They came from the stars

28May08

Hang around in the more underground sections of London’s music/art/ whatever scene for long enough and two things are almost guaranteed. Firstly, you’ll know at least one person who played a zombie in ‘Shaun Of The Dead.’ Secondly you’ll know at least one person who is in/ was in/ slept with/ fell out with They Came From The Stars I Saw Them. Horton Jupiter covers both bases, being both They Came From The Stars frontman and lynchpin and the guy playing the homeless guy zombie who gets splatted in the first half hour of ‘Shaun.’
TCFTS make playful krautrock, or twisted space pop or – well, it’s hard to get a perfect handle for them. They’ve had to fight accusations of wackiness, but they’re very inventive and they’re fun. Sadly eMu doesn’t seem to be carrying their new album ‘We’re All In The Gutter But Some Of Us Are Looking At They Came From The Stars,’ but we do have some of their older recordings – my pick would be ‘Signals.’ Get your telescopes out and start looking.