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Neveroddoreven

I Monster are my BIG new discovery and Neveroddoreven is definitely one of my favourite albums already. Although not perfect, pretty much every song is good. Crap laptop baterry is about to die sseee ya tomorro!! Ok back again. This album is one of my best ever buys, unfortunately the songs get old quite quickly, meep, but they are all really good! It's a sortof goldfrapp (mainly felt mountain, but with spikes of black cherry and supernature) meets moby (but more ... dunno) meets something like coldplay (a little) meets horror movies meets my head = perfection. Their name is inspired by horror movies and so, to me, is their music. I first discovered them on itunes when I looked under "new releases" and saw "Sucker for your sound - I Monster" and I thought "wow that is such a cool name" I even thought it sounded familiar but obviously not. I then bought sucker for your sound (which is amazing I looove that song) and went to explore their other stuff. Loved the previews. Loved Daydream in blue on youtube. Had art exam next day - 5 or 6 hours of time to burn listening to music, so took a chance. Decided to buy it. Listened to it. Loved it. Say no more. I'm going to review the songs one by one as I feel they deserve it, but only briefly. I'm going to be really critical with the ratings because if I wasn't they would all be 5 stars par one or two which would be 4.

1. Something's Coming (8.7/10)
This track I thought was wacky at first, really cool sounds, good but far from perfect. I really liked it, but my full concentration wasn't on the song. On second listening I fell in love with it's quirkyness. Makes me think of monsters haha and the sounds are great. Gotta love the line "Something's cooking" - I just love it.

2. Daydream In Blue (9.8/10)
I was instantly wowed by this song, and it is a clear outstander on the album, but unfortunately it throws some of the albums other fantastic tracks into its shadow, when they well deserve praise too. Unfortunately, I discovered the song is not entirely their own, but in a way I like it. The song "Daydream" was originally sung by "The Wallace Collection" - its like a hippy flower power song, its a bit weird. Then covered by "Kallerman Choir". I Monster took the opening lines of the cover and used them as a verse, they then did the really cool chorus (the best bit) themselves. Then repeated the verse again later, then continued the whack whack. It was originally meant to be just a remix, but was so successful it has kinda become their own. The lyrics for the chorus, although hard to hear, I have discovered to be very very dirty... baad monsters! Great song, weird, but love it.

3. Hey Mrs. (Glamour Puss Mix) (8.0/10)
This song I wasn't that keen on to begin with. I liked the general tune etc but not the chorus. Now I love the whole thing! Esp the chorus! But I confess the background ist da bomb. I still havn't heard the original of this song, but I do like this mix! The background is very ... thumpy, but gdgd. I love the vocal effects on all these songs I have to point out. Interesting lyrics. I like the way that they don't quite make sense yet they completely do. Although, I tend to find that with lyrics when most people don't get anything from them. I prob have meanings completely wrong but who cares, something clicks. I love the bit near the end where you think the song's over... but it isn't!!

4. Everyone's A Loser (7.6/10)
I again really disliked the chorus of this song at first, well not disliked, but I mean they're all good just in comparison to the others. I love the verses and everything else passionately! But I confess the chorus is still a little off with me, but I do definitely like it more now. There's something there. Maybe it's like Goldfrapp's "Some People" in that it took ages to grow properly but now I love it. I think it's one of the weaker tracks, but then it's saved about 2/3 way through with the "at the end of the spring, there's a beautiful thing" interlude. Then it's awesome.

5. Heaven (9.3/10)
As soon as I heard this song, I thought "Edward Scissorhands". Which is one of my favourite films of all time. The intro sounds shockingly like it. I was gripped, but I confess I overlooked the rest of the song as it was pretty gentle. Again, upon my second listen, now its love. This is one of my favourites on the whole album. Gorgeous music, effects, lyrics. I just love it oh so much. It's Edward Scissorhands crossed with spaghetti western, with a little Ennio Morricone and I can feel the Will G presence. The 'frapp presence too now that I mention it. And of course very original at the same time. Simple but I loooove it! I have many theories about the meaning, most of which I won't share. I some ways I want it to be about that as its odd and hidden innuendo whatever, but in some ways its so beautiful I want it to have a totally innocent meaning. No such luck. Oh who cares I love sexual innuendos :)

6. Who Is She? (8.9/10)
I straight away LOVED this song. However as it has no defining way to separate the chorus I remember thinking that it just never ended!! but now it's over too quick - love this one too!!

7. A Scarecrow's Tale

8. Stobart's Blues

9. The Back Seat of My Car

10. These Are Our Children

11. Sunny Delights

12. The Blue Wrath

Will finish (there are a lot of songs, ok??)

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Posted on 31 Jan 2009 by cathy

Monster Heaven

Possibly the BEST video on youtube?? Say no more ...

