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Music with expressionArchive for May 10, 2008
Coldplay: Buy One Get One Free
Not satisfied with a free download of their single [see this post] and free gig tickets [see this post], fans of Coldplay who download one track from the new album will automatically be offered another track free-of-charge.Lead singer Chris Martin is reported as saying “As I said before nobody buys albums any more, certainly nobody buys full albums and we’ve made an album that you have to have from start to finish.”
‘Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends’ is released on June 12
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One to watch: The Get Out Clause (and their CCTV Video)
The Get Out Clause from Manchester (UK) have found and exploited a legal loophole that has enabled them to make a brilliant video for their single ‘Paper’ for very little cost.The band set up and performed in a number of places under the watchful eye of Manchester’s city surveillance cameras and then secured the footage under the Freedom of Information Act.
“We wanted to produce something that looked good and that wasn’t too expensive to do,” says guitarist Tony Churnside, 29, who met his fellow band mates at Salford University. “We hit upon the idea of going into Manchester and setting up in front of cameras we knew would be filming and then requesting that footage under the Freedom of Information act.”
The band then wrote to the companies owning the cameras to get their hands on the footage with the results cut into a promo clip showing the band in 20 different locations.
Watch the video for ‘Paper’:
Not only is their idea for the video brilliant, they sound good too and I think that we might just be seeing more of these guys when their single, ‘Paper’ is released at the end of June.
In the meantime, sample this track for a better flavour of the band.
- The Get Out Clause – Boxed Up (album: Cracks & Lines)
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Highlights of the week
This weeks delicate blooms were:
- *Sixeyes Tuesday Mix posted some great tracks including those from Mystery Jets, Death Cab For Cutie and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. In addition, the tracks from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Black Session (May 19th 1998 ) are also available for download. Read the post [here]
- a PLAGUE OF ANGELS posted part 1 of it’s look at The Who. Nice article and fantastic tracks to sample, including ‘My Generation’, ‘Happy Jack’, and ‘Doctor, Doctor’. Read the post [here]. The Best of April 2008 post includes a download mix of the tracks they think were cool/wicked/brilliant last month. Read the post [here]. The Lodger are a UK band I hadn’t heard before but will be looking out for from here on in. Nice Indie Pop. Four sample tracks [here]
- Bag Of Songs reviewed Philadelphia band The Brakes and posted their track ‘Into The Ground’ for sampling. I’ve had this track (from their album “Tale of Two Cities”) for a while now and it’s well worth a listen. Read the post [here]
- BBQCHICKENROBOT posted on Phantom Planet with two tracks to listen to. Read the post [here]
- Ick Music introduced me to a new band, American Babies. Excellent. The track ‘Invite Your Friends’, which is available to download, is now on rotation on my mp3 player…Yet another album I need to buy….thanks Pete!. Read the post [here]
- The usual high-quality stuff over at The Late Greats. Like Blues? Try the post on Laura Gibson [here]. Like Jazz? Try the post on Robin McKelle [here]. Like Covers? Try the 8 from ‘08 post [here]
- The World Of Wingrove posted a summary of some recent releases which include a sample track from each. Read the post [here]
- I Am Fuel, You Are Friends posted the Monday Music Round-up with a nice selection of artists/tracks, including a download from Delta Spirit who are a personal favourite of mine. Read the post [here]
- Lost In Your Inbox did a nice review of The Mates Of State’s pending the release of their new album “Re-arrange Us” on May 20th. Three MOS tracks to sample. read the post [here]. And, whatever you do, don’t miss the “Smattering of New Music for Friday” post. Some really nice new tracks off forthcoming albums to sample. An absolute must review! Read the post [here]
- !tashed posted a quick review of The Presets track ‘This Boys in Love’ with a sample of the track and 4 remix versions. Read the post [here]
