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The Teenagers

“OK listen girls, I met the hottest guy ever. Basically, as I was stepping out of my SUV, I came face to face with my step-cousin. Or whatever. Who cares. Anyway, he was wearing skinny jeans, had funky hair, and the cutest British accent ever….”

Possibly teenage and impatient. Multiple perspectives. Rude Pop songs. Quite possibly British, or at the least a loose association to Britain. Quite possibly Art school. Irrelevent - whatever. “She’s such a slut” and other such stories of romances that should keep you on side for the duration of the song, and quite possibly into the second repeat because like any song that hopes to rise above; it has to say something or tell a story. There are some fantastic remixes of this song floating about the tubes of the internet - I think DJs love the stripped down guitar and asking-for-sample-action lyrics.

The Teenagers - Homecoming (Not Safe for Work speakers)

http://www.myspace.com/theteenagers

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Tags: UK Music by Mike Smith
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Links

  • I have been to see the fantastic Morvern Callar and the wonderful Larkin Grimm. After some brief astro-travelling (seriously) Jane/Movern Callar has allowed me to discover scores of new British bands (and West African “world music”/Coldplay-stole-it) so stay tuned for a lot of new British music scheduled to come your way before the new year reaches us….
  • In hoorary news: Nothing But Green Lights has been nominated for “Best Music Blog” in the Webblogwards.org. Some kind soul nominated this bastion of UK blogging. Voting starts later this week. So head on over if you want to show your support for the UK side of things.
  • Earlier this summer I got a request from British born, Canadian strung musican “Victor Scott” to suggest I submit a video of me dancing to one of his songs (one of my favourite songs of last year Gotta Go). The video has now been produced, and it features multiple people dancing their sweet asses off. I’m “V”. (Youtube Link / Hi Res 28mb link)
  • NBGL favourites Sky Larkin have a debut single out on “Dance to the Radio” - home of and ran by Forward Russia. It’s going to be a vinyl and digital release. Search “Sky Larkin” at http://www.recordstore.co.uk/ if you want it. I called their track “Somersault (notes)” (mp3) my favourite track of the year back in June, find out what my favourites tracks, albums and things of 2006 are later this week.

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    In other LIFE CHANGING news

    Nasa to build moon base.

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    My Podcast will be out this week @ Take Your Medicine…..

    Tags: UK Music by Mike Smith
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    Maps

    Maps hail from Northampton, which is really in the south, which seems to make cartographers and students upset frequently. Lost My Soul is whispered but really loud. Accessing the volume controls sends the maximalist electronic, even higher, across waveforms, peak and troughs, not stopping off in ambiant-ville. The soul is lost, but I don’t really care - the instruments save the song + vocals from drifting away, with me running in the opposite direction as fast as my human legs will take me. I am running wishing this song was written in Japanese, or Basque, at the least. I miss the sun - songs like this aren’t written for sunny days.

    Maps - Lost my soul

    http://www.myspace.com/mapsmusic

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