This Week's Essential Tracks!
THE DEAD WEATHER, I CUT LIKE A BUFFALO
Jack White could be playing death metal and it’d still have a saucy groove the size of the Grand Canyon. Here he is doing a big, bluesy one and, yep, it’s groovy.
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FRANK TURNER, POETRY OF THE DEED
Another brilliant tune from everyone’s favourite punk-busker-nomad fella, Frank Turner. He’s on tour this week, go catch him and have a good old sing-song.
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PARAMORE, BRICK BY BORING BRICK
Paramore's Brand New Eyes album is an absolutely gleaming gem of a record, and this breezy pop nugget - complete with 'bah-dah-dah' sing along - is one of the shiniest highlights. We love it!
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PUSCIFER, POLAR BEAR
Are Puscifer, the disco-tastic side-project of Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan, a joke? Possibly, but if they are, they’re a joke that’s good to have a boogie to.
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UNEARTH, GRAVE OF OPPORTUNITY
When you want a pizza, you go to Pizza Hut. When you want aggressive, chunky metal, you go to Unearth and get a nice, big, thick slice of goodness.
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FOO FIGHTERS, WHEELS
One of their more lighters-in-the-air moments, this new Foos track is a lovely bit of radio friendly rock that’ll doubtless sound awesome when it’s being belted out by a festival crowd.
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THEM CROOKED VULTURES, NEW FANG
Dave Grohl pops up in Playlist twice this week, this time with QOTSA man Josh Homme and ex-Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones. They’re playing seriously cool rock n’ roll. Because they’re seriously cool.
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THE ACADEMY IS…, I’M YOURS TONIGHT
Big, bouncy and brilliant, this new cut from The Adademy Is… is superb stuff. Get a whole, download only EP of it at their website.
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NILE, UTTERANCES OF THE CRAWLING DEAD
As Egypt-obsessed as ever, Nile here serve up an overwhelmingly heavy bit of death metal brutality with an Eastern twist. A bit like having a pyramid shoved into your ears.
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ASH, JOY KICKS DARKNESS
Their idea to do an alphabetical tour of the UK is <>, and although their A-Z singles series sadly isn’t in alphabetical order, this (single B), is another reason to love the Downpatrick boys.
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