| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
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The Pioneers | Tunng | 4:25 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Tale From Black | Tunng | 5:31 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Pool Beneath The pond | Tunng | 5:49 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 3 Songs |
Customer Reviews
Covered with style
The fact that Tunng manage to bring something new to an already brilliant song, showcases their talent for ingenuity and intelligence. They turn 'The Pioneers' in to an altogether quieter beast, creating a pensive and somewhat haunting song. They also infuse their own penchant for folk rhythms to great effect, the result - an original, heartfelt rendition that equals Bloc Party's mastery.
All About Context
This is Tunng's version of The Pioneers and Was Commissioned by Bloc Party/Wichita to appear as a b-side to the original The Pioneers single (albeit exclusively to iTunes at the time). It is not some desperate cover by a band gagging for popularlity, it is not a random swipe at another band's material. Tunng are an excellent and respected band in their own right and this is a lovely if not remarkable reworking of a fine tune. While this is by far not Tunng's best work the band rarely drop the ball and Tunng fans will appreciate their lilting, acousitc rendition. Less receptive Bloc Party fans, obviously, may be a little nonplussed. Those new to Tunng would be better placed to download Tale From Black for a true slice of Tunng brilliance.
This Is...Tunng
Stop being so precious about a song that, let's face it, was not the greatest moment on Silent Alarm. Surely a good song is a good song and, short of having the crazy frog "ning ning ning"ing over the top of it, is therefore pretty hard to trash? The fact that Tunng have covered a Bloc Party song and made it sound very much like a Tunng song is credit to their unique talents. And I'm pretty sure Kele et al would rather have it sound like this than just another bunch of chancers who heard one Gang Of Four record a couple of times and picked up a guitar.....Oh, plus: Tale From Black is great, too. Though it has been available on the album for a while.
Biography
Formed: London, England
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '00s
Top Albums and Songs By Tunng
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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The Pioneers | The Pioneers - EP | 4:25 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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2 |
Bullets | Good Arrows | 6:00 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Hustle | ...And Then We Saw Land | 4:28 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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4 |
Woodcat | Comments of the Inner Chorus | 3:51 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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5 |
Tale from Black | This Is... Tunng: Mothers Daughter and Other Tales | 5:35 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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6 |
Beautiful and Light | This Is... Tunng: Mothers Daughter and Other Tales | 4:11 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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7 |
Out the Window / With the WWndow | This Is... Tunng: Mothers Daughter and Other Tales | 3:20 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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8 |
People Folk | This Is... Tunng: Mothers Daughter and Other Tales | 4:09 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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9 |
Surprise Me 44 | This Is... Tunng: Mothers Daughter and Other Tales | 5:08 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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10 |
Mothers Daughter | This Is... Tunng: Mothers Daughter and Other Tales | 3:24 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
