Phew. Field Day festival = great. Hackney Wicked festival = great. The undersides of my feet today = not great. Anyway: here are the five songs I’ve been singing in the shower this week:
Gang Gang Dance – Princes (Feat. Tinchy Stryder)
At Field Day I saw a t-shirt with the text “OH SHIT, GANG GANG”. It made laugh a lot, then check Safari to see if I could buy one (no dice), then laugh some more, then feel sorry for everyone who didn’t instantly recognise the line – spoken by Tinchy in this bumping d-n-b/grime 2008 tie-up with Gang Gang Dance.
The Suzan – Home
Imagine ABBA on MDMA, dancing skittishly on a giant-sized xylophone as they sing about god-knows-what. Tokyo girl group The Suzan are the first to emerge from Fool’s Gold’s record label, and Bjorn from Peter, Bjorn & John is producing their album.
Pretty Lights – A Million Tomorrows
Pretty Lights‘ latest pay-what-you-want album, Spilling Over Every Side, is, like its predecessors, stupidly good - six cocktails of cuts and samples and sounds for every mood and mentality. This is my favourite: a sleek streetwinder of a final track with a smoky, jazz-club vibe.
The Drums – Forever And Ever Amen
I heard this Drums number at Hackney Wicked (see Tom Kulbowski’s excellent photos via the one above), while in a blissed-out, aww-isn’t-everyone-lovely? state of happiness. It made me happier still.
Kid Cudi, Best Coast & Rostam from Vampire Weekend – All Summer
So this Converse-sponsored threesome reeks of press releases and paychecks - but who gives a flying whatEVER when the result’s so sweet? Kid C does his pornstar voice, Best Coast sings like it’s sunrise and Rostam plays Mojito-esque chords. There’s even a video with silly masks.
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