18:27.

I've not kept up with the new bands coming out for quite a long while. Way I see it, the classics and old school rocks very well and always satisfy and still even amazes, surprises and awe me and there are so much I have yet to listen to that the archives can keep me sated without needing to really find new bands.

Then last last weekend, when Germie was in town and we were in F C U K, I heard a song playing that caught me up like a high school soccer game and prom night and swirled me around and around like a great impetus teenage adventure that made my little heart swell and want to burst. Then another song played and I noted the unusual disco elements that stilled and welled at intervals, and what surprised me was that I really like the song when I've always hate all dance. Then the third song played and the fourth with a burst of dance in its chorus and the continuous brilliance got to me.

Noting Germie singing along, I asked her "who's this?". Thankfully, she gave me the info or I'd gone over to the boutique staff for the music info.

That band was The Killers.


Ray and me went shopping for music last Sat and we listened to both the new album Sam's T own which we both fancied but it wasn't the album I heard so we went to a second music store where Hot Fu ss was avail and whammy, it was the one.

And that song that grabbed and swung me around merrily with a pout is Mr Brigh tside. Which is playing now. Heh.




On the same music tome, R a y read about a new band called Arcade Fire in NYT and was totally intrigued 'nuff to down lo a d a few tracks to sample. They have quite different stuff and almost strangely, I thought, a David Bowie influence somehow, perhaps it was the vocal distortion and delivery. Then Ray showed me a few of their vids and golly, Bowie sung with them on a song called Wake Up, which really hit it off with me. Golly, I love the emoting wave of sound.

Any way, we are happy campers 'cause we couldn't find Arcade Fire stuff in Msia but I scored both Funera l and Neon Bibl e at Gramophon e yesterday for only SGD17.95 and SGD14.95.

:D

I like anthems, they have heart.

Pardon my long sentences today. I've got my advanced driving test tomorrow at 430pm. Would be squeezing in one more driving lesson at 2pm before I go back to Msia on the 8am bus on Sat. Gosh, the week really just swum by.