The first I knew of NYC indie dance-punk band The Rapture (beyond a connection to a weird religious notion of The Resurrection) was back in the good ol’ days of eMusic in 2003, when one of their Editor’s Picks was ‘House of Jealous Lovers’, taken from The Rapture’s second album Echoes. Echoes made numerous Best-Of … Continue reading »
Reason #3541 to love living in Europe – Zurich to Paris in a mere 4.5 hours (top tip: book 90 days ahead and get 50% off). I endured the plush velour purpleness of the TGV Lyria for a few short hours on Friday to finally, finally get to see PJ Harvey in concert. Continue reading »
Musical obsessions come and go, and here’s my latest acquisition for 2011 – The Dø, a stupidly photogenic French/Finnish duo who make exactly the kind of quirky, invigorating indie folk-rock I adore. Finnish expat Olivia Merilahti and Frenchman Dan Levy traverse an eclectic range of genres on their 2008 debut album A Mouthful, from the … Continue reading »
I just got back from seeing PJ Harvey in Paris (more on that later), and it’s a dreary, rainy, miserable Monday morning with nary a croissant or steaming hot Café crème in sight *sob*. Thank god cheery Australian psychedelic nu-folksters Cloud Control are playing tonight (28.02.11) @ Hafenkneipe to wrench me out of my post-Paris … Continue reading »
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I’ve been furrowing my brow over all the good stuff that is coming to my little part of the world next year, trying to fit it all in, cos I don’t want to miss out on anything (huge thanks to 78s awesomely comprehensive concert agenda). Behold, my concert setlist for 2011 so far – Kejnu … Continue reading »
