Clever Eleven July 2008
My apologies for being late this month, but everything goes a little slower in the summertime. Obviously that's the case in the music business, as well, as there haven't been too many great tracks around since late June. However, things are looking good ahead, and this month's C11 contains several previews of what's to come.
1. The Stills - Being Here
- The Canadian quintet returns in style with this Snow Patrol-y anthemic first single lifted from their upcoming album Oceans Will Rise.
2. Das Pop - Underground
- Belgian veterans ditch their previous electronic noodlings and aim for international success with this summery piece of soulful..well, pop.
3. Goldfrapp - Caravan Girl
- English folktronica duo Goldfrapp also favours "folk" to "tronica" on the blissful third single off their fourth album Seventh Tree.
4. Sparkadia - Animals
- This driving piece of melancholy shimmer off the Aussie foursome's album Postcards makes you forget about the disappointing Guillemots album.
5. The Rifles - I Could Never Lie
- The London lads admit to not having changed the winning team with this joyful taster from their sophomore album, due in October.
6. Jupiter One - Platform Moon
- With their Ladytron meet The Police-postpunk this Brooklyn outfit suddenly found some European glory after this 2007 track was used in a Mazda commercial.
7. Attic Lights - Bring You Down
- Starts off like Glasvegas, before it turns into Cosmic Rough Riders, and finally giving way for a Teenage Fanclub-esque chorus. No points for guessing this quintet's hometown, then.
8. The Satin Peaches - Wash It Away
- Big-sounding, guitar-chiming indie from Detroit that recalls prime-time Placebo or a less whiny Smashing Pumpkins.
9. The Automatic - Steve McQueen
- The Cardiff-based emo-popsters has traded their annoying squeaky-voiced keyboardist for another guitarist/singer and thus sound more heavy and less novelty.
10. The Pigeon Detectives - Everybody Wants Me
- The charts will eventually tell whether vocalist Matt Bowman is actually singing out the truth on the second single off Emergency.
11. The Verve - Love Is Noise
- Triumphant and dancable return single from the Wigan legends, which also closed their majestic Glastonbury permformance (that I was lucky enough to witness).
SUBS NOT USED: Captain Phoenix - Stand By, Mêlée - Imitation, Alkaline Trio - Calling All Skeletons, Levellers - Before The End, The Shortwave Set - Now Til '69.
