July 21st, 2005 2:52pm
This Is The Pressure That Competes To Keep My Soul Alive
Drink Me “Manifesto” – You all can have a ball annotating the bits in this composition lifted from other songs in the comments box. The funniest thing about this track is that one of the bands Drink Me are obviously knicking is Elastica, who built their career with the same sort of magpie songwriting tactics and cool-girl sass. If the bubbly disco beat and sexy vocals aren’t enough to sell this song, lyrics detailing dreams involving gossiping with Robert Smith in mundane settings and some vague talk about a manifesto ought to do the trick. (Click here to buy it from Piccadilly Records.)
Avenue D “You Love This Ass (Pete Loves This Acid mix)” – Sticking with EPs, singles, and guest spots on other people’s records has been a good career move for Avenue D, whether it is intentional or not. For one thing, a little bit of their hipster booty music shtick goes a long way – a full record of them would be very overwhelming, and inviting numbness and boredom is sort of antithetical to what they’re all about. It’d be nice to see them get a bit of credit for being quality songwriters, but lord knows those sort of accolades are rarely bestowed upon anyone who writes fun novelty dance pop songs about loving asses. (Click here to buy it from Juno.)