Smoke and Mirrors.

[zotz]

I've had this going through my head all day. It took me about an hour to find the album when I got home.

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[jinty]

What album? I need to get another Mag Fields album (having 69 Love Song, Charm of the Highwary Strip, and Holiday is just not enough, but without knowing the other albums I haven't gotten round to shelling out yet).

By the way, the soundtrack album that Stephin Merrit's done recently is very lovely. Another one to get at the weekend, I feel.

[zotz]

I'd suggest "Get Lost" next, unless you don't have the Future Bible Heroes album "Memories of Love". I was just listening to the former, and it's fab. The latter is, if anything, even better, and was the first of Merritt's albums I bought (after hearing Lonely Days on Radcliffe's erstwhile late-night show). As for Sixths albums . . . I'd go for the second (Hyacinths and Thistles) before the first. Personally, anyway.

[zotz]

And John Peel just played Merritt's version of O Tannenbaum off that album.

It's not a small world, but it does sometimes seem like a very incestuous one.

[reddragdiva]

Don't forget the spinoff bands. Wasps Nest by the 6ths is a big personal fave.

[jinty]

I did in fact go for the second 6ths album before the first -- haven't yet got the first.

[zotz]

It's good. It didn't grab me as fast, though.

[zotz]

Another 'Fields fan to add to my list. Excellent.

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

I don't know how well publicised this has been so far but I thought you might like to know Future Bible Heroes are playing a gig on the 29th of September at the Bush Hall in London.

[zotz]

That's the best news I've had in weeks. And it's had at least this much publicity, so I guess we can rely on it.

[valkyriekaren.livejournal.com]

I am so there!

whatever happened to susan anyway...

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Really? The first one is still my favourite, but I may not have given the second one much of a chance - the guests are more "off the wall" than the first one, to put it mildly... also Herb (of Kiki & Herb fame) plays piano on some tracks!

I second 'Get Lost'. Also 'Holiday' and 'The House of Tomorrow' EP. Other Merritt musical outings are always worth hearing, but I didn't think much of the Future Bible Heroes EP - maybe because I had the majority of the (over two years old) tracks knocking about anyway and I was ripped off £8 for the 'pleasure'.

Stephin lit a cigarette for me once. And I don't even smoke! I am pathetic. He's shorter than one would think, IRL...

Re: whatever happened to susan anyway...

[zotz]

Hmmm. I'm roughly with you on the FBH EP, although Cafe Hong Kong's good. The new one apparently doesn't have a version of Hopeless on it, which is obviously the end of an era. I still recommend the album opst highly, though.

He's shorter than one would think,

That's worrying. I already think he's tiny.