Blur - Coffee & TV

     After last night's jaunt across the pond, I've decided to keep calm and carry on (see what I did there?) with another thoroughly British track for your song this evening. And I even promise it won't be as depressing as your average Smiths song.

     I've never been the hugest Blur fan, but I know what I like, and I likes me some "Coffee & TV", from the 1999 album 13. It's bouncy and poppy, like a lot of the best Blur tunes, but it's also got a touch of melancholy (especially if you're watching the video) that gives it enough depth to warrant a spot on the playlist of any open-minded metalhead. It's the perfect track to convince the unfamiliar that Blur is more than just Britpop and "Song 2".

     So stiffen your upper lip, give a hearty pip-pip-cheerio, and groove out to some "Coffee & TV". And (spoiler!) don't worry too much about Milky the milk carton, it all works out in the end.

Song of the Day: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Suck My Kiss

     Yesterday's Song of the Day about Blur has given me an idea: impromptu theme week!

     Can you guess the theme? No, it's not Britpop Week. Nope, not Damon Albarn week either. Give up? OK, it's 90's Week! A week of kick-ass songs from my youth, and maybe yours as well. There's going to be some nostalgia here, sure, but I'm also aiming to pick songs that have stood the proverbial (read: cliche?) test of time, songs that I still dig today.

     So for day two of this journey through the ages we're funkifying things with "Suck My Kiss" from the absolute classic Chili Peppers album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Lay back and accept the sweet, sweet funking.

Song of the Day: Blur - Girls & Boys

     Nostalgia is a driving force around here at Loud Noises. Some bands, like Sepultura, remind you why you got into heavy music in the first place. Other bands remind you why you got into other genres. Blur is one of those bands.