Inspired by the single on One Little Indian records by Big Hard Excellent Fish which I reviewed today, I compiled my own random Sunday list of pet hates:
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Scud Mountain Boys made two albums in 1995 while sitting around a kitchen table.
Their chief lyricist Joe Pernice explained : “None of us like particularly polished recordings. We like little mistakes and stuff”
They started out as a rock band called the Scuds named after the missiles fired in the Gulf War but realised that playing slow tempo ‘slacker country’ was more fun than plugging in and playing loud.
These two albums – Pine Box & Dance The Night Away have now been re-re-released by One Little Indian as The Early Year.
Not only that, but after 14 years of not speaking to one another, the boys have kissed and made up.
They have a new record which poses the question: Do You Love The Sun?
This title may sound bright and optimistic but the boys are not much cheerier than they were last century.
If miserablist lo-fi country is your bag then go to it.
Here are the links to my reviews for Whisperin’ & Hollerin’
The Early Year (Pine Box & Dance The Night Away)
Do You Love The Sun?
This band from Iceland make me feel old.
Samaris are all still in their teens and has an album coming out via One Little Indian on July 29th.
You can download a beautifully chilled Sei A remix of the single (“Góða Tungl”) here.
Perhaps as a nod to more mature listeners like yours truly, the lyrics derive from 19th century Icelandic poems. I can’t understand a word but it’s the thought that counts!
Read my review of the album at Whisperin’ & Hollerin’ here.
I thought I posted a video of Ólöf Arnalds at the time of writing a review of her Sudden Elevation album but it seems not; so, I’ll make amends now.
Some have criticised her for not singing in her native Icelandic but the words are so kooky, I don’t think it really matters what language she is using.
I’m not too sure about the kaleidoscopic effects on the video but the effect of the song is still mesmerizing.
She seems to be within her own world and takes the listener there with her.
The album from which this song comes, on One Little Indian records, is high on my list of favourites of the year
if you like this, you should also watch her NPR Tiny Desk performance.
