Just to drop a few things in this revitalization post, I'd like to tell you about King Krule, formerly known as Zoo Kid. I've seen his weird and kiddy-looking ginger face on Pitchfork's frontpage more than once lately, and finally decided to check it out. What, you might think, is the big deal with a London 17-year old massively hyped by the 'Fork? Well, deal is, he's pretty damn good at doing his thing. For all the wannabes trying to emulate The xx one way or another, this guy does a pretty good job of applying his fellow Londoners' signature timbre, without becoming a copycat. Try and give a whirl to 'The Noose of Jah City' or 'Out Getting Ribs'!
Lana del Rey has been on everybody's fucking lips as of late, and while I haven't properly dug into her, 'Video Games' has been played quite frequently here, as both my dear flatties are obsessed with it. Just thought you should know... Although not as much as a few years ago, I'm still often a retard regarding female vocalists, but this is OK.
The old 'Gum has as much of a listomania as I do, and in anticipation of the new Coldplay record, which I'm still waiting on the mail man for, they did a list of Coldplay-covers, on which I stumbled on this immensely funky take on one of my Coldplay faves 'God Put A Smile On Your Face' by Mark Ronson, featuring The Daptone Horns.
Happy Thursdays, and welcome back!