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Posted on 26 Jan 2009 by cathy

A Sucker For Your Sound

Yo I just discovered this band who I LOVE totally by chance. I just clicked on them on "ew singles" on iTunes cos they had a cool name ... and voila! This is their new single, but I am gunna post their other song I really like tres soon. It's a bit disturbing. This one however is great fun! The video is hilarious (a bit tacky) but generally just soo funny. It suits the song pretty well too, but does distract from it rather. All videos do in a way. I don't want to spoil it too much. I swear I've seen the picture bit before .. maybe its just been done before, as I can't have seen it before as it only came out on the 19th!! And I bought it yesterday!! Hehe. I love the headphones soo cuteee. I just love this video. And song. It is in my head SOO badly. Prob because I played alllll the remixes while painting today. I hope it doesn't get old too soon ... that appears to be the side effect to IM's songs. But putting them aside for a few days or week, I think they are easily revived. This band (but not this song - this is a little different to the majority of their songs, this is pretty upbeat for them) is yet another that does stuff similar to what I would prob do. ESP the song I am posting next, which is AMAZING but the video is so distracting. Good though. Kinda creepy, soundtrack-style electric ambient music, yet keeping lyrics there. Gotta love it. I hope this song does well in the charts but I doubt it will sob sob sob. I mean, I'd never heard of them. The other song rings an ever so slight bell which would make sense as it was used in a car advert. I think I remember it vaguely... Oh well. The band is called "I Monster" and this song is called "A Sucker For Your Sound". Tell me what you thinkies xx
All I have left to say is that I'm Monstered, and I'm a sucker for their sound.

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Posted on 21 Jan 2009 by cathy

Aha Me-Haarties! What be on the Horizon?

Note the "pondering" picture I chose heh. I was gunna use this KB one but I realised I had already used it oopsicles. Yo just a quick postie about what I hope is to come! And about rumours and stuff. Basically, Kate said that she "did not intend Aerial to be her last work" but that of course means there is a chance it could be. I, personally, think she will probably do one more, which we should look forward to between 2010-15, but I'm looking at about 2012. Her last album took 12 years, I'm hoping it will be slightly less for this one. At least the last one was double disk. I think there is a chance she could just do a small selection of songs along with another "best of" CD, but I get the vibe she would only do that i she really couldn't do another album. It will I think be somewhere between aerial and sensual world in style, unless she goes for something totally new, which is a risk at (I hate to say it) her age.
However the Goldie front is looking very very promising indeed! I was ecstatic when the GF newsletter came around in Dec saying that they were going to record the next one (goldfrapp's definition of the word "record" means writing as well - they sortof experiment as the go along, but I'm sure they already have a few ideas) at least they're not fading into the mist just yet, I'm afraid we can only just make out Kate's toes. It must be officially getting around by mouth now, as its on Wiki and everything. But remember its updated by people. Seventh Tree seems like a very good "ending" album, especially with Monster Love as the end track. That track always makes me think of ends and beginnings, its prob the line "everything comes around" that does it. And the fact that it was the first song they played after the encore (to be followed I think by Strict Machine). It says on wiki "Untitled 5th Album (2009-) - At the end of 2008 in an email sent out via their website, Goldfrapp have stated that they have begun looking for a studio in which they can start to record their 5th studio album, as of yet untitled.". It's "all very mysterious" as they would say. I can't be stuffed to go and find the email and post it here though. We all know most of my other obsessions are dead ends (eg Phantom, unless they do "the return of the phantom of the opera" which would SUCK, and chloe is just chloe ... Stephen King isn't obsession yet. But hes winding down too. Shame).
This is one hell of a BLAB. So to Summarize: KB is on the distant horizon (maybe 2012?) and GF are on the not-so-distant horizon, but I'm predicting 2010 or 11. Hopefully late 10 if they continue "on a roll". (2000 - 2003 = 3 years, 2003-2005 = 2 years, 2005-2008 = 3 years, if they keep a pattern up it should be 2010 hahaha) Yeah, so dude man!

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Posted on 19 Jan 2009 by cathy

Pure Pleasure Seeker

This is the other Moloko song I really like. I didn't like it much at first - as Indigo was the first one I really liked straight away but now I like it. It's called "Pure Pleasure Seeker" but it's way different to the album version (which I think is better) as they edited out the "come make me whole body and soul" repetition bits and shortened it and stuff but hey its pretty good live - she sounds similar live and recorded which is good in a way bad in others. In some ways I hate her voice but others I love it, at least its original. Doubt if 100% natural. She prob just has a weird voice and exaggerates it - cool! Love the outfit btw haha. I liked Roisin Murphy when she was sortof punky, but now shes gone a bit too goldfrappish. I like her here. Goldfrapp is cooler though, but still fabbo! Enjoy. Lyrics are pretty clear so I won't post them.

Awww the guy at the beginning is so cute thats prob what I would be like if GF was coming on my show "no more about that today...". Haha. Love it. Yeah well... hmm... see ya soonios dudeios. thats like cheerios.. hah. Bye!

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Posted on 17 Jan 2009 by cathy

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