Steve (anorthernsoul) wrote, @ 2005-05-15 20:42:00

Current music:

Spoon - Was It You?

and so it goes
In the space of a week my mum has slipped from bad to worse. Then from to markedly better to worse again. The roller coaster continues folks. Let's hope I can keep hold of the ride.

Today involved a trip to town with a friend whose company I am not enjoying. However, said friend does seem to be concerned given my current circumstances and I couldn't pass up the offer to get away from home and experience the outside world.

Of course I ended up in a fucking huge shopping mall entirely closed off from the world. Shit.

Despite the terror of being surrounded by people/families (leash your kids folks, seriously) I managed to pick up the new Spoon album, latest single from fellow North-Easterners Maximo Park and the recent Bright Eyes double release bonanza.

Maximo Park are as quintessentially English as The Smiths, although they do not sound like them. Well, okay, a little bit like them. Hearing someone sing in your own, very unique accent is quite disarming to begin with, but when done with such passion means more than the average trans-atlantic drawl many bands from this country produce. Anyhoo, they rock and make me want to hit things. In a good way.

The Spoon album seems a little more focused than previous efforts. Bright Eyes I will save for now; it may trigger an emotional overdose, having only just rediscovered the joys of Lifted....

It seems I can't speak to the people I usually open up to at present, and for that I apologise. I miss you.

A quick hello to the people who have maintained my sanity this week: hello!

overcast_future 2005-05-16 00:42 (link)

I'm sorry to hear about your mother, Steve. As I haven't been in that situation before, I won't pretend to give you advice or tell you "I know how it feels". What I do know is you're going through an emotional struggle at the moment, and I realise all can't be resolved with a simple muttering of "don't be depressed" and a click of the fingers. I sincerely hope things work out for her, and my deepest wishes are with both of you. I'm still confused as to why Warp Records signed Maximo Park. Broadening their musical outlook, I suppose? The new Spoon is indeed a fabulous album - losing most of their experimental edge from their last LP, but boy, do they write some catchy tunes! :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	anorthernsoul 2005-05-18 04:06 (link)
	Thanks, man. Yeah Maximo Park are slightly unusual for the Warp roster, although they also have the folk strumming of Gravenhurst signed up too. The Maximo Park album has now been devoured in its entirety and may be one of Steve's Albums Of The Year. It's certainly a contender. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)