I can't sleep and it feels like I'm 9 years old and it's Christmas Day. After 14 years of Brighton and Hove Albion playing in temporary (and various degrees of crap) temporary stadia we finally move into our new £100 million new home for our first league game of the 2011/12 season. It's never dull supporting the world's coolest football team but today is extra special not least because it's also my eldest son's birthday. I may cry tears of unbridled joy.
This is my eldest son modelling our new top. As you can see he has opted for a philosophical name on the back. My youngest is staying old school with 'I H8 Palace'. I have no idea where they get this from. *ahem*
Right...I got the emotional stuff out of the way so let me get back to the music for a bit and then I'll love you and leave you for the day. Swedish dream pop bands must be like buses, no sooner do I hear that jj have released new material than one of my other favourite bands, Air France also release a free download to listen to. As others have said, they haven't made any great changes to the 'Air France' formula but it still sounds quite fresh and summery. I hope this isn't the only output in the pipeline as I've been waiting 2 years for new material from them.
Whilst I'm yacking away about Air France it gives me a chance to play my favourite song of theirs, 'Never Content'.
Another exciting piece of news is everyone's favourite Brighton band, Paisley and Charlie have finally released their debut full length album. I've been following their progress for a bit now and I know they've both worked very hard in getting this far. I love bands that are unashamedly good at pop music - Saint Etienne, Belle and Sebastian, Beautiful South - they all have a charm and sophistication and most importantly an ability to make music that means something to the listener. Paisley and Charlie are rooted firmly in this tradition and deserve every success. Fingers crossed that this album is a commercial success.
You can find details of the new album here.
Here they are with a track that's fairly new to me and also featuring samples of 'Smalltown Boy'.
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