Singles of the Year 2010: Part the 1st This year I have written approximately 117,600 words about my favourite format, this being at the low end of an estimate that I find frankly terrifying. I have listened to singles on my bike, I have listened to the»
The first in a series of monthly posts that puts singular singles under the spotlight. The only criteria is that it has to be from the olden days of YORE, and the SONG in question has to MEAN SOMETHING TO YOU MAN. »
Single of the Week! Dirty Projectors - ‘As I Went Out Went Out One Morning’ (Domino) In the very wonderful Election, teenage girl-mistake Tracy Flick is possessed of the sort of terrifying, out-of-my-way ambition I remember almost fondly »
This week is last of the absurd pre-Christmas log-jams, and I am pleased to tell you there is much to love. Not least Old Blakey (drama), Pulled Apart By Horses (rampage), Tickler Tea & Magic Fuzz (The Funk) and Robyn (love-scarred wisdom I intend to ignore).»
This week: Mr. Damon Albarn for canonisation, attention to detail, reverb, and an almost endless list of things you can treat yourself to.»
This week and next week everyone in indie is rush-releasing - before Christmas puts an end to joyful, selfish record-shopping. It is a log-jam. And to be honest mildly terrifying, as if you could smell the wheels in hard, furious motion.»
This week histrionics, drama, two token bits of dance music, something or other about jazz mags and DOILIES.»
This week's singles is about men who make tidy sportwear LOOK GOOD. Also: Batchelor's Super Noodles, wilderness periods, Jolt cola, soundscapes, bad short films, circularity.»
It's the HARMONIES, MAN.»
This week we have more bands whose singles are really hard to find, they are not smeared liberally over Spotify, SoundCloud, YouTube, Vimeo or any other popular musical delivery system you might care to create and then staff with young men in too-tight denims. Now, either Try Before You Buy is coming to an end, or bands' peoples are just a bit lax. Me, I make no comment about this fact, I merely present it for the benefit of the reader. Also, it is a shame there are no clarinets on any of this week's sevens, because I have just learnt 30s jivespeak for this very instrument. The word you want is 'gobstick'. Use it well.»
This week we ponder the RESURRECTION of ART. Next week I will go back to tabards.»
Even though Other People's Chirren are officially insufferable, this week's guest illustrator is my nephew, Jem. He is five and likes football, GoGos and Football GoGos. Here, he has drawn a band with one guitarist, two banjo players and a dog. And in case you salty, jaded malcontents were wondering, they are not high, they just have star-shaped sunglasses on. Also, as I am sure you will have noticed, they have TWO DRUMKITS. 'So basically, Jem, you've drawn Caribou.' is what I said. 'Wendy, next time you come round will you bring some sweets, because I'm running out' was his reply. KIDS EH.»
This week: JAMES BLAKE JAMES BLAKE JAMES BLAKE JAMES BLAKE JAMES BLAKE JAMES BLAKE JAMES BLAKE JAMES BLAKE JAMES BLAKE JAMES BLAKE JAMES BLAKE JAMES BLAKE JAMES BLAKE JAMES BLAKE JAMES BLAKE JAMES BLAKE JAMES BLAKE. And getting OLD.»
This week I am going to be a flimsy nitwit. Because though there is much to love here, I found I simply could not pick a winner, however hard I tried. You pick one, and we'll all pretend to agree. And then whisper about you in the toilets. »
This week: singles for Beatniks, packing suitcases and - WHATEVER NEXT - falling in love. I think I may need to get me some cynicism, but sadly the cupboard's bare, like.»
Single of the Week! Dels - ‘Shapeshift’ (Big Dada) Some things about ‘Shapeshift’ then. 1 - It has been two years since he released ‘Lazy’, which is a long time. Or to look it another way, he is doing this thing at his own – entirely c»
This week I have gone to the caravan again to range about on empty beaches and ponder my own essential self, because I really am a bit dread. Lucky for you, all this means in terms of singles, is that I am very cosy as I write about ‘em. »
This week’s singles is testament to what I suspect is the number one Editor’s Adage. Which is to say, you should NEVER say to writers ‘Do what you like!’. Much less say in an email (I have it framed) that it is alright to be ‘As mental as you wanna be!’ I mean Lord only knows, this might happen...»
This week’s singles are brought to you by the letter 't' for tired and 'w' for weary. Sometimes being all ruined works though; all those frayed nerve endings and shaken vitals make for a curiously vulnerable listening experience. That’s my excuse, anyhoo.»
Single of the Week! Klashnekoff - ‘Klash Anthem’ (Abstract Urban) My favourite line in ‘Klash Anthem’ – a doomy, irresistible and utterly classy hip hop jam with more atmoss than a hundred Powell'n'Pressburgers - is ‘Vex at the way that »
This week I have reinstated the Singles Bike Ride system of appreciating music and then writing about it. I don’t know why I abandoned it. What a fool. »
I may have gone a bit Not Right this week. Sorry, everyone. »
Do you see how, even when I am bumbling about at Latitude, still I Bring The Singles? SEE HOW DEDICATED I AM! You people are all part-time, or something. Let's have a fight about it. »
Single of the Week! Standard Fare – ‘Philadelphia’ (Melodic / Thee SPC) I am a little bit in love with Standard Fare’s Emma Kupa, and not just because her surname has something of the exotic fish/undersea creature about it. She has the best »
Are you ready for some brilliant? Good.»
In this week's round-up of all things singular, we ponder what peepul REALLY MEAN when they say 'I'm a visual person'. Also: on a subject not a million miles away from that one, randy types.»
Single of the Week! Health - ‘USA Boys’ (City Slang) Not the sorts to do anything by half, Health begin ‘USA Boys’ with some kaleidoscopic organ that spirals and morphs in a rather ominous way. And as openers go, it’s dazzling. Here is Go»
Single Of The Week! Everything Everything - ‘Schoolin’ (Geffen) One of the things I like most about The Shins, is their knack in pitching lyrics on the right side of impenetrability. For it seems to me the best lyrics – the ones that compel»
Not so rad news everyone: Wendy Roby is away. This leaves me, the site's founder, the unenviable task of filling our most popular columnist's Reebok hi-tops and writing about new releases by the likes of Uffie & Pharell Williams, Here We Go Magic, Elbow, Ash and more... »
This week: a plea for more nice things [NO REALLY], whether it is worth being the sixth man on the moon and a mahoosive dose of Good Ache. Also: Giving Up On Going Out With People, But Not Getting All Boo-Hoo About It. Some good advice there. »
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