SONG OF THE DAY (#190)

'you've no clue do you,' by king creosote

kenny anderson [not the former nba point guard] has very quietly released four consecutive and uniformly excellent albums since king creosote's debut album, 'kenny and beth's musakal boatrides' in 2003 [it was followed by 'rocket diy' in '05, 'kc rules ok' in '06]. well, i should say three albums because the forth, 'bombshell,' drops 9/17 in the UK. and as is the case with all too many albums from the other side of the bomb, there's no US release date...yet.

the first thing you notice is the accent -- yes, he's scottish [don't all folks from the british isles sing with american accents? hm, guess not] and his accent lends considerable charm to king creosote's own brand of pastoral scottish folk rock. it's not hard to imagine kenny at the pub on a saturday night, guitar in hand, a pint at his side, singing songs that sound both fresh, new and vital and as though they've been passed down from father to son for generations.

one of the few songs that doesn't fit that particular mold is 'you've no clue do you.' it's a bit of rocker (well, as rocking as bearded scottish doods wielding acoustic guitars get). listen carefully to the lyrics of this song. in a word: brilliant. a song featuring the characters from a classic board is, by default, automatically awesome. there's no other way around it. and the video? brillianter. king creosote? more like king clever [and hee-larious]. man, i hope this song is HUGE. i have a feeling it just might be...

library, lead pipe, pro-pro-professor plum is yet another wrong guess....

��� king creosote: you've no clue do you / video
��� king creosote: home in a sentence
��� king creosote: cowardly custard