What has caught the ear of the Texperts this week (14th March)
It’s been an exciting week in Texperts Towers, especially with the induction of Paul Smith as out new music blogger. Check out his inaugural blog on Duffy in Music Texpertise. Other listening pleasures include:
Gnarles Barkley - Gone Daddy Gone: A video tour-de-force from the unstoppable Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse. What could make Gnarles Barkley better? Why, covering the Violent Femmes of course!
Violent Femmes - American Music: We like American Music. Best! Baby…
Ghostface Killah & Amy Winehouse - You Know I’m No Good: Controversial comments from Darren this week about Paul Smith’s Welsh Angel, so here’s a fallen angel for the Dazza instead. Add Eric’s favourite member of the Wu-Tang clan - Staten’s ageless Ghostface Killa - and the phattest Brooklyn funk band on the planet, and you’ve got a sure-fire winner.
Black Mountain - Angels: Notice a theme emerging here? Vancouver’s Black Mountain has been catching Eric’s ear for many a moon. Their new album is stunning - prog, 70s sludge-rock, and a fragile-yet-manly rock tenor combine with an arsenal of fuzz pedals and analogue synths in their latest release. Rock salvation.
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights: Mighty, booty-shaking funk. The aforementioned Brooklyn funk. Plus an American diva. Killer. Henry endorses.
Aha - Take on Me: Fred can’t get enough of this tune - or its pomo counterpart.
Tangerine Dream - Rubycon: Sometimes it’s hard to be a techie. Paul loves Tangerine Dream but meets resistance from Texperts Towers when he tries to rock this glorious, analogue sequencer-driven 70s mayhem.
Prince - Purple Rain: Thomas stunned the office with an all-Prince afternoon this week, and we’ve all been wearing purple ever since.
Welsh Male Voice Choir - Cwm Rhondda: Rhod is psyching himself up for the rugger this weekend by rocking out to the rousing strains of Welsh choirs. Of course, the office supports him 100%. Help me Rhondda?
Motorhead - The Ace of Spades: Sarah’s motorbiking anthem. Look out.
