It’s sweet-yet-jagged new wave pop music tumbling downhill, the instruments seeming to hit the right notes almost at random as the song flails its arms to keep from tripping. But fear not! For these tunes have far too much momentum to ever stutter out before their time is up, and for the disoriented listener the focal point of Kate’s strong, tuneful and gutsy vocals suffice to tie it all up neatly and keep your ears on the ball… or something.
Mixed metaphors aside, this is a brilliant single from a really rather special band. It’s chaotic, alive, sparky, original and, as I may have pointed out before, utterly charming – and I think that you, dear reader, need it in your life. That rhetorically troublesome ball is in your court…
The Long Blondes - Appropriation (By Any Other Name)
The Long Blondes - Appropriation (By Any Other Name)
The Long Blondes are so good...
The Long Blondes - Appropriation (By Any Other Name)
you should check out 'once and never again', tis my fav blondes song. ive had the honour and privilege of playing with the long blondes on many occasions, they're great guys (and gals), wish them all the look in the world, see them in shef soon no doubt!
The Long Blondes - Appropriation (By Any Other Nam
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Or I could keep thinking they are quite rubbish?
Not sure yet.
xMx
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What the Long Blondes offer is a refreshing alternative to the usual same old three cord wonders. They are a breath of fresh air in a market that is by enlarge dominated by overstyled idiots with only a couple of hours guitars lessons they've mostly forgotten since the age of 15.
Quite why you have to label new bands in the good/bad, x factor/no x factor catogory is beyond me. Surely there are always good and bad points to groups, but to deride new ones after one live gig or one single surely only points to how VERY VERY WRONG you are.
Try have a good listen and see if you can say something constructive, or something you havent pasted from the popstars website.
TD
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Pitty the points you make are utterly banal, well-worn and therefore totally sleep-inducing.
Get a life.
TD
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Anyway I thought the video fitted the music like a hand in a glove, perhaps what fumbling dike was doing at 01.18am.
Excuse me if this is totally banal, well worn or sleep inducing, if it is may I suggest we all go round to the fumbling dikes for alco pops and doritos and discuss the compostions changes in mood and texture.
Anyway I m off to get a life and go see the long blonds in new york, I ll be the one wearing the red rose propping up tha bar if your interested fumbling dike.
TA
TD
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just couldn't help cringing at your original post and thought it would probably be a good thing to express the thoughts everyone else was probably having too before you get too carried away.
yours, the dike x
The Long Blondes - Appropriation (By Any Other Name)
it seems to be based around Vertigo,
at least i'm returning to a musically productive sheffield,
The Long Blondes - Appropriation (By Any Other Name)
Was the video filmed in the Arts Tower? Brilliant!
The Long Blondes - Appropriation (By Any Other Name)
The Long Blondes - Appropriation (By Any Other Name)
The Long Blondes - Appropriation (By Any Other Name)
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