Singleversity #65

Audiversity’s weekly column on music we stumble across during our sonic adventures. No random numbers, just straight audio goodness.

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We've heralded the brilliance of Over the Atlantic's "Fly to the States" (from their 2006 debut Junica) before, but recently I was cruising YouTube on a slow night and stumbled upon a mercifully full version of the way they played it live on their last U.S. tour. This is a very different approach from the recorded take: The bass sounds more New Order than hypnotically dubbed-out anchor. Given that Nik Brinkman and Bevan Smith are New Zealanders, it's also perhaps no surprise that the guitars are more jangly than they are awash in reverb and fuzz. I still like the recorded version best, but this is an enthusiastic live rendition worth checking out. Stay tuned to see what their next step is: Sophomore release Dimensions is out on Carpark sometime before the end of the year.

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So I interviewed Hans-Peter Lindstrøm (Yeah, that Lindstrøm) on the phone today. After spending around an hour just chatting about his new album Where You Go I Go Too, I feel like I know the guy well enough to at least say that his confidence in talking about his work isn't arrogance at all; it's like he knows how good he is and he just says it flat out. The sounds he makes come as second nature to him, and he is mercifully straightforward about not overthinking the actual music itself. When this thing drops, I expect it will be huge... So enjoy the simple delights of "Take Me to the Metro" (from 2006's Another Side of Lindstrøm) for a few more weeks before your life is changed forever. Hey, if he won't overthink the music, somebody else has to. That's what we're here for.