It features the obvious ones:
Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
LCD Soundsystem - Datf Punk Is Playing At My House
And the less obvious choices:
The Doves - Pounding
The Prodigy - Voodoo People
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Play4me was well represented at this year's Soundwave Festival, oodles of us who work here headed over to this year's festival with our horns raised. Relive the highs of the festival by whacking the CD on and listening to bands like:
The Offspring
Alexisonfire
Carpathian
Killswitch Engage
Don't forget to put your horns up even if you're just listening at home - you've gotta stay true to Soundwave.
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Indie pop rock greats, Supergrass who brought us all such dance-floor joy with hits like "Pumping On Your Stereo", "Alright" and "Caught By The Fuzz" have returned! They get a little more raw and dirrrrrty on this one than usual. You can almost head the squelching of pub carpet sticking to shoes in the background on Diamond Hoo Ha.
I do get excited when bands can continue their career for as long as Supergrass, good on 'em I say. I'm glad to be on a planet that has embraced Supergrass so much.
Eels - Meet The Eels: Essential Eels
The Eels are one of my favourite bands in the world and I can't wait to see them when they return down under at the end of April. This collection of Eels hits is perfect for those ready to discover them, and the accompanying DVD is perfect for those (like me) who want to know more about them and about Mr E.
The CD has a good mix of songs released over the many years that they've been making music including the live (with strings) version of Dirty Girl, which is so amazing that it makes me contemplate giving up everything because I'll never be as good at anything as the Eels are at making music.
On the DVD, Mr E provides audio commentary (while regularly pausing to ask his dog to share his thoughts too). Its dangerous territory when artists critique their own work - quite often, you just want them to create it and leave it as is (are you reading this Eskimo Joe? Sweater was your greatest song - stop denying it!) but other times, its reassuring and hilaaarious. Hearing Mr E talk about how he regrets ever calling himself "Mr E" and how much he hates the "Susan's House" video - is brilliant. He just gets to.
To believe, or not to believe...that truly is the question regarding The Foals, the latest must-hear band outta the UK. That which we call the UK hype-machine (aka The British Music Press) has been in overdrive since mid-last year, reporting, retorting and rallying behind the Oxford quintet, and finally the debut album has arrived. Antidotes has been described as math-rock, puzzle-pop, and new-wave dance rock pop - who'd have guessed that there could be any more 'super-genres' in the world. But us Play4Me folk reckon it's just good ol' pop music, the kind that makes you want to get up and wiggle your hips and twinkle your toes. Make special note of Balloons, the first single off the album which may just be a contender for single of the year.
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