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Dl new Rufus b-sides

Here are the new "b-sides" to Rufus Wainwright's UK cd Want, which is a combo of One and Two.

• "In With The Ladies" (3:52, the one with the surf-guitar riff)
• "Chelsea Hotel No. 2" (3:55)

Introducing The Lodger

Leeds 3-piece The Lodger are a slice of mid-80's indie-pop goodness. They release a double-A-side 7" single in the UK next Monday.

• "Not So Fast" [clip]
• "Watching" [.wmv]

DL new Sigur Ros b-sides

Here are the b-sides to the new Sigur Ros single "Hoppipolla" [the 1st UK cd-single off Takk.] The first track is a new version of a song from Von.

• "Hafsol" [9:47]
• "Meoblosnair" [2:24]

Watch the vid for "Hoppipolla."

Watch the entire 132min Iceland gig from the other day.

Stream Jim Noir album

Jim Noir debut album Tower Of Love [Wonky-pop out of Manchester.]

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01. My Patch
02. I Me You I'm Your
03. Computer Song
04. How To Be So Real
05. Eanie Meany
06. Tower Of Love
07. In The Key Of C
08. Turbulent Weather
09. Turn Your Frown Into A Smile
10. A Quiet Man
11. Eanie Meany 2
12. The Only Way

Band of the week

Last night I went to see The Sun / Shout Out Louds @ Gypsy Tearoom here in Dallas and was blown away by opening band The Rosebuds. They're a husband and wife duo; he plays guitar while singing lead and she plays keys and does backing vox. When playing live they're augumented by a drummer who also sings backing vox. They create a nice big sound (for a 3-piece) which melds post-Moz vocals with a taut, punchy North Carolina rock'n'roll sound.

• "Boxcar"
• "Bluebird"
• "Back To Boston" (from their debut albnum ...Make Out)

The top two songs are from their latest (2nd) album Birds Make Good Neighbors.

       

3 new UK bands

NAME: Barfly
OPENED FOR: Longview, Puressence & Snow Patrol.
SOUNDS LIKE: The late-great Geneva.
CLIPS: 1, 2, 3

NAME: The Tides
OPENED FOR: Puressence, The Chameleon's Mark Burgess and the Inspiral Carpets' Tom Hingley
SOUNDS LIKE: Delays covering Puressence.
CLIPS: 1, 2

NAME: The Hussy's
CLAIM TO FAME: Their guitarist was the singer in The Supernaturals.
SOUNDS LIKE: The late-great Catatonia
CLIPS: At their myspace

UK chart report

The good stuff that entered the UK charts this weekend...

Singles:

#06 Gorillaz - "Dirty Harry"

#17 Stereophonics - "Rewind" [the billionth single from LSVO]

Indie-label singles chart (here are the ones that didn't make it onto the top 75 of the big-chart):

#12 I Am Kloot - "Maybe I Should" [e-card, a return to form!]

#14 The Decemberists - "16 Military Wives"

#17 Field Music - "If Only the Moon Were Up" [vid]

#39 Calla - "It Dawned On Me" [auto-plays at their site]

I'm surprised that The Automatic's "Recover" did not chart.

Aqualung Q&A

[thanks to LHB for pointing out this Aqualung interview from SFGate]

       

Q: What's the most irritating comparison you get?

A: Well, it's not irritating in that I have any particular issue with the band. It's just that it's such an unimaginative one, which is the Coldplay comparison. It's there in almost every single thing that's written. It just seems to me to be very lazy. So maybe that's the most tedious one.

Q: Good, I'll stick with Radiohead and James Blunt.

A: Oh, God.

Q: Why would you sacrifice a good song for an Ashton Kutcher movie?

A: I'm still licking my wounds.

Q: Do you think you can digitally go back and take his and Amanda Peet's face out of your video for "Brighter Than Sunshine"?

A: No, I guess not. It might be a pointless exercise. I don't really care, really. For a long time they were supposed to be the stars of that video, which would have been even more hilarious. Sadly, we had to make do with their pictures. [Note: the original video doesn't have them in it.]

Q: Has anyone at your shows demanded to see you play a flute solo while bouncing on one leg?

A: No. That hasn't happened at all. Not even in jest. I imagine a lot of people who are into Aqualung the band don't even know about Jethro Tull. They seem to be a much bigger deal with elderly DJs and classic-rock writers. I know there were people at the label who were worried for a while that people would think I was a tribute artist. There was also one review on Amazon where they were angry: "The new Jethro Tull album is s -- . It doesn't sound anything like their old stuff. There are hardly any flute solos." [Note: I don't see a review that says that]

Q: Congratulations on not hearing about Jethro Tull for the first 30 years of your life.

A: It doesn't really exist here. I don't know why you guys are fixated on '70s rock. I just thought it was a nice word. And then it suddenly turned out I was calling myself "Ticket to Ride," or "Layla." I really didn't know.

Q: That's the one thing we need to fix about this country.

A: Yeah, forget the foreign policy issues. You should focus on the Jethro Tull issue.

Stream Kozelek session

Stream a live radio-session by Mark Kozelek. He starts at the 17:40 mark and includes an interview and three songs: "Katy Song" (from Down Colorful Hill), "Dramamine" (Modest Mouse cover from Tiny Cities), and "Bubble" (from RHP II.)

Also, hear Emma Pollock (formerly of Delgados) perform two new solo songs here. She starts at the 17:09 mark and is accompanied by a keyboadist. She is now signed to 4AD.

Out in the UK on Monday

The decent stuff that's out in the UK this coming Monday...

Singles:

Sigur Ros - "Hoppipolla" [1st single off Takk]

David Gray - "Hospital Food" [Clip; 2nd single off LISM; one of the more upbeat tracks.]

Oasis - "Let There Be Love" [Clip of Noel-demo which I prefer; 3rd single off DBTT.]

Amusement Parks On Fire - Blackout EP [Their first new material since the debut album.]

Early Year - Backlight EP [FIND OF THE WEEK!]

• Dogs - "Tarred & Feathered" [stream]
• Babyshambles - "Albion"
• The Futureheads - "Area"
• The White Stripes - Walking With A Ghost EP

Albums:

       
Department of Eagles - debut album

Rufus Wainwright - Want [a combo of One and Two + 2 tracks which you can stream below]

• "Chelsea Hotel"
• "With The Ladies" [Surf guitar, woah!]

And here's what's out in the U.S. on Tuesday, since there's not much:

       
The Darkness sophomore album One Way Ticket to Hell...And Back [Stupid, but fun.]

       
Hot Chip debut album Coming on Strong [Bloggers love 'em. Me? Not so much]

The Very Hush Hush - debut album

       
Caribou - Marino (The Videos) DVD