Singles: Grinderman, The Hedrons, DJ Shadow, Amy Winehouse, Jarvis

Grinderman is Nick Cave's new band and Get It On is their new single, sounding like an obnoxious belching from rock's past, a mixture of early Saints howl, Robert Johnson blues and the rampant rock n' roll deconstruction of the Stooges. Cave's voice looms large out of the mix, underneath a razor of guitar noise is countered by a piano bashed to an inch of its life. Ultimately as commercial as a razorblade pie but a glorious feast for anyone with true soul.

The Hedrons' Heatseeker is in no way anywhere near the same league, sounding like Veruca Salt playing some brash Britpop. It's big shiny lead licks, with the overwhelming pound of feminine rock power with strong forceful vocals, good old Joan Jett touch of just rocking, irrespective of having a fanny. It's passable, bright indie rock that's strong for its generic format.

DJ Shadow's This Time uses an old male style soul vocal and wraps it around gentle funk backing, chilling it out in a style way beyond the cut 'n' paste of Moby's Play and creating a strong song that speaks of regret and broken love but is bolstered by a sense of swaggering self confidence. I'm ignorant of anything else DJ Shadow has ever done I have to admit but this was not the electronic moodscape I'd expected!

Amy Winehouse's You Know I'm No Good would have you believe that it's a gently regretful soul classic, even down to its retro recorded feel but it just leaves the listener cold, it's an empty song that points to roots in styles that gave us some of the great singers that ever sung but Winehouse as competant a vocalist she is, is going down the wrong road. Sultry yet sterile beyond belief. Good trumpet work though.

Jarvis used to be in Pulp of course and Don't Let Him Waste Your Time is the sort of pop and smart lyrical word play that made them so good at their height. A mid paced pop tune with shimmering guitar, Cocker's telling the girls how the story goes with some clever words about 'skinny bitches in hot pants.' He's the supposed word poet that the Arctic Monkeys never will be. It's no Babies but it's a fun tune.

anglarna · 10th January 2007, 1:53pm

Come on now "irregardless" isn't really a word.

*Charlie Parker* · 10th January 2007, 1:54pm

irrespective then

Zippy · 10th January 2007, 1:54pm

It's your call mate, I'd rather you left your part about Amy Winehouse and removed my posts though.

*Charlie Parker* · 10th January 2007, 2:03pm

Least I never reviewed Evanescense

*Charlie Parker* · 10th January 2007, 2:48pm

Forgot a couple

Pier Angeli · 11th January 2007, 11:06am

amy winehouse's new single is well good.

*Charlie Parker* · 11th January 2007, 11:09am

James · 11th January 2007, 3:45pm

Amy Winehouse new song is great, as is her album.

Bunnylingus · 11th January 2007, 3:50pm

This from the Mariah Carey fan

Dec · 11th January 2007, 3:50pm

Amy Winehouse looks and sounds like the tranny that was on Big Brother a few years back.

James · 11th January 2007, 3:51pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bunnylingus

This from the Mariah Carey fan

And James Brown fan

I got a few tickets the other day to go see her live in February.

She will be good

Dec · 11th January 2007, 3:53pm

If you're not into burds, what's the appeal with Mariah Carey? Apart from huge tits, she's got fuck all else going for her.

*Charlie Parker* · 11th January 2007, 5:45pm

Amy Winehouse doesn't even have tits

Pier Angeli · 11th January 2007, 5:46pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by James

I got a few tickets the other day to go see her live in February.

She will be good

good luck

apparently she turned up steaming to a london gig the other week at 2am, had to go off stage to puke then left.
I like her but I wouldn't buy tickets for her gigs at the moment...