Thursday, June 11, 2009

C's get degrees

Charlie Ash - Can Can (11 mins)
Not good study music. But quite good electro-clash. Their newer stuff is all super glossy Synthi Lauper-wave, and I think I prefer them doing that (Blood Red Sleeve)
Collapsing Cities - Elixir Always EP (18 mins)
Yipes, the disc is pretty badly scratched, but this is a good lead in to their full length. The versions of Bastard Son and Eli's In a Cult Now are better on this than the album. (No Plans)
Collapsing Cities - Elixir Always
(31 mins)
This album opens as a greatest hits - it's crazy. The first five songs are hit-after-hit. Fades away pretty badly in the second half though. Lots of sweet drum beats and angular guitar, coupled with self deprecating lyrics. (...Or So I Said Last Weeknend/In The Valley/Seriously)
Connan & The Mockasins - Uuu It's Teasey (29 mins)
I always like guessing the runtime for a disc, and was surprised by the half hour for these 6 tracks. Lots a fun though, psychy-bluesy guitar wailing, coupled with Connan's peculiar vocals and lyrical contents (Naughty Holdiays (Again)/Sneaky Sneaky Dogfriend)
Cougar Cougar Cougar - (17 mins)
Generally good/uninspired garage guitar rock
Coshercot Honeys - We're All Lions (18 mins)
Great little 4 track ep. These guys are now known as Brain Slaves, but still play a similar style of blues guitar rock (We're All Lions/Mr Dangerous)
Cut Off Your Hands - Skaky Hands (14 mins)
Bands changing names can sorta mess with a cd collection. And with Media Player - it thinks this disc is Blue on Blue. Tremendous debut from COYH (nee Shaky Hands), full of energy and power-post-pop-punk. (Tell Me About/You and I)
Cut Off Your Hands - Blue on Blue (12 mins)
More Pop, especially on single Still Fond and Oh Girl, pointing in the direction they were heading on album You & I. (Closed Eyes)

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