Is it Blue Monday today? Or was it last Monday? I thought it was meant to be the third Monday in January (which is today) but some people seemed to 'celebrate' it last week. Well, it was The Sun and The Mail. I guess they can't count. In more ways than one. Boom boom.
Well, if it is 'officially' Blue Monday today, here is a treat to cheer you up. And if it isn't then here's a treat anyway. Who needs an excuse to share good vibes and good tunes anyway? Download ahoy here. Remember the rules: if you dig something buy it from the artists and labels.
Once We Were School Kids (Drunk On Youth and Friendship) - Brown (from 'Mannequins' on Bandcamp)
A Nice Shed - The Doyleys (from 'Smithers' on Bandcamp)
Down & Out - Camperdown & Out (Bandcamp)
Canna - Arms of Tripoli (Bandcamp)
The Best Of Our Years - Beat Hotel (from 7" single on Random Acts of Vinyl. Soundcloud)
Done To My Love - Gayze (Bandcamp)
Bitterness Is The Appropriate Response - The Indelicates (from 'Diseases of England Part 1')
Slashing it down - Flies on you (from 'Nothing To Write Home About'. Bandcamp and Vimeo)
The 4th Chord - Galoshins (from 'EP1'. Bandcamp)
Security - The Wolfhounds (from 'Cheer Up' 7". On Bandcamp)
Follow the Leader - The Stammer (Bandcamp)
All The Time - Blooper (from ltd edition 7" single. Bandcamp)
Night Person - Goodman (Bandcamp)
All The Sad Young Literary Men - The Great American Novel (Bandcamp)
We're Gonna Get Fucked - The Death Of Pop (Soundcloud)
Strategy - The Naima Train (ltd edition 7" single. Bandcamp)
Touch (Ikons Remix) - Westkust (from Luxury)
A Train to Moscow - Daybehavior (from Follow That Car!
you've got no pedigree, chum
Well, whichever week/day it was this pack of gems certainly helped lift the gloom. Particularly like Galoshins (do you single-mindedly seek out interesting bands from Scotland?) and The Great American Novel - both new to me and most appreciated!Many thanks Alistair.
Posted by: rob | January 22, 2013 at 09:18