It's long overdue for me to hype some tunes I dig at the moment, and they've really accumulated these last days, so I figured I'd better vent out a few.
Getting in line for the sunshine is exactly what many young bands are constantly doing, and a band that's really approaching the Promised Land, albeit still fluctuating slightly below the radar are Ginger Ninja. They're really a promising and cool bunch, and they just released their first single from their forthcoming album (due in early 2010). The single is 'Sunshine', and its available at their myspace! - it's just a really feelgoody tune, which worked extremely well live at Roskilde too. Go check it out!
While we're at Danish acts, Spleen United and The William Blakes did a collaboration on the music show Backstage, which aired on DR2 through the spring. It's Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' which they did a really inspiring version of. I've heard it now and then on P3, and I finally got a hold of a download link, which is right here! - be sure to give it a run by, it's really good.
Heading elsewhere, I've given this one a mention on Facebook not too long ago. It's grime's finest Dizzee Rascal and American DJ Armand van Helden teaming up and going 'Bonkers'. It's really a massive club track, and I really wish it's gonna be a hit, 'cause it's completely rave-out, slightly akin to Calvin Harris' beautiful 'I'm Not Alone'. However, I'm sadly not sure Danish mainstream is ready for something as hefty as this. If you like it, hype it!
I got a hold of Phoenix' new album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix a few days before Roskilde, and it's really grown on me. It's slightly lo-fi'er than predecessing It's Never Been Like That, and that really suits them well. More than anything, it's very superbly produced (by Philippe Zdar of Cassius). The effects, layers and pan balance is really world class. If you get a hold of it, try listening to it in some proper earbuds, you'll be surprised. I'm especially into 'Lasso', 'Lisztomania', 'Love Is Like A Sunset I' and 'Armistice'. But overall, it's a much more indefatigable record than the previous one. Too bad I'm downunder for their gig in Copenhagen later this year.
I've got to give a mention to two of my staple outfits releasing new singles. That's Arctic Monkeys with 'Crying Lightning', preceding their soon-to-be-released third effort Humbug, and Bloc Party with 'One More Chance', which is an in-between'er, akin to 'Flux'. Neither of the two impress me much. The Monkeys' much anticipated snippet of new material is a wee bit too downtempo in my book. I prefer A.M. when they're just rocking out, although they have done good ballads too in the past. This one is a bit two heavy-duty for me though, and I hope it's not too representative of the album. Bloc Party disappoint me even more, however it was kind of an unexpected release, so I didn't expect much. It doesn't bring anything new to the table though, and leave out that piano, guys! I like Matt Tong's parts of the music video though, they're quite hilarious.
Finally, I've been constantly confronting YouTube in search of proper clips from Trentemøller's concert at Roskilde, 'cause I'm really postdepressive on that one. All I managed to find that was slightly satisfactory was this, this and this. Fuck, I really hope he will indeed make a live-DVD out of that massive show.
But get in line for that sunshine, there's only so much of it.
