One week later and we're still holding up our end of the deal! Today we've got three more artists from last year who may not have put out the best albums but certainly had a few great songs that you shouldn't pass up. And those are...
We stumbled upon this gem from Heypenny over a year ago and still haven't been able to shake it from our heads. If you've been reading IGIF for even a little while you'll know how appreciative we are of bands that remind us of The Beatles... well, "Dooley" could fit on any number of Beatles' LPs in terms of both style and lyrics. It's a fantastic song from a one-man-band, one that we hope has got something up its sleeve for us in 2007.
[MP3] Heypenny - Dooley
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We first heard of The Young Knives after picking up a copy of their EP Here Comes The Rumour Mill early last year, on which the Decemberists-esq "Elaine" is showcased. We built up some hyped expectations, but when the band's 2006 LP Voices Of Animals And Men, we were considerably less than floored by the album. So all that remains for us is the following song, a one-off (perhaps) from a band that could have done better in our eyes but nevertheless has produced at least one song we've enjoyed this past year. Check it out:
[MP3] The Young Knives - Elaine
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Iggy Pop's got the resilience to outlast another generation of musicians, and he probably will. We're huge fans of the vocal work he did on ATDI's "Rolodex Proaganda" so naturally we decided to check out "Punkrocker" from Teddybears and were almost as impressed. The rest of the Teddybears' 2006 Soft Machine didn't really do anything for us, but the following song definitely kicks the atmosphere up a tick.
[MP3] Teddybears - Punkrocker (w/ Iggy Pop)
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10 comments:
"Parade" by Heypenny was my personal song of the year last year. I'm pretty sure you guys posted it up at the same time as Dooly.
It's not nearly as Beatles-esque, but I love the simple bass and the vocals.
I think they've got a good thing going.
We posted on these guys a while back, and we did an interview with Ben Elkin of Heypenny. You can check it over here:
http://allthingsgo.wordpress.com/2006/02/28/all-things-go-presents-heypenny-the-interview/
Hey Connor / guys,
I downloaded your 50 Fine Lines mix ages ago but recently I lost my hard drive, and I went to redownload but the links for Discs 2 and 3 have expired.
I was wondering if you would be so kind as to reupload them for me? They are some of my favorite mixes and I would very much like to have them again.
Regards,
Atticus Ryan
Iggy Pop + Indietronica = Greatness. I hope he colaborates with more artists like this in the near future.
looking at that poor duck is really upsetting. please please please change the photo for 'the reacharound'
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Re: The Teddy Bears: Yours To Keep (Featuring Annie) is also a really good cut off of the Soft Machine
The Young Knives' album is my favourite of last year, but 'Elaine' is a superb song, congrats on the pick.
I loves teddy bears.
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is there any were i can get elaine mp3?
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