Music Video: White Winter Hymnal by Fleet Foxes
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Having just announced their second album, Fleet Foxes have reminded us of the brilliance of their first release, as well as the superb music video for White Winter Hymnal, the second track from it.
Music Video: Spanish Sahara by Foals
Tags/ Posted by Luke GrundyI was ready to open: dew hung from my leaves. I was like all the otherscontinue reading this poem
Foals’ second album Total Life Forever features several wonderful tracks, but lead single Spanish Sahara is the song that best encapsulates the band’s evolved sound; its video, in stark contrast to its title, offers a beautiful depiction of the sparse arctic wilderness.
Music Review: Come Around Sundown by Kings of Leon
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At its best, Come Around Sundown sounds like the A-Ha Shake Heartbreak incarnation of the band, and whilst it never reaches the superb heights of that album, it certainly makes Kings of Leon sound better, more fun and altogether more recognisable than the electronic mush that dominated some of Only By The Night.
Music Video: Saeglopur by Sigur Ros
Tags/ Posted by Luke GrundyYour body is more like a gesture than a thing. More like a song than a gesture.continue reading this poem
Despite the complexity and unusualness of the band’s style, there has rarely – likely never – been a band whose audial and visual visions gel as well as Sigur Rós.
