Song of the day – 603: Les Morts Vont Bien
The most glorious locked Teutonic groove since the first album from Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft. Blam!
Song of the day – 602: Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe is clearly Song of the Day of whichever day you want her to be Song of the Day of.
Song of the day – 600: Kanye West
I am only posting this as some form of signifier of my cultural capital, you understand. Between you and me, I still don’t know how to pronounce his name.
Song of the day – 599: Secret Valley
If everyone sings like they’re hungover, and if all the instruments sound very vaguely woozy and splatted with alcohol, it’s because they very probably are.
Song of the day – 598: Dogtower
Sleater-Kinney with a sense of humour but no loss of girl-girl power
Song of the day – 597: Pins
Music like Pins comes dressed in layers. It’s chilly out there: chilly and unwelcoming, and we all need some form of uniform against the furnace of cold and disinterest.
Song of the day – 596: The Boy Least Likely To and Gwenno
I’m very pleased to hear that The Boy Least Likely To is still making music as lovable and cuddly as ever.
Song of the day – 594: Songs
“I am earth and air and fire and water,” she said softly. “I come from the Dark where all things have their beginning”
Song of the day – 593: Melt Yourself Down
In the 80s, me and Geoff The Postman would have a competition to see who could dance the fastest, keep up the longest, with Big Flame and (later) Dog-Faced Hermans.
