I am no critic...

Right, I might be a bit biased about this. Personally, I don't think so...seriously, they're genius!!!!

I am stunned. Seen 'em live....love 'em...EP? great...this, this, this is wonderful!!

1 - Apple Crack : Classic Babel sound...Country/Folk/Blues with a joyously crisp feel.
2 -Never Had The Heart : ZOMFG. I have no words....5 stars!
3 - End Of The Line : A rest...Such a beautiful song...ephemeral backing to
4 - Hand Me Down : In my opinion, this song's lyrics can only be truly appreciated by a parent. The electric guitar is sublime; pure Gram Parsons....wonderful!
5 - Police Car : I started crying after the second line and laughed, wept, and enjoyed myself for the whole 4 minutes...
6 - Cellophane, Jam or the Line : Why does the intro remind me of something from he 80's TV?......I'm joking of course, the songwriting/orchestration on this is fucking stellar
7 - Make Your Bed : Finally! The best song in the world...you HAVE to see this live!!
8 - Repeat to Fade : Twangy. Funking with a slide guitar is always a good idea IMHO. For some reason I find this a bit of a dark one. Gorgeous strings and harmonies again.
9 - Seachange : Atmospheric...love the whistles....and the xylophone...has one of my fave build ups...where the hell did all that clapping come from?
10 - Trinity Thugs : I think I heard him say: "Dirty little bastard cunt"...regardless. The best song on the album (unless i said that already...in which case it's still the best)
11 - Piece Of Me : I thought it was PJ Harvey, and then it softly kicked me in the face....you wrongfoot me again Babel....you fucking wonderful bastards!!! sounds like AC/DC learnt about Led Zep but got stoned with Dylan and The Merry Pranksters out in the mojare!
12 - Rubbernecking : I would go gay for this...seriously.
13 - Hard to Love You : Is this the same chords/progression as song 1? Regardless...I thought this was suddenly Gram Parsons....it is a wonderful "goodbye" song...wicked fucking solo!

Super Magic Hairy Aminal

Super Girl!

Taken with the HTC Magic (aka G2)....Sssshhh, it's a secret ;-)

No that is not a typo in the post title, that's how Flo & Es say it....also one of Flo's favourite bands...SFA FTW.

If you get a chance you really should try to get hold of their new album...and while you're at it get "Crooked Timber" by Babel!! They rock!

Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner

BATMAN!

'Mazing night out last night! Nice to see Pants...and then a fantastically rockin' Babel on a floating lighthouse boat / village hall on water...indescribable place, but a great gig...generally mental really. Especially after 4 or 5 Budvar darks at Bordeaux Quay...

When Flo points at the Horse, Daddy must whinny or be shouted at until he does....

Needless to say today was somewhat sketchy but I did manage to have a huge bacon sarnie, fix someones Mail (Eudora?!? wtf?), shop for Teh Chile and cook up some pasta...not just any pasta...me and Flo had Mushroom, Fennel & Roast Pepper sauce with Tagliatelle with a Tuna steak each...here...



Nic mentioned one of my food posts last night, so I thought I'd do another...now if you'll excuse me I'm going to listen to the explosions....*mumble mumble* fireworks *bah*...


Full as an egg!