londonists

Alberta Cross - Lucy Rider (acoustic)

I bring this song to you without knowing anything about Alberta Cross, who they are or what they sound like, except that they're from London. But it is a good song, with its heart somewhere between Turin Brakes and My Morning Jacket and a voice that blows leaves around the street. And that chorus, a lost child, trying to understand something intolerable like loss. Yes!



Owen Duff - Act of War

Next up is Owen Duff. His song is a different thing altogether. It's a pile of clothes in the corner of your bedroom that you haven't touched since you were left alone. It's a voice that pushes the furniture around the room, trying to remember how it used to be. It's a jumble of softness, soft piano that drives the song as much as the soft drums, and guitar and vocals, every one of them in a rush, not knowing where they're going. It's very very good.

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Unrelatedly, Scott Solter remixed John Vanderslice's wondrous album Pixel Revolt, and John Vanderslice being John Vanderslice, it's available for download here. He's so cool.