0:35: “It’s your party, but I’ll die if I want to, I’ll die if I want to.”
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mp3 | Los Campesinos! – We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives
2:45: “It’s your party, you can die if you want to, die if you want to, die if you want to…”
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mp3 | Lucky Soul – The Great Unwanted
Cardiff septet Los Campesinos! recently released their EP, Sticking Fingers Into Sockets. London sextet Lucky Soul released their album, The Great Unwanted, in April. Both feature singles that rank amongst the year’s most jubilant:
Los Campesinos! – You! Me! Dancing!
Lucky Soul – Add Your Light To Mine, Baby
Both are highly recommended, highly recommended.
- Los Campesinos!: Official Site | MySpace
- Buy Sticking Fingers Into Sockets: Amazon | Other Music
- Lucky Soul: Official Site | MySpace
- Buy The Great Unwanted: Amazon | 7digital
Daft Punk + Ratatat, SebastiAn & Kavinsky @ LA Sports Arena, 7/21
It’s been almost a week since Daft Punk‘s Rainbow Pyramid of Joy touched down (complete with the 5-tone “Close Encounters” greeting) in Los Angeles and shook 20,000 very happy people into a lather. I don’t have much of a review beyond that. Regardless of how I might come across, the show was a complete thrill. Almost enough to make me reconsider Human After All. It looked like this:
My friends who saw Daft Punk at Coachella last year said the set was virtually identical. No one was surprised, but no one was complaining.
When Planningtorock broke my heart and canceled her opening spot at the Knife show last year, the 2-hour-plus DJ set that took her place was dull and exhausting. So I was pleasantly surprised that SebastiAn and Kavinsky, with even more time to fill, kept the crowd’s interest and energy levels high. The fact that I had a place to sit probably helped. Ratatat‘s live show was more energetic than I would have expected from their albums. Lots of heavy metal guitar theatrics. The visuals were impressive, and “Seventeen Years” brought folks to their feet.
I envy anyone seeing this show at The Greek in Berkeley tonight.