Ok, look, it’s been a couple days (ok like two weeks). We never claimed to have our act together
Anyway, this isn’t a full-fledged “hot new stuff” post, but rather a little somethin’ somethin’ from a duo I earmarked quietly to myself at the end of 2007 to watch. Free Blood, namely former !!!-er John Pugh and his fellow pughilist, fashion designer Madeline Davy, have taken that whole “hey, we’re two people that have some cash for gear, let’s make elecro-rock that goes puuuurrprprprprpuuuuurprprprprprurrrrrprprprrrruuurp” concept and, somehow, despite all the forces working against them (”uh, !!! may be awesome, but individually they’re, uh…hairy” “…and a fashion designer making dance rock? oh jeez, are we back in 05 again?” etc), made a handful of tunes that are dark, moody, infectious and pretty damn powerful
To wit: their first video, for “The Royal Family”
Some things to note:
–John Pugh is obviously possessed by the holy freakin’ spirit of Tiefschwarz circa the Goldfrapp remix, or something. He’s overtaken by a power much larger than himself, or his razorbass.
–Madeline Davy can’t dance for shit. Sorry, but that arm thing is how hipster girls cover up their inability to do anything short of standing still to any sort of propulsive beat.
–The song is fucking good.
–The breakdown’s better than the rest of the three minutes combined
I’m waiting to see how this whole Free Blood thing pans out before I make a judgment call.
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