Dec 9th: Alarm Bells - Cocoons

Don't mourn the passing of the awesomely named Dananananaykroyd - celebrate their new incarnation as Alarm Bells.

OK, the name might not be so good, but that's not really the important part, cos it's all about the music, right?

Today's advent calendar entry is new track Cocoons, the lead track from Alarm Bells' debut EP Part One.


Cocoons is the kind of song that will help you wake up in the morning, even if you forgot to have a cup of coffee - and will annoy all hell out of the rest of the passengers on your morning commute, if you forgot your headphones.

As for the video, well that strikes me as a cross between American Psycho and the computer graphics used in the 1980s children's TV show Knightmare. Big tick in the 'approve' box from me on both counts.

You can pre-order Part One now via the Bandcamp widget below, for delivery on December 20th.


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Dananananaykroyd - E Numbers

Bored on a Friday afternoon? Jump-start your weekend with a play-through of E Numbers, the new track from Dananananaykroyd. It's also a glimpse of what to expect from their upcoming second album, which any of you who bought debut effort Hey Everyone have no doubt been hotly anticipating.

It's a rowdy, high-energy affair, and borders dangerously close to that I'm-going-to-play-my-instrument-fast-and-loud type of music that I'm not totally enamoured with, but E Numbers manages to escape falling completely into that trap. Instead, there's a fine balance between the frenetic parts and those that are perhaps a little more carefully considered. Not a bad effort, by any means... your guess is as good as mine when it comes to the last 11 seconds though.