Back in the day, Australian singer-songwriter Alex Lloyd was the frontman for the awesome blues rock band, Mother Hubbard, who released one amazing album and then imploded. Since then, he’s reinvented himself as a mellow, melodic, and beautifully introspective solo artist, with a new album — Good In The Face Of A Stranger — to be released on November 1 through Inertia Distribution.
The Good The Bad and The Queen / Green Fields
I love this track. In saying that though, I’m usually always blown away with anything Damon Albarn does. He seems to have his finger on the pulse and I admire his constant recreation of himself, not to take anything away from Tony Allen, Paul Simonon and Simon Tong making a very interesting, collaborative sound.
Arcade Fire / Black Mirror
I saw these guys first on ‘Later with Jules’ and it blew me away. They have a massive sound, but everything seems to work in its place.
MGMT / Time to Pretend
Really clever track. These guys remind me a little of early Beck meets Bran Van 3000. It’s good to hear this sound again.
The Last Shadow Puppets / My Mistakes Were Made for You
A friend of mine turned me on to these guys and the music kind of reminds me of a spaghetti western sound track. A lot more psychedelic with a splash of Ian Brown style vocals.
Nick Cave / Dig Lazarus Dig
I love this track and album. I recently went to see Nike Cave at the Apollo in London and it blew me away. The band was great, Warren Ellis in particular.
Bon Iver / Skinny Love
This track was sent to me from a friend and everyone raves about his album. I am yet to hear the whole record but I can’t wait. It sounds really interesting.
Elbow / Station Approach
I also saw these guys playing on ‘Later with Jules’. I know they have been around for ages, but until now I wasn’t a massive fan. I really like this song and the way they present it
TV On The Radio / Halfway Home
I heard these guys in a record store and asked the guy who it was. Then I went and bought it. I love how the music is so intense and the vocals are so mellow, comparatively. It’s the most original thing I’ve heard in ages.
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The first link is not to The Good, The Bad and the Queen but to The Last Shadow Puppets.