Tunes Keeping Me Going
Well, one of my best friends drowned, my mother is going through chemo, and work in the lab has been relentless for months. About the only thing that’s keeping me and Henrietta from careening into a bridge abutment (I’m kind of not kidding about that), is the latest and greatest music just in time for summer. Here’s the roundup.

Boy Kill Boy - "Suzie"
Straight outta East London with some straightforward, jump-around-a-lot rock. With a synthesizer, too. It’s the first single off of the very good album Civilian. This song makes me think of a roiling, seething crowd in a small, sweaty rock club. That’s a very good thing, by the way.

Muse - "Supermassive Black Hole"
I wasn’t sure what to make of this when I first heard it, because it’s certainly not like the Muse I’m used to. But hot damn, it’s a rather sexy track, to be honest. I really want a lap dance to this one – who am I kidding, I really want to fuck to this one. And I cannot wait for the new Muse album, Black Holes And Revelations, to be released on July 3.

The Feeling - "Fill My Little World"
Piano, jangly guitars, vocal harmonies, this song just oozes summer. It’s unabashedly pop, and it’s great – you can’t help but sing along.

Keane - "Is It Any Wonder"
Holy crap, I never would’ve guessed that the new Keane single would sound like the bastard child of The Cult and The Cure (at their late ‘80s peaks). But it does, and it’s kind of rockin’. Their new album, Under The Iron Sea, will be released on June 12.

The Streets - "When You Wasn’t Famous"
Oh yes, Mike Skinner is back, and he’s chavtastic. If you have no idea what that means, then you probably won’t get this bit of white boy English hip hop, but that’s your loss, Seppo. It’s no longer the current single off of The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living, but I’m still playing it often. Is there anyone left in the UK who isn’t a cokehead? Prang away, folks.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Charlie"
And you thought it was just British stuff. I still haven’t listened to all of Stadium Arcadium, because I get to this track and then just stick it on repeat for a bit. Back to basics funk, with a great chorus, what more do you need?

Ghostface Killah - "Kilo"
"I can’t feel my face." Continuing the cocaine theme, Ghostface is back, and though I’m still not convinced it’s up to the amazing standards of The Pretty Toney Album, the new CD, Fishscale, is absolute quality. Along with Raekwon and an irresistible chorus sampling Schoolhouse Rock!, it’s a primer on dealing and stealing. Bleak yet fun at the same time.

That’s what’s dominating my playlist at the moment. Happy listening.
- posted by Liebs @ 9:54 PM