A Year In Pop: 38

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

JEBUS Poptimists has been quiet this week - this is what happens when Kat's away and I'm ill. But now it's back back etc with a Year In Pop which livens up a little towards the back end with the electro-rock new Sugababes single and the debut of Feist, who seems to be a regular on the Poptimists last.fm lists but who I have never heard, until shortly... after.... posting.... this....

As for Elvis, he said it, not me.

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Comments

Ian & Skinhead

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

In some ways it's nice that political pop is back Back BACK! (see also: Manu Chao) but I'm not sure I actually need to hear the records.

I couldn't work out if this Grauniad article was taking the p*ss out of Brown, or if he was sending himself up, or what:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguide/music/story/0,,2168249,00.html

Re: Ian & Skinhead

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

I'm not a big lyric-listener, which means I can enjoy the song without having to worry about the sub-sixth form political lyrics. And the strings sound great, they give the song real energy. Plus I've always lived Sinead's voice, and it makes a lovely contrast with his on this.

Grind the lyrics of the poor

[koganbot]

Yeah, this is my only solid tick of the week so far, dramatic, intense, more mournful than angry, though I agree with everyone else about the fatuousness of the lyrics.

Re: Ian & Skinhead

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I did indeed read that and think 'WTF'! I imagine they ran out of space to fit in his full/incoherent explanations.