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We played some new music from Claire Boucher , aka Grimes , from Montreal on the show the other week. Genesis is her first release under the 4AD umbrella (and what an ample, pleasant, accommodating umbrella it is), ahead of a new album Visions later in the year. Her album on Lo Recordings , Halfaxa , made quite an impression around here last year (check the Best of 2011 Review here ), and the new song is in a similar vein of murky electronica with jittery beats and ethereal, layered vocals - intriguing and fairly uncategorisable really. There's some video for the track from Yours Truly below. She plays a whole host of European dates in the summer, including at the Primavera Festival in Barcelona, Field Day in London and Forbidden Fruit in Dublin . Yourstru.ly presents: Grimes "Genesis" from Yours Truly on Vimeo .

The Underground of Happiness uplifting pop music of every creed www.theundergroundofhappiness.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/theundergroundofhappiness Playlist 203 Tues Jan 10 2012 11.00am-12.00pm (repeated on Tuesdays 8.30pm) UCC 98.3FM listen live on the web at www.ucc.ie/983fm *no podcast this week - see below for video/audio links Playlist Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons - You're a song (that I can't sing) (Best of 2011) Chairlift - Met before AU - rr vs d Grimes - Genesis ( playing Forbidden Fruit Festival, Dublin, June 3; also Primavera Festival, Barcelona, May 31-June 2 ) Matthew Bourne - Smile ( Montauk Variations album launch, Cafe Oto, London, Feb 15 ) Emphemetry - Old dreams Metronomy - The look (Best of 2011) Connan Mockasin - Forever dolphin love (Best of 2011) Dark Captain - Submarines (Best of 2011) Slow Place Like Home - Carte blanche Other Lives - Tamer animals (Best of 2011) Oliveray - Harmonics Bruce Haack - Program me *n...

The Underground of Happiness uplifting pop music of every creed www.theundergroundofhappiness.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/theundergroundofhappiness Playlist 186 Tues July 26th 2011 11.00am-12.00pm (repeated on Tuesdays 8.30pm) Cork Campus Radio, 98.3FM listen live on the web at www.ucc.ie/ccr *listen back to this show at https://rapidshare.com/files/3436609654/UOH_Podcast_July_26_2011.mp3 Playlist Metronomy - Everything goes my way ( playing Royal Albert Hall, London, Oct 3 ) Joan As Police Woman - Chemmie ( playing Electric Picnic Festival, Stradbally, Sept 2-4 ) Patrick Cleandenim - Crazy in the night Josh Ottum - Green in the sun Luke Temple - More than muscle Cloud Control - Gold canary ( playing The Academy, Dublin, Oct 7 ) Franki Valli & the Four Seasons - The night ( Munster Soul, Northern Soul Clubnight, The Phoenix, Cork, Aug 20 ) The Feelies - Should be gone Grimes - Favriel ( playing Whelan's, Dublin, Aug 3 ) Thomas Truax - A gold star for...

Just to double up a little bit, I'm posting a few of the March monthly picks in their own right. This is one record (CD in fact) on heavy rotation around at UOH HQ lately. Check it out. Grimes - Halfaxa (Lo Recordings) Meet Claire Boucher from Montreal, who has produced a fascinating, impossible-to-pigeonhole album. The constant features are haunting vocals - layered, filtered, and antique sounding, calling to mind Liz Frasier or Kate Bush in places - and sparse drum machine+synth backing. The overall effect is of a wide-ranging and completely "other" soundworld. From the de-constructed R 'n B ballad Heartbeats , to the ghostly-lament-masquerading-as-dance-pop of sagrad , the deliriously shoegazey Devon , and the ukulele stomp of Favriel . Be prepared for a trip. An album to treasure. Grimes performs at Gorilla Vs Bear / Mexican Summer party, SXSW '11 from BlearyEyedBrooklyn.com on Vimeo . Playing Whelan's Upstairs, Dublin, May 15th