The Flu (originally written about here, here and here) from Sweden (surprise!?) have released their debut ep lovin’ is alright. In what has become the first great mp3 blogger war of 2005 Indie Girl over at Indie Don’t Dance has beaten me to the punch and scooped the entire known world by posting the song “Breakout” a couple of days ago. So here’s my feeble cannon shot across her bow (so to speak).
While the whole 5 song ep is a work of beauty and originality it’s the song “Passing Time” that speaks to me. The song features muted trumpets, brushed drums, a 60′s era (Rosemary and Sage) vibe and a chorus that is achingly sweet and painful.
Here’s the bonus track and a real beaut (originally posted by Said The Gramaphone – that bastard!). Here’s The Flu’s cover of The Hives’ hit “Hate To Say I told You So” .
Buy lovin’ is alright here.