The Futurist’s Song Of The Week for March 30th
Welcome to “Song Of The Week” a special weekly feature here on “The Futurist” that will allows you to get into the heads of the DJ’s here at the station. Mike, Shiv and myself will choose a different song each Friday and give you some extra commentary about it. Also, we will provide either a free download of our song, a video or some streaming audio to allow you to listen while you read if you like.
Mike Taylor - Klaxons - “Golden Skans” from the album “Myths Of The Near Future.”
“Here’s the truth about my listening habits: I’m fairly ADD. There’s usually so much music I want to get through for station purposes that I rarely sit with any one CD for any appreciable length of time. I will, however, get stuck on individual songs that I can keep repeating in the car. This track from the UK trio Klaxons is a slice of audio cotton candy that recalls European synth bands from the ’80s like Alphaville or even A-ha. It’s a pretty lean pop song that boasts some slick production and brings it home in just under 2:45.
Check out the video of the song which, I must say, may be about the gayest clip I’ve seen since, well, some European synth-pop band from the ’80s. It’s pretty catchy, though.”
Matt Shiv - Palomar - “Our Haunt” from the album “All Things, Forests”
“On their 4th album “All Things, Forests”, Palomar have perfected their craft. I’ve been a fan of this band for years and my first listen to the new album far surpassed any expectations I had. This song builds up with an infectious bass drum beat, a riff that you can’t get out of your head, and gives us impeccable harmonies to boot. “Our Haunt” is one of many gems on this record and a prime example of an indie band at the top of their game.”
Joe Long - The National - “Fake Empire” from the album “Boxer”
“The new album from The National could very well be the most anticipated release of 2007 for me. It was an easy choice after the first two full lengths from the band “Alligator” and “Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers.” This song starts off with the baritone vibes of lead singer Matt Berninger and slowly builds into an absolute gem. It’s hard to detail all of the instruments that jump into the song, and I could be wrong about this, but I do know that Bryce is playing a wicked classical flute somewhere on the new album, am I hearing it faintly here? At any rate the percussion and horns are a great addition and help the song really soar. Can’t wait for the full album.”
March 30th, 2007 at 9:40 am
I am so PUMPED for the new National album. This song is fantastic and I saw a video for another song on stereogum that was equally as good.
I have tickets already for the June 19 show in Pittsburgh and am really looking forward to it because I missed them on the Alligator tour.
March 30th, 2007 at 11:09 am
Oh. My. God. That Klaxons video is so incredibly wrong on almost every level. I do love the song and most of the band’s music, but hoo boy if that video isn’t making me rethink that. Hilarious.
Oy!
March 30th, 2007 at 1:22 pm
FYI…if you guys at the station haven’t gotten an advance copy for the station yet, Boxer has leaked. And yes, it’s as good as you think, Joe.
I like all of these choices.
March 30th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
The Boxer is going to be so good, I might just throw up. The song isn’t just fantastic, it is so good it hurts. I saw that the Boxer has leaked, but I am not sure I can bring myself to grab it.
Damn these indie ethics!
April 2nd, 2007 at 9:31 am
Oh, I’ll stil buy it. I try to be a music purist and buy that of which I love. And this is one for the books.