Playlist 262 - Apr 16 2013
John Grant is back in Cork, and on tour, soon which made me want to dig out some of The Czars , the band he fronted over 10 years ago. The brilliant 'Get used to it' started the show, from the album before…not longer released in 2000, a duet with Paula Frazer , herself formerly of the fine band Tarnation . After that, meet Here Is Your Temple , a Swedish 5-piece with one of the best tunes all year, a Beach House meets early Arcade Fire concoction, with room for a hint of Fleetwood Mac. Storming. New music from The National (playing Cork at the end of June and Dublin in November) and a monster of a new single from Queens of the Stone Age . Also The Pictish Trail, This is the Kit (plays Cork in May), some great new power pop from Telekinesis , the catchy-as-measles O Emperor . I thought The Altered Hours came off very well up against the wonderful Circus Devils which features Robert Pollard on vocals. And I must say I particularly enjoyed the middle of the show this we...