Listen Up! No. 10: Band Of Horses - Laredo

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Band of Horses' Infinite Arms breaking the UK Album Charts at no. 21 must be the least forseeable music story of the year thus far - evidently the record buying public aren't as wearyingly ignorant as we thought. It's still slightly precious to my mind, but the driving southern rock of tracks like this one might explain the sudden boost in fortunes this side of the pond.


Band of Horses - Laredo

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***5 highly recommended tracks that have been tickling THE POPSCENER's eardrums today ***

Hot 5 at 5 (20/1)

The Surfaris - Wipe Out
Old Wave

Black Lips - Bad Kids
Lip(s)-service

Still Flyin' - Good Thing its a Ghost Town Around Here
Lofty

Good Shoes - All In My Head (Angustura Bitters remix)
Hilarious

Wire - Ex Lion-Tamer

Hot-wired

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***5 highly recommended tracks that have been tickling THE POPSCENER's eardrums today ***

Hot 5 at 5 (10/1)

The Bluetones - Marblehead Johnson
Blue

Miike Snow - Silvia
Liikeable

Supertramp - Breakfast in America
Still dining out on it

They Might Be Giants - I Palindrome I
Wordy

Stricken City - 5 Metres Apart
5 years late

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Interviews and Features

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Greetings and a very Merry Xmas to all from THE POPSCENER! Hot 5 at 5 will be back in the New Year, but in the meantime here are a few interviews/features I have been conducting/writing elsewhere recently. Enjoy!

The Antlers @ Subba-Cultcha.com

Official Secrets Act @ Subba-Cultcha.com

Trailer Trash Tracys @ Spoonfed.co.uk

Gig Guide for 2010 @ Spoonfed.co.uk

Records of 2009: Artists' Choice @ Spoonfed.co.uk


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Hot 5 at 5 - XMAS SPECIAL!!

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***This week THE POPSCENER picks out some cracking Xmas alternatives that demand to be heard***

Hot 5 at 5 - XMAS SPECIAL PART III (23/12)

The Kinks - Father Christmas
Eazy-E - Merry Muthaf*ckin Xmas
The Vandals - My First Xmas as a Woman
Low - Just Like Christmas
The Flaming Lips - A Change at Christmas

Hot 5 at 5 - XMAS SPECIAL PART III (23/12)

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***5 highly recommended tracks that have been tickling THE POPSCENER's eardrums today ***

Hot 5 at 5 (20/12)

Billy Idol - Dancing with Myself
Holding its own

Compulsion - Mall Monarchy
Compulsive

Sleeping States - Rivers
Flowing

Cymbals Eat Guitars - Tunguska
Eat this

The Duckworth Lewis Method - Flatten the Hay
Method in the madness

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***5 highly recommended tracks that have been tickling THE POPSCENER's eardrums today ***

Hot 5 at 5 (18/12)

Taken by Trees - Sweet Child O' Mine
Familiar

Noisettes - Never Forget You
Unforgettable

Kurran and the Wolfnotes - Whatabitch
Whatagoodsong

Razorlight - Pop Song 2006
Does exactly what it says on the tin

The Lemonheads - Hannah and Gabi
Wistful

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***5 highly recommended tracks that have been tickling THE POPSCENER's eardrums today ***

Hot 5 at 5 (17/12)

Chisel - Your Star Is Killing Me
Perfectly sculpted

Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
Wild

Cake - Hem Of Your Garment
Unhealthy yet addictive

Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe
Not to be confused with Hey Jude

Lulu & The Lampshades - Feet to the Sky
Dreamy

Hot 5 at 5 (17/12)