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2008-08-28

since i am a fan of the blood brothers and of pretty girls make graves (both disbanded), i had to check out jaguar love. their 3-song self-titled ep was quite good. today, i got the album "take me to the sea".

this is pretty much what i expected: johnny whitney's distinctive (high) vocals, with catchy almost dance-able songs.

highlight tracks: highway of gold / bats over the pacific ocean

(by the way, i am still disappointed that i never got to see the blood brothers live, even with all those times they played in montreal...)

i had gone to hmv just for the jaguar love album. i ended up getting other stuff too...

although i have not seen the film, i have been wanting the soundtrack for "the fountain" for some time. the music is by clint mansell, performed by the kronos quartet and mogwai. is that not the perfect combination for beautiful sounds? this is what i listen to when i am trying to concentrate on my studies, or when i simply want to relax.

and finally, an impulse buy: i grabbed a copy of tokyo police club's "elephant shell", from the display next to the cash registers. i had heard some songs, nothing too impressive. but this was a limited edition including a disc of remixes, and i've always been a sucker for things like that. besides, it was cheap, just a few dollars.

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Labels: cd purchase, jaguar love, soundtrack, tokyo police club

2006-06-09

spinto band @ cabaret music hall

i had not planned on going to the show, on wednesday night. then, some people at school were going, so i went along. a typical indie show with a typical indie crowd.

the first band started their set by holding up cardboards that said tokyo police club. i quite enjoyed their songs, kind of dance-y. too bad their set was so short.

next were the lovely feathers. they were my favourite of the night. the crowd's favourite too. they were really good on stage, and had good interaction with the audience. clearly, the crowd loved them. maybe because they're from montreal. or maybe just because their set was so much fun. and their keyboardist was dressed in some kind of "lovely feathers" superhero costume or something; weird but funny...

finally, the spinto band. i felt a bit bad for them since so many people left after the lovely feathers. judging from the crowd's reaction, the spinto band should have been opening for the lovely feathers, and not the other way around. oh well. they had some nice songs.

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cd purchases:
tokyo police club - a lesson in crime
lovely feathers - hind hind legs
spinto band - nice and nicely done

hearing damage: a little, only because i was standing right next to the speaker during the lovely feathers' set.

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Labels: cabaret music hall, cd purchase, shows, the lovely feathers, the spinto band, tokyo police club