Violet Hill or Tuesday and all its Music
April 29th, 2008, 12:27 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Michael
It’s a big Tuesday in the music world today:
Madonna’s new plastic posse
Portishead’s dour trio
and Tom Petty’s first band all put out albums today.
But forget all that.
Today is the day that Coldplay, that British-stock-exchange-affecting monolith, reveals new material.
“Violet Hill,” the Brian Eno-produced first single, is out for a free download through next Tuesday. You can get your copy via the band’s Web site.
(This vid will go down fast. EMI is cracking down.)
For those of you who were underwhelmed by the over-cooked, under-written X&Y in 2005, this should be a sign that Eno put the lads back on track. ”Violet Hill” is much more groove-oriented and darker than anything on the last album. It’s also noisier than anything there, even if the crazy reverb makes Chris Martin sound like Phil Collins via “That’s All.”
Plus, the chorus isn’t obvious.
If you’re like me and you agree that 2002’s A Rush of Blood to the Head is one of the best albums of the ’00s, this will please you. The new album, Viva La Vida, is out June 19.
Moving on, everyone is screeching about Prince covering Radiohead at Coachella this weekend.
I mean, people have been covering “Creep” for years. It’s a good song. Prince’s version is OK. But his guitar playing is incredible.
If you haven’t heard his version of “Creep”yet, I’ll embed a video of it for you. Picture is bad. Sound quality is good.
And how about Hulu.com? What, haven’t heard of it? Well, it’s time you go poke around the NBC-sponsored TV site.
Archives of shows, new and old (Alfred Hitchcock Presents!) and some random shorts to go along with ‘em.
I’m giving you the first installment of “Gaytown,” the town where everyone is gay - except the main character. Further episodes are a bit naughtier and not safe for work.
