Many many of my non existent readers will know that I'm a big big fan of Morrissey. So no one of you many many non existent readers will be surprised to hear how DELIGHTED I was to read that just recently Morrissey had performed in the BBC studios and on that occasion also had premiered three new songs. Moreover a new album is planned, yet the release date remains unknown so far.
The songs are embedded below. To me, they are not the greatest Morrissey songs ever heard. In fact they seem rather mediocre. But then, sometimes you have to listen to a piece of musik more often to appreciate it. That happened to me a lot regarding Morrissey's musical past.

Furthermore, feel free to check out the amazing website of popmatters.com that made me find out about AAALLL this.

Morrissey - Action Is My Middle Name (BBC Session) by TheNJUnderground

Morrissey - The Kid's a Looker (BBC Session) by TheNJUnderground

Morrissey - People Are The Same Everywhere (BBC Session) by TheNJUnderground

Seit 11.Februar ist das neue Album von PJ Harvey Let England Shake käuflich zu erwerben. In den 12 darauf enthaltenen Songs macht Harvey ein Gefühl von Hassliebe zu ihrem Heimatland England deutlich. Sowohl sprachlich als auch musikalisch ist das Album mit Andeutungen auf die traditionelle englische Kultur durchwoben, auf poetry und folk. Inhaltlich werden jedoch aktuelle, politische Themen, vor allem die britische Beteiligung am Afghanistankrieg, und damit Tod und Gemetzel.
Gerade diese Brüche zeigen wunderschön die zerrissenen Emotionen.
Zum Album gibt es eine zwölfteilige Kurzfilmreihe von Seamus Murphy, die alles, was Let England Shake musikalisch vermittelt, bildlich abrundet.

phonic friday: Bright Eyes - Shell Games

Took the fireworks and the vanity
The circuit board and the city streets
Shooting star, swaying palm tree
Laid it at the arbiter's feet

If I could change my mind, change the paradigm
Prepare myself for another life
Forgive myself for the many times
I was cruel to something helpless and weak

But here it come, that heavy love
I'm never going to move it alone
Here it come, that heavy love
Tag it on a tenement wall
Here it come, that heavy love
Someone got to share in the load
Here it come, that heavy love
I'm never going to move it alone

I was dressed in white, touched by something pure
Death obsessed like a teenager
Sold my tortured youth, piss and vinegar
I'm still angry with no reason to be

At the architect who imagined this
For the everyman, blessed Sisyphus
Slipping steadily into madness
Now that's the only place to be free

But here it come, that heavy love
You're never going to move it alone

Here it come, that heavy love
Tattooed on a criminal's arm
Here it come, that heavy love
Someone got to share in the load
Here it come, that heavy love
You're never going to move it alone

No, I don't want to play
It's a shell game, it's a shell game

Distorted sounds on oscilloscopes
Distorted facts, I could never cope
My private life is an inside joke
No one will explain it to me

We'll be everything that we ever needed
Everyone, on the count of three!
Everyone, on the count of three!
All together now!

Here it come, that heavy love
We're never going to move it alone
Here it come, that heavy love
Playing as the cylinder rolls
Here it come, that heavy love
I only want to share in the load
Oh, here it come, that heavy love
I'm never going to move it alone
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