Overcrowded campings made me miss their gig at the Pukkelpop festival, but nevertheless I just know Red Light Company deserve to be mentioned on here.
I got to know them as the support act for Editors in the AB (Brussels), where they effortlessly won the battle of the support acts from Mobius Band (they played a fucking awful set, but Red Light Company would've won anyway).
These five boys - from all over the world (UK, US, Australia, New Zealand and Japan) - have only released one EP so far (With Lights Out EP), but that's enough to make us very curious about their music. Led by singer-guitarist Richard Frenneaux (you'd love him just for his name, and then you haven't even heard his passionated voice - think Brandon Flowers or Win Butler) they already got their hands on a great live reputation and much acclaim for their dramatic and very touching songs. I wonder what their first complete album will bring!
Red Light Company - 'With Lights Out'
excellent live version
interview
vrijdag 29 augustus 2008
The Verve
Everyone who is 'old' enough to have experienced the nineties consciously will definitely remember The Verve's glory days. They formed by the end of the eighties and released two (shoegazing style) albums and a couple of ep's - underground successes, but not very known by the masses - before really breaking through. The inducement for that was their third album Urban Hymns, including the hit singles 'Bittersweet Symphony', 'Lucky Man' and 'The Drugs Don't Work'. Two years later, however, they split up.
Singer Richard Ashcroft managed to deal with his drug problem and obtained quite some successes with his solo material (remember the beautiful 'Break The Night With Colour'). Nevertheless, in 2007, The Verve decided to give it another go. 2008 is the year of truth for Richard and his men, the year in which they release not only the new single 'Love Is Noise', but also a complete new album called 'Forth'. Not everyone is as fond of the ongoing voice sample in 'Love Is Noise', but I am a devoted fan of this new song.
The Verve - 'Love Is Noise'
Love is noise, love is pain
Love is these blues that I'm feeling again
live version at Glastonbury
looking back...
The Verve - 'Bittersweet Symphony'
The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work'
Richard Ashcroft - 'Break The Night With Colour'
Singer Richard Ashcroft managed to deal with his drug problem and obtained quite some successes with his solo material (remember the beautiful 'Break The Night With Colour'). Nevertheless, in 2007, The Verve decided to give it another go. 2008 is the year of truth for Richard and his men, the year in which they release not only the new single 'Love Is Noise', but also a complete new album called 'Forth'. Not everyone is as fond of the ongoing voice sample in 'Love Is Noise', but I am a devoted fan of this new song.
The Verve - 'Love Is Noise'
Love is noise, love is pain
Love is these blues that I'm feeling again
live version at Glastonbury
looking back...
The Verve - 'Bittersweet Symphony'
The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work'
Richard Ashcroft - 'Break The Night With Colour'
- back -
...in full force. Keep a close eye on this blog, you won't have to wait another two months.
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