Monday, June 07, 2010
Categorization: Impossible
Today's song is the remarkable 'Blueberry' by the hard-to-categorize UK quartet Late of the Pier, which, after a 15 second intro awash in distortion, turns into a lovely slice of late-Beatles psychedelia with a more jagged and modern rhythm track. The group's other influences are as diverse as glam rock, dance-punk, and alternative. Their song titles are unusual - 'Bathroom Gurgle, 'The Bears Are Coming,' and their video style is unorthodox... Enjoy.....It was their fifth single, 'Blueberry,' that grabbed my attention...
'Bathroom Gurgle' showcases their lean dance-punk side, with synth squiggles but an oddly Queen-esque bridge...
'Heartbeat' morphs from drony intro to energetic new-waver to mid-70s rock-out - the superb experimental-cinema video by Harry Lyndley was the winner of a competition the band held back in 2008...
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