Mysterious, experimental, Canadian post-punk duoANGINE DE POITRINE
(French for angina pectoris. A severe pain in the chest and left arm, caused by
heart disease) featuring (cuckoo aliases) Khn de Poitrine (guitar/bass) and Klek
de Poitrine (drums) became a sensation overnight with the release of their 2nd
jaw-dropping LP, Vol. II, last April (named by TUTV as one of the 5 best albums
of that month).
Suddenly, all their tour dates sold out in no time.
Newest single from their 6th longplayer, the first in 9 years,
called Tarmac. Available on September 19th. Pre-order
info here.
TUTV: You can rely on Triggerfiger when you like your rock, well-baked and
full-flavoured. No needless bells and whistles here, only no-nonsense sucker
punch vitality.
Pitchfork: “Rodrigo has never sounded more adventurous—some fans might miss the bratty sarcasm, but Rodrigo is now a twentysomething eager to take a few big steps out of her comfort zone.”
It was the title track from their 3rd LP.
It peaked at #44 in the US.
Roger McGuinn who wrote the song has described its lyrics as an attempt to explain Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity, and as having been directly inspired by the book 1-2-3-4, More, More, More, More by Don Landis.
British ska heroes THE SPECIALS scored their biggest hit
with GHOST TOWN this day 45 years ago, on 12 June 1981.
It topped the UK Singles Charts for 3 weeks.
The song’s sparse lyrics allude to urban decay, unemployment
and violence in inner cities in the UK, at the time.
Jerry Dammers(keyboards/songwriter): “The overall sense I wanted to convey was impending doom. There were weird, diminished chords: certain members of the band resented the song and wanted the simple chords they were used to playing on the first album. It’s hard to explain how powerful it sounded. We had almost been written off and then “Ghost Town” came out of the blue”
Track: BURIAL
The lead single from their 4th album, named Wasteland,
out on October 2nd. Tracklist and pre-order info here.
Album artwork
Press info: “‘Wasteland’ is an aggressive, genre-bending rock record knocking
on metal’s door while still managing to breathe through the chaos. It’s an intense headbanging journey between fast, bad-trip-inducing jams and contemplative
ambient passages.
New single ‘Burial’ opens the album and sets the tone for the rest of the journey. With dark, anxiety-inducing riffs, hypnotic vocals, insane guitar solos, and a fast-paced rhythm section, the song delivers 4 minutes and 41 seconds of pure suffocation, culminating in a catchy guitar lead that will stay stuck in your head for days.”
TUTV: Blimey. All hence on deck. Travo storm at 100 miles per hour through a thunder
and lightning kamikaze haymaker. Like a Formula One race car out of control, like a derailed comet.
Crazed guitar assault alarmingly, the octopus drummer batters as if his life depends
on it, while sinewy vocals add extra fervour. Brace yourself for a nuclear turbocharger,
for a ballistic blast.
BILLY IDOL (born William Michael Albert Broad in London, 70 years ago)
has 9 solo LPs under his belt, last year’s Dream Into It album, as his most
recent one.
In August/September, he’ll travel around the US for
a series of concerts with oldtimers Devo as one of
his guests.
Iconic hard rockers DEEP PURPLE have been around for ages. Their 24th LP,
named Splat! arrives on July 3rd. They’re starting their European tour today,
and it’ll keep them busy until November.
In the past few years, you could see rock titans GUNS N’ ROSES somewhere on this planet. And no pause. They’re about one third in this year’s run, with the UK/Europe and US dates coming next.
Band: THE MOUNTAIN GOATS Who: Californian veteran rockers THE MOUNTAIN GOATS, conducted
by singer/songwriter/musical mastermind and only original member John Darnielle have been playing around for more than 3 decades.
Track: SHALLOW GRAVE
Piece from their 24th LP, named Days. Available August 7th.
Vincent: “My musicianship is quite untrained, and I didn’t even realise I was writing it in 6/8 time. That’s the kind of stuff that’s been allowed to shine on this record, because it’s a full band and Sam’s jazz background helps those moments to work.”
TUTV: Ardency embraced by a slowly advancing devotion, sonically,
vocally, and lyrically. Big Truck are riding in the right direction.
Artist: VIOLET GROHL Who: The 20-year-old daughter
of Foo Fighters’ frontman.
Track: OFTEN OTHERS
Knockout belter from her debut full-length Be Sweet To Me.
She co-wrote all songs, mostly with the LP’s producers Anthony
Paul Lopez and Justin Raisen.
Mojo about the album: “She marr[ies] the etheral swoon of dream-pop with
the crunch of grunge, creating a fusion that evokes the off-kilter spirit of the ’90s.”
TUTV: Violet rocks with more supersized zing and determination than a bunch of today’s muscular groups. Hopefully, she will not be cited ‘like father, like daughter‘ all the time. Yes, there are Foo Fighters echoes, but in the end, it’s Violet‘s own, top-scoring debut opus.
THE ROLLING STONES are about to release their 25th LP Foreign Tongues, but let’s go back in time, more than half
a century, actually.
Today, 55 years ago, on 12 June 1971, they released the song WILD HORSES (more than 400 million streams on Spotify), in
the US, not in the UK
It was the 3rd single from their classic LP Sticky Fingers.
Earlier that year, Marianne Faithfull overdosed on sleeping pills.
When she woke up, she told Mick Jagger,“Wild horses wouldn’t drag
me away“.
Mick recalled, “Everyone always says this was written about Marianne, but I don’t
think it was; that was all well over by then. But I was definitely very inside this piece emotionally.”
The music originated, allegedly, as a lullaby Richards was writing for his newborn son.
Keith Richards said, “If there is a classic way of Mick and me working together this is it.
I had the riff and chorus line, Mick got stuck into the verses. Just like ‘Satisfaction’, ‘Wild Horses’ was about the usual thing of not wanting to be on the road, being a million miles from where you want to be.”
