A mixture of slow coreGalaxy 500 sounding bands, some unlikely covers and guys singing with high voices. The Joy Division cover by Bedhead is fab. I particularly like the first track by Horrid Red, a new band by members of Teenage Panzerkorps; kraut-punk with more Neu!
I included a track from Sparklehorse which is particularly smooth – Shade and Honey. Whenever I listen to this track I idly try and work out what the song is about. I tracked the lyrics down, and fucked if know what he is singing about. Anyway, it’s a great tune. The king of skiffle, Lonnie Donegan plays us out. I will post the tracks soon.
Shade & Honey
I could look in your face For a thousand years It’s like a civil war Of pain and of cheer
But if you was a horse I could help you with your chains I could ride you through the fields By your fiery mane
May your shade be sweet And float upon the lakes Where the sun will be Made of honey
I’ll cry gardens while you burn ‘Cause no one here can save you She’s returning to the Earth But one day she’ll be silver
The stars are dying in my chest Till I see you again She was born with the wings of a hawk Where she combs her hair with blood
May your shade be sweet And float upon the lakes Where the sun will be Made of honey
May your shade be sweet And float upon the lakes Where the sun will be Made of honey
May your shade be sweet May your shade be sweet And float upon the lakes…