As you may be aware of, I reviewed the Streets' The Hardest Way to Make An Easy Living on friday, and due to a few time constraints, I was unable to include the supplemental links and fun stuff I normally like to feature with reviews. Well, here you go .... Streets' mastermind Mike Skinner is keeping up his own blog these days - in "The Shed" section of his website. Lately, Skinner has been detailing his frustrations with the car featured on the cover of his new album. Skinner had hoped to use the car on his current tour, yet there was a problem installing the sound system he wanted. He writes, "I was propa (sic) looking forward to caning it through England and Scotland on 3 wheels. If anyone wants to buy a Silver Shadow without sound-system I'm up for offers to be honest." Anyone?Hardest Way is streaming at Luisterpaal.
Reviews for the new album have been rather positive, though my favorite came from Barbara's Bad Tempered Zombie blog. Entertainment Weekly also gave the album an A-, while it received a 7.0 from Pitchfork and 3 stars from the lame-o's at Rolling Stone.
If you liked Skinner's charming wit, then you should really check out Art Brut's Bang Bang Rock and Roll; if you really liked the hip hop and the beats, you should pick up Dizzee Rascal's Mercury Prize-winning Boy in Da Corner. Skinner and Rascal tour frequently, with Rascal appearing on A Grand Don't Come For Free's "What is He Thinking?"
::MP3s::
"When You Wasn't Famous," The Streets
"Get Out of My House" (MC Remix), The Streets
"Fix Up, Look Sharp," Dizzee Rascal
::Previously::
The Streets' New Single Available Today (in the UK)
::Classic Video::
"Blinded By the Lights"
1 comment:
Awwww, shucks, Will. I'm all embarrassed and scuffing the toe of my boot into the dirt now.
I'm actually listening to A Grand Don't Come for Free quite a lot these days. It's pretty fantastic. Thanks for putting up the video too, that was fun - poor Mike.
The NME reviewed THWTMAEL at an 8.
And thanks again for the Band of Horses link - terrific!
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