The XX consists of 4 twenty-somethings from London and they’ve cooked up a critically acclaimed self titled debut by adding as much doom and gloom to cast a shadow on their glorious youth.
The album begins bright, like in VCR, but in a very swift turn of events, the lights are dimmed and a veil descends, until you are left [...]
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November 7, 2009
perilous fumes of melancholy
November 7, 2009
Man, I feel like chain-smoking too.
I’m very tempted to write a one word review for this album, but because the music itself is not that bad, I’ll attempt to elaborate my lack of feelings for the New Moon soundtrack.
Unlike most albums, this one comes with an expiry date, by which I mean you should wire it with C-4 explosives to [...]
November 7, 2009
Julian Casablancas is no longer relevent, but thank god dancing still is.
Its sad news when Pitchfork proudly declares that you are no longer relevant, but my guess is that Julian Casablancas is not gonna shed any tears for that.
I had somewhat expected Phrazes for the Young to be a disappointment, and though I was not proven wrong, I’m really liking the way “11th dimension” is making me [...]
October 26, 2009
SOLVED!Now you know why they’re called Vampire Weekend
Because if you’d ask how their weekend went, like me, their reply would always be the same:
IT SUCKED!
Did you find this nugget useful? Haha I’m happy if you did, but seriously, most people wouldn’t give 2 shits about it.
October 22, 2009
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
I’m sure by now, you’ve heard from somewhere or someone, raving reviews of Declaration of Dependence. The new album from the folks who’ve been missing for a little more than 5 years sounds exactly like where they left off a little more than 5 years ago. If you’re a long time fan like me, it’s [...]
October 14, 2009
An Early Birthday Present from Vampire Weekend!
Released in the UK on 11th Jan/ US 12th Jan 2010
Teehee… Wishing myself health, fortune, and prosperity in advance as well.
Download the first single “Horchata” here!
October 11, 2009
My Weekend in a Few Sentences
1. Woke up late with an empty stomach and a sour taste in thy mouth.
2. Had warm soup over a depressing movie
3. Drank Vitasoy through a straw while walking the dog
4. Laughed a little while the dog dispensed warm greetings at every shadowy corner to every surprised stranger that walks by.
5. Too much sunshine can give [...]
October 6, 2009
Wonder how it feels like to have a star-shaped tessellation imprinted on my arse. .. Hmm.. It must make me feel artsy
Skitsch is a wacky Italian furniture brand stocked full of wonderful surprises like a side table and grandfather clock made out of cupboard, a haphazard bookshelf which showcases your intellectual prowess/confusion, a chair with a base designed out of star-shaped tessellations and bookcases with “fake screens” to hide your crappy Sweet Valley High collection. How do [...]
