Friday Films is a weekly post with videos of new songs by London acts I like…
Cymbals – Summer Escaping
Have you ever watched a dog try to chase its own tail? The freaked-out, fucked-up bass cuts on this super new record from Cymbals kind of remind me of that. It’s a game the dog can never win, but still he plays, endlessly.
Fujiya & Miyagi – Cat Got Your Tongue (Ghost Eyes Remix)
Here’s London-based Ghost Eyes‘ remix of Fujiya & Miyagi’s psyched-out confessional. In terms of escalating weirdness, this is like sprinking a kilo of brown sugar on a kilo of sticky toffee pudding.
Kotki Dwa – I Scream
Latest from one of the quirkiest, dreamiest bands out there: this features hooks soft as new beach towels, lyrics prettier than your girlfriend’s poetry and a melancholic, happy-tired tone relative to the Sunday night of a perfect weekend.
Laurel Collective – Sunshine Buddy
There’s sommat wonderful agitative (is that even a word?) about Laurel Collective: instead of radio-friendly, sell-out hooks or Diet-Coke-choruses, it’s all strangely-structured and noisy when you expect it to be quiet. That’s a shit description, but I’m tired so humour me. Here’s their latest wonder:
The Candle Thieves – Breathing (Just For You)
Sincere, soulful Sunday pop with quirky keyboards, with a chorus that’s like a flood of passion for the girl being eulogised. I hope she’s subsequently seen sense.
