Monday Music’s the weekly post where SOIWT drops its London-only rule, and goes global:
Becoming Real – Closer
The first tune on Becoming Real’s new record (just released on Cold World Industries), Closer’s a diary entry of insecurity, a constantly concerned dubstep plea to persons unknown.
Hot Sugar – Fuckable (Feat. Baghdaddy) (mp3)
Mmm-hmm. Yeah. Oooh. Alright. Mmm. Oh yes. Phew baby. Whoa. Just there. Alright. Ohhh. Yesss. Mmm. Okay. Wow. Just like that honey. Aaah. Yeah.
Marcus Foster – Tumble Down (mp3)
A tragedy-lined tearjerker, ideal for rainy Sunday retrospects and post-break-up antisociability. The also-art-making Foster’s voice bears similarity to the Counting Crows’ Adam Duritz, but comes ten times more tormented.
Dam Mantle – A Statue That Is Perpetually Unveiled
Scotland in cutting-edge-electro shock! Featuring a treasure trove of cult samples, Clint Mansell-style freak-outs and more mood-changes than your average ex-girlfriend (the one who’s texted you 42 times today), this slice of fusion strangeness from Inverweirdo finally explains what Scots get up to during all those shitty winters.
A Statue that is Perpetually Unveiled by Dam Mantle
CS Yeh – In The Blink Of An Eye (mp3)
There’s nothing too normal about this latest gaunt, gruff folktronica effort from Taiwan-born, Brooklyn-dwelling C S Yeh. Pale in pallor but rich in melody, it shuffles along delightfully (faintly) like a grubby Bob Dylan with extra jingles.
