Pavla Kopecna All throughout Theoretical Girl's set at SxSW back in March , I was wracking my brain trying to figure out who Amy Turnnidge, she who is the central abstract idea of the band, reminded me of. This didn't keep me from enjoying her set, but it was a relief and head slap when I finally put it together a week or two later - the name I'd been trying to dig out of my memory banks was Sarah Blackwood. Not the icy electro-pop queen she now is with Client , [...]
Once again, it's time to post some songs I meant to have up on the blog ages ago but then got lazy/depressed/forgetful/distr acted or simply figured that everyone else had already posted them so what's the point? until now. I'm sorry, little mp3s. Come join your brothers and sisters on the courtyard of this fine prison of mine. Just don't complain about the lack of organisation. ~ The Mary Onettes - "Puzzles" ~ ~ The Joy Formidable - "Greyhounds In The Shade" ~ ~ Spiral Beach [...]
It's not quite so mental this week on Edinburgh's live circuit. There are quite a few interesting gigs, but not all that many unmissable ones, so I think it might be easier to pick and choose a couple without overburdening yourself. Last week's strategy of driving to gigs in order to prevent excessive alcohol consumption proved extremely successful (until the weekend, but then the weekend is supposed to be for fun so bugger off, besides, it's not every day your label has an EP launch party) so I might just continue it this week. In any case, I have three [...]
The Thermals (@ Jackpot Records Portland, OR) Courtesy of Ozborn Pix Rock Here's some new songs (in August) on regular rotation here at YATM: The Thermals-Now We Can See Kasabian-Where Did All The Love Go Eskimo Joe-Losing Friends Over Love Collective_Soul_-Welcome_All_A gain_(Second_Single_2009) [...]
It would appear that prior to writing her debut album, Theoretical Girl [aka Amy Eleanor Turnnidge] was dumped, consequently locked herself in her bedroom and listened to The Carpenters on repeat. Divided is the culmination of such heartsickness, baroque and dole. Turnnidge started making demos on a 4-track [presumably in her bedroom] in 2005, beginning to gain recognition in 2006 following the release of her limited edition single 'It's All Too Much'. Turnnidge delivered something simple, strangely sensual and full of promise. It is a shame then, that this simplicity seems to have been replaced with [...]
more about " Theoretical Girl-Rivals ", posted with vodpod tracks: 1. Rivals 2. The Boy I Left Behind 3. Dancehall Deceit 4. I Should Have Loved You More 5. A Future Apart 6. Divided 7. Red Mist 8. Never Good Enough 9. Good Timing 10. The Biggest Mistake 11. Seeing You Again [...]
I'm having one of those chilled out days today, I've had a few days off work on holiday and I go back tomorrow. Today the house is quiet apart from me and so far I've spent my time drinking tea, eating toast, having a couple of cigarettes, watching 4od and flicking through my iTunes library at random. Due to my relaxed temperament today, I've decided to keep the 1000 Minutes abit downtempo. In no way were this entries choices meant to be depressing, so apologies if thats how you find them. I find that even the most sad [...]
Theoretical Girl, aka Amy Turnnidge, has been around for quite a while (first appeared on this blog in February 2007, a whole life ago for me now), but has just released her debut album. Whatever took her so long, it seems to have been worth the wait. Back then I ...
hätten eigentlich einen platz in der erst kürzlich aufgestellten liste mit den am heißesten erwarteten neuen alben haben müssen, releasedate für "six" ist der 06.10.: The Black Heart Procession – Rats alle zwölf songs auf "the life of the world to come" sollen nach bibelversen benannt sein, album kommt auch anfang oktober: The Mountain Goats – Genesis 3:23 selbes veröffentlichungsdatum für "In And Out Of Control", also der 6. für gleich drei interessante neue [...]
Autumn de Wilde I can't help think that if you were to drug each member of Wilco with a different and unique blend of psychotropic drugs mixed with a 40 of tequila, blindfolded them, spun them around three times and then handed them instruments they didn't even know how to play, they'd still ungodly tight and be able to play off each other with the instincts of a sea turtle returning to the beach form which it was spawned. This is what you get when you assemble such prodigious talents and have them tour relentlessly. [...]
Autumn de Wilde I can't help think that if you were to drug each member of Wilco with a different and unique blend of psychotropic drugs mixed with a 40 of tequila, blindfolded them, spun them around three times and then handed them instruments they didn't even know how to play, they'd still ungodly tight and be able to play off each other with the instincts of a sea turtle returning to the beach form which it was spawned. This is what you get when you assemble such prodigious talents and have them tour relentlessly. [...]
