iLIKETRAiNS - The Beeching Report
Music // Steve // 26th July 2006
Normally I leave that stony, funereal indie business to Tindersticks fan Jim, but for some unearthly reason, this (via the ever reliable headphonesex) has tickled my fancy.
iLiKETRAiNS should be taken out and shot for the daft capitalisation of their name, but only after they've finished singing this song, which is a cheery little number about how Dr Beeching really shouldn't have recommended that all those little train stations be shut in the 1960s. Seems rather late to be getting all uppity about it now, but the incredible seriousness with which it's delivered, including the choir which chimes in halfway through, at a pace which makes the most stoned dub sound like Rotterdam Termination Source, is pretty convincing.
You can watch their mildly disturbing stop-motion video for the track too... watch out Thomas the Tank Engine... If you're into that kind of thing, then the discussion here provides some interesting historical context for the song.
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