Song of the Day

Song of the Day: Soulsavers – Longest Day (featuring Dave Gahan)

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Ricky in Song of the Day | Leave a comment

I first encountered Soulsavers in 2007 when they released the stunning gospel tinged track Revival featuring Mark Lanegan and that was just amazing on all levels. Soulsavers are the production team of Rich Machin and Ian Glover and have been consistently releasing gospelly-dramatic music for a few years now. This year they released The Light the Dead See, the group’s 4th LP and first in three years.

Fans of Depeche Mode will be pleased to know that this fourth album is a collaboration between Soulsavers and Dave Gahan, and Gahan acts as the main vocalist and lyricist on the record. It’s only fitting given all of Gahan’s trials, tribulations and suffering that he would want to collaborate with the group, who seem to excel at that certain type of music you want to listen to when you are all down on yourself and need some inspiration. Longest Day is a single off the album it’s a dark, dramatic tune that sees Gahan accompanied by a choir. It’s a tune that is a good indicator of Soulsavers brand of music and it’s one worthy of your time, have a listen.

Summerworks Song of the Day: Chrome and the Ice Queen – Stealing Hearts

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Ricky in Song of the Day | Leave a comment

I came for the food and stayed for the music.

Summerworks opening party took place at the Great Hall on Thursday night and I basically went because there was free food catered by the Lakeview and I was also hoping to score a few free drink tickets from media/publicity people. Sadly, no free drinks came my way because this was a fund starved theatre festival and not say, SXSW Interactive where someone would probably pour champagne down my throat if I just asked. To curb my disappointment, I headed for the deep fried carb station. Catered Poutine sounds like a good idea, but really it isn’t, because you need fresh fries for poutine and the Lakeview most certainly did not have a deep fryer on site, meaning you got soggy/stale fries for the poutine. Not good. I still ate it and contemplated seconds, so what that says about me, I have absolutely no idea.

Seeing how this was a music/theatre festival, the opening party had a few musical acts on the bill. Chrome and the Ice Queen was the second or third act on the bill and they were very impressive. A four piece act, the band apparently wrote all their songs about Twin Peaks. For the younger reading audience, Twin Peaks was a good/clusterfuck of a show from the demented mind of David Lynch. It also featured David Duchovny in drag:

Yikes.

Anyways, as one would imagine, Chrome and the Ice Queen’s tracks are minimalistic and has that bluesy/loungey/smoke two packs of cigarettes kind of sound. This music would also fit quite nicely soundtracking Mulholland Drive, in case you need a more recent David Lynch reference. The tracks highlight just how amazing a voice Lisa Conway has and the band’s debut EP Diane is excellent.

Here is at track called Stealin’ Hearts that features Daniel Lee (of Phredre/Hooded Fang I think) and it’s rather good, check it out.

Song of the Day: Ladyhawke – Sunday Drive

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Ricky in Song of the Day | Leave a comment

Ladyhawke‘s self titled debut gave us one of the best singles in 2008 with the summer track Paris is Burning. While her second album Anxiety has yet to yield something as immediately catchy as that track, there are several songs that have been burning slowing in my auditory oven for awhile. Meaning, I’ve been liking them more and more with each listen. One of those tracks is the second single off the record called Sunday Drive.

Sunday Drive synth laden intro remains me of an early 80s* movie montage where a little underdog kid from the wrong side of town is training with some old wise man by doing random stuff like lifting tires or sandbags or whatever. That pleases me. Maybe you’ll feel the same.

* If you are too young to get an 80s reference, I guess it could also be a 90**s movie where some new kid in school is training for some sort of dancing competition, because obviously, dancing competitions is where you gain respect in any self respecting high school.

** If you are still too young to get that reference, it could be a 2000’s movie where some new gay kid in school has to do a montage where he/she has to make the school’s glee team or some shit like that.

Song of the Day: Calvin Harris – We’ll Be Coming Back (featuring Example)

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Ricky in Song of the Day | Leave a comment

Calvin Harris can do no wrong in my mind. The man churns out hits like nobody’s business. His latest single is called “We’ll Be Coming Back” and is the fourth single off his upcoming untitled third record which, for my money, is already awesome. It features UK rapper Example, who for my money, has the most unappealing rap name ever, but whatever, the track is good.

This track is pretty simple in concept – made for the dance floor, made for the summer, made for those moments where you just want to let loose. Sadly, I am typing this article from a confines of an office but whatever, one can always imagine.

Check it out.

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