Having acquired broadband, I’ve started to enjoy mp3 blogs. Everyone’s a DJ nowadays. With mp3 blogs, one gets to asks oneself, ‘if I could play the world one track right now, what would it be?’ Or at least, that’s what they should be asking themselves.
Treasures I’ve enjoyed lately include a live recording of The Arcade Fire performing the Talking Heads song Naive Melody (This Must Be The Place). With guest vocals from none other than its author, David Byrne. Then there’s Final Fantasy’s dreamy cover of the Joanna Newsom song Peach Plum Pear.
I’m tempted to join in a little myself. So today my finger points to the NYC group My Favorite. I first encountered them on the bill at the 2001 Benno festival, which also marked Fosca’s Swedish debut. The event was held in a forest clearing, next to a vast and silent moonlit lake. Instead of dressing rooms, we had our own chalets. The wine flowed, the crowds danced and sang along. Like Fosca, My Favorite seemed to be a band that Swedish music fans had particularly taken to their hearts entirely of their own accord.
My Favorite have a winning line in well-crafted, heartfelt and catchy indiepop. One song they played at Benno was so memorable to me that I could still remember it four years later. Michael from the band emailed me last week to say they’re playing the UK, so I finally asked him to identify that song he’d invaded my mind with so successfully.
It’s called Homeless Club Kids (link expires in 7 days), and is the song I’ve chosen to broadcast to you, Dear Reader. Please enjoy.
As should be the case with all mp3 downloading, if you enjoy the music, do buy the proper CDs. This track is taken from the double CD compilation The Happiest Days Of Our Lives (on Double Agent Records), which includes remixes by the likes of Future Bible Heroes, ie The Magnetic Fields in synthpop mode.
There’s more audio and video at the band’s website. I particularly like the small dog in the rather adorable video for the song ‘The Happiest Days Of My Life’.
My Favorite play a rare concert in London this Friday 17th June, at Club Hemisphere @ Underbelly, 11 Hoxton Square, N1. Support from Plans and Apologies and Strange Idols.
I’ll be there.
