After the strange 15 minutes that caused me to write the previous post late yesterday afternoon, I thought I would do a posting of a more serious nature.
Today I finally got the Wolf Parade album that I ordered well over a week ago. Hailing from Montreal, Wolf Parade have predictabily been hailed as the new Arcade Fire, which seems ridiculous considering the Fire were virtually unheard of 12 months ago.
Produced by Modest Mouse's Issac Brock, the album "Apologies to the Queen Mary" has picked up some rave reviews, including the hard to please Pitchfork, plus a great deal of hype on the US music scene. However, away from all that in merry-old England, the album just sounds great.
Second bit of music concerns Clap Your Hands, Say Yeah!, who despite not having released anything here yet (I don't think) get a Guardian article punning up there name. They've been a real word of mouth success, selling a shed load of albums from there own website before they even got signed. Anyway, they've already sold out half of the gigs of their current Eurotour - although for those lucky enough to live in Nottingham (damn you, lucky James), Cardiff, Glasgow or Liverpool they should be well worth going to see.
Finally, today I feel a whole load older. People over 26 turn away now because I know that there's nothing worst than reading about someone younger than you moaning about how old they feel. This morning I read an Arcade Fire review, from the previously mentioned Uncut Top 50 Albums. Win Butler, lead singer and group leader, was born in 1981. Nineteen. Eighty. One. He is two years younger than me. Now I know this shouldn't suprise me, but it really does - Arcade Fire's music sounds so accomplished and developed that I kind of thought he might be a bit older than me.
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I should say, I did really enjoy the CD you did for me with these two bands - though I think I preferred Clap to WP. Still unsure if I’ll buy anything by either band, so maybe I shall cheat and borrow from you. Anyway, the Clap (ha ha, the clap...) album came out in September: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000AOJHZA/qid%3D1131711786/202-5746769-8957422. Also, I have just nervously ordered the Babyshambles album that comes out Monday. I say nervously, because I ADORE ‘Up the Bracket’, but am not very keen at all on the eponymous second album. I could not resist this, but here’s hoping that this is like the former and not the latter. As someone who I know is a Libs fan, what are your views on this?
They've really put the waiting on the Clap album down - it was 3 weeks when I last looked. However, Helen was suspicious of me buying one CD so "near" to christmas, I don't know I'll get away with getting another.
As to the Babyshambles, I've read one review by the idiot who is Tony Parsons that went crazy ravey about how good it is, so I'll be interested to hear what you think about it. I really liked the eponymous Libertines album (although it took a while and my opinion of it does vary on consecutive listens), as well as UtB, so I've kinda got reasonably high hopes.
Nice post. I referenced it on my blog. Come take a look at it when you get a chance! Take care and enjoy the Clap Your Hands disk, you will not be dissapointed.
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