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:: Thursday, December 21, 2006 ::

Assorted Reviews

Single: The Knife – Christmas Reindeer (Brille)

Novelty Sweedish electro stompper with breathy and accented female vocals. Seems heavily Goldfrapp inspired but the production is not up to the same glittering standard. The pitch change on the chorus is horrible and it really could do with being a little faster. Nothing inspiring. Out now on Brille.

Single: Husky Rescue – Nighless Night (Catskills Records)

Also a tad glam, but done a lot better than the above. Simple two note Chas and Dave knees-up bassline drives it along nicely, catchy vocal tune (chorus reminds me of one of Leonnie Law's licks on the Breakbeat Era album), and builds well. Fink and Black Grass remixes are also good and the Justus Köhncke one is simple and effective but over long.

Album: 4Hero – Play With The Changes (Raw Canvas Records)

Over-orchestrated coffee table bollocks. Apart from Awakening – which I almost like; Ursula Rucker's softly spoken streaming rant on this is like a mellow version of Ani Difranco – and Why Don't You Talk, this is like coming across a "Worst of Stevie Wonder" compliation in Pundstrecter and thinking it might be a good idea for a dinner party, but you only realise too late that your guests are trying to extract their chochlea with chopsticks. Due for release 22.01.07 on Raw Canvas Records.

Single: Mr Hudson & The Library – Too Late (Deal Real Records)

Ska band decide it might be a good idea to try and sound like Artic Monkeys doing Lilly Allen covers, and pretty much pull it off. Sounds like great summer festival music, practically warmed me up listening to it. Really nice bass on the remix too, although I’d tone down the steel drums a little personally. Due for release 22.01.07 on Deal Real Records.

Single: Seth Lakeman – King & Country (Relentless)

Singer-songwriter with acoustic guitar and some nice harmonies. What could have been a good metaphor for the political situation in Iraq seems to be a simple love song, unless I'm missing something? Pleasant, but says nothing to me about my life. Due for release 29.01.07 on Relentless.

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