Monday, December 25, 2006

#6: Sunshine Underground - Commercial Breakdown

Sweeeeet.



Sometimes when you hear a song, it just sticks in your mind. It's one of those special songs that should have been one of the biggest songs of the year, stateside, but never made it. Who knows - maybe there's still a chance in the year 2007 for this song to make it.

This is what I wrote back in March:

"so here's what happened. i was shitfaced two months ago and bought a bunch of records (like vinyl) on an online british record store. i always have stuff shipped to my father's place because he's got a porch so i dont have to worry about it getting hurt by the elements if it's just dropped off and because he lives in a ridiculously crime-free neighborhood, so i don't have to worry about something being stolen, which is always a fear. so i picked up all the records yesterday and i had bought some 7" single by some band called "sunshine underground". i had no idea who they were but the record store said the song was fantastic, and i must have thought in my drunken state that, 'hey.... thisss sounds really g00d! i'll bai it!' or something like that.

boy, did i get lucky. not only is the song good, it's fantastic. i put it on and was hooked in IMMEDIATELY by the quality of production, sound, and talent. this sort of song is meant to be heard by everyone in the world - it's part of the new powerfunk sound that's emerged (see: hard-fi), but it's also got that rapture/radio4 sound that i love. while the single has only come out so far, once the album comes out.... watch out. this is going to be huge. and i'm not alone in this thinking; nme has said as well that it's one of the best songs of the year. just trust me when i say that you owe it to your ears to listen to this on repeat for a month."

And it's all true still.

Audio: The Sunshine Underground - Commercial Breakdown
Audio: The Sunshine Underground - Commercial Breakdown (Filthy Techno Breakdown)
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posted by b, 12/25/2006 06:48:00 PM | |