“The future that you anticipated has been cancelled,
Please, remain seated - and wait for further instructions…”
“Please Remain Seated” – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (2013)
Hovering slightly above the Comeback Trail this week, was Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (or OMD if you’re low on ink) with a new album called ‘English Electric’.
More than just hairstyles have changed since OMD was at its peak in the ‘80s yet their sound remains as familiar as ever. It’s not as though they’re blissfully unaware of it, however. As the computerized voice in the album’s opening track serves to remind: “The future you anticipated has been cancelled.” (How’s that for Dystopian?)
If you care to look to simpler times, we also visit them in this edition, with the debut album by Los Angeles duo, The Milk Carton Kids. Their sound is warmly reminiscent of Simon & Garfunkel, when they were still chums and singing in the dingy Folk clubs of Greenwich Village back in ’61. The 'Kids' are set to tour Australia for the first time in June. (Turtleneck sweaters are optional.)
Not all highly regarded musicians are comprehensively honoured with the career-spanning anthology they might deserve. With ‘Carry On’, Stephen Stills stands among the more fortunate. ‘Carry On’ is a thoughtfully prepared box set spanning 50 years of a (sometimes) remarkable career. High points have included stints with Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills & Nash and as a solo artist. In this edition of JR we dip into the ‘Carry On’ box for a few historic milestones.
The JR Radar was also active this week, with an alert to one of the year’s more curious collaborations, by Aussie Electronic Dance duo, Yolanda Be Cool (of “We No Speak Americano” fame) and Indigenous superstar, Geoffrey “Gurrumul” Yunupingu. Their song, “A Baru In New York” is hands-down, the funkiest song Gurrumul has recorded since he was a member of Yothu Yindi.
Also in this edition, we preview a song from the forthcoming 6th album by American Rock quintet, The National (due out in May) along with the latest single from Iceland’s Of Monsters And Men.
Yolanda Be Cool featuring Gurrumul: “A Baru In New York” (new single)
Of Monsters And Men: “King And Lionheart” (new single from the album, ‘My Head Is An Animal’)
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark: “Metroland”/”Helen Of Troy" (from the album, ‘English Electric’)
The Milk Carton Kids: “Honey, Honey”/”The Ash & The Clay” (from the album, ‘The Ash & The Clay’)
The National: “Demons” (preview from the album, ‘Trouble Will Find Me’)
Buffalo Springfield: “For What It’s Worth” (from the 4xCD anthology, ‘Stephen Stills: Carry On’)
Stephen Stills & Jimi Hendrix: “No-Name Jam" (from the 4xCD anthology, ‘Stephen Stills: Carry On’)
Crosby Stills & Nash: “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (from the 4xCD anthology, ‘Stephen Stills: Carry On’)
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