The Mules Present ‘Pick Your Own’ might just be the most delicious mix of new bands I’ve ever heard. It came out last October, but I hadn’t had the pleasure of hearing it before. It features the “cream of London’s young musicians” according to the CD jacket, and it’s no lie. If all the lovely reviews from last year haven’t suaded you to get it yourself yet, let me channel Mr.T and say, I pity the fool. Just as I pity myself, the queen of fools, for not getting it sooner. ALL these songs and all these bands make me want to crawl into the CD and hug each and every one of these people. Most of these bands, like Lightspeed Champion, Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit and Eugene McGuinness, already enjoy their fair share of Indie fame, as did this CD four months ago. So if you’re like me, and you find yourself thinking what the kids are talking about right now – while you’re wondering when you stopped being one of those kids – and you don’t read Drowned In Sound religiously and thus haven’t bought this CD yet, this is the bandwagon to jump. I promise it’ll be the best two bits you’ll spend all year.
I wasn’t going to highlight any of these bands individually, because they’re all worth your equal and lavish attention. But, if not for their sweet tunes then out of sheer gratitude, you have to go check out our beauteous host and instigator of the magical congregation that is the Pick Your Own compilation, The Mules. They open the CD with their own “This Is Your Life”, it’s celebratory, serious, and danceable all at the same time, and a wonderful start of great things to come. So go on over to their sites and give them their due props.
You can buy and sample it on kartelcreative.com.
The Mules – This Is Your Life
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