Ah shoegaze. What would we do without it. There is a new wave of acts that seem to be reinventing the genre, mixing it in with other influences and releasing some pretty amazing stuff (see Asobi Seksu). One such act is The Brother Kite, the Providence, Rhode Island collective who are making incredible shoegaze-influenced (some may argue otherwise) dream pop. Much like the cover art of their latest release Waiting For The Time To Be Right, their music evokes images of driving towards the sunset, sunroof and windows down on a balmy evening with the breeze through your hair. Lushly textured and soaring, this track 'Hold Me Down' just takes me away to this other place. Expect this to be in several end of year Best Of lists, including ours.
MP3: The Brother Kite - Hold Me Down
MYSPACE: The Brother Kite
On the subject of lists (nice little segue there Chris), what is it about us that needs to rank things in order of merit? How come we strive to find the greatest moment of our lives, our favourite films and our favourite albums? Why do we love 'Best Of' lists and the subsequent debate that follows? I don't know the answer, but what I do know is that it is very enjoyable to indulge in a good old best of list now and then.
The ABC recently commissioned a survey to find out Australia's favourite albums, and the results were revealed on that very network on Sunday night. The results were very unsettling. Dark Side of The Moon is a very deserving #1 but Anthony Callea was at number 32? Ahead of incredible albums such as Disintegration, Kind Of Blue and Purple Rain? Come on Australia...where is Loveless? Or Forever Changes? Or Remain In Light? Or many other great albums for that matter. Disappointing, although there are some really kick ass albums there, the omissions are glaring. Tell us what you think.
ABC's 'My Favourite Album' complete list
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