In what is being dubbed the "English answer to the Department of Eagles" by some, The Leisure Society unveiled before Christmas their first single The Last Of The Melting Snow , reminding us that this spring, not only will the snow gloriously disappear but that we will have what will be another great record to listen to on relaxing summer nights... March 23rd is when The Sleeper awakes, on Wilkommen Records . Wilkommen is more than a record label, it is a [...]
Another gem from the 2008 mixtape made for me by Colin from And Before the First Kiss . I made some flippant comment about him not really posting much new music, and he promptly handed me a full CD-R's worth of brand new bands, most of which I had never heard of. So, er, I'll be more careful in future. Neither the growling indie, nor the twee indie-pop with which I associate Colin, this is more of lush and lovely persuasion. Reading their press quotes, Last of the Melting Snow is described thus: "delicate, beautiful, ethereal, heavenly, [...]
The rather excellent London based label Something In Construction have unleashed their brand spanking new website onto the public today. It features a whole bevvy of information on their current roster plus up to date news, shop and a rather nice links section that says rather nice things about this very site. Check it out here . Also currently available to download for free is the most recent Something In Construction label sampler which features a whole host of TLOBF favourties. Download the sampler below [...]
When you write for a blog like Mocking Music you get a lot of requests from artists who want you to promote their music. I don't want to discourage anyone but I very rarely meet these requests. I do, however, listen to every song that is sent my way. I have to be really blown away, though, if I'm going to take the effort to write about any particular band. This morning, I stumbled across
Rock Sellout
Song, by Toad
The Line Of Best Fit
Mocking Music
I’ll Just Leave This Here #161
Daft Punk graba con Giorgio Moroder
How High Can You Hear? Test Your Hearing Now!
BAND OF HORSES – The Funeral (Sound Remedy Remix)
[MP3] Cosmo Jarvis – “Sunshine”
