glass candy
Thanks to our friend Sara (not our real friend, just our myspace friend) for inadvertently introducing us to Glass Candy. We don’t know much about the duo, aside from the fact that they do an amazing cover of “Iko” (mp3). But we do know that they worked on the new Chromatics record in some capacity, so if you liked that “In The City” song we posted the other day (of course you did) then I think it’s safe to say you’ll like this.
Glass Candy Computer Love mp3 (Kraftwerk cover)
Glass Candy Etheric Device mp3
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Farah
Coincidentally, while perusing Glass Candy’s myspace page, they linked to their “new favorite singer,” a girl named Farah. Farah claims to be from Plano, TX, which is pretty amazing for a couple reasons. It’s about the last place you’d expect a girl like Farah to call home. I went to high school there, and trust me, there were no girls like her around when I lived there. But the more I listen to her detached and unaffected (bored, even?) vocals, the more it kinda makes sense.
Farah Dancing Girls mp3
This song will be a vinyl-only release, taken from Farah’s debut 12″ on Italians Do It Better. Listen to/download 3 more songs at Farah’s myspace.
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Bonus:
Check out the video for Beach House‘s “Master of None,” our favorite song from our 8th favorite record of 2006 (via P4K):
GC is from PDX. they are really fun live.
chris, what sort of crack are you on? that farah track is SO BAD.
badass, I knew I loved this blog before but I’m from Plano too. And it still sucks.
anon, i never said it was a good song, i’m honestly still undecided…there are some aspects I like about it, and some that annoy me a little. i just thought it was insane that she’s from Plano.
heh, I think that Farah is kinda cool with that totally bored voice. the minimalist production on those tracks is nice.
Definitely dig on that Chromatics and Glass Candy though. Guess that Johnny Jewel (nice Television reference) dude is someone to look out for. Nice picks again.
Farah added us on myspace a few days ago and I was so mesmerized and amused by her long monotone high school angst dance songs that I added her to my favorites and pasted the link to everyone online at the time. Then some one pointed me to her friend “Stevesicle” and his insane shaggs-esque high school band “Flaming Priest.” You gotta check this guy out. Best thing to ever come out of Toole, Utah.
ha, hilarious:
http://www.myspace.com/flamingpriestmusic
it’s amazing “stevesicle” isn’t an internet celebrity by now.
chris, that girl is like 17. but you know if you’re using your notoriety to sling a little underage, respect.
nick, that’s the comment of the week. but i’m not “slinging any underage”
is that glass candy song (computerlove) supposed to have the same hook as coldplay’s song talk??
I was thinking the exact same thing anon (above me)–exactly like “Talk”.
actually, coldplay’s “talk” jacks the riff from the original kraftwerk version of “computer love,” which glass candy is covering here.
I went back and found that song (the original version from the early 90′s) and you’re right!! coldplay totally jacked that piece! how could they get away with that? it’s much more blatant than the cat stevens song “morning has broken” vs. the flaming lips song “fight test” (THEY got sued!).
Wow, Finally, some Glass Candy love. IDA NO, Johhny, and Dusty always get my body movin’ everytime I see them. I love how much their music has progressed over the years.
I was hoping someone would educate the coldplay fans here. I’m pretty sure I read somewhere where Chris Martin or whatever his name is admitted to it as an homage to a band he really likes…
And btw, that original Kraftwerk song is from ’81 not the ’90s.
that glass candy song is pretty sexy, not unlike…well, most of silent shout anyway.
Glass Candy is great… they’re from the NW. The only annoying thing about them is that a ton of their songs are untitled.
Their 2004 demo is ALL GOLD. Check out the songs “B-Girls”, “Labrea Tar Pit” and “Your Dream Lovwer’s On Video Again”.
“Crystal Migraine” is another classic. Keep up the excellence.
I was about to say… Kraftwerk in the 90s? Trans Seattle Express?
Anyway, I think those Farah tracks are good… strange and uncomfortable for sure, but that just seems to be part of the appeal. The music is great too.
They have a pretty sweet cover of Queen’s “The Fairy Feller’s Master Stroke” on 31G’s DYNAMITE WITH A LASER BEAM compliation.
Olá, muito legal seu blog.
Se der para dar uma passa la no meu:
http://www.katacultura.blogspot.com
Tem umas dicas de cds lá.
Abração
I’m glad you love Steve! He and I currently have a work in progress band called The Hot Pinks and unfortunatley I will be departing Texas this year to live in Utah with him to work on the Hot Pinks and be closer to Glass Candy’s studio. There is nothing wrong with living in Plano, I like how quiet it is and there are no scenesters around to bother me. Johnny Jewel from glass candy co-wrote, plays on, and produces those tracks. Maybe if you smoked some crack and listened to it you would feel so BAD.
thanks,
Farah
btw, I am 27 yrs old.
glass candy is a trio
computer love is a kraftwerk cover
you’re all a bunch of losers
coldplay wrote a letter to the author of that song and ask him if they could used de music for “talk”…. so that is the answer to the question, they didn´t just used…..
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