, I guess it's possible that I'm
being swayed by the fact that the arrangement in this gem is
headphone music at its best and Markus Archer's
almost-whisper-but-not-really vocal style is great, but
you try imagining them doing anything else.
Clearly, they were meant to do this style of electronica,
and I'm glad they ended up coming around to it.
This is a
somber video for the somber tune that is Pick Up The
Phone, but at least it has a bear and a bunny. You
know, because cute being sad is way easier to take. Or
whatever.
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