I work in Wickes now bludz
pretty fun time I've been having so far, ok well not FUN per se, but better than my expectations and it's both good pay and a good working environment.

Let's give out some moooooosik

The Futureheads - With Every Heartbeat
Don't like the original but was pleasantly surprised by this, it's a good cover, listen to it, the Sunderland-boys vocals sound better than Robyn's whine.

Monkey (Damon Albarn) - Monkey's World
Impressed by the BBC olympic opening and also this song, now I really want to get the album that Albarn made that was adapted from his and Jamie Hewlett's musical. Supposedly rather brilliant.

For those who may have missed the BBC olympic coverage:


Metronomy - My heart rate rapid
Still I'm really impressed by this album, just really consistently good. I love this song, it would have actually been better to atrribute to the review to be perfectly honest.

Razorlight - Rip it Up
Johnny Borrell is such a plank. HOWEVER, this is song is just amazing, IMO the best Razorlight song, I mean if they wrote more music like this, they'd be better off, the 2nd album is too much of a mellow affair I think. Songs like this and Stumble and Fall really appealed to me with their fast nature and Borrell's actually decent singing.

The Strokes - Take it or Leave it
Not really sure why I'm including this, just listened to it and thought it ties things up nicely. Now, the Arctic Monkeys cover, which I'm sure I've posted before in some ways I think is better, maybe because on this track Julian is not singing as shouty as usual, if that makes sense.

I like Metronomy, quite a fair bit. Funnyily only started listening to them recently and I've been really impressed with most of the output that I've been able to listen to.

Now I've heard the album and it's good, very consistent throughout in keeping with the same sort of sound and electric beat. After the intro, I'd prefer to say that The end of you too is the opening track, it's better me thinks. Well it sets a nice standard for the rest of the album

Metronomy - The end of you too

Although it has ALOT of instrumental stuff, I really like it, it's alot like how Foals build up their live sets with instrumental openings. Or it comes across in the same good way. I'm guessing that there is alot/more of in the Metronomy live act too.

Only downside I can think of is the incessant high whining of "girl singing" on the track "A Thing for me", it becomes really annoying after a few listensand I don't see it as necessary to be honest. It just brings this otherwise pretty awesome song down. I'd post it but I already had on another post and I refrain from double posting. So here is a better track

Metronomy - Holiday

Well I recommend this album, it's rather different to anything else I've heard recently and it's also really good. Which helps. They're definitely an act I'm going to look out for in the future to see if I could possibly see them live soon.

Taking it's toll on me, that depression is. I'm still feeling shitty and really badly upset. Yeah she text me but how could i reply with no credit? The 2nd text sounded pissy, like she's the one upset. YEAH RIGHT. Try standing in my shoes! Not moaning at all but I just love it that she had to go and kiss some guy she met there, practically a stranger and it's even more ironic that all this would never have happened if I hadn't told my mate to invite her. It's like just trying to rub in the fact that I can't be with her. Brush me aside, someone who genuinely cares for her, chose him over me, someone who is on the rebound looking for fun. I'm not trying to horrible to her but she was just manipulated, I can see him and his mate laughing about it in the morning. HE don't give a shit about her. I do and I get nothing but misery. Yet she just seemed happy about meeting this guy, her friend said to me that she's just going to get her hopes up and be disappointed, how d'you think I feel?! I actually hopes she is now, so she can see how I've been feeling these last couple of days. Overall that night has been possibly the worst of my life. Thanks, you've made me feel so much better about myself! NOT!

I'm feeling that my self-esteem is at a possible all time low. I try not to let stuff drag me down, but this is succeding at it already. GOSH!

I know this is like incredibly personal but I just need to vent it all out right now. I can't think straight enough to conjure up anything else to write about. I know this like a turning point, a definitive part of my life that I will probably never forget. As depressing as it is, things can only get better right?

Radiohead - 15 Step (Live on Jools Holland)

Liam Finn - Lead Balloon

I need to see my mates and be cheered up. I need to have some fun.

Metronomy - Heartbreaker

I'm not ususually a fan of remixes, I normally prefer the raw track, I like to listen to it how the artist intended. BUT there are some out there that don't actually ruin the original tracks. Plus dancey/electro music has been creeping slowly much more into my listening habits. Thats pretty much because of Girl Talk. Though does his stuff count as a remix or a recycle? Like this ace track off of his old album 'Secret Diary'

Girl Talk - I Want You Back

Well here's one that I recently found which is just amazing! Purely an amazing remix which makes this Goldfrapp track at least 10 times better and I thought it was good to begin with.

Goldfrapp - Happiness (Metronomy Remix feat the Teenagers)

And as it's by Metronomy it's just fortified my new found love of this electric band.

Love this track which just plunges in with an opener reminscent of the Zelda 16-bit era games and then make me think of loads of games from that point in time. Plus the topping of the modern electro lyrics brings an amazing fusion to the fore.
Metronomy - Back on the Motorway