Momus To Vampire Weekend: Bugger Off

In a blog entry called "Fan Mail To The Future," the outspoken eye-patched Scottish songwriter talks thoughtfully about VW sending him a fan letter, tracing their request for his address (to send him a copy of the new record) through other folks (Pulp, Belle & Sebastian, of Montreal) who've written him on their way up, culminating with insightful notions of mass market music, noting that until VW find the right producer to give them "enough experimental edge" they'll "have to join the crowd of hyped, connected and connecting artists -- the Arcade Fire, Sufjan Stevens, the Arctic Monkeys -- I wish no ill upon but filter out in favour of commercial non-starters -- the struggling, doomed, risky artists I love and nobody else seems to." Curious what Arcade Fire/VW-loving, industry-astute David Byrne would make of this. Care to blog it, D? (via)