On The Road

I'm on vacation in BC but I still felt bad about neglecting my blog... figured I'd send it a little love and a promise to spend more time with it soon.

The Ms - Big Sound
They opened for Centro-Matic a couple weeks ago, mostly the set was pretty flat and a bit of a yawn but I do love this track. It was a peak in their live show, too bad it was the second last song.

Adem - Oh My Lover
A prettied up cover from Adem's new album "Takes". It's quite nice but when I get back home I'll post a much beefier cover of the same song that makes it an arena rock classic.

wiped

The combination of four nights out for NXNE, a company picnic and heat stroke left me tired. I took a day to recoup and went to see Emmylou Harris last night. I need a big post to catch up on things but for now here's a couple of highlights from shows I saw.

Centro-Matic - Love Has Found Me Somehow


Afterhours - Tarantella All Inazione

I don't know what they're saying...

but I like the way it sounds.

I usually find it harder to listen to pop & rock music in other languages because that connection with the lyrics is lost. This doesn't really matter in the case of Sigur Ros since the voices are used more as an instrument anyway but it's nice to know what the hell people are saying. I mean, just think of all the people who sing along to English pop music and think that the lyrics mean something when it really could just be "my hands are small I know..." or "I like your pants around your feet..."

I'm fairly certain neither of these tracks are in that category.
Afterhours - Tutti Gli Uomini Del Presidente
Became a big fan of these guys for their last album got to see them live a couple times and looking forward to seeing them next week as part of NXNE

Sigur Ros - Gobbledigook
Surpisingly poppy, catchy and short for these guys but I like it just the same.