NEWS: 2:54 – HEAR THE NEW SINGLE ‘SUGAR’
Having established themselves as one of the most distinctive and compelling new bands around with their spellbinding, critically acclaimed, eponymous debut LP, released in May on Fiction, sisters Colette and Hannah Thurlow -aka 2:54- have been announced as main support to The XX on their highly-anticipated European comeback tour this September. A teaser date together at Battersea Arts Centre in May proved a perfect partnership, so this joint tour is sure to be something very... Read More
NEWS: SCRAPS – SIGNS TO CRITICAL HEIGHTS + DOWNLOAD ‘SECRET PARADISE’ FOR FREE
Following the release of the stunning 7” single “Secret Paradise”, flourishing new London label Critical Heights are pleased to announced that they have signed Australian synth pop sensation Scraps (AKA Laura Hill) for the world, with a new full-length album due for release in early 2013. The lead track from the single “1982” has been picked up by the likes of The Sunday Times (as download of the week) and Vice, and has garnered plays across Radio One, 6 Music and XFM. Scraps... Read More
NEWS: DUM DUM GIRLS – WATCH THE ‘MINE TONIGHT’ VIDEO TAKEN FROM ‘END OF DAZE’ EP
Sub Pop is pleased to share release details for Dum Dum Girls’ End of Daze EP, due out 24th September. The EP is led by the single “Lord Knows”, along with track highlights “Mine Tonight”, “I Got Nothing”, and a cover of Strawberry Switchblade’s “Trees and Flowers”. The band recently recorded an acoustic version of “Mine Tonight” for Rhapsody.com, which you can watch below. Time heals all wounds, or so the phrase goes. ... Read More
NEWS: BO NINGEN – DETAILS OF NEW ALBUM ‘LINE THE WALL’ + LIVE DATES
London based, Japanese four piece, Bo Ningen are set to release their eagerly awaited new album on Stolen Recordings on the 8th of October 2012. ‘Line The Wall’, the follow up to 2010’s eponymously titled debut, was self produced and recorded at London’s Lynchmob Studios and features ten brand new tracks. Regarded by many as London’s best live band, Bo Ningen have taken huge and exciting strides with this album. They’ve introduced elements that expand the structure... Read More
NEWS: SIINAI – DOWNLOAD THE ‘OLYMPIC GAMES’ REMIX BY THE HORRORS’ TOM FURSE
Now ‘event of a lifetime’ London 2012 is upon us, music fans are starting to worry about what to do with their time over the summer. Sodden festivals aside, and with very few releases and gigs happening, what are the tote bag-wielding music-loving populous going to do to amuse themselves? Step forward up-and-coming Finnish band SIINAI to fill the cultural silence with a novel idea to let more people know about their ‘Olympic Games’ album. The original purveyors... Read More
NEWS: RINGO DEATHSTARR – HEAR NEW SINGLE ‘RIP’ FROM THE FORTHCOMING 2ND ALBUM
Ringo Deathstarr have announced details of the release of their second album. ‘Mauve’ will be released through Club AC30 Records on Monday 24th September 2012. The album, produced by Elliott Frazier from the band, was recorded at The Bubble in Austin, Texas and Skylab in Los Angeles in the spring of 2012. Tracklisting: 1. Rip 2. Burn 3. Drain 4. Slack 5. Brightest Star 6. Drag 7. Fifteen 8. Girls We Know 9. Nap Time 10. Waste 11. Do You Wanna? 12. Please Don’t Kill... Read More
NEWS: ZEUS – WATCH THE VIDEO AND DOWNLOAD NEW SINGLE ‘ARE YOU GONNA WASTE MY TIME?’
Few bands can be simultaneously timeless and relevant, but that’s exactly the hi-wire act Zeus have become. Signed to Arts And Crafts and the sometimes support of Broken Social Scene, Zeus are not so much typical of the Canadian indie scene as they are classic British rock circa 1974-1975. Taking their name from a mythological God, Zeus is a three- headed beast. Boasting three lead singers in Mike O’Brien, Carlin Nicholson, and Neil Quinn (not forgetting Rob Drake on drums),... Read More
ALBUM: Don Niño – In The Backyard Of Your Mind
Don Niño (in reality a French chap called Nicolas Laureau) has a voice resembling Devendra Banhart, a drum sound evoking David Bowie’s Low, acoustic guitars reminiscent of Love’s Forever Changes, and an album title that evokes the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band’s 1968 ditty ‘Canyons Of Your Mind’. However, to suggest that this album is as good as Low or Forever Changes, or even more superlatively, as good as some fabled combination of them both, would... Read More
LIVE: BRITISH SEA POWER – 03/08/2012
– THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER – Krankenhaus Mankenhaus! British Sea Power take the fun and frivolity of their monthly Brighton residency on tour as they venture north for the first Krankenhaus to be staged outside of East Sussex. The intriguing line-up includes a DJ set from Duncan of Dutch Uncles, a ventriloquism act from locally based BBC 6 Music radio hero Marc Riley, and a raffle. Previous support bands for this series include the red hot Savages, Y-Niwl,... Read More
ALBUM: WILD NOTHING – NOCTURNE
To me, Jack Tatum’s music has always seemed contradictory. On his 2010 album, Gemini, Tatum used the stylistic devices of pop music as a stencil to aid his vision. Verses sunk into choruses perfectly, bridges obligingly followed and earworms were unearthed in their masses. As if Tatum’s song writing was akin to slotting together pieces of a jigsaw, the finished articles, when looked upon from afar, just made perfect sense. With indelible hooks throughout all his work, Tatum... Read More
