As my family has had direct exposure to the staff and facilities at Grand River Hospital's mental health care, I have been distressed and disturbed by the recent changes going on there. You may recall this article written about my daughter Melissa. I am asking all of you to read the following and click the link at the bottom to sign the petition urging the hospital to stop this. I am sure we all know someone affected by mental illness. On behalf of my family, I thank you for taking the time. Here's the basics: [...]
Wild Cub will release a limited edition vinyl run of debut album Youth on May 28th, 2013 via No Shame Records. Only 500 copies of the white, hand-numbered 12-inch vinyl will be pressed...
The eagerly awaited debut full-length, titled Youth, from Michigan's Citizen will finally be released on June 11, 2013 via Run For Cover Records. The band have shared the single, "The Summer", from the...
By Tom Johnson I guess all any of us, as both consumers and fans, want out of a bands second record is to see some progression. On the surface that sounds like a rather empty sentiment but history has taught that it's far more easily said than done. One supposes that the task becomes far more difficult when your debut record is one of the most respected and ground-breaking electronic records of its time. Which is exactly what Crooks & Lovers was, and it quite rightly pushed Mount Kimbie to [...]
Swedish synth-pop heroes Club 8 have released their 2nd single from their upcoming 8th album, Above the City . “I’m Not Gonna Grow Old” is a disco-stylized anthem for everyone out there who wants to hold on to their youth for as long as possible. Complete dance sensibilities take over immediately, as infectious hooks abound everywhere you look. Pop in 13 Going on 30 , tie your hair in ponytails, and sing along at the top of your lungs. Above the City will be out [...]
Following the lead his "Love Again" visual laid forth a few weeks back, Mike Milan provides yet another glimpse inside his impending project, Youth , with the Thelonius Martin-produced "Fly Children." Musically, this comes off more appealing to the ears as Milan narrates both the internal and external tug-of-war that often presents itself when dealing with the opposite sex. The aggressive lyrics played off as a sharp contrast to Thelonius' production, which in turn, created a much needed and efficient balance. Youth should be crashing landing on a Sharebeast [...]
It’s not one minute into London trio Daughter ’s debut album that the poignant depiction of “frozen hearts growing colder with time” is laid down and the mood set for the next 45 minutes: complete and utter sadness of the highest order. If You Leave is out on 4AD , the home of fellow savants of sorrow The National and Bon Iver , so it’s not surprising that Daughter join the likes of the aforementioned. The very [...]
It's funny all the emails we get, from people scattered all over the world in places like Brazil & Japan. Eastern Europe though is one place that doesn't exactly shine as a musical hub, for one reason or another, but we're certainly enjoying this piece by youngster Parks, Squares & Alleys . continue reading >>
"A London-based band who met through musical endeavours across the city, The Shallows is made up of four members, Tom Skelton on lead vocals, Russ Cragg on guitar, Joe White on bass and Al Hewitt on drums. Taking their influences from the likes of The Strokes, Neu!, Two Door Cinema Club and The Smiths, The Shallows focus is writing great music, with solid vocals. The About Time Vol 1 EP was recorded at Youths (Killing Joke, Paul McCartney, The Verve) studio in Spain at the beginning of 2012. There are two more EPs still to come. The focus of their [...]
To say Mike Milan's name rang a bell prior to watching his "Love Again" video wouldn't exactly be the truth. Yet, his credentials did at least raise an eyebrow. Milan walked away victorious in Philadelphia's "Search For The Coolest" contest sponsored by Coors. The accomplishment allowed the Manhattan MC to perform in the presence of accomplished Hip-Hop legends, DJ Drama and Ice Cube. So knowing all that, I clicked play. A larger sample sample size is needed before I come to a true conclusion on buddy's music, but allow me to note these two points. [...]
Singer and guitarist Sergey Khavro is the solo artist behind Parks, Squares And Alleys - the lo-fi, bedroom pop project based in Khabarovsk, Eastern Russia. These dreamy melodies came to light following the demise of Sergey's former band (Walrus Meditation) and led to the debut LP ' Memories ' in 2011. Parks, Squares And Alleys recently posted a new single called ' Youth ' which is quickly gathering a bevy of new supporters. Parks, Squares And Alleys - 'Youth' [...]
Through all of youth I was looking for you without knowing what I was looking for or what to call you I think I did not even know what I was looking how would I have known you when I saw you as I did time after time when you appeared to me as you did naked offering yourself entirely at that moment and you let me breathe you touch you taste [...]
One would hope, for everyone involved, that when starting a full-blown record label just to put out one man's music, there is, well, some kind of pay-off; financially but, more specifically, artistically. Even more so when it's a label set-up by the most respected music site of these shores, if not every shore. That's what happened when a chance meeting between The Quietus' head-honcho John Doran and bedroom-electronica extraordinaire William Doyle, led to the Quietus Phonographic Corporation being born and Will's debut physical record, the Hostel EP, being released. [...]
Fyfe es el proyecto de Paul Dixon, un joven de 23 años de Londres haciendo música muy fina. Su nuevo sencillo se llama "Lies" y será parte de su EP debut Solace . Enjoy .
O n May 27th Warp Records will release Cold Spring Fault Less Youth , the second full-length record from London dance-extraordinaire's Mount Kimbie. A couple of weeks back a radio-rip of a new track, Made To Stray , was thrown around the WWW, and said track has now been made available through official channels, along with further details of the LP. The new record see's the duo step out of the bedroom and into a professional studio [...]
If you can make it through the whole of ‘If You Leave’ without crying, you have a heart of stone. As the evocative guitar lines of opener Winter shiver, you’re immediately plunged into another world of serene contemplation. