Furtado released her new single yesterday, the ‘cryptically’ named Big Hoops (Bigger The Better).
Thoughts? Well, I definitely don’t hate it.
It feels like she’s channelling M.I.A./Santogold, which isn’t a bad direction for her to go in (especially given the popularity of both artists). But there’s an odd whine to her voice on this track that grates a little, no matter how much I appreciate the slightly dirtier beat.
(It’s also crying out for someone to add a male rap vocal on top, give it a week…)
Simian Mobile Disco is about to drop a new album, called Unpatterns, on May 14th.
The track ‘Seraphim’ has already been leaked, and there’s already been a video for ‘Cerulean’, but here’s a third teaser for ‘Put Your Hands Together’.
Responding to comments on the YouTube upload of the video for the song, the band says that:
Since people are asking – It’s a series of scenes of people going over their obsessive-compulsive type behaviours… as to how that refers to our music, on our new album we’ve been inspired by ideas of repeated loops and patterns breaking down and decaying over time. And the process of making electronic music lends itself to obsessive-compulsive tendencies..”
Yesterday I was sent a link to Motorcycle Display Team’s new album, Captatio Benevolentiae (which according to lead singer Steven Hinds is a term in rhetoric to describe the opening salvo of a public address intended to win over an audience).
It’s interesting for me to listen to it because MDT’s stuff doesn’t fall necessarily into any of the genres I listen to on a regular basis.
I sent them this via email: “My take is that you guys have a touch of the Black Keys, with some of The Drums thrown in and a touch of Two Door Cinema Club in the vocals.”
Betweenager is my personal favourite (first single for sure). In fact, I love the guitar hook on it and I prefer their tracks that – like that one- are a little more up-tempo and current.
Listen to the full album here, or hit play on the link below to listen to Betweenager.
