Les Savy Fav: ‘My Secret Playlist’
New York group Les Savy Fav take straight out indie, art rock sensibilities and skew them with their unique protagonist bent. Having formed some thirteen years ago, the five-piece have seen and heard it all. Well, nearly all, as the Playlist of bassist Syd Butler suggests.
Red and Purple – The Dodos
This band gets better with every listen and with every time I get the chance to see them play. Les Savy Fav has played with them quite a bit and they never disappoint. This track is one of the highlights from their album, Visiter.
Tenderness – General Republic
I know this is an older track, but it’s been in my iTunes playlist recently and I forgot what a damn catchy song it is. You might remember it in the movies Weird Science or Clueless.
Bear Face – Abe Vigoda
A great new band from the Smell scene in LA. The song has a terrific urgency about it and it’s really fun at the same time.
No One’s Gonna Love You Like I Do – Band Of Horses
I play this song all the time for my daughter and she likes to sing it as “no one is going to love you like ADO.” Okay, yes, I love my daughter and I love this song. A perfect combo.
Expectations – Cut Off Your Hands
This is another new band that I’ve kept on my radar ever since I first heard them. They’re an explosive live band and this one of the prime examples of their classic, angular assault. I’m really looking forward to their debut full length.
Juno – Tokyo Police Club
It’s no surprise to me how popular this band has gotten. They are young guys from Toronto who are thirsty for musical acceptance. Juno is a short (under three minutes long) burst of melody and heart.
Pinkies – The Big Sleep
A crushing rock gem that gets better the louder you play it. If there’s anything such as Rock Radio anymore, this shit should be all over it.
I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You – Black Kids
These Florida kids came out of NOWHERE this past year to sell out UK tours, get a mountain of press, and a big record contract. This track is one of the showstoppers found on their first EP, which anyone who went to their MySpace profile could discover. Here’s hoping their full length continues in this pleasant tradition.
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Over at our sister site, My Secret Playlist, Angus Andrew and his Liars bandmates have written about their eight favourite songs right now, including The Legendary Pink Dots song, Black Highway [listen below]: ‘I’m completely fascinated by The Legendary Pink Dots. Usually when I listen to music, there’s a large part of my brain focusing on the techniques and ideas, and how they relate to my approach to music. With the Legendary Pink Dots, they somehow suspend this preoccupation. They inspire me to be more free and spontaneous, all I hear is creativity in their music. I hear a release from self imposed structure, and a pure and simple connection with the flow of creativity’. Read the rest of Liars Secret Playlist
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