Somethings will stand, somethings will fall

I'm back.

In body, if not 100% in spirit.

The last week has been manic, intense, fun, scary, active, tiring and full of booze. It's been 4 days since I've seen my own bed having been up and down the country, sat in conferences, stuck on trains, drinking in pubs and dancing in clubs. I am officially knackered. Plus I've caught a cold and am suffering from a rather nasty sore throat at the moment. Oh joy!

Anyway, as my iPod has been my saviour over the last few days, I thought I'd leave the music in tonight's post to the fate of the shuffle button. You know the score. First three songs it picks are the songs for tonights post.

SFX - dramatic snare drum roll

First up, we have the Bellmer Dolls, with a track that sounds heavily indebted to The Birthday Party in all their dark and intimidating glory. It's vampiric in it's gothic attack, coming on like it may slash you with a switchblade at any moment, then suck the blood from the wound.

Second on the shuffle are Girls Against Boys with a noisy rocking bass driven attack. It feels like every instrument on the song is fighting for dominance. Not one willing to hold back. Voice against guitar against bass against drums. And while it could be detrimental, it isn't. They spur each other on rather than detract and the result is worth turning up loud for.

And we finish with the White Birch. This song is liking gazing into a misty river. It's reflective. Time passes without noticing. It moves without seeming too. You could fall in at any moment. Get washed away in it's beautiful, gently calming, soothing motion.

Bellmer Dolls - blood n sand

Girls Against Boys - super-fire from 'House Of GVSB'

The White Birch - your spain from 'Come Up For Air'

mp3 music bellmer dolls girls against boys the white birch