so another year another airwaves festival. i swore i would never again go to the festival after last year's disaster... but, well, reykjavik is just too boring to let it pass you by. if nothing else i can always catch ulpa again. but it, of course, it won't stop me from complaining. so here is a list of the "international" acts ... and who is playing instead of them at my festival.
120 Days (NO) well, listening to the album certainly feels like 120 days. my guess is that these guys overdosed on the cure and new order and, no, those don't mix very well. i would have preferred 31 knots or 7 year rabbit cycle. or if you are going to stick with norwegian's, how about serena maneesh? i know, i know, i don't really like them either but if you are going with late 80s sound they are a vastly better choice. or actually, mustafa et monique would actually make me happy.
Brazilian Girls (US) strangely enough, i rather enjoy brazilian girls.
Call to Mind (UK) if you are going to bring dull emo-pop, why not go all the way and bring coldplay. wait, no we have the leaves so we don't really have to get an "international" band. but, of course, the leaves don't get to play my festival either
D�lek (US) are just fine and just great once you get used to the rapping.
Fields (UK) "Combining a harmony pop sensibility to rival the Magic Numbers with My Bloody Valentine style soundscapes, Fields are already shaping up to be one of the most talked about bands of 2006." (Airwaves website) man, i'm really out of the loop. Field Music would have been a better choice.
Datarock (NO) not enough data, not enough rock.
Gojira (FRA) not really my cup of tea but at least they are the least scary looking guys on their label's website. if there is going to be screaming i think i'd prefer isis.
Hot Club de Paris (UK) couldn't make it through their album even once. i suggest new young pony club or tokyo police club.
Islands (CAN) excellent choice. the only thing better would have been the unicorns....
Kaiser Chiefs (UK) can't really say that i've heard them but if you are dealing with kaisers franz ferdinand would seem to be the more obvious choice.
Klaxons (UK) might be fun to see
Leave Calmer (US) i think "Leave Calmer shifts from floating, ghostly vocals reminiscent of Buckley to the organic, textural explosions akin to Reznor" (Airwaves website) says all that needs to be said.
Love is All (SE) i have actually be warming up to love is all but i still find them a little annoying and i can't quite figure out who they remind me of.
Mates of State (US) are a decent choice but somehow i suspect they are not going to put on the most exciting show. which the like young most certainly would
Metric (CAN) if getting rid of the metric system would get rid of metric it would be worth dealing with feet and inches. i assume celine dion and barenaked ladies were busy? why? why? not only does the music suck, emily is also the most annoying "performer" out there.
Patrick Watson (CAN) may not be a bad choice. his 2003 album was kinda nice and what i've heard from his new one is promising - though some of it sounds a bit too much like buckley. but i still think it would have more interesting to see patrick wolf or patrick phelan. but it still might be one of the highlights of the festival.
Spektrum (UK) apparently they meant to book spectrum, i can't think of any other reason
The Cribs (UK) might turn ok. a bit like franz a bit like the strokes but they have a couple more cards up their sleeves.
The Go! Team (UK) should be fun. they are also playing on my airwaves festival. except at mine they don't play at the same time as wolf parade!
The Handsome Public (US) what, this sounds like the electric six without guitars. at my festival the electric six would play instead of the handsome public but the only song they would play would be fire at the disco.
The Whitest Boy Alive (NO/DE) is alright but i think they may end up feeling kinda silly with that name since reykjavik only gets about 2 hours of sunlight a year and consequently everyone is pretty damn pale here.
Tilly and the Wall (US) i feel are here because architecture in helsinki was such a success last year. but the problem is that tilly and the wall aren't quite as good. should be good fun though. at my festival the danielson family is playing instead.
Trost (DE) i don't know much about. her band, cobra killer, is kinda cool though. and the couple of songs i've heard sound pretty promising. i'm curious enough to invite her to my festival too.
Walter Meego (US) don't know about that name. they sound ok though when they aren't singing. i would invite trs-80 instead - and not just because they don't sing. who knows, maybe i'll check them out.
We are Scientists (US) kinda missed the train. the aren't really any worse than the killers or hot hot heat or any of those bands. poppy and fun to a certain degree but instead i opted for spoon, which is a far classier act as you can tell by the jaguar ads.
Whomadewho (DK) get to play my festival as well b/c i) sometimes they sound like a mellow version of the queens of the stone ages and ii) they released two versions of their album, one electric and one acoustic without making acoustic one (which came after the electric one) seem like a joke. this might be fun.
Wolf Parade (CAN) is clearly the big name here. that's why they get stuck into crappy little venue that will be extremely unpleasant and most likely you will not be able to see the band. at my festival, not only do they play at a bigger venue, but i get sunset rubdown and swan lake as well because the bands share a member anyway. and then i might as well get frog eyes and new pornographers to play as well.
and on a completely unrelated note, i've kinda been enjoying swissair
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