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January 17, 2005
Really Glop it On
Babyshambles - Killamangiro
This song, by Pete Doherty(crackhead from the Libertines)'s new side-project, might just be the best Brit-pop song I've heard since Blur's 'Girls & Boys', and maybe one of the best that I heard in 2004. It's just got relentless energy- the guitars are vicious and gnashing, the bass chugs and bounces, and those drums! oh, those drums. Pete Doherty is also in possession of one of the most interesting smokey/back-of-the-throat voices in rock, and it's definitely in full effect here. The lyrics are weird as hell- the chorus is 'Kill a man for his giro today'- and you've got to admire that. You'll be singing this junk to yourself after only half a listen.
You can check out the very red-light video for this song here, and then buy it (maybe) over at Rough Trade (whose online shop seems to be down at the moment). It's also available at Other Music, because I've seen it there (even if they don't have it listed online).
Posted by matt at January 17, 2005 08:00 AM