Poptimism #3 CD Details
If you have a copy of Poptimism CD3 (with the girl drinking cola from the bottle on the cover) then here is what you might end up listening to:
1. COWBOY TROY - “I Played Chicken With The Train” - hoedown hip-hop from the hugely enthusiastic CBT and his Big And Rich pals.
2. FANNYPACK - “You Gotta Know” - shy blippy electro with sass on top, this album is twenty-one quid on import! Give Fannypack a chance, UK biz!
3. RHIANNA - “Pon De Replay” - desperate attempt to pretend I’ve been listening to dancehall. OK seriously, this is good, shake it till the moon becomes the sun.
4. THE FLYING LIZARDS - “Get Up” - see post below.
5. VITAMIN C - “Vacation” - gloriously inventive bit of bubblegum from the Pokemon movie soundtrack (it sez here)
6. TEDDYBEARS STHLM - “Yours To Keep” - acquired-taste twee vocals and an indie-disco groove from Swedish Poptimism favourites, off their 2000 album.
7. R@CH3L ST3V3N5 - “So Good” - it’s a bit of a grower. I didn’t even play it in the end though. Go and buy the album in September!
8. BODIES WITHOUT ORGANS - “Sixteen Tons Of Hardware” - fifteen supersonic tanks through the gates of paradise! Europop favourite of DJ Alang, good luck finding their record outside Scandoland though.
9. LOTO - “Back To Discos” - starts with a kind of rubbish verse but then turns into a harsh spike of Europop self-hatred with a top chorus. I don’t know anything about Loto and will try to find out more.
10. SAINT ETIENNE - “Let’s Build A Zoo” - not sadly a version of Swell Maps “Let’s Build A Car” with a crowd of apes shouting “ZOO” instead of “CAR”, this is from the sampler for their children’s album. I have more to say about it and will later.
11. LUV - “Shoes Off (Boots On)” - I feel I have talked about this record a lot. It is marvellous and never fairs to improve my mood.
12. EARL BRUTUS - “Navyhead” - something for the Dads.
We will have a handful of these CDs as well as our next giveaway at Poptimism#4 (date TBC), so ask for one if you want one then.
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