I went to see white williams at johnny brenda’s on the 9th (Forgoing, if I may add, an opportunity to see gene loves jezebel at the khyber. The things one does for compromise. of course, it was the bad twin version of the band, so I have to own that it wasn’t the greatest sacrifice).
ecstatic sunshine and rings opened up for him, but we were late to one, and I had a ralf-attack (part of the could-be-bacterial-meningitis bout) during the other, and so all I can report on is white williams himself.
I was a bit delirious and so don’t remember much beyond the swirling red and green lights of johnny brenda’s but I have a clear image of the little alien creature, dance-singing on stage, flanked by an emo synth-dude on one side and another such dude kneeling on the floor, worshipping his little ipod with a steady headbang.
I’m listening to the album now, and it’s steady good. neo new wave with all the proper nods to bowie, eno, bolan. headlines is the clear side a single, with new violence taking the b side slot. meaning, of course, that new violence is the better song.
a little too twee at times; I don’t understand why everyone is so blown away by the remake of I Want Candy, which was sort of a blip the first time around. but when it’s not too clever, it’s clever. and a steady entry into my Top 10 of 2008.
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