Ladytron – Ninety Degrees
September 5, 2011 § Leave a comment
Taken from the album ‘Gravity The Seducer’
Released 12/09/2011 on Nettwerk.
Stan says: #Monday #unseasonalmusicpartt3 #vs. For no particular reason at all we’ve never been big followers of Ladytron in times past. Maybe it was the name? Either way they have previously managed to find themselves filed under the ‘bands we can’t quite to bothered to listen to right now’ category in our mental music scrapyard, (along with an almost infinite quantity of ‘world music’ artists that we long ago promised we would listen to but are now hiding away from in an overwhelmed corner). ‘Ninety Degrees’ however is currently proving a more than acceptabe accompaniment to our afternoon tea and biscuits so perhaps further investigation is warranted? Just can’t quite shake the Sarah Nixeyness in the vocals and the resultant itch to listen to some old Luke Haines records. Perhaps that Ladytron album fest can wait for another day …
Kinks – The Village Green Preservation Society (Live)
August 31, 2011 § Leave a comment
Stan says: #SoLongSummer #Wednesday Did the Kinks make the perfect song to mark the end of summer or the beginning here? Right now I’m feeling the latter and not sure where all the time has gone. Total bbq count at Stan central in 2011 has been 2 … not impressive for a supposed semi-pro hamburger-burner. Canaries anyone?
Josh T. Pearson – Sorry With A Song (Live)
August 29, 2011 § Leave a comment
Mute Studio Session
Original version taken from ‘Last Of The Country Gentlemen’
Out now on Mute Records
Stan says: #Monday. Live version of Pearson’s forthcoming single (out 3/10/11). Giving me echoes of ‘Highway 29’/’Ghost Of Tom Joad’ era Springsteen, … when excessive listening makes you start to wonder if robbing a bank and heading for the Mexican border is, in fact, an excellent life plan.
‘Flame’ by Sebadoh
August 17, 2011 § Leave a comment
Stan says: #Wednesday. A midweek pickup courtesy of Mr Barlow. Can’t help wondering what the upcoming weezer cruise will be like. Strangeness indeed …
Grant Lee Buffalo – Mockingbirds
August 3, 2011 § Leave a comment
Stan says: #Wednesday. #Songsthatcouldhavebeenhits. Back on tour (dates here) and worth a quick reminder of one of the best songs about train station pick ups ever.
Lo-Fi-Fnk – Marchin In
August 1, 2011 § Leave a comment
Stan says: #Monday. We’ve always loved a good intro and this one picks us up every time. The first 90 seconds of ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ used to work some similar magic back in the day though we haven’t retested that particular potion for a while now. Must go back to Sweden soon.
Deep River Running – Don’t Give It Up
July 25, 2011 § Leave a comment
Stan says: It’s hard to tell entirely, being a hardy sort of chap as I am, but there is a very small chance that some real emotion might have slipped through the net when watching this.
The Shutes – Hits Like Mourning
July 15, 2011 § Leave a comment
Stan says: Life on the Isle of Wight. Need to move.
Radiohead – Staircase
June 20, 2011 § Leave a comment
Taken From The Basement
Stan Says: Something new to listen to when the winter sets in.
The High Wire – Pump Your Little Heart
June 18, 2011 § Leave a comment
Taken from ‘The Sleep Tape'(STAN008)
Directed by Michael Humphrey
Stan says: Love macro.
GRANDPA STAN 