Best Behaviour is the second album from Dinowalrus. With the vocals of the Scissor Sisters mixed with disco synth and a flash of guitar Dinowalrus manage to produce something which is fantastically… Meh. There is some pretty dandy guitar work in places, such as the solo on opener The Gift Shop which is the stand-out song of the album and the sax on Rico is nice. But overall the album feels very samey, and if aren’t a fan of disco [...]
Reminiscent of bands like the Stooges, New York Dolls and the Ramones, London band Limozine produce music with a trashy punk rock style while still retaining sophistication. Gritty vocals and garage rock guitar merge with a bounce of indie. The album opens with Twenty Greatest Hits, growling yet melodic guitars meet crafted harmonies and zinging guitar solos. It’s an absorbing and catchy opener.
The bouncy punk rock sound bleeds into the second track, Deep Fried Love, a blend of rhythmic riffs [...]
Brooklyn’s beloved guitar-anthem optimists Fang Island première a track from their forthcoming album at Pitchfork. Listen to the song, ‘Asunder’ HERE
New album ‘Major’ will be released on 30th July 2012 via Sargent House in the UK.
Major Track list:
1. Kindergarten
2. Sisterly
3. Seek it Out
4. Make Me
5. Never Understand
6. Asunder
7. Dooney Rock
8. Regalia
9. Chompers
10. Chime Out
11. Victorinian
Last month ex-Capitol Years founder and War On Drugs guitarist Shai Halperin released his sel-titled debut album under the new moniker Sweet Lights via Highline Records and now we are very happy to share with you the new visual accompaniments for one of the many highlights from this album ‘Are We Gonna Work It Out’, which collects home footage of Shai’s old school sports day events. Check it out below:
Sweet Lights will be visit these shores next week to play [...]
Exactly Nothing will be released as the next single from Real Estate and will be available from 2nd July 2012.
The New Jersey band will be back to the UK to play their biggest show to date at London’s Electric Ballroom on Wednesday June 27th and will be joined by New York’s Frankie Rose and London’s The Proper Ornaments. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased HERE
The show comes in support of last year’s critically lauded Days album [...]
Madhouse Records (label part owned by House legend Kerri Chandler) are announcing their new signing in the form of Dutch Born, London raised, Issac Christopher. He’s already making waves in the scene with tracks played on MistaJam as well as recently doing mixes for Mary Ann Hobbs and 1xtra.
On this debut three-track EP, Issac emerges from the studio with new thumping bass lines to delight the Madhouse ensemble with his exceptional productions.
You can listen to here:
“Shake That EP” will be [...]
Oh it must be summer 2012. Here come The Coronas with a big ol’ stadium pop number, all pianos and keening melodies on the guitar. There’s a dusting of melancholy to the tones here, albeit one that never runs against the oh-so-danceable rhythm. I suppose to some extent, this is Coldplay on a good night out: heartfelt, melodic, impeccably arranged, bittersweet, kind of makes me wonder if I remembered to feed the cat earlier, the list goes on, but with [...]
SKATERS came about after three guys (Michael Cummings, Noah Rubin, and Joshua Hubbard) began sending demos to each other. They then decided to record an album in a loft somewhere in Manhattan and the Schemers EP was born.
The EP is one of the best records to listen to at the moment. There are five tracks on it and each is as easy to listen to as the last. The EP has been labelled as a “smart, dynamic punk record” but [...]
The prospect of a celebrated Leeds band produced by The Cribs’ Ryan Jarman is a very exciting one. However, ‘(I Should Be A) Communist’ leaves a lot to be desired. Don’t get me wrong, it’s very easy to tap your foot to but nothing we haven’t heard before, albeit with a bit of reverb on top.
If you haven’t guessed it already, This Many Boyfriends play jangly guitar music that instantly draws comparisons to The Smiths and The Housemartins. Admittedly, when [...]
Following the much acclaimed-animated feature FANTASTIC MR. FOX, Wes Anderson returns to live-action filmmaking with MOONRISE KINGDOM. The new movie world-premieres as the Opening Night film of next month’s Cannes International Film Festival; and opens in the UK on May 25th. Set amongst the widow’s walks and Yankee traditions of 1965 New England, Anderson and co-screenwriter Roman Coppola create an incomparable tale of romance between rogue Khaki Scout Sam and the beautiful and troubled Suzy.
On May 21st, days before its [...]
The inaugural Poptronik Festival will showcase some of the freshest and brightest new pop and electronic music acts over a summer weekend in Spain with a promise of “zero mud” and maximum sunshine.
BARCELONA / LONDON, April 30th 2012 – EQ Music and Aztec Records are thrilled to announce the 2012 Poptronik Festival, a weekend celebration of pop and electronic music to be held in the beautiful and unspoiled Catalan beach town of Sitges, Spain on 1st and 2nd September 2012.
The initial [...]
TrioVD are at the heart of the improvisational music world in Leeds. They merge jazz, rock, dance and metal together with sounds that are unusual and avant-garde. They are Chris Sharkey (guitar), Christophe de Bezenac (sax) and Chris Bussey (drums).
Their 2009 leftfield debut album Fill It Up With Ghosts won MOJO Jazz Album of the Year and Jazzwise Album Of The Year. Their latest album Maze is released on 21st May, 2012 on the Naim label.
Brick is a typically crazy [...]
Jamie Hartman, an award-winning British singer-songwriter and Ivor Novello award nominee, was once the frontman to Ben’s Brother.
His double A-side single Before I Close My Eyes / Buddha Allah Jesus Jones is released on May 21st 2012 on Flat Cap Records. It follows the release of his acclaimed third debut solo album III.
The recent birth of his daughter is the subject of his bitter-sweet new lullaby Before I Close My Eyes. Before the song was written he received a phone [...]
London, 13th May
Lisa Hannigan is a singer-songwriter from County Meath in Ireland. Her solo debut See Sew, in 2008, resulted in a Mercury Music Prize nomination and platinum sales. She was once the lead in Damien Rice’s band.
This talented live artist supports her second album Passenger, produced by Solomon Burke and Joe Henry. Her seven piece band comprises multi-instrumentalists who include lutes, bottles, glockenspiels and a giant squeeze box.
In personality Lisa Hannigan has a natural charm and grace. She’s warm, [...]
The latest from Manchester’s small scale yet perennially interesting Superstar Destroyer roster, Ninetails’ ‘Blue Bottle Flu’ is a dreamy prog-pop number via a tasty dash of 00s indie, with intricate, forlorn guitars and melancholy vocals, alongside a deceptively slick bassline and some rather atmospheric drums.
I’ll have to say, it won’t be to some peoples’ tastes. The fussy melodies and heart-on-sleeve lyrics at first jar, but the song for all its space age frills is a pop song in many respects, [...]
