Toy are slowly but surely shaping up to be the band to watch this year, after debut single 'Left Myself Band' cracked out a heavy dose of recontextualised krautrock fantasies, new track 'Motoring' builds on that driving, Korg led sound, with a smattering of pop melodies.
Like Kraftwerk's 'Autobahn', Toy's 'Motoring' is an homage to
chasing the horizon down a strip of tarmac.
The video for Tanlines new single, 'All Of Me' is directed by Julian Barrett of Mighty Boosh. It's split between the New York-based duo playing on a TV and a group of slightly menacing people dancing awkwardly to their song. The overriding conceit then, I guess, is that 'All Of Me' is so packed full of melodies and hooks that it'll turn you into a pop-zombie. It's hard to disagree; 'All Of Me' is a classic odd-pop anthem.
Odd Future come in for a lot of stick, the gang of unruly hip-hop youths from LA have gained as much controversy as plaudits in their short career. After building a hugely loyal online following by releasing early albums for free online, the group's leader Tyler release 'Goblin' last year on XL to a huge wave of moral wrangling about its lyrical content, so the extent that it seemed no one really paid much interest in the actual music.
'Oldie' off the upcoming OF album 'Odd Future Tape Vol 2' should
hopefully counteract that. It's a ten minute long, stone-cold
classic, old-school laid back beats, all members jumping in on
verses and, of course, the return of
Earl Sweatshirt.
