Mood: Responsible
1, The Kooks
Singer/guitarist Luke, lead guitarist Hugh Harris, bassist Max Rafferty (correction: he is not with the Kooks anymore - Thanks Mimi!) and drummer Paul Garred constitute the Kooks, a British band that is quickly gaining popularity. After the success of 2006’s Inside In/Inside Out (it sold 2 million copies worldwide), The Kooks are back with a new album entitled “KONK” and a new tour (see dates below).
mp3: Always Where I Need To Be [The Kooks]
mp3: Always Where I Need To Be (LIVE at London’s Astoria) [The Kooks]
MV to “Always Where I Need To Be”
Here are some covers by and of The Kooks:
mp3: All That She Wants (Ace of Base Cover) [The Kooks]
mp3: Naive (The Kooks Cover) [Lily Allen]
“KONK” tracklist:
| 1. | See The Sun |
| 2. | Always Where I Need To Be |
| 3. | Mr. Maker |
| 4. | Do You Wanna |
| 5. | Gap |
| 6. | Love It All |
| 7. | Stormy Weather |
| 8. | Sway |
| 9. | Shne On |
| 10. | Down To The Market |
| 11. | One Last Time |
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Tick Of Time (+ hidden track ‘All Over Town’) |
2, Belle & Sebastian
Scottish band Belle & Sebastian have been around since the 90’s but are still heralded as being one of the best Scottish bands around. Little tidbit: their band name comes the children’s book Belle et Sébastien, by French writer Cécile Aubry.
mp3: Legal man [Belle & Sebastian]
“Legal Man” live
3, Ghosthustler
Denton, TX based indie band Ghosthustler is getting some buzz from their heavily 80’s electro influenced demo.
mp3: Only Me To Trust [Ghosthustler] via missingtoof - worth a listen!
4, Atmosphere
From an older Atmosphere, here’s a track:
mp3: Lyndale Avenue Users Manual [Atmosphere]
Atmosphere is currently on tour for their new album “When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold” which was released just last week (April 22, 2008):
05.05 Phoenix, AZ Marquee Theater
05.06 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theatre
05.07 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theatre
05.08 San Francisco, CA Grand Ballroom at The Regency
05.09 San Francisco, CA Grand Ballroom at The Regency
05.12 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
05.13 Seattle, WA Showbox
05.14 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
05.16 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
05.17 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
05.18 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
It seems that Atmosphere has surrendered to the unrestrainable piracy rampaging the internet. Download the entire album from their website.
5, The Black Kids
And, for kicks, cuz I’m addicted to this remix right now:
mp3: I’m not gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance with you (The Twelves Remix) [The Black Kids] - MUST DOWNLOAD
black kids myspace
Also, the Black Kids are playing at the Bowery Ballroom on May 18 @ 7:30 pm with Boy Crisis and Chairlift. Buy tix here. I’ll be haunting the venue that night as well.
Filed under: Belle & Sebastian, Black Kids, Ghosthustler, Lily Allen, The Kooks
max rafferty actually left the kooks not too long ago