We’re getting closer, here’s four and three.
4. “Nothing Hurts” – Male Bonding
Male Bonding’s LP is the musical equivalent of comfort food for me. In the early 90s they would’ve been called “noiseniks” and I probably would’ve crowd surfed as they supported the Senseless Things at the New Cross Chimney & Bracket. It’s 29 minutes and 13 tracks of fuzzed out alt pop, stolen Nirvana basslines, joyous backing vocals, lo-fi feedback, battered drumkits, vague singing, incessant riffage, tropical top end – basically everything that’s actually any good about 3 guys with guitar, bass n drums – but stuff that’s been forgotten ever since bloody britpop happened.
3. “Winter Of Mixed Drinks” – Frightened Rabbit
It’s always hard to get the follow up to a record you hold dear, as it can never be as good as what you have in your head and your heart. It took a while – and perseverance- but I came round to the new record, and now I bloody love it. BLOODY LOVE IT!
agree about frightened rabbit – took it’s time but got there in the end.
love the “supporting Senseless Things” description of Male Bonding. Couldn’t agree more, I almost expected this track to break into “Hold It Down”!
Yet, another one to investigate. Although I do have certain reservations about typing “male bonding” into a Youtube search again!
being heavily dyslexic – (and reliant on spell check that often… ahem, ‘cocks up’) – male bonding has to be carefully types I can assure you.
that’s ‘typed’ *sigh* carefully ‘typed’.
I got some “interesting” returns when looking for the Male Bonding sleeve on google images I tell thee…
The more I listen to Male Bonding, the more it sounds like (early) Senseless Things – YASSSSSS!!!
I wonder if they’ve ever heard them??
****runs off to spotify to listen to ‘Things****
A quick google of male bonding senseless things gives The ‘Spill as the only website to draw the comparison.
well, that’s just lazy journalism. It’s staring them in the face!
(not Leatherface – who were the band I really did see supporting Senseless Things!!)
LEATHERFACE!!!
no WAY am I googling ‘Leatherface Male Bonding’
not sure about the Frightened Rabbit yet, to the layman (that’s me!) it sounds a wee bit like more of the same, but i’d have to hear a couple more tracks…
i’ve just realised, it’s just two more to go………can’t wait!!
I’ve just figured out how to set publishing times for posts, the last part is already written and should go up at one minute after midnight tonight!
tease.
You can’t open all the presents at once!!!!!
Oh no, wait, you can cos it’s nearly XMS!