John Lear, a captain of a major U.S. Airline has flown over 160 different types of aircraft in over 50 different countries. He holds 17 world speed records in the Lear Jet and is the only pilot ever to hold every airman certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration. Mr. Lear has flown missions worldwide for the CIA and other government agencies. A former Nevada State Senator candidate, he is the son of William P. Lear, designer of the Lear Jet executive airplane, the 8-track stereo, and founder of the Lear Siegler Corporation. Lear became interested in the subject of [...]
Η δεσποινίδα που βρίσκεται πίσω από το moniker Theoretical Girl , δηλαδή η Amy Turnnidge , έχει ήδη κυκλοφορήσει πέντε EPs από την πρώτη της εμφάνιση, το 2006. Αυτό τον Αύγουστο κυκλοφορεί το ντεμπούτο της άλμπουμ με τίτλο Divided . Folk pop, electro pop, goth pop, chamber pop.. και τι δε διάβασα για τη μουσική της κάνοντας μια μικρή βόλτα στο διαδίκτυο.. Η pop πάντως είναι σταθερή.. Το εναρκτήριο Rivals , [με video και απ'όλα] της Λονδρέζας Amy [άραγε πως διάλεξε αυτό το περίεργο όνομα? γνωρίζει το ομότιτλο άλμπουμ του Gentleman Reg ? [...]
I can't believe Theoretical Girl is finally trading in EPs for albums. After years of independent EP releases, her debut Divided will be released on the 17 th of August via Memphis Industries. The date is a little far way, but Amy Turnnidge just released her first single 'Rivals' in order to prepare you. And the song, as usual, is lovely, a frenetic ballad softly interpreted. And if the song keeps going on about rivalry, the video shows Amy competing against a wicked Ching Chong in the lamest car [...]
The Boners just completed this remix of Memphis Industries artist Theoretical Girl , who incidentially I had down as one of my ones to watch this year. This remake takes the original's girl-to-girl bitchiness set to a pleasant indie backing and turns it into something which occupies the space between electronica and dub. Kinda reminds me of Skream's In For The Kill remix though not as EPIC. You can buy the original 73 here . Theoretical Girl - Rivals (Super Extra Bonus Party remix) [...]
Paul Hammond Halifax's Dog Day have got the goods to be a terrific pure pop band, capable of crafting sublime melodies and hooks, but their fondness for the noisier virtues of the indie rock canon of the '90s ensures that they'll never be quite so easy to pin down. As such, their 2006 effort Night Group was an incongruous yet perfectly natural bit of doom-pop, all spiky and sweet - heavy and foreboding in intent but eminently hummable in execution. Their recently-released follow-up Concentration [...]
Words and photographs: Tim Boddy You know summers round the corner when: you mow the lawn for the first time in the year (tick), washing can be hung out to dry and actually dries (tick), and live music takes place outdoors (Now tick). For The Slow Club helped launched the start of Bandstand Busking, a free event to be held on the first Sunday of every month in Northampton Square, Islington. A glorious spring day was befitting for the occasion, the gentle folky sound of The Slow Club [...]
The combination of reading the Sonic Youth chapter of the excellent Our Band Could Be Your Life and listening to a bunch of No Wave comps reignited my interest in Glenn Branca . Unfortunately, Branca's name is just as likely to show up in the same sentence with "pretentious" as it is to appear with "Sonic Youth" or "No Wave." While I disagree with the pretentious tag, I can understand how minimalist electric guitar symphonies can wear on a listener (including myself). It says something that [...]
Frank Yang Theoretical Girl London, England, United Kingdom Nom du plume of English pop artist Amy Turrnidge, who sometimes performs solo and sometimes with her band the Equations. Her debut is due out in August of 2009 - Show review Photos: Theoretical Girl @ Latitude 30 - March 21, 2009 MP3: Theoretical Girl - "Rivals" Video: Theoretical Girl - "The Boy I Left Behind" [...]
Frank Yang The last night of SxSW began not on 6th St, where it normally does, but down at the Auditorium Shores amphitheatre where the festival puts on large-scale free shows for the locals by way of thanks for putting up with the massive influx of visitors each year. Some friends wanted to unwind down there, away from the chaos of downtown, to the narcoleptic tones of Beach House . The last time I'd seen them they were lulling a dozen or so people to sleep beside a roaring fire in the front [...]
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