Some songs we have been listening to

We haven’t done one of these for a while. Here’s the latest shit we’ve been caning in 320.

Marina and the Diamonds – Mowgli’s Road
Purely amazing yodel-based eccentripop from Marina and her actually non-existent backing crew. This sounds like Tori Amos leading a band of angels down a spiral staircase to another dimension. Nothing, as far as we can tell, to do with the Jungle Book :(

VV Brown – Quick Fix
VV inspires polka-dotted arse wiggling with yet more cartoonish retropop, this time mixing her Monster Mash-tastic sound with pounding drums and a hint of surf guitar.

Calvin Harris – I’m Not Alone
Everyone’s favourite Scottish electropop star returns with some epic arms aloft-type shenanigans. In the words of humanitarian messiah Pete Tong, “fancy some euphoric?” YES PLEASE.

The Prodigy – Invaders Must Die (LP)
Occasionally exciting but mostly unnecessary banging and clattering from Liam Howlett, featuring sidemen Keith Flint and Maxim Reality, who chip in with ‘menacing’ ‘vocal’ ‘stabs’. That bit where ‘Omen’ kicks back in and sounds like a fairly decent car going into fifth gear is pretty good.

Empire Of The Sun – We Are The People (Modernaire remix)
Band of the moment see their windswept wonder given a groovesome gothdisco makeover by local heroes Modernaire, who you can see live at the Deaf Institute this Friday (6th) (get more clubbing and music-type updates at this here Manchester club blog).

Lady Sovereign – So Human
We’ve been listening to the new stuff by ‘The Sov’ but will probably do a separate post on that.

Mongrel – Hit From The Morning Sun (96 Bulls remix)
Highly politicised ‘n’ controversial supergroup headed by former reverend the Rev. John ‘The Reverend’ McClure reverend get themselves a bass-heavy reswizzle on this fidgety main room edit by Melbourne outfit 96 Bulls, who, incidentally, are named after the number of bovine beasts it takes to produce enough shit for one of McClure’s onstage rants.

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