Woops, I was busy on Sunday so I didn’t write a pick.
In penance, please allow me to reward your auditory senses with this Monday morning pick:
Dry The Rain – The 3 EPs – The Beta Band. Masterful multi-part work and scratchmonkey rhythms groove into an almost acid bassline, all acousticky and that. Mellow, soulful and every inch a classic. If you don’t own a copy of The 3 EPs, what is wrong with you? Go out and buy it immediately or sooner. Beautiful.
Babies – Countdown – Pulp. Okay, I admit, I’m not sure which album this track’s on, but it’s a classic. Cocker’s angsty Shatneresque vocals and twisted lyrics combine effortlessly with precise execution and an oddly ‘big band’ feeling to condense the schadenfreude of the collapsing 1990s into a song that simultaneously manages to be sick and uplifting. Did Jarvis really do this stuff? Is it just a song? Whatever, it’s a great track. Listen and enjoy.