“I run on the road, long before I dance under the lights.” Muhammad Ali, 1942 - .
Unchained Swan Blood
By Swansea Recreation Centre & Blood Rexdale And The Walls Are Blond
Swansea Recreation Centre + Blood Rexdale And The Walls Are Blonde - Unchained Swan Blood
I’ve always considered the humorous element to Swansea Recreation Centre’s music one of its defining features, so I was pleased to see its patent exaggeration on this collaboration with Toronto folk band Blood Rexdale And The Walls Are Blonde (who provided vocals), for this bouncy synth-pop influenced quasi-cover of The Righteous Brothers’ “Unchained Melody”. The video teeters on the cusp of sublimity, and I’m so taken up in the Ariel Pink-esque vibe of the whole creation that I felt an urgent need to post it up here. Here’s some thoughts on SRC’s previous releases, the bandcamp page of BRATWAB (also worth checking out) and a link to SRC’s heavily stylised, entertaining and oft-updated tumblr page.
A Rapariga Com o Ouvido Afinado: The Crème de la Crème 2011
I haven’t yet done one year of “The girl with the tuned-in ear” but it has been a tremendous year of music. I’ve never listened to new bands the way I did this year and the pleasure of finding these revelations filled me with joy. While I was preparing my 2011 lists of the year I checked my blog…
