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I've been listening to Murray Gold's score from the final episode of Dr Who. More lovely choir music, and thanks to the way BBC HD broadcasts, all the foreground noise can be filtered out just leaving the music.

I'm also rather addicted to a song called 'They Forgive' by a woman named Kerli.

Vampire Weekend - Contra. More of a grower than their very immediate debut, but after a couple listens I like it just as much. Great pop.

From what I've heard off 'Contra' I like!

Marina and the Diamonds - Mowgli's Road. Awesome song XD

Saw her live! Love it when you see a band thats gonna explode the next year

Passion Pit. I can't get enough of these guys. Check out liitle secrets and Sleepyhead

Manners is probably my favorite album of 2009 tbh. Certainly one of them. And good choice on the songs, Little Secrets manages to put me in a good mood no matter what situation I'm in and Sleepyhead was essentailly my anthem for last summer!

I am listening to... the Bayonetta soundtrack.
Go ahead, call me a weeaboo

Also just listened to The Flaming Lips cover of Dark Side of the Moon. Maybe I need to give it another listen, but it didn't do much for me.
The distorted vocals during Great Gig in the Sky were hardly necessary imo

I can't see The Flaming Lips doing either of those songs justice...In fact, very few bands can pull of a Pink Floyd cover well.

What's the Bayonetta soundtrack like? I like the music that kicks in while you're fighting XD

I quite liked the Flaming Lips cover, but I definitely agree that the Great Gig In The Sky is definitely the weakest point of the album. The original song conveyed so much emotion using only the power of sound and that's just lost amid heavily distorted banshee screaming from Peaches, who isn't exactly what you'd call a vocalist who can emotively wrap her voice around the track's legacy.

JokerJamie wrote:
What's the Bayonetta soundtrack like? I like the music that kicks in while you're fighting XD

Fruity. Its great overall though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hVGWdvTgMo

Mindkiller wrote:

JokerJamie wrote:
What's the Bayonetta soundtrack like? I like the music that kicks in while you're fighting XD

Fruity. Its great overall though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hVGWdvTgMo

EPIC.

Listening to the Moon soundtrack. Spooky ambient stuff.
Well worth checking out even if you haven't seen the film

I did see the movie and loved it so that's probably worth checking out...

Local Natives - Gorilla Manor

One of the best albums I've heard in a long time, and it shoots right up into my top 10 favorites ever. Their sound could be compared to Arcade Fire, with a bit of Vampire Weekend, and vocal harmonies on par with Fleet Foxes. In fact, they're like an up-to-date Fleet Foxes, with some more...'modern' lyrics and guitar sounds. The percussion throughout the album is incredible to put it mildly. There is also a raw sound to the album, it's far from over-produced. It nearly feels live at certain points. I can literally listen to the album right through on repeat and never tire of it. They're playing Dublin in March for €13 so I'm there. The album will make you want to cry, flick on your lighter, dance, and make you want to light up a fat one to mellow out with. All in one playthrough. Outstanding album, and definitely a band to watch...

9.5/10

Lostprophets - The Betrayed - 7/10
Hadouken! - For the Masses - 5/10
Vampire Weekend - Contra - 8/10
Delphic - Acolyte - 9/10

Not too fond of Contra, if I'm honest. There's a few good tracks but its not as good as their debut at all.

Recently been listening to a scottish band I discovered called The Dykeenies. They're great. Their album's on Spotify, if you're interested.

I like how you can hear the singer's accent in The Dykeenies. They're pretty good alright. Listened to 'Clean Up Your Eyes'. It sounds familiar. They remind me of General Fiasco. But not as happy sounding...Cheers moozo, I'll check out a bit more of em.

New Lil Wayne album 'Rebirth'.

Easily some of the worst music I have heard in a long time. Unquestionably on of the most disappointing albums of all time. After Tha Carter III, I was expecting something different. This is just auto-tuned shit, with guitar playing so mushed up with effects and played so terribly that it sounds like The Edge playing with no hands.

It's barely even worth a verdict. I'm disgusted.

>Post 90's black musicians

There's your problem.

JokerJamie wrote:I like how you can hear the singer's accent in The Dykeenies. They're pretty good alright. Listened to 'Clean Up Your Eyes'. It sounds familiar. They remind me of General Fiasco. But not as happy sounding...Cheers moozo, I'll check out a bit more of em.

Also see 'Stitches'. And I know exactly what you mean about them sounding familiar.

Exam

3/5


Oil City Confidential: Live

Film: 5/5

Gig: 4/5

Keith Allen: 1/5

Overall: 4/5

JokerJamie wrote:I can't see The Flaming Lips doing either of those songs justice...In fact, very few bands can pull of a Pink Floyd cover well.

Lo and behold, I found one. Dub side of the moon. A reggae cover of DSOTM

Just checked that out. Man it's crazy!

The version of Money is pretty awesome. Sounds slick in reggae form...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaR4fsUeTVY

Surfer Blood : Astro Coast - 8/10

Owen Pallett : Heartland - 8/10

Spoon : Transcendence - 7/10

Hot Chip : One Life Stand - 7/10