You've Taken my Breath Away

I don't know why I found Metronomy a bit of a let down at TDK... I think it just seemed their hearts weren't in it, and the fact that one of the chest lights broke didn't help. I've had my faith well and truly restored by this new single though, possibly their best tune yet and certainly one that's in with a chance of being a hit through the age old ploy of putting 'radio' in the title. Radio stations ALWAYS play songs with 'Radio' in the title. That's a fact.



It starts off reminding me of Klein & MBO's 'Dirty Talk' before turning very Hot Chip. That's no bad thing of course, and so it proves. Twisted electronic pop of the highest order.

METRONOMY - RADIO LADIO

The single also includes live favourite 'Are Mums Mates', and is good reason for buying the single in itself.


I'm finding 'The Salmon Dance' a strange choice of single for the Chemical Brothers (being a bit rubbish), but Italian's Crookers have fixed it right up to become the kind of a fidget house classic that Switch himself would be proud of. 'Wow' indeed.

THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS - THE SALMON DANCE (CROOKERS WOW MIX)


Canadian improv-rock... an expression guaranteed to get people fleeing screaming from the record shop... well hold yer horses cos this is fantastic. A new and brilliant album from Holy Fuck.

They supposedly play improvised electronic music, but with real instruments & cheap casio keyboards. The results can be pretty varied as these two tracks show.

Super Inuit was recorded live on tour with !!!, and is a drum-fuelled krautrock groove... with added yelping and a hint of LCD Soundsystems 'All of My Friends'.

HOLY FUCK - SUPER INUIT (LIVE)



Lovely Allen is exactly what it says (Lovely, that is.. not 'Allen'), and reminds me of 'Boces' era Mercury Rev, when Suzanne's flutes peeled out.

HOLY FUCK - LOVELY ALLEN




Finally if anyone's looking for a Bestival ticket for this weekend, a friend of mine has a spare one at cost price..... lemme know.