What are you listening to right now?

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:38 pm

But I don't want to hear about more brilliant singer-songwriters, there's already too many of them! Actually, if he's that good...

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:39 pm

... then again, his name is disturbingly close to 'jens Lehmann'. Couldn't he have changed it?

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:44 pm

Some nice qupotes here. I love the one about his website (caption to photo, haven't read the whole thing yet): http://www.splendidmagazine.com/features/lekman/

Secretly Canadian are flavour of the month, no? Antony and Johnsons, Richard Swift and now this. Wow!

Some downloads on their site to check out:

http://www.secretlycanadian.com/artist. ... lekmanjens

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:23 pm

Feels by The Animal Collective is pretty damn good.

Moody ambient synth. Nice.

Goody2Shoes · Post by **Goody2Shoes** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 7:54 pm

The Harlem Nutcracker - Ellington/Strayhorn/Berger. It swings, baby.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:39 am

Reaching To The Converted - Billy Bragg

It opens with an alternate version of Greetings to the New Brunette which has the fabulous Kirsty Macoll on it. The song itself has the marvellous lines

"How can you lie there and think of England when you don't even know who's in the team?"

and, my all time favourite Bragg couplet

"I'm celebrating my love for you
With a pint of beer and a new tattoo".

verena · Post by **verena** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 7:38 am

How can you lie and think of England ? That's not what I was taught.

When I was a little girl and people from my mother's family wanted me to swallow some bitter medication they told me "fermes les yeux et penses à l'Angleterre" ("Close your eyes and think of England" ).
Don't where they got that from, perhaps my grandfather's half sister who was (very) British and quite influencial in the family. Anyway it worked.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 7:43 am

Lying back and thinking of England was used as a term for women who did not want sex but reluctantly went ahead and had it.

I'm not sure if it had any other sinister sexual implications.

verena · Post by **verena** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 7:57 am

Oh. I had it all wrong...

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 8:09 am

There's a first. Actually I believe it's what girls were instructed to do during sex, period. At least it's what The Nuns told my mom that women were supposed to do once they were married, cause what else would you do? Enjoy it? It's only for procreation, ya see.... My mom seems to have taken it to heart; it's a wonder she even had five of us. But I digress...

I knew that phrase very well but was baffled at its use in B. Bragg's Greetings To the New Brunette when he sings "How can you lie there and think of England when you don't even know who's in the team?" 'Team? What Team?' I asked myself. Before being exposed to all you footy types I didn't know one said things like "England for the world cup!". See how y'all have edumacated this ignorant Yank?

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 8:23 am

http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_boar ... s/194.html

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 8:25 am

Bravo! Who knew the nuns were so cultured? My apologies to VG who had it closer to the truth.

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 10:21 am

Here's a funny thing. Tallulah reminded me (via her blog) of how utterly hilarious THIS* is. But I'd never noticed the music was by Elbow!

*http://www.rathergood.com/independent_woman

crash8_durham · Post by **crash8_durham** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 12:15 pm

A cd a friend of mine in England sent me.

the band is Mouse
the cd is Tales

love this girl's voice.

I have cool friends

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 12:32 pm

selfmademug wrote:Here's a funny thing. Tallulah reminded me (via her blog) of how utterly hilarious THIS* is. But I'd never noticed the music was by Elbow!

*http://www.rathergood.com/independent_woman

That's great, but where's the song from? It's not on any of their albums - maybe a b-side?

Bad Ambassador · Post by **Bad Ambassador** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 12:41 pm

Following the Jens Lekman chat, I heartily recommend this newie....

It gathers together earlier EPs and bits and bobs and is actually a stronger record than the album posted above. Great stuff.

The Richard Swift arrived on Saturday and is a fantastic record. Two totally different collections of music on two cds; both equally majestic. A great knack for songwriting. Well worth checking out.

Right now, it's

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 1:32 pm

Memory Motel, in particular.

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 1:40 pm

Nice one Moody, a much underrated record - and me and the missus are off to see the old buggers tonight

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 1:45 pm

Mike Boom wrote:Nice one Moody, a much underrated record

Ditto those sentiments! Have a fab time, Mr. Boom (and Mrs. Boom as well, of course!).

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 2:39 pm

mood swung wrote:

Memory Motel, in particular.

Mick Jagger in his prime was just so unbelievably hot that I get shivers thinking about it.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 2:59 pm

now, see, Keith (with teeth), does it for me.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 3:03 pm

This is my favorite Keef photo:

Anton Corbijn is a brilliant photographer. Here's a nice one he took of EC in 1977 in Amsterdam:

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 4:01 pm

I like pictures of angry young intellectual singer-songwriters sucking on their glasses. Why don't we have more of those?

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:27 pm

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:28 pm

Does Jarvis do it for you, mba ?

or Graham ?