Song of the Day

Retro Song Remix of the Day: Erasure – Always (8 Bit, Super Mario Bros remix)

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Ricky in Remixes, Song of the Day | 1 Comment

Always was surprisingly enough, my introduction to the UK electro pop band Erasure. What? you say, what about A Little Respect or Chains of Love or Sometimes? those tracks were chart topping dance floor popping doozies from the 80s. Well, my dear, I am a 90s child and Always was one of Erasure’s most popular tracks. I remember liking it in junior high and thinking ‘why am I liking this?’ because I typically listened to rap or grunge or Can rock (read: Moist/IME/OLP) at that time. Here’s why I liked it – it’s got an amazing hook, great harmonies and it’s great vocals by Andy Bell. The hook in this song is just magnificent – completely dramatic yet triumphant at the same time. How good is it, you ask? Two different people have made 8 bit/nintendo versions of the track. Check that out here

Always by Erasure (Remix with Super Mario 64 sounds) by BodyBreakdown

Erasure – Always [8bit] by eightbit

and then watch the original via the youtube

Erasure plays Sound Academy on Sunday

Song of the Day: PJ Harvey – The Words That Maketh Murder

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Ricky in Song of the Day | Leave a comment

A big congratulations to one Polly Jean Harvey for her Mercury Prize victory on Monday. I had originally picked Adele to win in my prediction post but also noted ” It’d be a nice story to have Polly Jean win, given her work rate and maturation as a writer in the past decade” and that statement remains completely true. Let England Shake was a fantastic album and deserving of all the accolades it has been receiving. She is the first two time winner, which is quite surprising, not in the aspect that she has won twice, but in the aspect that no other band has won twice before.

Striking while the iron is hot, PJ Harvey will be releasing an Itunes session (people do that nowadays) next Tuesday and will feature these songs, which are a mix of new and old

1. Let England Shake
2. The Words That Maketh Murder
3. The Last Living Rose
4. Written On The Forehead
5. Angelene
6. C’Mon Billy
7. Down By The Water

Should be pretty good, I think you can buy it on itunes or something. Anyways, one of the songs on this track and on the Mercury Prize winning album Let England Shake is The Words That Maketh Murder. It’s doesn’t paint a pretty picture on violence, but it sounds so pleasant. Check it out.

Song of the Day: New Young Pony Club – We Want To

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Ricky in Song of the Day | Leave a comment

Toronto – London electro pop act New Young Pony Club came out with their sophomore album last year. It was called The Optimist and came on the heels of the mega popular debut record Fantastic Playroom, an album that featured two of the better songs of 2007 – Ice Cream Shop and The Bomb. The album didn’t do as well as expected, but the band did have a few good tracks off that record, including this romper called We Want to. A dance track with an easy to remember chorus and a typical too cool for school bass line, We Want To is a great way to start off your short work week. Check it out.

Download the song here, or stream it below.

Still Got It Song of the Day: Erasure – When I Start To (Break It All Down)

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Ricky in Song of the Day | Leave a comment

London synthpop band Erasure has been around for twenty five years and fourteen records so to say they know how to pen a pretty song could be considered an understatement. Andy Bell and Vince Clarke has been making catchy music for over two decades now and if this track, off their new record Tomorrow’s World is any indication, they are not about to stop. Simply put, “When I Start to (Break it all down)” is going to be an anthem. This song is what a comeback single should be. The lyrics are inspiring and triumphant and the hook is big – really big. The production is slick and Andy Bell sounds pretty good for an old man.

Amazing song in every sense, check it out.

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