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Monday, February 18, 2008
Random Mondays
The weekend was busy and today is going to be busier. I won't have much time to celebrate President's Day. At best I'll find time to remember William Henry Harrison. I only have time to upload and write about one song. Let's hope the Ipod gods give me a good one, as I yet again rip off the A.V. Club.
The M's, "Banishment of Love" from The M's Listen here! Buy here!
Going over previous installments in this series you'll notice that there aren't a whole lot of new bands on the list. I'm more comfortable discovering older artists, from the legendary to the obscure. I read about eras of pop culture I'm interested in and I like to obtain the occasional Rhino box set. What's hard is keeping up with the onslaught of new groups, each and everyone already outfitted with a MySpace page uglier than the last and buzz on Pitchfork dividing everyone who purchases from Busted Tees. There are current bands I do enjoy. Up there with The New Pornographers, Black Keys and Besnard Lakes are The M's, who I discovered when they were guests on the radio show Sound Opinions.
Like Sound Opinions The M's hail from Chicago. Listening to "Banishment of Love" that might come as a surprise because the influences are distinctly British. You can tell they dig Ziggy-era Bowie, Roxy Music and T. Rex. This is a band that understands the prowess of Mick Ronson with the dirty yet melodic guitars thrown on this track. Underneath lies a sexy swing that was perfected by Marc Bolan in songs like "Bang a Gong (Get It On)". I guess it's a bit of a copout that this, like most new music I like, draws its power from what was created in the 60's and 70's but those times were so rich for rock 'n' roll why wouldn't you look there for inspiration? It gives us a great little tune like this one after all.
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