The Dø -- "Bohemian Dances"

I apologize for taking a bit of a "vacation" from blogging this past week (school work has finally caught up), but if I were going to take a week off I am glad it wasn't this one. Today marks releases from so many great artisits: Crystal Stilts (In Love With Oblivion), Foo Fighters (Wasted Light), Meat Puppets (Lollipop), Panda Bear (Tomboy), and TV On The Radio (Nine Types Of Light). As I ready my ears for some great tunage this upcoming week, I don't want to forget some of the serious gems of I have heard from the past month.

The Dø are a French/Finnish indie pop duo who formed in 2005. Their newest album, Both Ways Open Jaws, came out a little over a month ago, but hasn't gotten the grand attention here in the states that it deserves. Singer, Olivia Merilahti, certainly is influenced a great deal by Björk, which you can hear in the music, but I also hear a lot of Charlotte Gainsbourg's IRM, which is an album from last year that I absolutly adore. I could have chosen many songs from Both Ways Open Jaws, but I chose "Bohemian Dances" specifically for its addivitce melody and percussion. The song also builds phenomenally. If you like "Bohemian Dances" I highly recommend Both Ways Open Jaws; certainily worth a listen.

-- Greg