Angelfuck You Friday

Last night I realized that the Shocking Pinks song, "Emily", that I talked about yesterday starts exactly the same way as "Angelfuck", one of my favorite misfits songs. Could that possibly be why I like Shocking Pinks so much? No, it's definitely why I like Shocking Pinks so much. Compare for yourself.

"Emily" by Shocking Pinks
"Angelfuck" by the Misfits

Also,

Have you listened to Santogold? There's a lot of similarities between her sound and M.I.A.'s, which is why I've chosen to confuse things a little further by including this picture of both of them, as well as cult hero Santo Gold.

"Creator" Scottie B Remix by Santogold
"You'll Find a Way" Switch and Sinden Remix by Santogold

"You'll Find a Way" is fire, with a heavy middle eastern sound. "Creator" is cool too, but a lot simpler. Analog Giant posted another amazing track today, the Xxxchange (of Spank Rock) remix of "L.E.S. Artistes". Definitely give that one a listen too.

Rocking with the Shocking Pinks!

I've never been huge on Neil Young, which is why this post has nothing to do with his album Everybody's Rocking with the Shocking Pinks. It has everything to do with New Zealand's Nick Harte.

In my excitement over new LCD yesterday, I checked out a couple DFA acts I had never given a good listen to. Harte's band, Shocking Pinks, stood out as something I'll be listening to a lot more of. Check out the super new wavey video for the track "Emily".

Bonus points for the Black Flag Tattoo

I like "Emily" a lot, but my favorite track is definitely "Jealousy".

"Emily" by Shocking Pinks
"Jealousy" by Shocking Pinks

The track starts with this haunting atmospheric that's really well complemented by their grimy drum sound, then picks up with two beautiful interlocking guitar parts, one bleating and droning while the other melody dances over it. The song then jumps once more to a minimalist, percussion driven section, before returning to the lush atmospheric guitars. Like I said, it's definitely my favorite, but the rest of the album is absolutely worth your time.

I also found this video of Johnny Cash singing with Oscar the Grouch, one of several appearances he did with the muppets. It's fantastic.

It'd also be worth your while to check out Said the Gramophone for the Miracle Fortress cover of Digital Love, it's pretty awesome.