Delays - Find A Home

"We're a light in heaven"

Hello from London! This is my last day in the city before taking off for Stockholm. Then it's back to the UK for another week with friends. Weather's been alright, and I got to see Billy Elliot, which was without question the best show I've ever seen. Still aglow from the afterbuzz. As far as music goes, it's a sad state of affairs compared to when I lived here in 2007. Not that I didn't already know about all the closures, but it's hard to believe that there's no Virgin and only one Fopp in the city. The HMV at Oxford Circus is quite nice, but that's about it. Nobody's buying cds anymore, it seems. Honestly, though, my real music quest starts when I get to Sweden. But enough about that for now. It's all about the UK, so I've got one of my favorite British bands for you today. Delays are releasing their new album Star Tiger, Star Ariel in June (on yet another record label), and have offered up the opening track as a teaser. It hearkens back to their first album. Very gentle, very pretty. I'm hoping that their harder edge will shine through as well, but this is a nice album cut to tide me over until the full release. Hope you enjoy.

Delays - Find A Home by alienhits

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Penguin Prison - The Worse It Gets

"The more I look, the worse it gets"

I'm certainly not the first one to write about this track (though I did feature another Penguin Prison song months ago), but I'm going to share it today anyway because it needs to be spread around the blogosphere like crazy. It's that good. Penguin Prison has seemingly come out of nowhere with a bundle of pop songs that border on perfection. This may be his best yet, featuring a dynamite melody over a track that sounds like Hall & Oates circa 1982. If the rest of the album's as good as the four tracks we've heard, this will be quite something. The song's freely downloadable via the soundcloud link below.
On another note, I'm taking off for the UK/Sweden tomorrow morning so posts will be more sporadic for the next two weeks. I'll try to update at least a couple times a week depending on where I am and what I'm doing, so keep checking in!

The Worse It Gets by Penguin Prison

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Dune - Final Party Of The 21st Century

"Scream with us, dance with us"

I've been aware of Danish rock band Dúné for awhile, but never paid any attention until they dueted with my favorite X-Factor DK contestant last weekend (watch the fantastic, energetic performance). Now I'm really delving into their music, especially their most recent album Enter Metropolis. Despite being perhaps the most attractive band out right now, they've got a great, intense rock/electro sound with impassioned vocals and definite stage presence. Final Party of the 21st Century is the big dance track of the album, and a great entry point into the Dúné world. The record itself is a concept album of sorts about moving from a small town to a big city. I'd urge you to check out the single Heat and, of course, their mega hit from a few years ago, Dry Lips. It's all slightly rockier than what I normally post, but I think you'll like it anyway. Oh, and on a related note, I am waiting patiently for Jesper from X-Factor DK's debut album.

Dune - Final Party Of The 21st Century by alienhits

(Music posted for evaluation purposes only. If you like what you hear, support the artists. Buy the album here. Follow me on twitter and facebook.