Billy Bragg, troubadour of the oppressed and bard of the lovelorn, discusses music by Ry Cooder, the Hold Steady, Grinderman, Duke Special and the View.
‘Some performers continue to propagate, through their live performances, violent and antisocial lyrics. Red Stripe will not be party to this, and thus we have taken the very difficult decision of withdrawing sponsorship from live music events.’
It’s impossible to accurately define pop music, but we can agree that one common element in most music that fits the pop descriptive is lyrics. Singing along to a tune’s lyrics has always been the easiest way for the symbiotic relationship between the performer and the listener to be celebrated.
Pop on laridae? Yes - Pop on laridae! Why? Because were not afraid of it. Not afraid to lull our listeners (you!) into a steady state of romantic melancholy. And how will we do this? By means of guitar based indietronic-pop with german lyrics by Der Reisende (The Traveler).
LAY DOWN THE LAW Switches (Interscope) If you want to rock out with this fine new band from the U.K., Switches helpfully includes the chord changes in the lyrics booklet.
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