However much I listen to the original White Lies "To Lose my Life" album of 2009 and enjoy it, I really can't help craving the Chase & Status remix of "Death"... Not just because I love a bit of dirty electro and drum & bass, but because I have the clearest memory of sitting on the floor of a B&B in Great Yarmouth (after we has crashed the boat on the Norfolk broads lake and were waiting til they had pulled it off the banking for us ha..great story)... but because of that beat!! As we all listened to it on a tiny iphone, we got sooo into the song. Alcohol & etc may have made it better than it was, but still i love the build up of this song and will continue to play that in a getting ready and predrink sesh with my friends!
White Lies can be pushed towards the emotional indie kids, but when you see them live they are a band for everyone. I have a not so secret on the vampish looking lead singer, but mainly for his voice and very serious lyrics - especially as i watch him now in "Farewell to the Fairground" oooof. Their look for me is a Mod with a touch of Fred Perry, but thankfully not in an obvious way. There's never anything cool about someone wearing a brand, lets all shy away from head to toe Topshop & Fred Perry please! :) I love their mod hair cuts, where their fringes are that little bit too short or long. But enough of my perving..
If I remember rightly I have seen them at Benicassim FIB festival and LoveBox in London.. they're so chilled that when you watch them play it looks effortless..anyone that hasn't given them a chance I think you really should... for me they're a band to chill to and definitely one for the train!
Look forward to the guys new album "Ritual" after their new song and weird sex video "Strangers"... on a couple of interviews I have seen with them they seem to avoid wanting to let their fans listen to their old music, saying its a pointless thing to do. I laughed out loud at an analogy they made of saying showing their fans their old music would be like a mother showing people her husbands penis to explain where her son came from! So OK boys you're not going to be as open as The Killers with their back log of albums that showed us where and how their music developed. But for some of us that are interested, it would be great to hear one or two of your songs to show where you came from.
Anyway all I can say is keep up the good work, I will definitely be keeping an eye out for you on my festival time tables in this promising summer of 2011.
FiftysAtHeart xx
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