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Spillelisten fra 14. januar:
1. Tell the King - the Libertines
2. I Want You - Mugison (IS)
3. Hip - Marybell Katastrophy (DK)
4. Terrible Angels - CocoRosie
5. At Least I'm Honest - Tiger Baby (DK)
6. You Can't Buy My Life - Tomas Halberstad (SV)
7. Go Progress Chrome - Grandaddy
8. A Space Boy Dream - Belle & Sebastian
9. 1983 (Pelle & Sebastian) - Pelle Carlberg (SV)
10. The Empty Threats of Little Lord - Sunset Rubdown
11. Glowing With You - Anna Maria Espinosa (SV)
12. A Room Without You - Moto Boy (SV)
13. I Sing I Swim - Seabear (IS)
14. What to Pass On/What to Keep - Jomi Massage (DK)

One thing I want to particularly mention is the Moto Boy song, A Room Without You, from the recent For Martha EP. Normally I'm not a fan of Moto Boy; I guess it's the gimmick that got me. The first, instrumental, part of this song has been released, in addition to all the usual ways, as a music box. You know, the little tiny kind that you wind up and that plays tinny little piano notes off a metal spool, the kind I had five or ten of when I was a child. Lately, as I've gone further along my descent back into childhood, I've become enamored with music boxes again. I think this is really cool.

The rest of the song -- which has vocals and less sparse instrumentation -- is very nice, too. All the Moto Boy tracks I've heard have a very distinct sound; this one (once the song proper starts, at least) is no exception. Again, I'll say that that sound is something I don't usually go for, but in this case it worked. A very pleasant surprise. More information on the music box, as well as a video of Moto Boy demonstrating it, and links to purchase the box or download (free) A Room Without You, are here.

--DL--
Ashtrays Podcast (14. januar 2009)