The Vault: Life Without Buildings Envisions A World Without Quonset Huts And Lean-Tos

idolguest2 | May 31, 2007 12:35 pm
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Scottish band Life Without Buildings broke up in 2002, before they could really benefit from being an early-adopter in indie rock’s renewed 21st-century postpunk arms race. But while the band expertly combined classic twee-era Brit indie jangle with cooler cardigan coordinates like Josef K and Orange Juice, Life Without Buildings fans were often really Sue Tompkins fans. Like the ebullient hoots and hollers of the ladies of Kleenex and Sugarcubes-era Bjork, Tompkins sang inscrutable–like Beckett-level inscrutable–love songs in a gust of childlike yelps. The band only released one proper album, 2002’s Any Other City, but the soon-to-be-released Live from the Annandale Hotel, a live show from Sydney, Australia, bristles with bouncy joy. Seriously, you won’t hear another record this year where the singer sounds so damn excited to be alive.

Life Without Buildings – Juno (Live) [MP3, link expired] Life Without Buildings – The Leanover (Live) [MP3, link expired] Life Without Buildings [Official site]

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