I’m Gonna Kill Me A Cupid

The Brunettes “Loopy Loopy Love” – I’m always a sucker for a song engaged in a dialogue with itself. Though the lyrics attempt to fight off the irrational joy of love for fear of inevitable disappointment and pain, the winsome, dulcet melodies make a far more convincing case in the favor of swooning lovesickness. This is rather elegantly constructed pop song, above and beyond what I’d normally expect from most contemporary indie pop bands. (Click here to buy it from Smoke CDs.)

Mercury Rev “Across Yer Ocean” – Anyone who may have been hoping for a change of direction on Mercury Rev’s forthcoming The Secret Migration is in for a disappointment. Though this album is slighty more dreamy and psychedelic than their last two records, the band is still exploring the possibilities of their distinctly rural brand of space rock. “Across Yer Ocean” is a fine example of Mercury Rev’s best trick; an ability to craft songs which play out on a melodramatic, epic scale but at the same time feel low key and intimate. (Click here to pre-order it from Amazon UK.)