I Know It Sounds Filthy

Infinite Livez “The Adventures Of The Lactating Man” – Hip hop has always been a genre well suited to giving voice to cartoonish, perverse sexuality, and Brit MC Infinite Livez exploits this to the fullest on his debut LP Bush Meat, indulging in a series of high concept gross-out gags which revolve around scatological references to foodstuffs and animals. “The Adventures Of The Lactating Man” tells the story of, er, a lactating man who gets all “milky” when women touch his nipples. It’s equal parts freakshow and erotic fantasy, alternating between stock porn scenarios (naughty nurses! facials!) and bits which suggest that this lactation is a serious medical concern for the protagonist. (Click here to buy it from Amazon.)

(The Real) Tuesday Weld “The Ugly And The Beautiful” – Is there a proper (sub)genre name for this kind of alt-pop? There ought to be, since there seems to be quite a few artists (almost always on major labels, but never with much chart success) since the mid-90s covering this ground – breathy singsong vocals, arrangements which attempt to make their lushness seem understated and laid back, canned beats or heavily treated percussion, occasional samples. Perhaps my memory is short and the breadth of my knowledge in this area is narrow, but I really don’t remember there being much of this sort of thing before the Eels had their MTV hit (or perhaps more accurately, before Nic Harcourt came along). Either way, this is a lovely little song with a pleasing melody which stops just short of being a slow version of “She’s Electric” by Oasis. (Click here to buy it from Amazon.)