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Tomboy – Panda Bear
11:53 pm on 11 July, 2010
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Sounds Like: Animal Collective, The Beach Boys, Brian Eno
Released: 13 July 2010
Remember Animal Collective? Well Panda Bear is the solo project from that New York four piece’s founding member and if you thought his original band was “out there” then you ain’t heard nothing yet.
‘Tomboy’ is the title track from the follow-up to 2007’s critically adored Person Pitch and as such carries the same minimalist streak and layered vocals that are eerily reminiscent of Brian Wilson.
It certainly isn’t a UK Number 1 single in the offing but give this first cut from Tomboy a couple of spins and we guarantee it will reward your patience.
A Brief Note On The Brit Awards 2010
9:02 pm on 18 January, 2010
Putting the boot into the Brits is somewhat akin to pointing out the undertones of female subjection in Page 3 but this year’s shortlist does seem to take the biscuit in terms of ludicrous nominations. You won’t find us knocking chips out of the excellent debuts by Ladyhawke and Friendly Fires but did no one point out to the voting panel that both of these albums were released in September 2008?
The Mystery Of January Marketing
4:48 pm on 5 January, 2010
It’s January folks and as we wind down our use of Christmas metaphor whilst the music industry slowly grinds itself into gear again we thought we’d take a brief second to explain the slim release schedule that’s running over the next month or so. This is an especially pertinent issue as Afro-pop poster boys Vampire Weekend seek to grab a debut UK number 1 album with the release of their sophomore record Contra next week.
Big In The Tenties?
11:37 am on 4 January, 2010
Seeing as the title of ‘slang term for the new decade’ is still up for grabs, we thought we’d get to that party so early we’re still wearing off the effects of the new year. In this spirit of dangerous hyperbole we decided to dig out our old Magic 8 Ball to see what the future holds for some of the most prominent acts and artists of the noughties.
Top 10 Singles Of 2009
11:05 pm on 14 December, 2009
Sometimes I think we’re just too damn good to you at The Counterfit. Essays, social life and personal sanity be damned, we’ll plunge ahead with our end of year compendiums regardless. Not content with spoon-feeding our adoring public the best tracks of the year, this time we’ve even gone to the trouble of collating them all together in one handy Spotify playlist. Don’t click yet though, you wouldn’t want to spoil the surprise…
