And I know by your eyes
November 6th, 2011
It’s been a while since I’ve done a covers post. Back in the halcyon days of this blog it used to be a regular Sunday thing. So I thought I’d resurrect it today if that’s okay with you. Not that I’m necessarily saying it’ll become a regular thing again but at least for today, I’ve got a couple of corkers for you. We start off with the ever reliable Jarvis Cocker whose rather lovely and ever so oddly jaunty take on Leonard Cohen is a joy. Jarvis’s knowingly dry delivery seems to fit this bittersweet ditty pretty well and the tinge of sadness in his voice really emphasises the inevitable fallout to come despite the temporary calm that is in the relationship depicted. It’s also rather surprising how well the country tinge suits him.
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Keep on chasing down that rainbow
November 5th, 2011
So seeing as he’s featured in my most listened artists for the last few weeks, I thought I’d say a little bit more about Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds. Not that I’m under any impression that anything I write will change the opinion you already have. If you hated Oasis, you’re unlikely to have a road to Damascus moment here. While if you liked Oasis, it’s almost certain that you’ll enjoy this record. You see, Noel Gallagher hasn’t exactly reinvented the wheel here. There are no wild shocks, no unexpected musical tangents taken, no dubstep mid eights. What there are however, are 10 good, solidly reliable songs and sometimes, that’s all you need from an album.
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