The folks from LVL UP posted this song on facebook. So I listened and it’s quite good. Philly indie pop for yinz. And yes I clearly waited to post this until the date matched the song title. So now you can live this day in two ways.
Music
OK, so i’m guilty of not anticipating that we’d add this feature. So both today’s 7″ Highlight and Thursday’s LP Highlight will be related to songs i’ve posted on the blog before. But they are both releases worth highlighting so I shall proceed. Both Highlights this week are from the UK so there is that too.
I was going to post the recently released 7″ from China’s Snapline on Tenzenmen Records but they sold out and i’d rather highlight something that folks can buy. I’m not sure if it’s available digitally somewhere else but Tenzenmen isn’t selling it digitally that I can see.
So, today we will talk about the 7″ release from Brighton’s Slum of Legs. The 7″ was released by Tuff Enuff Records on May 4th. This is a straight up single. Doll like on the A-side and Half Day Closing, which I posted a month ago, on the b-side. I’ve always had a predilection for b-sides.
But don’t let that fool you. Doll Like is a kick ass song. I’m not sure how to describe it. It isn’t heavy, but it’s distinctly punk or maybe post-punk. It’s catchy and anthemic, but also discordant and also a bit experimental.
And of course, Half Day Closing is just great. It actually has quite a Dresden Dolls-esque sound. It’s very different from Doll Like in style, but is distinctly British since her vocals play a prominent role and the accent really comes out in this type of song. And the violin is an extremely lovely touch. This song is quite like stage pop to me. I love it and, just as the third song on last week’s highlight LVP UP 7″ completes that EP, this song counter balances Doll Like quite nicely.
Another short but sweet one from Philly’s Shelf Life.
Myspace found me this artist. Yes, myspace. Actually she found me. Messaged me. Unless i’m confusing artists. Anyhow, she messaged me and asked me to try her lp and I liked it so i’ve been a fan ever since. It goes to show that it doesn’t hurt to reach out to folks about your music. Now i’m suggesting you check her music out. Because it’s good.
I’m about two weeks too late on this one, but the message remains the same whether it’s the Fourth of July or not.
Shipping news brings the long and slow and makes it awesome.
A short but charming one for you this week: Dave Davison does a solo take on his band’s “The Ongoing Horrible” and crams a lot of interesting guitar work into a two minute video.
Here it is. This should get you pumped for the week. The Interstellar Radio Shower happens in 11 hours (or less by now). And the Hysterics are awesome.
Big Noble, which counts Interpol’s Daniel Kessler among its members, make music that sounds like the intro to an epic song, but then somebody keeps hitting the back button on your CD player right before the first verse kicks in. It’s a sound that lends itself especially well to the videos that the band has been steadily releasing since First Light came out earlier this year.
This is a bit of a departure for me style-wise, but damn, this is very good. It takes a more traditional blues rock sound and adds this strong Mali influence. And it’s awesome.