Okay, time for me to contribute an up and coming band.
I'm fairly dissapointed in the BBC Sounds of 2009 list - it's very predictable, and most of the acts are hardly original.
I know I'm going to appreciate White Lies, but to be honest, they're not going to be anything different to Interpol or the Editors or their decades before predecessors (Echo & The Bunnymen, Joy Division etc.)
Little Boots, quirky electronica sounds no different to what Client has been doing for years.
So, I throw in a band soon to release their debut album online, SPCECO. Born out of one half of 90's goth tinged shoegazers Curve, this band sound slightly original in a very unoriginal way. That makes no sense I know, but all the ingredients are tried and tested but not in this order.
(By the way, if you don't think you've heard Curve, if you watch Top Gear, you sure as hell do, half their tracks are used for all the car testing clips - their music guy's clearly a wise Curve fan).
And just for a band from last year who have a song that just sounds flipping awesome on the MTV2 playlist - The Airborne Toxic Event and Sometime Around Midnight. Haven't warmed to their other stuff yet, but love this tune.
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Tunes of the Week:
Every weekend, Asp looks at songs that are getting radio airplay and from a shortlist of good songs, picks two songs to be the "Tunes of the Week". All of these songs, along with one tune a month as the 'last chance track' go forward to the "Tunes of the Year" run down at the end of the year
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See the Tunes of the Week from 2009
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Once a fortnight on a Wednesday (plus occasional special issues), discover some talent that you may not previously have heard of - unsigned, foreign, as long as they're unknown and are worthy of some wider praise. Asp selects the tracks once a month, a variety of guest bloggers assist on the other week to ensure a broad spectrum is obtained
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The Top 5 best selling singles (not necessarily the best in anyone's opinion) of a certain year.
Features:
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Tunes of the Week:
Every weekend, Asp looks at songs that are getting radio airplay and from a shortlist of good songs, picks two songs to be the "Tunes of the Week". All of these songs, along with one tune a month as the 'last chance track' go forward to the "Tunes of the Year" run down at the end of the year
See the Tunes of the Week from 2008
See the Tunes of the Week from 2009
Unsung:
Once a fortnight on a Wednesday (plus occasional special issues), discover some talent that you may not previously have heard of - unsigned, foreign, as long as they're unknown and are worthy of some wider praise. Asp selects the tracks once a month, a variety of guest bloggers assist on the other week to ensure a broad spectrum is obtained
Music Year of the Week:
The Top 5 best selling singles (not necessarily the best in anyone's opinion) of a certain year.
Features:
Album reviews, Gig reports, and a range of other feedback from the full team at Musical Bites
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2007 - Tune of the Year
TOTW2008 @ Asp Bites v2
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Unsung @ Asp Bites v3
2007 - Tune of the Year
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Unsung @ Asp Bites v3
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1 comment:
Airbourne Toxic have been "bubbling under" as a TOTW suggestion for a bit now - they're also on the 6 playlist. I'm not quite sure what it is that has meant they've not been mentioned yet, I think it's because they lack the 'stand out' factor that makes me sit up and listen.
Definitely nice music all the shame.
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