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nuisance:
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John Matthias - Smalltown, Shining
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Nice song, starts off sorta like Neil Young or something, that slow doof doof dap plodding beat and the clean guitar. Kinda gruff vocals, half-spoken almost.. or at least often sticking around one note. Wasn't sure I'd get into it and then the strings came in, really loud and swamping everything and a bit dischordant? I dunno, I have a bad ear. Sounded cool anyway, thought it added a nice edge to thetune. It's not something I'd listen to heaps, but it's piqued my interest in an artist I'd never heard of. Right back atcha: 6/10
Right then:
Koushik - Be With
(resisted uploading one of my fave R&B hits in favour of something a little more "serious" :))
Rizzo:
Koushik-Be With
Ok sounds like it's gonna be some interesting sampled music. Argh! The vocals... they make me want to book myself into a rest home for some peace and quiet. How can anyone sing that tranquilly? This is so airy and hideous. There is nothing about this song that says "Listen again".
My god that was twee. Seriously uninteresting music imo. I couldn't bring myself to get into it. It was just ugh. For a little bit I expected something similar to the Avalanches but it just went downhill once the vocals kicked in.
Salome-Killing Miranda
nuisance:
Ouch! Well, that was my favourite album of last year, but never mind...
Praeserpium Machinarum:
Killing Miranda - Salome
Killing Miranda are goth and pretty good at that. I really like the catchy guitar but the vocals and verses are less interesting. It starts with drums and then that the guitar enters and continues like a bit, maybe a bit too long. But then you discover that it is actually better than the quiet verses. His voice is fitting for the style, it has that monotone quality similar to post-punk bands like Joy Division. I don't like it much when it is distorted but when it does convey emotion e.g. at "Salome", it is fine. The lyrics fit as well "tonight, tonight the baptist dies" and "I have waited cold milennia to die for her", but again not that interesting in my opinion.
I like the ending as well, the wows and so on.
Good guitar + fine vocals + bad verses + trite lyrics = 7/10
Next: Morphine - Honey White
Ghostwriter:
Morphine - Honey White
This song sounds like a jazz and indie song gone to the dark side. The horns and bassline sound really brooding, strange, and cool. The vocals fit the great vibe, but don't really hit me in a profound way. They're not bad though, and maybe something I'd grow to like. The horn intro hits you in the face, and it sounds really awesome. The lyrics are rather vague.
Overall, it has a really great jazz/blues/indie vibe and some kickass horn lines. Unfortunately, it seems like it would get old really fast. For that reason, 6.5/10.
Onward!
Halou - Milkdrunk
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