Burning Bright
‘Comeback album’ is a phrase few bands like to hear. It’s positive, of course, but the entailment is anything but: it speaks of wilderness years, creative bankruptcy, even — whisper it — irrelevance. In short — something to come back from. As Cymru’s most outspoken politicos, Manic Street Preachers must be especially terrified by the last of those things.
Richard O’Brien applauds the Manics‘ rediscovery of their radical edge on their latest LP.
3:AM Top 5: Tetine
Filthy London (via São Paulo) electro-noise duo Tetine (video above, NSFW) deserve your attention. Here’s what female vocalist Eliete Mejorado is giving her attention of late: 1. ‘Changes’ — Planning to Rock 2. ‘O Futuro’ — Sexo Explicito 3. ‘Tcheca Tcheca Cheia de Sebo’ — Bonde Das Bad Girls 4. ‘Everything Must Die’ — Tetine […]