I'll just leave this here...

I'm Shaking, Best Friends and Hospital Beds

Here are some brand new music videos I enjoyed. First comes a reminder of how great Jack White's solo debut was. And the video is fantastic too, of course...



Funeral for a Friend, on of my all time favourite bands and also one of the best current post-hradcore acts, will release a new album on January 28th. Here's a first glimpse at what it may sound like. Honestly, I can't complain.



Thoughts?

Japandroids

At first, I wasn't a big fan of Japandroids' sophomore record, but eventually, Celebration Rock won me over. Even though after a few tracks the choruses kinda blend together, I can't but enjoy every single one of its humble 35 minutes. This is a straightforward rock album. So much it even makes you wonder when rock bands forgot to record albums like this. There's no catch, no twist, no synths. Just one anthem after another without ever losing pace.

When you listen to the single below, you'll get a good glimpse of what you can expect from the whole record. Your thoughts?

Love Interruption

Listen to Jack White's new single. His upcoming album, Blunderbuss, is set to be released on April 23rd.

The Black Keys

The Black Keys is a blues rock band from Ohio who released their latest album in 2010. It's called Brothers. I just started listening to them. Yes, they won a couple of Grammys last night, but that isn't why. The actual reason is the music video below, featuring Sean Patrick Flannery (The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The Boondock Saints), which I at first considered to be a real trailer for some B movie and potential guilty pleasure. But to my immense disappointment, it isn't promoting any actual flick.



Tighten Up

Favourite Best of albums, part II

Obligatory link to the first part.

Your New Favourite Band

The Hives

It's rather unusual when a band releases greatest hits compilation before they even have a hit. But these ever so ridiculously boastful garage rock revivalists did it and it paid them off. Your New Favourite Band features twelve songs from each of their previous full-lengths and the A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T EP and is one of the essential rock albums of the 2000's. It was the first thing I heard from them and somewhere between the initial "Wtf?" and the subsequent "Haha, awesome!" they really became my favourite band. You simply gotta love those phenomenal guitar riffs and Pelle Almquist's unmistakable howling. Hopefully, their new album will come out soon. I can't wait...

Hate to Say I Told You So

Ring of Fire: The Legend of Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash
I've never been very fond of country. Actually, I hated it for at least half of my life... But man, this is Johnny Cash. Even the most confirmed country haters have to respect him for what he's accomplished. This album might not contain everything essential from those 1000+ songs Cash recorded, but as a highlight from his long career spanning for nearly fifty years, it works very well.


Hurt (Nine Inch Nails cover)


Ring of Fire