SONG OF THE DAY (#253)

'now i must remember,' by bent

it's a real shame bent's 2004 album, 'aerials,' never saw a domestic release in the states [as least as far as my research indicates]. it's even a bigger shame that in this day and age there are such things as mutually exclusive UK deals and US deals. i don't know all the ins and outs of the music biz [nor do i care to], but with the internet making the world so much smaller and music being so readily available, it seems odd that a UK act should have to even chase a US record or distribution deal. but that's another story for another day and a whole stadium of lawyers to figure out.

if you're not already famililar with bent, simon mills and neil tolliday 'met as housemates and formed the flippantly picturesque bent ��� a group earmarking a page somewhere between an early morning air and a less cacophonic bently rhythm ace.' [allmusicguide]. with their third long player, bent opted for sound more along lines of a more ethereal zero 7 [if such a thing is possible]. and like most dj's/musicians, they've employed a variety of vocalist to sing their tunes. katty heath [can't find anything on her] lends her breathy vocals to 'now i must remember' and 'as you fall,' and rachel foster chimes in on 'sing me.' i know this isn't everyone's cup of tea, especially you syrupy-acoustic-guitar-whispery-vocals types; but as for me and my earphones, i love it. especially on days like today when it's 18 degrees outside. good lordie.

��� bent: now i must remember
��� bent: as you fall
��� bent: sing me