This past week I watched the season finale of CSI: NY as well as the movie Collateral (Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx). Both were about shady cab drivers who might just kill you for shits and giggles. So when I stumbled upon the ominous image above, I was naturally quite fearful that the site BlackCabSessions.Com would feature amateur videos of a London-cabby getting his Hannibal Lecter on. After entering the site however, I realized that I’d discovered a sweet sweet gem. No death - pure indie goodness.
The site features videos of a variety of different indie artists performing in the back of “an iconic London-paradigm: the London Black Cab.” The results are “fleeting and beautiful and surprisingly romantic. I’m totally hooked,” says Aaron Dessner of The National. I totally agree with Mr. Dressner.
Here are some of my favorite videos posted so far:
Spoon - I Summon You
Cold War Kids - Dreams Old Men Dream
CaVaCool favorite: Lykke Li - I’m Good, I’m Gone
The Raveonettes - Dead Sound
My favorite new Death Cab song, today: No Sunlight
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Narrow Stairs is oddly peppy at times. Long Division is my favourite so far. Well, after Cath.
Comment by Kevin on 20-05-08loveliness. \\
i like u
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cool. lykke sounds tres bon. and cwk are tasty.
Comment by Justine on 19-05-08