Watch: White Lies 'Death'; download Crystal Castles remix
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The rather hyped, new Editors/Interpol, dark-pop/nu grave/beat combo White Lies, have a new video.
It'd be easy to squirm a little at the idea of a bunch of Londoners doing the whole Joy Division-inspired, epic gloom thing, especially because it maybe a few years too late. You can be forgiven for coming to this having read their name throughout the media and seen their moniker splattered across various festival and support bills leaving you, somewhat understandably, thinking they're just another bunch of hopefuls who'll never be as good as The National, so frankly, why bother? However, you're reading, so I dare you, hit play and let your inner Alkaline Trio/Smashing Pumpkins fanboy grab hold of you...
That track, 'Death', is out as a single on September 22nd and is followed by their debut album. And if that's not enough click on over to the Transparent blog to get hold of a remix by Crystal Castles. And if that REALLY isn't enough, go listen to some Colder who do a similar thing but in a much slinkier fashion.
DiScuss: Are you a White Lies lover or a hater? What else do you like that's in a similar uplifting shadowy place? Are the YouTubes ok for you being that wide?
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just seen some hater threads and it was also a chance to do something of interest and to plug Colder who i adore...
thank you very much for the crystal castles remix
i imagine everyone else will be ungrateful
Fair enough
and you are certainly right on their sound, I think comparing them to Joy Division would tarnish Joy Division's legacy!
"Are a White Lies lover or a hater?"
I think there's a word missing somewhere!
cos everyone hates crystal castles
not me. i love them
That's not true
I know a fair few people on DiS who like their music, including me.
good!
but they get slaughtered whenever they come up. including about 5 minutes ago
O rly?
Where? I remember the 'waaaa no one likes CC!' thread a while back. I don't like them as people but think their music is good in places.
yeah : (
http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/3763505#r3867742
i really like them, i loved their album and i love alice
whoops
you couldn't tell i've barely written anything unsubbed for a few years can you. it'll take me a while...
i adore them
can't stop playing the album. the haters soon become lovers with this band, or so i've found.
I'm not so sure
I used to like them, then the album came out and it was a bit rubbish. I can't see them making many good albums. They'll eventually disappear, which is a shame because they're more interesting than most bands who are on the same level of success as them.
Coco
Nah, I don't think they're more interesting than many bands with the same level of success as them - at least, I'd be curious who you were making that comparison with. However, I'm all for a CC remix. If they lived on a remix act that'd suit me down to the ground.
Anyhoo, off to download that remix now, then.
Weird to see Colder crop up again after all these years. Is he releasing a new album or something?
_
very dull, pointless video
even though the faceless people look quite cool, its just a slow, crap video. shame. altho the song is only just ok.
'Routemaster'
shits on every White Lies track
It's a shame Fear of Flying didn't get this much industry backing
I've just written a massive massive post/story about how...
...all four of White Lies, their two managers and their agent were all absolute fucking cock-ends to mine and my mates band when they opened for us at a couple of dates in February under the name "Beethoven".
Then my computer swallowed it. Probably for the best.
echo echo
white lies sound a lot more echo and the bunnymen than joy division to me. i think it's alright, caught my attention whilst I was playing darts late last night anyway.
Saw them at Field Day
They were awful.
...
it was disgusting. :)
aww
dead fred poor you, you were probably being a complete dick yourself, and who is your band? would love to listen to some of your music. i think white lies are brilliant with massive potential, the fact they are riding such hype isnt their fault. defo looking forward to their debut album
Crystal Castles are a strange one
DiS seemed to love them before the whole 'copying' debacle, now it hates them. I thought the album was good, not amazing (apart from Untrust Us, which is brilliant). So the it seems to me that the lovers have become haters, not the other way around.
hahaha
DeadFred, why don't you and rest of Hot-Club-De-Go-Faster get over yourselves. "Need a guitarist"? Try finding a singer, a drummer, a bassist and some songs whilst your at it.
Not at all.
We were as nice as can be to them, really.
We let them use our drums, bass amp, guitar amp, keyboard stand and attempted to engage them in some small talk to break the ice a bit.
In return they made no acknowledgement of our presence other than to make comments about the lack of a crowd we'd pulled, left the venue both nights without even saying a simple 'thanks' for letting them use our gear.... and the singer, whilst a couple of us where sat at the merch table, walked over and threw an empty fag packet on the table and snarled at us.
Yeah, we were total dickheads towards them. Or... quite the opposite.
INTERNET WARRIOR
Loving the anonymity there.
Anyways... you'd be best directing that tasty little nugget at the actual members of gofaster, seeing as i 'got over myself' and left some months ago, hence the *needs guitarist* ads.
It's pointless having a go at me about anything gofaster related, cause i really don't give a shit, hence my leaving.
Goth's Undead
I would like to dismiss White Lies as a bunch of second-hand, heard it all before bunch of plagiarists, but there is no getting away from it, Death is a brilliant song.
And I have a feeling White Lies are just the most hyped of a bunch of bands who could emerge clad in black over the next year as the recession bites. I've just found this band with similar tastes http://www.myspace.com/zenarcademuzik
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