Out of this World

I have vowed to dedicate more time to the radio. In a similar vein, this is why I don't begrudge Spotify their adverts. Recently, a tune popped into my head that I couldn't place until I realised it had percolated my brain in the midst of an otherwise lovingly arranged playlist. After a haphazard quest for the origins of the music I unearthed The Asteroids Galaxy Tour.

And, in a bid to encourage more percolation and a generally faster pace of information sharing I will attempt a whistle stop tour of my new world...

'Fruit' is The Asteroids' debut album and although their title begs a science fiction quality their sound is more of a regression to 60's and 70's funkiness. I can gather the Danish Mette Lindberg and Lars Iversen first gained widespread recognition after their second single "Around The Bend" was used in a Apple Ipod Touch advert and they were officially blogged by Katy Perry.

Now the rinkety tinkety personal favourite "The Golden Age" is the song that lured me into their universe used in the advert on Spotify. On repeated listen the opening piano is reminiscent of Lily Allen's "Knock 'Em Out", which I remember hearing for the first time on Allen's Myspace which was bedecked with multi-coloured polka dots. The Asteroids' evoke that similar frolicking, fresh attitude that excited me about the possibilities of Miss Allen.

In other news, second party information reached me recently of another Radio (One in this instance) performance worth talking about. Australian, but now London based, comic Tim Minchin's session with Chris Moyles earlier this week prompted my Dad to share with the family some of his wildly innapropriate - for my 14 year old brother - all singing, all playing, all dicing with the intricacies of the English language in a way that is both intellectually impressive and childishly hilarious musical skits via Youtube:

Throughout that video my emotional gauge went haywire but I have to admit that upon its culmination I could quite happily have gone home with that talented, oddly charming, and wholly disreputable man.