Lewis said:
The songs are the usual from the arctic monkeys with deep meanings to the songs, one being about Alex Turner's (lead singer) Ex Girlfriend.
I'm not sure about the 'deep' meanings on the first album, the large majority were about life and times in Sheffield, and plenty of going out and the build-up and come-down. Its good songwriting, but not particularly deep. I've not heard the 2nd album yet though, so I can't comment on that one.
...and a recommendation...
Seeing as the weather's been uncharacteristically sunny these last couple of days (well it has here in the UK anyway...), i've been listening to summery music, so here's a bit for you.
I think Nads'll agree with this one, well i think so anyway.
CSS.
I've been growing to like their stuff recently, so I got hold of a bit the other day, and its exceptionally funky. Its lovely music for listening when you're driving home from work after a busy day, with the sun shining and the window down with the wind blowing through your hair. Its a tough one to describe really, NME are lumping it in with the so-called indie-dance/nu-rave collective, but its really something of its own. It does borrow from dance music, but it is a lot more laid-back, and also has a very indie feel to it.
Basically, they're the best Brazilian indie-electro, 4-female, 1-male act out there. Well, they're probably the only one, but you get my point. Fronted by a lady calling herself Lovefoxxx, who has to be one of the most effortlessly cool frontwomen ever, CSS (which stands for Cansei de Ser Sexy, or
tired of being sexy in english) basically make music that the title 'indie-dance' was made for, rather than the music its actually ended up labelling. With lyrics coming in both English and Portuguese, its that type of music that becomes either instantly catchy, or to others, instantly irritating. The massive indie namecheck that is 'Lets Make Love and Listen to Death From Above" is just a simple funky guitar riff over some almost background bass & percussion, with the trademark hispanic accent over the top. The wonderfully named 'Music is my Hot Hot Sex' is a song that just makes you want to lie horizontally, and for summer to go on forever.
Keep an eye out though, they're one of the bands rather likely to break through this year!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7agPOt1XZz8 - Lets Make Love & Listen to Death From Above
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33o-neyAng8 - Off The Hook (with quite a cool backwards video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjKwuVSr7zA - Music Is My Hot Hot Sex (its not the actualy video, its just someone's overly literal interpretation of the lyrics, lol)
