Oh dear god almighty I have a hangover. Fucking bastard music people. Last night there was gigging and drinking and wandering the streets of a most balmy and pleasant Edinburgh with an assortment of miscreants and other ne'er-do-wells. We saw Honeytrap and Meursault play at Sneaky Pete's - I was recording this podcast, hence late for X-Lion Tamer, sorry to both Ed and Tony - and it was fucking amazing. And after that there was drinking. Fuck me there was lots of drinking. And then I came home and went into the local all night shop and purchased [...]
Je ne me souviens même plus comment je suis tombé là dessus mais le fait est que j'éprouve un plaisir coupable en écoutant Fax Of Death , l'EP promo de The Laurel Collective . Y parait que dans ces cas là y vaut mieux en parler... Ils sont jeunes, 6 ou 7, d'un peu partout (Europe, Afrique, Italie*), pas facile à décrire musicalement, un peu Post War Years ( No Pirates Left ), un peu Vampire Weekend ( Fax Of Death , fouttu refrain), un peu Wave Machines ( Window ), un peu nazes [...]
Ah this brings back memories of a good night at 93 Feet East when these guys played a great set. Considering there are 7 band members including two singers the energy is perfect. They don't edge toward any particular genre either: instead they easily cherry pick small aspects of many popular genres and the result is all lovely and warm! They've been doing the rounds in the UK for the past couple of years now - it's difficult to say whether they'll make it to the mainstream and it may not even be what they're looking [...]
Ik ben blij dat we hier moeten/kunnen posten waar we stoked op zijn in plaats van "Alleen die nieuwe shit!" Wild Beasts had in 2008 hun album uit en anders had ik niet mijn stokedheid kunnen delen. Ze touren met Vampire Weekend en als je beiden hebt gehoord dan wordt de reden daarvoor vrij duidelijk. Vrolijke indie shit! Al moet ik eerlijk zeggen dat ik niet alles van Wild Beasts lekker vind om naar te luisteren, The Devils Crayon is in ieder geval zo'n hitje waar je bij de eerste drie seconden al van houdt: [...]
Another playlist this week. I've been studying hard (and had my confidence completely shattered today) for advanced biochemistry(!) and molecular biology so I haven't had the chance to review any new music and I've been wasting a ton of time (or "study breaks") laughing my butt off to some older clips of Summer Heights High. Summer Heights High debuts on HBO (US) and The Movie Channel in Canada around November 9th, though it's 7 episodes were recommended by a fellow Spikedhumor user showing me a few episodes and making me laugh hysterically. Chris [...]
Returning to London after a year long hiatus, I resolved to throw myself back into the thick of things, you know what that means kids, a gig double header. And not just any gig double header - A Double Six Records Double Header (That's A Double Six Records, A Sub Division of the Domino Recording Co Double Header). Brief is how I shall try and keep this as I am growing averse to live reviews - they are all beset by the same problems and reporting them never changes. I can only hope to use whatever problems arise [...]
There isn't much said about the Laurel Collective , a band from London, England. It's a 6 piece band with 2 vocalists listed (they list just vocals so it seems odd). They also call themselves a genre trashing band. Nothing of their band particularly interests me at this point and I just dig right into their album "Feel Good Hits of a Nuclear Winter". Interesting title, one being that it's still summertime and two you really have to make good on your "feel good hits" statement. Anyway the album is only 8 tracks which makes it feel [...]
Laurel Collective - "Vuitton Blues" (YouTube)
In summer, I walk around a lot more. It's nicer to because it doesn't rain as much, and there's usually one song stuck in my head the whole time. Three years ago, it was A Certain Romance by Arctic Monkeys, two years ago, it was You!Me!Dancing by Los Campesinos, last summer it was Come on Feet by Pete and the Pirates. This year, the honour belongs to Laurel Collective, recent signings to Domino imprint Double Six Records (also home to Eugene McGuinness). The song in question is their current single, Vuitton Blues. In comparison, just for comparison's sake, [...]
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