Grandmaster Fabpants

I spent the whole of yesterday in my pyjamas. Well, from 4am onwards. It was marvellous. I got more exercise at the Silent Disco than on a bike ride across Hungary; I deserved a pyjama day. I read, listened to Radio 4, snoozed, watched a film and played Xbox. I was never far from the duvet.

I love Silent Discos. Everyone’s on the dance floor all the time. You can take the headphones off and chat whenever you like. It’s highly sociable. There’s no room for pretentiousness. Silly dancing and sing-along’s are almost compulsory. You get hot ears, but it’s a small price to pay.

Last night, I had a dream that Amongst the Pigeons took over two pages of the NME, one with an HMV advert for the album and one with a Radar review. The pages sat side by side and I couldn’t contain my glee for the artist concerned. The image was so real, that I can still visualise the pages.

In the dream, I wondered how it might sit with him. Is this a person regularly criticises the NME for choosing it’s buzz bands and ignoring the rest? I know someone like that and I disagree with him. The cover stars are often not to my taste, and the magazine pays far too much attention to the stadium fillers, but look in the hidden corners and there are often gems.

Misty’s Big Adventure and The Death Set hide in those corners and they are both ace.

So, how pleased was I, when I found that NME had not only reviewed Misty’s Big Adventure’s new album, but had also given it an 8/10? Yes, this is real life and I was very pleased.

Fabpants Recommends: The entire Misty’s Big Adventure back catalogue. Really, listen to everything. It will make you feel better.

Here’s a newbie for you:
Download MP3: Misty’s Big Adventure’s - The Rainbow And The Cloud (sorry, this link has died)