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TODAY"S BEAT
BEGGARS - The Future [7" Heavenly 2008]. Recently signed to Heavenly Recordings and formed in Reading just over eighteen months ago, Beggars already have the essentials of the 'classic band' germinating. timeless pop hooks, trace a lineage that takes in the driving beat of early Kinks or the Hollies and winds its way via The L'as. Year's Pick.
TODAY"S BEAT
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS - Momofuku [LP Mercury 2008]. Named in tribute to the original inventor of instant noodles Momofuku Ando, who died last year. Released exclusively on vinyl.
TODAY"S SOUL BEAT
ELI "PAPERBOY" REED - Roll With You [cd Q Division 2008]. Dance or Cry, that's the question. ''If a record comes on and makes you want to dance right away, then you re doing a good job" says Eli. Merely in his mid-20s and, at first sight, showing no signs of an authentic soul/R&B upbringing, Eli "Paperboy" Reed is as much a real-deal revivalist article. Reed's voice is a flexible amalgam of gospel mojo, raw Van Morrison emotion and James Brown braggadocio.
TODAY"S BEAT
ATTIC LIGHTS - God [7" Island 2008]. Their second single lush vocal harmonies and chiming pop perfectly reflect their love of The Beach Boys, Go-Betweens and Flaming Lips. And just to up the harmonic pop cred it's produced by Francis Macdonald from Teenage Fanclub.
TODAY"S BEAT
SITUATIONISTS - This City Holds Us All EP [10"+cd Tough Love Records]. Energy and youthful exuberance. DIY artefact, beautiful packed. Spiky guitars and compulsive backing vocals certainly share a lineage with the Futureheads, but they possess a pop sensibility.
ESSENTIAL BEAT
THE ZOMBIES - Odessey and Oracle: 40th Anniversary Edition [CD Repertoire 2008].This is a timely reissue. Complete Stereo & Mono versions of the classic album, plus 6 bonus singles tracks. Anyone with an interest in 60s artistic pop will adore the underrated Odessey and Oracle.
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