Great Week for Music in London

For Somebody

Conor Oberst's Desaparecidos, Kraftwerk, night one of The Bronx at Underworld.  So far, I've missed them all.  Late nights at work and corporate dinners have combined to thwart my efforts to take advantage of being in one of the world's great cities to see some great music.

I have a second chance and what looks like a free evening to see The Bronx tomorrow.  It's just a matter of finding a ticket to the sold out show.  Local Natives on Thursday at Scala, for which I already have a ticket, is looking less and less likely however.

Work.

If I do manage to work in something, you can be sure I'll write about it.

Cheers.

This Week's Listening

As of Wednesday, Anyway

Parquet Courts, Light Up Gold -- I did a review of this one for Speak Into My Good Eye.  I'll be returning to it again and again all year.

Local Natives, Hummingbird -- Normally not really my thing; but I do have a ticket to see them during some of the downtime on my business trip to London, -- Valentine's night.  Alone. -- so I'm studying for the show.  SIMGE's Christiana Hart did a review of this one.

Ducktails, The Flower Lane -- Domino Records' PR department must have some magical hoodoo or something, releasing this bit of summer dream pop during the warmest spell we'll probably have here in Matt Mondanile's home state of New Jersey for a long time.

Lots more in the queue.  What's on your list?