SUNDAY
With all the terrible Bloc Party remixes, covers, and mash ups out there (you know who you are), these first two take the prize for 2007. We’re almost sorry to give them more play here but the stink is already out there. Finger snapper ‘n’ looper KT Tunstall seems like a nice enough person, and it was sweet of her to shout out "The Prayer" in The New York Times and to any reporter in 100 yards. But this is laughably flaccid and desperate. Of course at least she’s not Fergie. Death to DJ Schmolli, conjurer of this nugget of pure evil.
The next two aren’t necessary bad but don’t add much to the dialogue. Perennial Bloc Party opening act Final Fantasy does an anemic but sweet enough love version of "This Modern Love" and Slowbear The Great from Norwich/Colchester (sounds like a terrible place mate!) does "Banquet" as nice-guy lullaby of harmonies, systematically removing every last bit of sex from the song.
KT Tunstall - The Prayer (Bloc Party cover)
Fergie vs. Bloc Party - Blocalicious (DJ Schmolli mash-up)
Final Fantasy - This Modern Love (Bloc Party cover)
Slowbear The Great - Banquet (Bloc Party cover)
