a r t i s t : Seabear
t i t l e : Teenage Kicks/Piano Hands
d a t e : 2007
l a b e l : Morr Music (anost 014-7)
g e n r e : Indie
r l s. d a t e : February/2008
t r a c k s : 02
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 8,10 MB
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Icelandic act Seabear are one of Morr Music's most recent and
finest signings and have attracted more than a fair bit of
interest thanks to their stunning debut 'The Ghost That
Carried Us Away'. For our money it's the best thing on Morr
for ages, and this 7" should see them nudging their way into
the 'next big thing' columns in fancy rags sooner or later.
The Undertones' 'Teenage Kicks' is one of those songs you
should probably never cover, but Seabear manage admirably to
take the punk sentiment down a notch or two and bring out the
track's simple, beating heart. The end result sounds closer to
Belle and Sebastian than the Sex Pistols, but when you're
doing a cover you have to add something new, and Seabear have
certainly managed that. The B Side however catches the band on
more familiar ground with the original track 'Piano Hands' a
windswept suggestion of the quality of their songwriting which
rests somewhere between the ice-capped beauty of Sigur Ros and
the insular unpredictability of Mum. It's fabulous stuff
anyway.
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01-Teenage Kicks [02:51]
02-Piano Hands [03:56]
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06:47 min