Time for another peek at the singles on heavy rotation here on the 19th Floor:
“Send a Little Love Token” by The Duke Spirit: A propulsive rocker of a song by a British band whose pretty blonde lead singer sounds an awful lot like the pretty blonde lead singer from The Sounds. If this song was included in a movie soundtrack, it would be played during the scene where the hero walks into a rough-and-tumble bar, orders a shot of whiskey, hits on the saucy-looking woman standing next to him, and then gets clobbered over the head with a beer bottle by her skinhead boyfriend.
“Feel the Love” by Cut Copy: This sunny electronica-tinged number induces waves of Eighties nostalgia. The whole album is quite listenable, in fact.
“Dead Sound” by The Raveonettes: Continuing the theme of bands fronted by pretty blondes, this single from the Denmark duo’s latest album is drenched in feedback. Is it me, or is the whole feedback/distortion thing making a comeback? The Magnetic Fields did something similar in their most recent effort.
Excellent choices. I actually just saw The Duke Spirit open for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club in Lawrence, Kansas (just outside the Kansas City area) a few weeks ago. The Raveonettes are one of my favorite bands right now. So far Lust Lust Lust is my favorite album of 2008. I just love that retro rock ‘n roll sound with the massive distortion. If I were to guess I would say that you are a fan of The Current. I’m a fan of the morning DJ, Barb. She used to DJ for my favorite Internet radio station, WOXY.com. I actually made the trip out to Cincinnati a couple years ago and met her. Awesome lady.