Its no big secret this girl can’t resist a good British band (or author) . While baking bread the other morning (theres something you didn’t know about me), I had my laptop out searching around for music. Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong sounded interesting, I listened to them for awhile and then noticed they were opening for a band called Babyshambles.
I have since listened to the songs on their website many times, and keep going back for more. They have a new album coming out soon that I am excited to get called “Shotters Nation.”
I know people say this all the time, and I am saying it some more: don’t decide they are too mellow or that your’e not sure if you like them until you have listened to at least every song on their site. You totally owe it to yourself to take the time. Also be sure to watch the video for “Delivery,” their new single.
Tac and I both noticed that “Delivery” had sounds similar to one of our long time favorite bands, Blur. Then we read that Shotters Nation was produced by the same guy who worked with Blur and The Smiths.
Right now I’m listening to “The Lost Art of Murder” and I’m really enjoying it. So go check out Babyshambles and enjoy your day.
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Babyshambles is a tragically talented band. The lead singer Pete Doherty is a notorious waste of skin. His exploits have made him more famous than the music he makes. He’s the father of Kate Moss’s child and it was his cocaine that she was caught huffing by the british tabloids. I have a DVD with him performing with Elton John at Live 8. He was so wasted, he could barely stand. When sober, Pete and the rest of Babyshambles can be brilliant. Wasted, well they can be a bit of a waste. I don’t want to get down on Babyshambles really. They’re just tragically talented like the Doors (although, I’m not a Doors fan). I’m amazed Pete has lived this long.
If you like bands along the lines of Blur, check out Damon Albarn’s latest project band “The Good, the Bad, and the Queen”. The band has the former guitarist from the Verve and Paul Simonon from the Clash.