The Beatniks of Babylon
By Brian Sherry • Apr 10th, 2009 • Category: long playersI can’t decide if calling your band ‘The Beatniks of Babylon’ is an act of genius or idiocy.
I can’t decide if calling your band ‘The Beatniks of Babylon’ is an act of genius or idiocy.
Eagleowl have been folking things up to some acclaim around Edinburgh for a couple of years now, and their first EP manages to perfectly capture what has made them such an appealing live prospect.
Chiming guitars, four part harmonies, huge pop choruses, lyrics about sunshine and drinking…
Holiday sounds like a lullaby as imagined by Air and sung by Norah Jones at her most laid back.
A curious thing has happened to Foo Fighters over the years. Despite the fact that their albums have become steadily more stale and less imaginative since 1997’s superb The Colour and The Shape, their level of popularity has gone in entirely the opposite direction.