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David’s Lyre – ‘Picture Of Our Youth’ album stream

aaamusic — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:34:26 +0000

David’s Lyre have announced the release of their debut album ‘Picture Of Our Youth’ on a pay-what you-want basis exclusively from Bandcamp. The album will be available from February 20th and will be the only offering from singer/writer/producer Paul Dixon’s latest project. Working with the critically acclaimed ‘In Arms’ EP producer, Luke Smith (Foals, Slow Club), as well as calling upon the up and coming Tom Fuller (Patrick Wolf), Dixon co-produced throughout. Mixed by Gareth Jones (Grizzly Bear, These New [...]

Miike Snow – ‘Paddling Out’ music video

aaamusic — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:49:28 +0000

The wonderful Miike Snow returns with a music video to the track ‘Paddling Out’, taken from their upcoming sophomore album ‘Happy To You’.

Happy To You will be available in stores and digitally on March 19th via Columbia Records.

Gabriel & The Hounds announces debut UK shows in Feb/March

aaamusic — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:07:50 +0000

New Communion Records signing Gabriel & The Hounds are pleased to announce the details of their debut shows in the UK this Spring.

Gabriel & The Hounds is Gabriel Levine and a broad pool of some of his friends and allies. The debut album, ‘Kiss Full of Teeth’, is released on the 5th March. A variety of performers working directly in, or with, the likes of The National, Beirut, St Vincent, Sufjan Stevens, tUnE-yArDs, Bjork and Jonsi all feature throughout the [...]

We Have Band – All Saints Live Session + new album ‘Ternion’ out now

aaamusic — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:46:54 +0000

We Have Band have released a slick live session for All Saints this week, following on from the release of second album ‘Ternion’ on Monday 30th Jan.

The London trio recorded the 3-track session for All Saints Basement Sessions last month with a 9-strong crew, have a look at the fantastic footage below:

Direct link to the All Saints Basement Sessions: www.allsaints.com/music/

New album ‘Ternion’ was released via Naive worldwide this week, hear it streamed here: http://soundcloud.com/wehaveband/sets/ternion

A stylistic leap on from their debut [...]

Wedding Present – New album ‘Valentina’ and world tour

aaamusic — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:24:21 +0000

The Wedding Present will be releasing their much-anticipated eighth studio album ‘Valentina’ on March 19th 2012, released in the UK on their own Scopitones label. Recorded by the group in France, California and Brighton during 2011 and mixed by Andrew Scheps (whose past credits include Metallica, Iggy Pop and Johnny Cash).

The ten track Valentina comes four years after 2008’s El Rey, the longer than usual delay reflecting The Wedding Present’s commitment to touring and other side projects involving the group’s [...]

CAAN (formerly of Ou Est Le Swimming Pool) new single + headline XOYO show

aaamusic — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:07:43 +0000

On March 19th Caan Capan, formerly of Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, returns with the bass heavy, electronic pop noir of second single ‘Every Little Thing’ (out on March 19th through Camoflague Recordings).

With Caan’s debut album nearing completion, January saw his version of the Japan classic ‘Ghosts’ gaining fans in high places, including John Lloyd from Tribes, Eddy Temple Morris and original Japan member Richard Barbieri, who commented on YouTube, “I love your new take on this.” [...]

Sam Sparro – New video for The Shallow End

aaamusic — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:36:52 +0000

Sam Sparro is back with a bang (and new video). Check it out here…

Official website – http://bit.ly/samsparro-officialwebsite Official facebook – http://on.fb.me/samsparro-facebook Official twitter – http://bit.ly/samsparro-twitter

Autolux to release ‘Science Of Imaginary Solutions’ video + limited publication

aaamusic — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:25:41 +0000

ATP Recordings is releasing a limited edition A6 publication of stills imagery for AUTOLUX’s The Science of Imaginary Solutions to coincide with the release of the Mark Whalen (Kill Pixie) art / Thomas McMahan animated video for the track.

The album Transit Transit, called “cerebral, vibrant and dynamic all at the same time” by Q (4/5) and “full of the sort of implausible leaps of imagination that normally only happen in your sleep” by the BBC was released to international [...]

Phantom Limb @ Monto Water Rats

aaamusic — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:44:22 +0000

London, 31st January

Phantom Limb is a great name for a band. The medical sensation it refers to –where a person feels that a missing body part is both still there and functioning – conjures up all sorts of metaphorical possibilities, although I’m not sure it’s quite the appropriate choice for a band that deals in a breezy mixture of soul and country music. It’s a bit like if Fleetwood Mac had been called Alien Hand Syndrome…[1]

Nethertheless, the band have thrived [...]

PHANTOM LIMB – The Pines

aaamusic — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:42:25 +0000

Phantom Limb is an English country and soul band from Bristol, England. They finely mix blues, gospel and R&B, achieving a distinctive style reminiscent of Union Station, America and Bread.

The band comprises: Yolanda Quartey, Stew Jackson, Andy Lowe, Dan Moore, Matt Jones and Luke Cawthra.

Their album The Pines was exquisitely produced by Mark Ford, former Black Crowes lead guitarist and is released on 13th February, 2012 on the Naim label. It was conceived in France and recorded in California.

The brilliant [...]

The Megaphonic Thrift – Decay Decoy

aaamusic — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:39:56 +0000

To be honest, I hadn’t heard much from The Megaphonic Thrift before – their debut ‘Decay Decoy’ seemingly passed me by. So this, their self-titled follow up, has acted as my introduction to the Norwegian indie quartet, who are often touted as a sort of supergroup, since the band features members of Casiokids, Young Dreams, and Low Frequency In Stereo. To get to the point: The fact that I missed their debut, and haven’t heard much from The Megaphonic Thrift, [...]

Kiros – Lay Your Weapons Down

aaamusic — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:36:41 +0000

Listening to Kiros’ ‘Lay Your Weapons Down’, I’m teleported back to the surreal land of musical discovery I went though a few years back, dabbling in that nebulous region of “emo” and discovering that rather American brand of introspective rawk that blends pop-punk, heavy guitars, and heart-on-sleeve, mostly faith-based lyrics. And that’s an awkward situation for an atheist rocker. I’d have to say on the one and Kiros never preach, and they have glimmers of potential. However, despite the best [...]

Elsie – The Assassin

aaamusic — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:32:29 +0000

Step away from the slightly cringeworthy press release, and Elsie could potentially be touching upon something. There’s elements of Blondie in the guitar pop framework, and indeed shades of hedonistic lad rock attitude, and even a sense of a spiritual successor to the girl groups of the 50s and 60s. It’s essentially a woman with a good set of pipes singing about wanting to keep you (yes, you) away from her boyfriend in no uncertain times, but there’s a smoky, [...]

Kopek – Love is Dead

aaamusic — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:28:10 +0000

Melodic stoner type rock, about the destruction of the music scene, It’s really catchy this record is not dead it’s alive and it has some style to it one of the first records that has gripped me by the balls and rammed the song down my throat, I was going around all day singing this so it is going to be a hit, look forward to hearing more of Kopek.

Daniel Cairns

Honour Before Glory – The Maison EP

aaamusic — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:25:09 +0000

Honour Before Glory is the name of the new solo output from former ¡Forward, Russia! guitarist, Whiskas, and co-founder of ultra-cool label Dance To The Radio. This Leeds-based indie hero digitally released his debut album ‘This Is Broken Lines’ last year (with the physical release still, I think, pending), and this new EP is made up of four versions one of those album’s songs – ‘The Maison’.

The opening, album version is a brooding, keys and synth-led tune, displaying some understated, [...]