segunda-feira, 7 de março de 2011

[Review] Noah And The Whale - "Last Night On Earth" (Português)


Ao terceiro álbum, os Noah And The Whale continuam a evoluir. Depois de dois grandes álbuns, este “Last Night On Earth” é provavelmente o seu melhor álbum até ao momento.

A banda britânica tem vindo a afastar-se gradualmente do seu estilo inicial, um estilo mais “indie”, para adoptarem uma sonoridade mais “madura”, embora, claro, sem esquecerem as suas origens. E é isto mesmo que se percebe ao ouvirmos este álbum.

“Last Night On Earth” começa com “Life is Life”, que dá ideia de que este álbum vai ter um som mais “electrónico” com recurso a sintetizadores.

Depois vêm “Tonight’s The Kind Of Night” e “L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.”, duas belas músicas, principalmente a segunda, que foi o single de estreia deste álbum e também a música responsável pelo nome do disco, com estes versos: “On my last night on earth, I won't look to the sky/ Just breathe in the air and blink in the light/ On my last night on earth, I'll pay a high price/ To have no regrets and be done with my life”

“Wild Thing”, uma música sobre uma possível paixão de Charlie Fink, vocalista da banda, é seguida por “Give It All Back” e “Just Before We Met”, que são, sem dúvida, as músicas mais “indie” neste álbum, a fazer lembrar os tempos de “Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down”.

“Paradise Stars” está para “Last Night On Earth” da mesma forma que “Instrumental I” e “Instrumental II” estão para “The First Days Of Spring”, o segundo álbum da banda. Qualquer uma destas músicas não acrescentou nada a nenhum destes álbuns, sendo por isso perfeitamente dispensáveis.

“Waiting For My Chance To Come” retoma as grandes músicas deste álbum e é seguida pela aquela que é provavelmente a melhor música de “Last Night On Earth”, “The Line” e que tem também uma letra bastante profunda, como já nos tinham acostumado com o álbum anterior.

Este álbum termina com “Old Joy”, uma música muito calma e com um excelente coro gospel, a acompanhar Charlie Fink e a dar um toque especial a esta música perfeita para encerrar um álbum excelente.

8.5/10



domingo, 6 de março de 2011

The Last Shadow Puppets - Separate And Ever Deadly


When we walked the streets together
All the faces seemed to smile back
And now the pavements have nothing to offer
And all the faces seem to need a slap.
There’s an unfamiliar grip
On an unfamiliar handkerchief
Attending to the tears on cheeks I wouldn’t notice with you
No matter how vicious the grief
Her expression was damp and crooked
Grabbed onto my throat and won’t let go

Save me from the secateurs
I’ll pretend I didn’t hear
Can’t you see I’m a ghost in the wrong coat
Biting butter and crumbs
There’s a handsome maverick
You don’t talk about to keep me calm
And I can’t help it if I create a version
That pulls you back onto his arm
Please don’t tell me
You don’t have to darling, I can sense
That he painted you a gushing sunset
And slayed angry panthers in your defence.

And he stands separate and ever deadly
Clings onto my throat and won’t let go.

Homens da Luta vencem o Festival da Canção 2011


Os Homens da Luta venceram ontem à noite o Festival da Canção e, por isso, vão representar Portugal no Festival da Eurovisão, em Maio, na Alemanha, com a música "A Luta é Alegria".



sábado, 5 de março de 2011

Manic Street Preachers - Postcards From A Young Man


I don't believe in absolutes anymore
I'm quite prepared to admit I was wrong
This life it sucks your principles away
You have to fight against it every single day

These are the postcards from a young man
They may never be written or posted again
These are the postcards from a young man
They may never be written or posted again

It is like so many other things
As distant as your former sins
So sad and lonely and so derelict
As the optimism that we once shared

These are the postcards from a young man
They may never be written or posted again
These are the postcards from a young man
They may never be written or posted again

I'll send you postcards every single day
Just to prove I still exist
This world will not impose its will
I will not give up and I will not give in
And I will not give up and I will not give in

I won't betray your confidence
I won't pretend my way was lost
This world will not impose its will
I will not give up and I will not give in

sexta-feira, 4 de março de 2011

Beady Eye live @ Barrowlands, Glasgow


Beady Eye played their first gig ever in Glasgow yesterday, March 3. Liam Gallagher's new band played a set with 14 songs:

'Four Letter Word'
'Beatles And Stones'
'Millionaire'
'For Anyone'
'The Roller'
'Wind Up Dream'
'Bring The Light'
'Standing On The Edge Of The Noise'
'Kill For A Dream'
'Three Ring Circus'
'Man Of Misery'
'The Beat Goes On'
'The Morning Sun'
'Sons Of The Stage'


All the songs are featured on their debut album "Different Gear, Still Speeding", except "Man Of Misery" and "Sons Of The Stage", a song originally performed by World Of Twist.

Everyone who was there said it was truly a great show. Before leaving the stage, Liam Gallagher thanked everyone for "coming along and checking it out".

You can watch some videos of the set below.





Biffy Clyro - Mountains


Took a bite out of a mountain range,
Thought my teeth would break the mountain did.
Lets go, I want to go all the way to the horizon.

I took a drink out of the ocean and,
I'm treading water there before I drown.
Lets dive, I want to dive to the bottom of the ocean.
I took a ride, I took a ride, I wouldn't go there without you.
Lets take a ride, we'll take a ride. I wouldn't leave here without you.

I am a mountain, I am the sea, you can't take that away from me.
I am a mountain, I am the sea, you can't take that away from me.

'Cause you tear us apart, with all the things you don't like.
You can't understand that I won't leave 'til we're finished here
And then you'll find out where it all went wrong.

I wrote a note to the jungle and it wrote me back that I was never crowned king of the jungle,
So there's and end to my horizon.
I took a ride, I took a ride. I wouldn't go there without you.
Lets take a ride, we'll take a ride. I wouldn't leave here without you.

I am a mountain, I am the sea, you can't take that away from me.
I am a mountain, I am the sea.

'Cause you tear us apart, with all the things you don't like.
You can't understand that I won't leave 'til we're finished here
And then you'll find out where it all went wrong.

Nothing lasts forever, except you and me.
(You are my mountain, you are my sea)
Love will last forever, between you and me.
(You are my mountain, you are my sea)

I am a mountain, I am the sea, you can't take that away from me.
I am a mountain, I am the sea.
I am a mountain, I am the sea

Arctic Monkeys - "Brick By Brick" (New song)


Arctic Monkeys released a new song and video. This song is called "Brick By Brick" and it's probably one of the songs that we will be able to hear in their 4th album, that will probably be released in May.