Right here we go…

Well as I bang on about there being a lot of good new music out there I’d better go for something new. So I’ve decided to have my own mini ‘mercury prize’, something released in the last 12 months, and something I believe to have given something worthwhile to the field of contemporary music.

I’d quite happily have gone with any of the following, amongst others;

Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
Bon Iver – Bon Iver
P.J Harvey – Let England Shake
Caribou – Swim
Fourtet – There is love in you
King Creosote & John Hopkins – Diamond Mine
Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx – We’re new here

…if you’d asked me on any given day last week it could have been any, hopefully these will get a chance with other posters. And now that Poly Jean has picked up the ‘real’ mercury prize, I’m sure ‘Let England Shake’ will get plenty of airings.

Anyway enough of my mental turmoil…and the winner is

Radiohead – The King of Limbs

Wiki;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_of_Limbs

Spotify;

http://open.spotify.com/album/3EkYAh7JiJNSUxzhVLJqnL

Amazon;

http://www.amazon.co.uk/King-Limbs-R...5387705&sr=1-1

Here we have a band that refuses to churn out the same old stuff, much to the disapproval of their so called ‘established’ fan base. Perhaps they are lucky enough to be in a financially secure position, which allows them the indulgence of a little experimentation.

They’re obviously a band that keep abreast of contemporary music, and have been dabbling a little with newer rhythms over the last couple of albums, e.g. ‘2+2 = 5’ from ‘hail to the thief’, or even ‘15 Step’ from ‘In Rainbows’. With their 8th studio album they’ve gone the whole hog, amalgamating current dance floor electronic rhythms (dubstep, broken beat etc.) with more traditional analogue instruments, a modern day fusion of a kind.

It’s no surprise that a double remix of the album is due out next month, featuring track versions from Fourtet, Caribou, Nathan Fake etc. Their influence is obvious throughout the original album...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...ef=oss_product

Anyway give it a go, try to forget your pre conceptions about the band, and try to listen to it standing up, you might find yourself bobbing about the living room before you know it…or you might just hate it!