Recent blog posts about The Good Natured from music blog aggregator, Elbo.ws http://elbo.ws/artist/goodnatured/ 2012-02-15T19:55:36+01:00 text/html 2012-02-15T16:26:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4063798/download-the-good-natured-raindrops/
Words: Saam Das I'm not sure I believe in the Valentine's Day hoopla. Until the day someone brings me roses. And by that, I mean a tin of Roses chocolates. A plus side to the day is the generosity of bands and artists in giving away songs for free, as The Good Natured have. Their generosity is time-limited however so pick up the seeping melodrama of 'Raindrops' for free below. 'Raindrops' eschews some of [...]]]> text/html 2012-02-14T20:16:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4061366/golden-fable/
Just like lots of other folks in the blog world, we get sent lots of material that is still at the demo stage. It's to be expected seeing as we tend to operate among the bottom layers of the underground music scene, so we expect a broad range of finishes to the work received. However, some is surprisingly polished and it just goes to show how much effort goes into new bands from the outset - something that's required to get noticed, particularly by record labels, if you want any chance of being signed in a very competitive environment, where [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-27T07:46:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4017571/mp3live-the-good-natured-video-voyeur-recent-la/
just give me what i want, dont leave me hanging til the morning light The Good Natured - Video Voyeur Try to contain your jealous rage when you hear that I got to catch The Good Natured live this week... and last week. Yeah, pretty radical. And the fact that theyabsolutelysmashed both shows doesn't hurt either. New stand-alone single "Video Voyeur" opened their set both times, kicking things off tight and right. An audio freight heading for partyville. The trio rocked hard, with Sarah [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-24T01:12:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4008930/jan-23-school-night-w-har-mar-superstar-evan/
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It's a mighty good Monday (if you ignore the weather): At the Satellite, where Chasing Kings' residency roars into its fourth week, U.K. quartet the Chevin makes its L.A. debut. That's the video for the title track from the West Yorkshire lads' 2011 EP, "Champion," above. Tonight's bonus you also gets sets from Nightmare & the Cat and the Californian . Koga, featuring the solo material of Evan Koga (formerly of the band Chief), debuts at the Bootleg Theater as part of the [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-20T17:48:06+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4002836/video-the-good-natured-video-voyeur/
Sarah McIntosh could easily be lumped in with female-fronted electro-pop bands such as La Roux and Ladyhawke, but the sophisticated gothic sheen on pop melodies she offers with her band the Good Natured sets her apart. Slinking between Scandinavian-like bubblegum choruses to sensually dark undertones that echo Ladytron, McIntosh (along with her brother Hamish and bandmate George Hinton) writes pop that is flirty but she is far from a novice. At only 20 years old, she already has released a third EP titled "Skeleton," which also serves as the U.S. debut for the Good Natured and a nice [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-20T16:37:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4002671/tonight-in-la-wallpaperyoungblood-hawke-kid-sister-har-mar-superstar/
This Friday lineup feels like party time ... Party-starting electro outfit Wallpaper ought to be mighty festive tonight when they headline the El Rey Theatre the project fronted by Ricky Reed has moved up to Epic Records from indie Boardwalk, it was announced last week. Youngblood Hawke and Speakers open. That's Wallpaper's animated video for "F*cking Best Song Everrr," above. Speaking of parties, Kid Sister holds forth at the Avalon. Her "Kiss & Tell" EP came out in November/ Har Mar Superstar [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-20T14:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4002360/tvd-recommends-the-good-natured-120-at-the-echo-and/
UK-based The Good Natured is bringing their Gothic-inspired electro pop ballads to LA for the first time this Friday at The Echo and Monday at Bardot for the weekly series "It's A School Night." The trio, led by 20-year-old starlet Sarah McIntosh, will make sure their performance doesn't go unnoticed while here on the west coast. They kicked off their first US tour this past Monday in NYC. The high energy group shook up the crowd at last year's SXSW with McIntosh singing in the audience, crawling [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-19T18:02:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4000121/earmilk-interview-the-good-natured/
British pop band The Good Natured began their 2012 with an exclusive US tour in only New York and California. On this mini tour, they used Glasslands Gallery in Brooklyn as their second play station. We all know Popgun does it best with their incredible selection of booking the most upcoming talents, so it was only fitting that The Good Natured played at Glasslands in NYC. Before their performance on January 17th, the three eye catching members spoke to Earmilk and gave us a deeper look into their music. Take a look. [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-19T18:02:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4000191/earmilk-interview-the-good-natured/
British pop bandThe Good Natured began their 2012 with an exclusive US tour in only New York and California. On this mini tour, they used Glasslands Galleryin Brooklyn as their second play station. We all know Popgun does it best with their incredible selection of booking the most upcoming talents, so it was only fitting [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-17T04:38:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3993053/review-the-good-natured-live-at-mercury-lounge/
