The Days Go Oh-So Slow.

Continuing with those playlists that I've been making for the past two years or so.

Fall 2006 has finally been posted over here.

Tracklisting:
1) "The Days Go Oh So Slow" - Nightmare of You
2) "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" - Kaiser Chiefs
3) "Empire" - Kasabian
4) "Mama's Room" - Under the Influence of Giants
5) "When You Were Young" - The Killers
6) "Storm in a Teacup" - Milburn
7) "Blankest Year" - Nada Surf
9) "Procrastinating" - Stellar Kart
9) "Why Am I Always Right?" - Nightmare of You
10) "Still Take You Home" - Arctic Monkeys
11) "Yr Mangled Heart" - The Gossip
12) "Textbook" - We Are Scientists
13) "Expo '86" - Death Cab For Cutie
14) "Looks, Looks, Looks" - Sparks
15) "Tell Me Baby" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
16) "Timorous Me" - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
17) "Lust a Prima Vista" - The Spill Canvas
18) "Mr. Brightside" - The Killers
19) "All These Things That I've Done" - The Killers
20) "That August Feeling" - Absent

Go read me expound on heartache, life in France, the month of August, and too many Killers songs. Warning! It's pretty emo.

Summer 2006 is still up over here. You should read that first if you haven't.


(Also warning : it's that nose-to-the-grindstone part of the semester, so while I have loads to write about, posting may be spotty for the next few weeks or so. I mean, not that it isn't spotty already. Also, I'll try to get a new muxtape up for Monday.)

Oh, sadness, part 3 continued : Milburn's last two tracks.

Milburn's let loose those last two tracks to which they referred in their parting letter.

Milburn - The District Line [link]
Milburn - Stay At Home [link]

Oh, sadness, part 3 (of what looks like it's going to be 6,382,487, the rate we're going) : Milburn

News from that other Sheffield-based band that I like, Milburn, is that, after just a few short years together, they're calling it quits. Grr!

From the boys:

It may not come as a great surprise to many of you but unfortunately after much consideration we’ve decided that Milburn has run it’s course.

There’s been no malice or falling out between us and we still remain friends and supporters of each other as we move on and explore new musical horizons.

Not everyone in the music media understood us but you the fans did and over the last 2-3 years we’ve shared some amazing experiences that we’ll never forget and we feel very privileged to have done so.

We want to sincerely thank everyone of you that supported us along the way. It’s been overwhelming.

For this reason we’d like to play one last gig. There’s also a few songs left over from the second album that we’re going to make available. The songs are "District Line" and "Stay At Home" and we’ll post details on how to get them as soon as possible.

The gig will take place on 24th May at Sheffield Academy.

Thanks again,
Love as always

Tom, Joe, Greeny and Louis

I came across this news a few days ago, maybe last week, and had sort of filed it into the back of my mind, as "write about this at a later date."

Then, two days ago, I was working on my commentary for that Fall '06 playlist I keep meaning to post, listening to "Storm in a Teacup," and all of a sudden, I was really devastated. Here's the thing about Milburn: I like them, but I've never seen them live, I've never met them, I've never actually bought their records (not for lack of trying; also I was a tad disappointed that their debut, Well Well Well, made them sound a bunch like the Arctic Monkeys). Hell, I didn't even know they'd released a second record last fall. That's mainly because I was listening and paying attention to Milburn while I was living in Paris, and after I'd moved back, they sort of disappeared. So whereas I've been listening to all the big anthems of fall 2006 since then ("Days Go," anyone?), Milburn's been sort of tucked away, waiting to be rediscovered, waiting for the emotion to pour out again.

And now I sit here and listen to "The Genius and the Tramp," and it sounds so simple, so pretty, and so sad.

So where did you go? What did you know?
You can't hide your head in the clouds forever.
What did we say about drifting away?
'It won't happen to us 'cause we're too clever.'
I guess we weren't that clever.

What did we say about drifting away? I guess we weren't that clever, after all.

Milburn - "Cheshire Cat Smile"
Milburn - "Lipstick Lickin'"
Milburn - "Rudiments"
Milburn - "What About Next Time?"
Head to their 'Space to hear "The Genius and the Tramp."


Milburn's last show will be 24 May at the Academy, Sheffield, UK.