Tag: Jónsi
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Death Vessel
https://soundcloud.com/subpop/death-vessel-ilsa-drown Hello! From the Xmas Hinterland and Land of Pseudoephedrine! In my Pholcodine and post-Xmas haze* I love this from Death Vessel which came around randomly on Soundcloud. It went something like this: But if I survive my Traditional Xmas Illness and haven’t totally forgotten by then, I might get it. No promises, because between…
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Ásgeir Trausti
Support acts are always kind of weird – too close to the main act then they’re boring, too different and the audience isn’t in to it. I was pleasantly surprised by Ásgeir Trausti supporting John Grant at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire – starts out the usual singer-songwriter fare, but then goes more 808-State-meets-post-dubstep, a sort…
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Adverts make Sigur Cross
Come hear dear boy have a Sigur… Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery as they say, but when it comes to advertising I doubt it’s either sincere OR flattering. sigur rós have recently spoken out against the advertising agencies and brands who have asked them for their music, been refused (sigur rós doesn’t license…