To Be Honest, It Sounds Like A Bit Of An Excuse To Me, Too

Well, after a week that's left me as stressed as Jack White's suit, my choice of Parallax View Single Of The Week requires some sympathetic adjustment. In normal weeks, The Walkmen's 'The Rat' would sewerly have captured the coveted slot, but it's just a little too angry for my current tolerance levels so I'll pass until the album and gig (supporting The Stills) next week. No, with my spirits drained and libido temporarily flatter than Diego Maradona's ECG, what's needed is a beautiful, unusual voice over a chilled beat, culminating in an orchestral crescendo striking enough to leave all Moby fans in misty-eyed reminiscence over their first Avensis.

Sia, then.