What The Folks Don’t Know I’m Telling You

Jennifer Gentle “I Do Dream You” – Jennifer Gentle is not a solo artist, but rather a duo of treble loving, Syd Barrett worshipping neopsychedelic Italian men. Ideally, a video for this song would include a homage to A Hard Day’s Night in which the band are chased through the streets by a mob of adorable, colorful animated hug monsters. (Click here to visit the official Jennifer Gentle site.)

Akira The Don “Akira The Don’s Drinking Song” – I’m not sure whether this sounds more like the British version of Eminem or MC Paul Barman. Though some of his cadences and overstuffed meters remind me of Barman, Akira is clearly following the Slim Shady template – for every goofy number, there must be an angry, dour dirge for balance. This song is like the rough UK equivalent of “Drug Ballad” from The Marshall Mathers LP, but it is followed up on the ep with “One Bullet,” an anti-Bush rant so venomous that “Mosh” seems rather tame in comparison. (Click here to buy it from Juno.)

Elsewhere: The Rub is back!