Photos by G. Sarah McIntosh of The Good Natured Hot band alert! The UK electropopband The Good Natured visitedNew York's Mercury Lounge on January 15, 2012. I'd never heard any of their music until they took the stage and I liked every song I heard tonight in their 8 song set. Their music is upbeat and has a great groove. Lead singer Sarah McIntosh's voice reminded me of bits of Ladytronand LaRoux. The audience was loving the show as well, especially when Sarah McIntosh performed in [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-16T14:51:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3991712/caveman-sharon-van-etten-cults-suggested-nyc-concerts/
There isn't a ton going on in the city this week in the world of indie music, but the good gigs are going to more than make up for that! Don't miss Caveman , Sharon Van Etten , and Portugal. The Man ! If this is your first time checking out our picks for best NYC concerts, make sure to check back each week. We won't list everything that's going on - just a short list of great shows happening in our city that you shouldn't miss this week. And to make [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-11T10:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3980414/mp3-of-the-day-472-the-good-natured/
'Video Voyeur' by the Good Natured has been remixed by No Ceremony , a mysterious artist (and producer?) from a town that seemed to be giving out mysterious acts like candy last year (Manchester). Now it's completely different from the original (that you can watch as a previous Video of the Moment ) and I'm not sure I like it. What's your opinion? Let us know in the comments after you've listened and downloaded it below for absolutely free. The Good Natured will support the Whip [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-09T17:30:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3975855/contest-win-a-pair-of-tickets-to-see-the-good/
British gothy electro-pop trio The Good Natured are finally making an appearance in the US after re-releasing their Skeleton EP in the states back last October and we want to check out their show at Mercury Lounge on January 16th in NYC with us! If you live in the greater NYC area and want to have a peek at the "Video Voyeur"s then leave us a comment on this post before Friday, January 13th at noon EST to enter. Winners will be selected at random and notified shortly thereafter. [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-08T19:26:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3974552/about-a-month-or-so-ago-we-posted-up-the/
About a month or so ago we posted up The Good Natured from the UK. The electro-pop trio recently joined forces with Swedish DJ Adrian Lux on the track Alive , which has in turn been remixed by Belgiums rising star Basto . Follow that? Check out the result of this European collaboration and be sure to add it to your party playlist.]]> text/html 2012-01-06T00:02:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3969159/the-wanted-warzone-basto-remix/
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEESSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. Two names you should immediately recognize here. The Wanted had their song Glad You Came remixed to perfection by Alex Gaudino, so I'll include that here as well. Then there's Basto... he is just way too good so I'll throw in some more of his recent fire if you missed it here to absolutely treat you all. The Wanted - Warzone (Basto! Remix) The Wanted - Glad You Came (Alex Gaudino Remix) [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-05T09:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3967707/the-whip-february-2012-english-tour/
Manchester's the Whip are playing a couple English gigs in February. Support will be from the Good Natured. Tickets to the below dates are available now. The Whip are also making an appearance at Snowbombing 2012 in April in Mayrhofen, Austria. Friday 24th February 2012 - Newcastle Riverside Saturday 25th February 2012 - Leeds Cockpit Sunday 26th February 2012 - Birmingham Rainbow Monday 27th February 2012 - Brighton Green Door Store [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-04T20:30:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3967699/the-good-natured-video-voyeur-no-ceremony-remix/
Unlike commercial publications who in order to attract readers / hits have to feature certain artists that meet the demographic of their audience, being truly independent means we can do what we like. This is what fan journalism is about. Theres no reason for us to feature the latest buzz act (hello Azealia Banks) if we dont love their music. However, if we want to feature a whole weeks worth of adoring gushing N-Robz (hello Nicola) posts we can. We could even rename our blog The Nicola Roberts Appreciation Society if we wanted to without any worries [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-04T09:12:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3964915/the-best-eps-of-2011/
The little bird in the artwork above may be a nod to the smaller nature of the EP but don't think for a second that these mini-albums aren't serious beasts. This is some Hitchcockian Birds business with ferocious and passionate music being delivered by some of the most exciting bands breaking out right now. It was certainly an exciting year for the oftenunder-appreciatedEP format. In the increasingly saturated music world I really enjoy a well crafted EP that leaves me reaching for the repeat button instead of checking to see how [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-03T01:28:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3961933/top-10s-of-2011-emilys-picks/
Each of our writers who posted this year worked tirelessly to cover bands that normally don't appear on your FM radio stations, and in the true spirit of the season, here are their lists. All albums are linked to iTunes. To play all Soundcloud clips continuously, click on the play button in the bottom right of the screen. TOP 10 ALBUMS 10. Cut Copy - Zonoscope 9. [...]]]>