MP3 of the Week

I love the Kinks.  And it appears that many of the new bands out there do as well.  I often hear the Kinks influence in songs, particularly by young british bands.

This song, Emily Kane, by Art Brut, off their debut album, Bang Bang Rock & Roll, is awesome and if you told me it was written by Ray Davies, I'd believe you.

Check it out and let me know what you think

Comments

[Raj Bala]

They just announced a US tour.

http://www.tinymixtapes.com/2006_01_01_archivenews.htm#113748555028240149

[Paul]

Hey Fred.

Art Brut is excellent. I too, thought this was an old kinks song. Had to souble check online, but it doesn't appear to be.

good stuff!
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[mark sandler]

i just listened to emily kane, and i can see how you see the influence of the kinks, but it reminded me even more of another british band, called leyton buzzards. they were an 80s band.

fyi, i live in muswell hill where the kinks come from, and work at queen mary university near last fm. it was in seaching for last fm (because i forgot to bookmark it) that i found your site.

i just discovered lastfm last week and i agree that it's better than pandora, which i'd busily been converting people to.

also fyi, my research centre does work - roughly speaking - on doing what audioscrobbler does, but direct from the signal.