Sinister: Just another list of consequences of things that we do

[Mark Hester]

Hello!

Do you have a favourite album of the year?  I know we should really think 
about these things in December, but I feel it is highly unlikely that I'll 
hear any new album between now and the New Year that surpasses Universal 
Audio by the Delgados.  I've no idea exactly when this album came out (other 
than "sometime this year") but I bought my copy last Saturday and it's 
rarely been off the stereo since.  I was forewarned that this album doesn't 
have the epic strings that were found on Hate and the Great Eastern and so 
could be reasonably described as a more conventional album than either of 
these, but wow does it have tunes!  Everybody Come Down and Girls of Valour 
are amazing songs!  I think this is the strongest Delgados album lyrically 
as well - I wanted to have "Every single person who has told you that you 
couldn't lives in fear that you'll achieve the things in life they think you 
shouldn't" as my subject line, but it was too long to fit in the Subject 
box!  Which is a shame, as it's a great line and one I broadly agree with.  
I'm going to say something vaguely sacriligious now - Keep on Breathing 
reminds me a bit of Sweet dreams my LA Ex!  I'm sure this is just a bizarre 
coincidence - I doubt if the band intended it as an homage to Ms Stevens.  
Someone at work who has met the band tells me that they are not keen 
cyclists as I'd always assumed, having been named after a cyclist and having 
2 cycling related album titles.  Not that this matters mind, apparently the 
Beach Boys didn't like surfing, either!

I'm going to be in that London for a few days, fom tomorrow (Sunday) until 
Tuesday.  Tomorrow is my birthday (yay!) so I shall prolly be relaxing at my 
Mum's house and then on Monday I'm going down to Brixton to see Kate St 
Claire (ex-Lollies)'s new band the Kissing Time, who are playing at the 
Windmill.  So should you.  I can really recommend them - ok, so i've only 
heard mp3s so far, but it's sure to be good.  I hear that Simon Aurell is 
back in town, too, which is excellent news.

bye for now,
Mark.

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