I once got sucked into one of those book clubs from hell that’d punish me if I didn’t pick something from their crappy selection with monthly packages of books I would otherwise never even consider looking at. It took six months to get rid of them, but when that sweet day of redemption finally came I raised my fists to the heavens and vowed I would never EVER join a club again. Yeh, I’m gonna have to break that overly dramatic vow because Slow Club is definitely worth joining. They’re too stomping to be twee, but so cute, I swear I want to stuff them with cotton candy and take them to Disneyland. They play twangy folk with a rockabilly twist, but have moments of almost boombastic Arcade Fire-type outbursts. Strangely, they’re often hailed as the British answer to the White Stripes – probably because they’re a guy-girl duo, but that’s like comparing apples with … Care Bears. I love them both, but in very different ways. I haven’t heard a song I didn’t go nuts over yet, so I don’t even care if they’ll send me books about the joy of scrap-booking, I want in.
Look them up at Moshi Moshi Records and on the MySpace. While you’re there check out the beautiful “Apples & Pears”, it sums up what makes them special in three and a half minutes.
Slow Club – Me & You
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thanks for the nice comment over on my blog! i was considering doing a keephopeinside t-shirt. then i thought it would be really weird to wear that. and i’m far too lazy for that kind of thing.
slow club would rule the world if they had string arrangements. everything is better with strings.