Thom Yorke (Preliminary Sketch)

Castanets

Castanets - Experimental folk solo artist, taking a wide range of influences. Most famous for Writing Sufjan Stevens contribution to the Dark Was The Night, compilation of 2009 "You Are The Blood", Sufjan transformed it with a grandiose arrangement that ran for over 10 minutes, and drew comparisons with Radiohead, though the original Is much more laid back and with a hazy jazz lite backdrop.

Freebies 

As You Do, Strong Animal, Sway, This Early In The Game, Dancing with Someone (Privilege of Everything), All That I Know To Have Change, [Via Last.fm]

Worn From The Fight (With Fireworks)

Daytrotter Session (May 10, 2007) ; This Is The Early Game, Three Days Four Nights, The Smallest Bones.

Daytrotter Session (May 14, 2008) ; Strong Animal, City Of Refuge, You Got Lucky, Prettiest Chain

Polly Scattergood

When recommending Polly to my bestie Louise I described her as ".... like Kate Bush living in a London Squat". I'm sure Polly has a lovely house, but I had to be a bit emphatic when recommending her to Louise as I tell (read bore) her about so many musicians that I needed Polly to stand out. Polly's music is a refreshing change from the faux bohemian warbling of Florence and the Machine. She sings about dark, disturbing things;  (Lyrics from I Hate The Way") "Maybe if I skip my dinner, Make myself pretty and thinner, Maybe then he'll love me and stop looking at the other girls. So you said I'm paranoid. I'm paranoid? Well I nearly choked. And no more of that crap, You cannot break someone whose just been broken. You can't break somebody whose just been broken" Delivered in sweetly sung synth heavy pop songs.. Her second album Is due this year.

Freebies

Remixes

Polly Scattergood - Please Don't Touch (Golden Filter Remix) [via Stereogum]

Links

Albums

Polly Scattergood - Polly Scattergood