Two Wounded Birds are truly the British equivalent to the USA’s Brooklyn based vintage surf pop dreamers, The Drums. They share a similar love for 50/60s throwbacks, conventional pop structure and cliched song titles (Together Forever), but yet still hold onto that familiar British sense of melancholy. Replacing quirky synths and tie dye for a stricter regime of leather jackets and crackly amps, It’s was the almost perfect match up then that this Margate quadruplet supported the Drums during their European tour. Since then, the band have gone from strength to strength, honing their idiosyncratic fusion of hazy pop and [...]
Friday 23 rd of September saw the opening night of the Brighton Weekender at the Hope. A two evening event raising funds for Amnesty international, it was perhaps a little disappointing not to see a stronger turn out to appreciate local talent playing for such a worthy cause. The night began in a low key manner with The Vaudevilles, described as being “three quarters perfect” by following act New Union, with that final quarter being the unplanned absence of drummer. Not to be discouraged by this they opted for a more [...]
Listen/subscribe HERE This fortnight’s fix gives a little insight into the goings on of HMCMB and our new acoustic sessions project, plus a featured tracks by Buildings. Alongside that there’s Brightonian Rock ‘n’ Roll revivalists Ice Black Birds, From The Sticks and their Kooksy DIY anthems and a quick listen to the elusive WU LYF, a band best known for... well, having not much known about them. Intrigued and confused? Have a listen to find out more. Ice Black Birds - 22:22 From The Sticks - Grow WU LYF [...]
Even though it's stormed like hell so far it seems like May is going to be a great month. Allo Darlin- The Polaroid Song I'm yet to find a song by Allo Darlin' that i don't absolutely love. Such a great band to put me in a good mood and motivate me to go out and enjoy my life. Thao witht he get down stay down- bag of hammers Lovett- The Fear [...]
Video: Ice Black Birds - 22:22
Another post that needed to shared with you is from one of my Go-To blog sites... We All Want Someone To Shout For . Here is a 32 song playlist to help you get through February (?). It might be a tad overdue but there are still some solid tunes in there. Happy listening. February 2011 Mix: ZIP Download (233.1 MB) 1. Local Natives – Who Knows Who Cares (Take Away Show Version) [...]
(More thanks/credit to Camilo Bejarano for his incredible artwork) Some of you guys enjoyed my January Mix so much that you've requested more. I couldn't let you down. So I made you guys another mix for February. I know, I know, it's March 2nd. I've been a bit behind on life, and am still playing catch up. I threw together this mix with my favorite stuff from the past 28 days or so. Some of these you should know, and some of them you may not know. That all doesn't matter. These [...]
Planning your SXSW schedule can be overwhelming, so you have to just know the for-sure must-go-to-see acts and then go-all-out the rest of the day. Below is a list of artists we plan on seeing once if not three times, while Winnie and crew are down in Austin covering SXSW 2011. 17 MUST SEE BANDS PERFORMING @ SXSW 2011 : The Belle Brigade (Los Angeles, CA) 'Sweet Louise' [...]
This friday we bring you some of the best bands you've yet to hear, hand selected from our highly trained owls including Holy Ghost!, Hot Challenge, Young Galaxy and Ice Black Bird.
Brighton's Ice Black Birds aren't doing anything fancy, but rather simply doing all the little things really well. Single 22:22 is one of those increasingly rare, timeless rock songs that could be slipped in alongside The Yardbirds, The Stones or The Doors as easily as Jet of The Black Keys. Short, fast and angry isn't the best way to do a lot of things, but music is the notable exception. The band's third record, also called 22:22 , will be released on March 21st, [...]
Here is the new track from Ice Black Birds, we have been keeping a close eye on the guys for a while now. Read More >>
Listening: 1. Eksi Ekso : There is something dark but seductive about this Boston trio. Listen to : "Carte de Visite" ( mp3 ) 2. Ice Black Birds : Raw rock n' roll and high energy from this Brighton band. Listen to: 22:22 ( mp3 ) 3. D angerous Ponies : Don't be scared, these ponies are colorful but not that dangerous. Listen to : I Only Wear My Favourite Clothes At Home ( mp3 ) Reading: 1. The Settler by Michelle [...]
Kind of a roller coaster of a week, huh? I mean, The White Stripes broke up, yet you have a chance to win Bonnaroo tickets . And the Super Bowl is Sunday, but musically it doesn't offer anything to look forward to. I'm not sure where our Friday Mixtape fits in, but I do know you'll likely be more glad than sad over this week's offering. Included are the week's best singles and remixes, plus hand-picked covers from our friends at Cover Me . NEW Singles: "People's Partay" by [...]
UK's ICE BLACK BIRDS ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE "22:223 AND TAKE ON AMERICA FOR SXSW & NYC **FREE MP3 OF SINGLE "22:223** Single ’22:22’ out March 21st (CD & Download out on Ice Black Birds Music: IBB002) "Like the Doors if they’d swapped taking acid in the desert for writing coherent rock songs (Ice Black Birds) have the anthemic chops to be serious contenders." - NME "These guys write TUNES" - Josh Block, White Denim DOWNLOAD SINGLE " 22:22 " NOW Ice Black Birds are: [...]
Ice Black Birds bring the rock. They've got a similar southern garage-rock sound that a young band by the name of Kings Of Leon once had. Check out their incredible new single, "22:223. It's no bullshit rock & roll in its purest form.They make rock & roll sound fresh and exciting during a time where it has practically lost its identity. Kudos to you, Ice Black Birds. Download it below. It's got me buzzing on all kinds of levels: [mp3]: Ice Black Birds - 22:22 The single drops [...]
Proud to be different, Brighton's purveyors of indie-dance-blues Ice Black Birds announce the release of their debut single "Ears To the Ground" along with a string of UK tour dates. Coming from Brighton, you'd expect a rather different sound to emerge from young band Ice Black Birds which features guitarist/lead vocalist Sam Denniston , lead guitarist George Grinling , bassist Harry Bohay-Nowell and drummer Pierre McFarlane . However, this band are looking to set themselves apart from the pack with their [...]
i officially defeated the widely circulated belief that new years eve is never as good as it should be. it was better. YES! but crystal fighters are shit - DO NOT EVER SEE THEM and i also realize that we get very preoccupied with electronic music here and forget to post stuff just as important and insane. so i managed to weasel myself some tracks SUPER UNBELIEVABLY EXCLUSIVE TO WIZARDS ARE BETTER from the up-and-coming london/brighton four piece... ICE BLACK BIRDS [...]
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