The Light Footwork

Like many people, I owe my discovery of The Light Footwork to Matt over at You Ain’t No Picasso, who has seemingly been on a one man crusade to get them the recognition they deserve. Which seems to be paying off given I’m seeing them all over various music blogs now, which can only be a good thing. This does lead to an inevitable question about why I’d still write about them here, but I’m not attempting to constantly “break” new bands here, I’m happy just writing about the ones I’m enjoying right now.

And for me, is about the most interesting thing that I’ve currently got on my iPod. It didn’t happen straight away though. I downloaded these songs several weeks ago and it’s only in the past week or so it’s hit me just how good they really are. So don’t dismiss these after a single listen, it’s the kind of music that grows on you. As for what they sound like, I suppose the closest connection would be Beulah (some of their band members actually play on TLF’s album), but the most interesting similarity is Pavement. I read that comparison on a number of pages, but it didn’t really sink in until I heard Rapture Good Rupture Bad which could quite easily have come straight off of Crooked Rain Crooked Rain. Anyone who knows me will also know I’m a sucker for male-female vocals, meaning the back and forth vocals on songs like The Art Of Everyday Communication Part 1 work perfectly for me. Check them out:

MP3 The Light Footwork – Coastlines Are Landmines (expired)
MP3 The Light Footwork – Rapture Good Rupture Bad (expired)
MP3 The Light Footwork – The Art Of Everyday Communication Part 1 (expired)

Buy it at Insound!You’ll find their self-released album ‘One State Two State’ availble seemingly exclusively from Insound (I’ve looked elsewhere, found nothing). If you’re looking for more on The Light Footwork, you can’t really go wrong with the fascinating interview with them recently posted on YANP.

I’d also like to welcome all of the new visitors I’ve been getting over the past couple of days, largely thanks to Take Your Medicine and Mocking Music both linking here. That might not seem like a big deal in itself, but having two sites of such calibre linking here within my first fortnight feels pretty damn good to me. I’d tell you to go and check out their fine work, but seeing as you’re all coming from there anyway, it seems rather pointless. Still, feel free to stick around and enjoy the (hopefully) awesome music.