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| Posted: 29 Dec 2008 02:13 PM CST
website | myspace | @ memorial park “My Moon My Man” This was the first single off of her album, and though paling in comparison to the success of "1234", it’s a great track. As with most of her songs, the instrumentals are kept behind a thin curtain so that her, sexy, breathy, brushed voice can shine. Musically, it bounces with the piano notes hitting with impact and precision, guitar tones strumming jazzy, for an overall poppy, bluesy flavor. Voice and music combined, it’s a whimsically, sweet song. Boys Noize Remix – “I Feel It All” "I Feel It All" is upbeat and jangly, sunshine and summery. Feist’s vocals on this cut beam with a brilliance that is soft and comforting. A sweetness drips from every syllable she breathes out in this one. As always, she sounds playful. It’s a sauntering little number with lightly brushed acoustic guitars, light piano keys, drum shuffles, bells and tambourines. I’m about ready to pack a picnic. Diplo Remix – “1234″ Van She Technologic Remix – “Sea Lion Woman” "Sea Lion Woman" is a reworking of Nina Simone’s "See Line Woman", though it is a folk song that predates Simone. Feist’s version follows closely to Simone’s original. And being a huge fan of Nina Simone and this song for as long as I can remember, I really enjoyed Feist’s take on it. It still captures the Nina Simone style, the rootsy jazz. It features, strong and powerful electric jazz guitars and plenty of hand claps to provide percussion. And Feist’s voice is so strong and soulful it does the song nothing but justice. Chromeo Remix – “Mushaboom” Mushaboom wasn’t on Feist’s last album, but rather her sophomore one, Let It Die. It’s a soft, folky song with plucked guitars, and more hand claps. I guess Feist loves her hand claps. The piano melody is delicate and all combine for a jangly, soulful, folkish, jazz track. Mocky Remix Written by: Ali Hussain Related Posts |
| The National Rifle - Wage Life Posted: 29 Dec 2008 11:25 AM CST Many consider a career in the music business to be an escape from wage life. Apparently, the members of The National Rifle do not. On their debut EP Wage Life, The National Rifle string together songs of shoddily written and barely melodic verses, uninspired hooks and predictable choruses. Though it feels as though the band is really trying to seriously rock out, their songs at this point are too blatantly constructed. Each verse feels like a quick choice of chords for the singer (sounding like Joe Strummer sans personality) to slur bland lyrics over before the "big chorus" part, where everything gets louder (rar!). The band's attempt to change the musical texture of the song in each verse (for instance using xylophone for the first verse, horns the next time around and so on) is interesting but the novelty is used so obviously and ends up feeling tacky. Though I'm not informed as to the songwriting method of The National Rifle, their songs remind me of bands trying to write collectively and ending up with impersonal and over-thought compositions. First the guitarist comes up with a riff, then the band jams on that for a bit, the lyricist writes a couple lines about some hot topic and then they put it all together. Yay, we're a rock band and everyone's happy. Except for the listener. Now let's pump out the next four so we can sell this thing, tour the world, get blonde girlfriends and live the good life. Apologies to The National Rifle, but there are still some of us left who don't believe that rock and roll should be considered wage life yet. Wage Life is available now. Tracklisting: The National Rifle: myspace Written By Marc Z. Grub Related Posts |
| The Delicious - The Delicious The Delicious Posted: 29 Dec 2008 08:45 AM CST I'm getting tired of bands like The Delicious. They're solid players, they write strong songs and they manage to fuse a diverse variety of influences into their own unique sound; what bugs me is that all they seem to want to do is goof around. Of course, it's no crime in rock to have fun and goof off and many would even argue that that's the essence and genius of rock. The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, The Who and scores of other bands that established the form and function of rock as we know it were known to goof off and have a good time with their music. So what's wrong with The Delicious goofing off a bit? The difference between the aforementioned and The Delicious is the difference between a Judd Apatow movie and other contemporary comedy movies. Like Apatow, all the aforementioned bands knew that comedy and fun and such were just as much a part of life as pain, sadness, love, hatred, etc. and they combined them in equal measure in their music (just as Judd Apatow combines all the above in his films) to end up with something that feels multidimensional and thereby represents the multidimensional personality (or personalities) behind it. On their debut album, The Delicious arrive and depart without ever having revealed any depth of personality…not even in the song about corn syrup, aptly titled, "Corn Syrup". Really though, that's just their shtick, and The Delicious The Delicious isn't so bad. I'm sure the band will have no problem attracting a demographic that isn't looking for the meaning of life in their iPods. Their songs are quite strong and from start to finish, The Delicious The Delicious is an enjoyable romp through various styles and genres that shows a talented band having a killer time making an album. It's not hard to imagine plenty of people getting a kick out of the Weezer-like "Dearest Duchess" or the Starvin' Hungry-esque "Every Other Night". And when there's harmonica solos coming out of both channels on the folk-joke song "Math", it's easy to just sit back and enjoy the band's zeal. The Delicious The Delicious is a fun album that's well written and put together, but like a quick snack, it's enjoyable while it lasts, and then it's gone and forgotten. “Suspended In Air” (download) The Delicious The Delicious will be available January 27th on Joyful Noise Recordings. Tracklisting: The Delicious: website | myspace  Written by Marc Z. Grub Related Posts This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
Feist needs no introduction. She and the songs off of her third album, The Reminder, have been everywhere this year and last. Though somewhat popular in certain scenes with her 2004 release, Let It Die, The Reminder shot her to stardom, with the help of her single "1234" being featured on an iPod Nano commercial. That significantly helped album sales and her movement into the mainstream. It’s amazing what Steve Jobs‘ magic can do. So with no further delay, a few remixed tracks of Feist.
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