oh….the audacity…of huge!

“I got that crank trippin’ baby shoe
I got that grape kool-aid filled swimming pool
I got those Roomba robots that clean the floor
I got that mother of pearl oyster fork for sure
I got that Tammy Faye milk money butterscotch
I got that Mama Cass you know I got that Peter Tosh”

It wasn’t that long ago when I first discussed our dance heroes, Simian Mobile Disco, when news first broke out of their long awaited return to the fold after a stunning debut record. Well, the time has come and the official first single has arrived and it couldn’t disappoint even if it tried. Presenting Audacity Of Huge taken from the duo’s second record entitled Temporary Pleasure due out Stateside on the 17th of August via Interscope.

Audacity features vocals by Chris Keating of Yeasayer and lyrically is a mish-mosh of pop culture references to sing along to. That said, leet’s be honest, Keating could be singing about contracting swine flu and it wouldn’t matter because the bounciness of the song itself is enough to ensure its repeat value ranging between “often” and “constant”.  I don’t think it’s enough to simply say that I love this band and I love this track. I must also say that it’s a testament to Messers Shaw and Ford that they’ve been able to what only the best of the best techno bands have been able to do:  ensuring pop sensibilty rests on an even plane with the danceability. From groups like Underworld,  the Prodigy and the Chemical Brothers, it’s safe to say that SMD is about to enter that pantheon and dance music is all the better for it.

“Audacity Of Huge”, taken from the forthcoming Interscope release, “Temporary Pleasure”

pleasure is no fun if it’s only temporary…

 

Since the Chemical Brothers decided to drop the baton as well as the beat, Simian Mobile Disco more than ably were able to pick that baton up and run with it with such mega tracks such as Hustler, I Believe & It’s The Beat. 2007’s debut smash record, Attack Decay Sustain Release reminded us how mind-numbing proper dance music could be. Lucky for us, James Ford and Jas Shaw are back with some more of those block rockin’ beats (couldn’t resist) with their new record, Temporary Pleasure due out in the UK on the 17th of August. There will be guests abound on this record including Alexis Taylor from Hot Chip, Beth Ditto from the Gossip, Gruff Rhys from Super Furry Animals, Chris Keating from Yawnsayer, I meant Yeasayer who happens to feature on the leadoff single, Audacity Of Huge, among others. 

Have I mentioned already how 2009 is really shaping up to be the best year for releases in quite a while? 

The tracklisting for Temporary Pleasures is…

Cream Dream’ (featuring Gruff Rhys)

‘Audacity Of Huge’ (featuring Chris Keating)
‘10,000 Horses Can’t Be Wrong’
‘Cruel Intentions’ (featuring Beth Ditto)
‘Off The Map’ (featuring Jamie Lidell) 
‘Synthesise’
‘Bad Blood’ (featuring Alexis Taylor)
‘Turn Up The Dial’ (featuring Young Fathers)
‘Ambulance
‘Pinball’ (featuring Telepathe)