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The playlist – indie: Gulp, Superfood and Damon Albarn The playlist – indie: Gulp, Superfood and Damon Albarn
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Gulp - Vast Space Gulp - Vast Space
Super Furry Animals bassist Guto Pryce releases his new album with his latest project Gulp this week. Consisting of Pryce and his partner – synth player and vocalist Lindsey Leven – they make a dense sound-explosion of psychedelic pop and motorik Krautrock, in keeping with most of the music put out on the ever-excellent Sonic Cathedral label. Written while Pryce and Leven were on a road trip through both the Californian desert and holidaying through the Scottish Highlands, their music combines in equal parts the scorched sunsets of far away lands and the weirdo musings of British bands from rainier climes. Super Furry Animals bassist Guto Pryce releases his new album with his latest project Gulp this week. Consisting of Pryce and his partner – synth player and vocalist Lindsey Leven – they make a dense sound-explosion of psychedelic pop and motorik Krautrock, in keeping with most of the music put out on the ever-excellent Sonic Cathedral label. Written while Pryce and Leven were on a road trip through both the Californian desert and holidaying through the Scottish Highlands, their music combines in equal parts the scorched sunsets of far away lands and the weirdo musings of British bands from rainier climes.
Superfood - Right on SatelliteSuperfood - Right on Satellite
"Right on Satellite is the sound of Superfood transferring that acclaimed live show on to tape," so says Superfood's recent press release, which, for those who attended their gig at KPH in Ladbroke Grove this weekend, may not be such a virtuous selling point. The band's London gig on Saturday literally brought the roof down, with plaster and floorboards apparently falling from the ceiling to the bar below just 90 seconds into their set. Their new single, however, is free from the shrieks of fearful fans, but instead includes an intro influenced by Tracy Jacks, a bridge indebted to the Bluetones and just a little bit of the Seahorses. Whether or not that last reference is an insult to the band I'm not sure, but I've got absolutely no qualms with referencing Love Is the Law in this blog. "Right on Satellite is the sound of Superfood transferring that acclaimed live show on to tape," so says Superfood's recent press release, which, for those who attended their gig at KPH in Ladbroke Grove this weekend, may not be such a virtuous selling point. The band's London gig on Saturday literally brought the roof down, with plaster and floorboards apparently falling from the ceiling to the bar below just 90 seconds into their set. Their new single, however, is free from the shrieks of fearful fans, but instead includes an intro influenced by Tracy Jacks, a bridge indebted to the Bluetones and just a little bit of the Seahorses. Whether or not that last reference is an insult to the band I'm not sure, but I've got absolutely no qualms with referencing Love Is the Law in this blog.
Alt-J - Hand FreeAlt-J - Hand Free
Hunger of the Pine presented Mercury winners Alt-J as maudlin Miley Cyrus fans, but this new track, Left Hand Free, experiments with far more traditional alt-rock routes. The second taster track from their forthcoming This Is All Yours album plays with that geeky white boy rap-rock that Beck mastered back in the late 90s, and the bombastic, bar-brawling elements of Jack White's new work. Or maybe it's The Black Keys. Same difference. Either way, the two tracks so far leave a lack of clues as to what the album will sound like as a whole, which is in no way a bad thing.Hunger of the Pine presented Mercury winners Alt-J as maudlin Miley Cyrus fans, but this new track, Left Hand Free, experiments with far more traditional alt-rock routes. The second taster track from their forthcoming This Is All Yours album plays with that geeky white boy rap-rock that Beck mastered back in the late 90s, and the bombastic, bar-brawling elements of Jack White's new work. Or maybe it's The Black Keys. Same difference. Either way, the two tracks so far leave a lack of clues as to what the album will sound like as a whole, which is in no way a bad thing.
Tony Allen - Go Back (feat. Damon Albarn)Tony Allen - Go Back (feat. Damon Albarn)
This isn't strictly indie, I know, but it does feature indie's Damon Albarn and it is fantastic, irrespective of genre barriers. It's not the pair's first encounter, of course, with Albarn and former Fela Kuti drummer Allen joining forces for the groups The Good, The Bad and The Queen and Rocket Juice and the Moon. This time, the Blur frontman appears on the Afrobeat pioneer's forthcoming album entitled Film of Life. This beautifully rhythmic track was written in tribute to African refugees who arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa. This isn't strictly indie, I know, but it does feature indie's Damon Albarn and it is fantastic, irrespective of genre barriers. It's not the pair's first encounter, of course, with Albarn and former Fela Kuti drummer Allen joining forces for the groups The Good, The Bad and The Queen and Rocket Juice and the Moon. This time, the Blur frontman appears on the Afrobeat pioneer's forthcoming album entitled Film of Life. This beautifully rhythmic track was written in tribute to African refugees who arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa.
Gwilym Gold - MuscleGwilym Gold - Muscle
It feels fitting to follow Damon's above collaboration with that of Gwilym Gold's new music, as Muscle sounds as if it could have been lifted from the Everyday Robots' sessions. In fact, there's something so lugubrious about Gold's music that I think it may even linger on the mind for longer than the tracks featured on Albarn's latest album – a monochrome melancholy, the song follows Gold's high-concept Tender Metal project in 2012 and is the first release from HYMN, a new label founded by artist Eddie Peake in collaboration with The Vinyl Factory. Also, belated apologies to those of you who have opened the below Soundcloud surrounded by work colleagues.It feels fitting to follow Damon's above collaboration with that of Gwilym Gold's new music, as Muscle sounds as if it could have been lifted from the Everyday Robots' sessions. In fact, there's something so lugubrious about Gold's music that I think it may even linger on the mind for longer than the tracks featured on Albarn's latest album – a monochrome melancholy, the song follows Gold's high-concept Tender Metal project in 2012 and is the first release from HYMN, a new label founded by artist Eddie Peake in collaboration with The Vinyl Factory. Also, belated apologies to those of you who have opened the below Soundcloud surrounded by work colleagues.