I like the name The Temper Trap . Some people say that it doesn't matter what you call your band, they say if you are good it will shine through. If that's the case, whatever happened to Reality Ambulance? No, The Temper Trap are good. Their debut album 'Conditions' is a good get up and shine collection of songs. "Love Lost" opens the procedures and goes very well with my first cup of coffee of the day, and I really like the second song "Rest" . [...]
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Nostalgia plays a major role in my music listening. If a song can hark back to a specific moment in my life, I am much more emotionally attached to the music, which seems obvious. What is less obvious is the enjoyment I get when I find a new band that encapsulates the sound of an older, more renowned band, and builds on it. While I would say now that U2, and specifically Bono, is one of the most overrated bands on the planet, I admit that I remember fondly the first time I heard "Where the Streets Have No Names" [...]
Remember when I messed up and said Neon Gold was going to release Ellie Goulding? Well, I effed up! Neon Gold, is releasing the debut single of new UK act, Wolf Gang . The 73 is delightful pop songs that make me yearn for days when tape player Walkman's were cool. They have the sound of something that would be on the soundtrack to a John Hughes movie. Wolf Gang have a lot of buzz going around about them. It could be because they are already playing shows with Miike Snow, Marina & the Diamonds, and Temper [...]
Photo courtesy of Amy Mergard . The Temper Trap are an Australian band currently residing in the UK. After the bands debut album, 'Conditions' received great praise in Australia, The Temper Trap decided to up sticks and spread their music throughout the world. The Aussie boys upcoming release is the single 'Sweet Disposition' which is out in the UK August 3rd. Front man Dougy Mandagi's haunting falsetto voice opens the track and immediately grabs your attention. The song then fully kicks in with full backing and [...]
Sunday Shuffle Vol. IV Once again, I find myself posting a miniature mix of soft songs on a Sunday. The first couple come from the soundtrack to 500 Days of Summer [...]
pic:8mts Do you know who Hervé is? Besides being well known for producing some of the wobbliest and hardest tracks on the sphere, and performing at festivals and shows all around the globe...No, he also records as The Count, Voodoo Chilli, Action Man, Dead Soul Brothers, Speaker Junk and Young Lovers, and has a collab project called Machines Don't Care. Must be a confusing life for the man we call Herve. His dub remix of "The Science of Fear" might be my favorite song right now. . [...]
Speeding through leafy trees and Paddock Woods to the far end of the sprawling Kentish countryside, the light at the end of the seemingly infinite tunnel is old Geoffrey Chaucer's prime dormitory hangout, Canterbury. Promenading through tunnels and rolling fields of barley, the setting's quintessentially British, the weather atypically sweltering. This year's LOTF keeps it within the family, the line up composed almost universally of home-grown innovative indie, from Southend garage punksters-turned-shoegazers The Horrors , off-kilter Foals-approved groove mongers The Invisible and Archbishop of UK Hip-Hop Roots Manuva . That said, bar Sunday night home runner [...]
Ever so arty... Clichés? Yes please. Six-foot crops loike them there ones in thaat M. Night Shyamalan filum. Beautiful 'til trampled by runts. The culprit for the collapse of the Strange House. Not everyone hated on it- see Gloves and Draw Japan for former glories. Rockstars require gym memberships these days. Those guns could certainly snap a Donny Tourette chicken leg or two. Dougy Mandagi in all his wife-beating glory. [...]
Speeding through leafy trees and Paddock Woods to the far end of the sprawling Kentish countryside, the light at the end of the seemingly infinite tunnel is old Geoffrey Chaucer's prime dormitory hangout, Canterbury. Promenading through tunnels and rolling fields of barley, the setting's quintessentially British, the weather atypically sweltering. This year's LOTF keeps it within the family, the line up composed almost universally of home-grown innovative indie, from Southend garage punksters-turned-shoegazers The Horrors , off-kilter Foals-approved groove mongers The Invisible and Archbishop of UK Hip-Hop Roots Manuva . That said, bar Sunday night home runner [...]
16.07 - Kraak et. al. in (on Rotation) [DJ-Set] in The Sound Club Goes to Tokyo @ Tokyo Club, Lisboa16.07 - Primal Scream, Kaiser Chiefs, Lamb in Festival Marés Vivas 2009 @ Praia do Cabedelo, Gaia16.07 - Bishop Allen in Festival Manta @ Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Guimarães17.07 - Jens Lekman in Indie Songs Don't Lie @ Salão Brazil, Coimbra17.07 - The Young Gods in Festival Manta @ Centro
The Temper Trap are one of the newest buzz bands from the land down under, and rumor has it they'll be coming stateside on tour sometime in the near future. Their forthcoming debut album Conditions will be available in stores October 13, 2009, but armed with the following, you can tell all your friends you [...]
The Temper Trap have announced a string of UK tour dates for September around the UK. The slowly rising stars will play a string of dates to round off a successful summer of playing festivals. Tickets are on sale now for all dates. Friday 18th September 2009 - Norwich Arts Centre Saturday 19th September 2009 - Oxford O2 Academy 2 Monday 21st September 2009 - Leeds Cockpit Tuesday 22nd September 2009 - Bristol Thekla Wednesday 23rd September [...]
Like most of you, after the weeks of rain we've been out enjoying all the great things summer has to offer: Skin, sun, fun, cold drinks, outdoor shows and of course GREAT new music! I've been slacking on the playlists so what better time to catch up than mid-summer? Check out some tunes that we've been blasting off at rooftop parties and afterparties so far this summer. Stay tuned for some great things on the way! Enjoy. MP3: Love Language - Lalita or zShare MP3: Bibio - Jealous of Roses [...]
Download: Who Are You (The Bloody Beetroots Remix) - The Proxy (Right Click, Open in new window) (Alt Link) Download: Sweet Disposition (Doorly's Dubstep Remix) - The Temper Trap (Right Click, Open in new window) (Alt Link) Download: One More Time (Dskotek Remix) - [...]
In a never-ending quest for ceaseless procrastination in between the mild debauchery of weekly festivals, it seems vaguely appropriate to compile some sort of hideously clichéd sounds of the summer thus far collection. In no particular order. Obviously. 1. Golden Silvers- True Romance (True No. 9 Blues) Lyrical perfection from Gwilym Gold and his spangled heroes of the rejuvenated disco generation. 2. Baddies- Battleships Frantic borderline insanity from suited and booted Southend upstarts. With added barking. 3. Jack Peñate- So Near So near yet so [...]
photo: joe penniston Quite a bit of news for you today so I'll start with that. Also apologies I didn't post yesterday, I mistimed it badly. Anyway I forgot to mention the other day that the Arctic Monkeys release their new single, "Crying Lightning" - on Monday. I may grab myself a copy off iTunes but I'm not sure. I've seen some live performances of the song and I'm not overly convinced. If you like their more grown up rock sound, I think it'll be something you enjoy. Also, there's a very [...]
OK GUYS! I am about to leave to go camping, but I have had such good luck with sweet jams this week, I just had to make a quick post. So...CHECK OUT THE SWEET TUNES BELOW! OUCH, THEY SO GOOD THEY HURT! MUSIC These are the three jams you need to get your weekend going right! DAGGUM! Mew - Introducing the Palace Players The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition Regina Spektor - Eet [...]
Just Jack- Embers The Temper Trap- Sweet Disposition The Energies- Born Again Runner (Lifelike Remix) Dirty Projectors- Stillness Is The Move
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