You Should Be Careful
June 16th, 2010
If I was going to make a horror film, I’d want Liars to soundtrack it. And I’m not talking about one of those join the dots, post modern, self referencing horror films where some nutter in a mask stalks stupid, unappealing teenagers in various states of undress. I’m talking real horror. With deep psychological terror. Where it’s not just the characters that feel threatened but the audience too. One that unsettles you and stays with you long after the credits have ended. Listening to ‘Sisterworld’ though, you could argue that Liars have already produced that soundtrack.
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In The Morning I Am A Recluse
June 10th, 2010
I’ve written about Whipping Boy before. A couple of times infact, but if my memory serves me correctly, I don’t think I’ve ever posted this session. So I figured that today I would. Not that I’ve got anything particularly new to write about the band. Aside from a couple of gigs back in 2006, the band have been pretty dormant for years. One of those bands that seemed to be on the verge of success but for no conceivable reason, never actually managed to achieve it. If ever there was an album that deserved to be a massive succes, it was ‘Heartworm’, the album on which the original versions of these four tracks appear.
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Check For Pulse
June 7th, 2010
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Sing Your Song Whenever
June 3rd, 2010
The intermittent summer appears to have returned today. How long it sticks around for is anyone’s guess but a bit of sun is better than no sun at all. Though obviously I reserve the right to resort to being a typical Brit and complain about it being far too hot. Which undoubtedly I will at some point today. But before we get to that inevitable stage, I thought I’d share a song that always sounds like summer to me.
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But I Can Hear The Most Melancholy Sound I Ever Heard
June 2nd, 2010
If ever you needed proof that Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are one of the best live bands you could see, this session version of ‘From Her To Eternity’ would surely provide it. It’s a visceral performance. Manic. At times Nick sounds utterly unhinged, virtually spitting the words out as though possessed by a demon. Yet for all his wild ranting, he’s anchored by a band who have complete control over the maelstrom of noise they’re creating.
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