Anyways, yes it's late but it is here and it is still the 5th month of the glorious Year Of Our Lord 2010, so that qualifies as a May playlist. Ain't no-one gonna be pulling me up on no technicalities this time, foooool!
9 more delightful treats for you to shampoo your ear drums with this month. We've got a little bit of everything, from Coco Rosie to Crystal Castles and the unbelievably sexy accent of Yelle somewhere in the middle, making one damn fine musical sandwich.
Without further ado:
1. Coco Rosie - Lemonade
This sounds like something from a 1940s Disney film, lots of scratchy vinyl sounds and classical piano. But then a Bjorkish vocal appears over the top and it all goes a bit spooky and wonderful, with a few soft trumpets thrown in, before swooning into pure sunshine. Ahhh listen to that! That is lovely. So we flit Jekyll and Hyde style back and forth between dark scandi and sunny swooning for the rest of the track. Can't really fault this one.
2. Lissie - In Sleep
There's something very 1990s Cranberries about this song (Zooombie Zooombie, Zom bay AY bay AY etc), but I can't stop listening to it, which I suppose means that I like it. Her voice has a lovely timbre to it, and given this is a live video it is pretty fucking impressive too. Any chorus that you know the words to by the end of the song is a goody if you ask me. Cracking guitar solo at the end too - if this had been released in 92 it would've been nailed on for number 1!
3. The Ghost Is Dancing - Louis Riel
Hopefully I'm bringing you a Chip's Blips exclusive here. Given that this video only has 180 views, I hope that's the case. The Ghost Is Dancing is the brainchild of Mike Mo, a famous skateboarder (apparently). I think it's pretty good. Might be too American and shouty for some, but at least you are expanding your horizons eh?
4. Active Child - I'm in your church at night
Holy mackerel, this is brilliant. I read a review of this that described it as "white winter hymntronica". Can't really do much better than that without feeling like I'm trying too hard. What I really really love about this track is that it is only 1 or 2 instruments away from being horribly depressing, but the harp (?) and that bit of synth hold it all together and turn it into something spectacular.
5. Savoir Adore - The Scientific Findings of Dr Rousseau
I don't know who Dr Rousseau is, or what his scientific findings were, but I hope it was something awesome like inventing nurofen or curing leprosy (2nd one slightly more awesome), otherwise these Brooklyn funsters (I will look them up next week) have just wasted a perfectly good song title on him. And a nice little ditty this is too.
6. Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work
These kids are destined for big things with the amount of ridiculously catchy and brilliant tunes they are churning out (see Undercover Martyn if you haven't heard that one). I saw them supporting Phoenix and they were damn good, especially the drummer. I'm a sucker for summery indie, and this one ticks my box.
7. Crookers ft. Yelle - Cooler Couleur
Without a doubt my favourite track of this month's blips. That little french voice ("shouldehrz", "whateveur") combined with that military step is a match made in heaven. I could listen to this over and over again for a good while. Come to think of it I have. And for anyone who is wondering what "dancing with la bouche en coeur" means, apparently (according to Sacha) it is how you say 'pouting' in french (literally mouth in the shape of a heart). So, not only am I bringing you cracking new music here at Chip's Blips, I am also educating you. For free. Can't get much better than that can you?
8. Crystal Castles - Celestica
New one from CC here, seemingly moving away from that horrible screaming mess that they have the cheek to masquerade as electro (although Crimewave is verrrrrry good), and maturing their sound into something more sophistiqué. I've caught the french bug...
9. Mobius Band - The Loving Sounds of Static
I'm sad that these guys never made it properly; I thought this song was absolutely mind blowing when it came out in 2006. Still sounds good today so I decided to dig it out in memoriam.
That's all folks, I'm off to NYC but will return with another 9 bundles of fun for you soon (one of which promises to be one of my favourite Blips of all time...)
(Oh and p.s. my The National album arrived a couple of weeks ago and it is fucking brilliant. I have to swear it is that good. Everyone needs to buy this.)
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