The Big Pink- "Too Young to Love" (Delorean Remix) (2009) MP3

Here's an extra relating to the previous post. This remixed version of "Too Young to Love" is actually better than the album version.

The Big Pink- A Brief History of Love (2009) MP3 & FLAC -Links Sadly Removed-

"Into the dark and out of this world. Blow a kiss and burn it down. Together we'll live then turn to dust. Through the smoke and into the sun."

Yes, I'll admit that this is a band whose sound is not shy about revealing its influences, but who can argue with a concoction of My Bloody Valentine, Catherine Wheel, and Ride with some early Verve mixed in for good measure?  Despite my invocation of "spot-the-influence" (which is rarely a compliment) this mash-up really does come together, bending and twisting into something new and pretty damned irresistible (apparently Jaguar found "Dominos" pretty irresistible too). Underneath all the swagger and romantic vitriol (there's that pesky Verve again), there are some great songs on A Brief History of Love, which, in the end, is what makes an album worth returning to. Nevertheless, I am left with a lingering question: where does The Big Pink go from here? Here's hoping they don't take up an interest in pop culture shamanism, or they may end up like Verve.

The Big Pink- "Too Young to Love" Video (2009) 4AD

It's hard for me not to like a band that helps itself to generous servings of My Bloody Valentine and Verve, but what's with the name? Is it a house with a famous basement in Woodstock or a Freudian nightmare? More Big Pink to come (pardon the pun)...