Monday, May 19, 2008
Everyone Knows That A Dog Dressed In Clothes
...is still a dog... sometimes one single lyric cystallizes and defines 'cool' for me, and I'm having such a moment with this lyrical snippet, from today's Song/Video of the Week, Shortwave Set's 'No Social...'I had this song in my head for weeks, and even put this lyric in my Bloomberg header at work, which people see when they send me a message on that network.. but everyone asked me what company I was referring to, so I removed it... : - )
Back to Shortwave Set, a London-based alternative pop trio. Andrew Pettit and David Farrell are Brits, Ulrika Bjorsne is from Sweden - Andrew and Ulrika sing and play guitar while David provides samples and decks. Their influences leave no decade behind: combine 60s pop melodicism, 70s earthiness and grooves, 80s new wave attitude, 90s lyrical smarts, and contemporary production.
For three years the Set gathered such critical acclaim and a cult following and attracted the attention of production genius Danger Mouse, also known as 1/2 of Gnarls Barkley.
The resulting album, 'Replica Sun Machine,' is an undiluted joy... Ten delightful songs, in just 39:14, that will no doubt feature prominently on my own personal soundtrack of Summer 2008
Here's the groovy clip for 'No Social:'
Here's a collage of Shortwave Set live footage set to 'Casual Use,' from their first album, 'Debt Collection'...
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