BLOOD PRESSURES

Exciting things are afoot.

BEFORE I MOVE OFF

MY LOVE KEPT ON

Blue Hawaii - Floral
If you like what you hear above, head over to Arbutus Records for more.

I'M AFRAID YOU'RE AFRAID

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round

I ONLY KNOW WHAT I KNOW NOW

James Blake - I Only Know (What I Know Now)
Described on his myspace profile as Dub / Grime / Melodramatic Popular Song, make of that what you will, but if you like what you hear above hold tight for his self titled album released February 7th.

EVERYBODY THINKS WE'RE WRONG

Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Want To Holler)
I've decided to start posting some favourite songs for a change, some old with the new. A weekly favourite song fandango of sorts and really there's no better way to start than with a little Marvin Gaye.

I CAN'T STOP ME

BRAIDS - Lammicken
BRAIDS are set to release their debut album 'Native Speaker' on January 18th. If you liked Lemonade or like what you hear above, head on over to The Hype Machine were the full album is currently streaming.

CHASING COLOURS

M83 - Couleurs

SOMETHING'S MISSING

For more on Sea Pinks, head in this direction.

WELL IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ME, I'M A WAR

So 2010 has left us and 2011 is brand spanking and new and maybe a little too bright to be looking directly at quite yet so instead, a casual look back. Not so much a best of list as is customary at these times, but instead a highlight, a best of list of one.



There were several times last year that I wanted to ramble at length about my growing love for Warpaint, and that is on top of the two posts I couldn't hold myself back from, so consider this me making it up to you with a video a'plenty blogpost.


If you haven't heard The Fool yet, their debut album released through Roughtrade Records in October of last year, I highly recommend that you do and if you haven't seen them live and the opportunity presents itself, you'd be unhinged not too. Stella Mozgawa on drums and Jenny Lee Lindberg on bass are worth the ticket price alone, but the four of them together are ridiculous and on stage it's hard to take your eyes off any one of them. So if you're as yet short on plans for 2011, have a look and book accordingly.