Sunday is Wonderful

[dotinthesky]

I used to be one of those people disdainful of critics with their up-and-coming recommendations. That was a century ago, when I read Melody Maker and the NME religiously and thought I knew better than them.

Who's got time these days to keep up with music reviews? You got to be grateful for any suggested tidbit that comes your way. I'm happy if someone says "hey check this out, they are going to be big in 2010." Off I go to Spotify, or YouTube, or Amazon, or iTunes, and eventually I listen and make up my own mind.

I'm so glad to say that new Mancunian band Hurts (bigged up by BBC News of all people) are brilliant! They sound like a smooth cross between East 17, New Order, Noel (remember "Silent Morning"?) and somebody else who I can't quite put my finger on yet. Maybe Depeche Mode at their most bombastic? And I like the girl on this video Voguing like it's 1990 while the two boys play Pet Shop Boys.

I recommend this to: live_life_like, neenaw, denalyia, muftak (the Arthur Baker mix) and knacker_prince.

Comments

[idioticpoet.livejournal.com]

they're pretty good.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Ain't they just?

[muftak.livejournal.com]

It's not a great remix... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rhDbY6i1lo is better. Have you heard Delphic?

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

You know, i also didn't think it was a great remix at first, but then I kept listening to it on repeat (it was 7am today and I was bored) and the thing grew and grew on me. But I like the Delphic mash up too! (never heard of them; off to check out stuff now).

[fj.livejournal.com]

Arthur Baker is still working? Where are my thin red suspenders and my thin black tie?

It scans like full PSB via Soft Cell to me.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Soft Cell! Absolutely. It has that lovely melancholic dance/disco romance they were so good at.

[knacker-prince.livejournal.com]

Yar, I likes :D

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I thought you would babes.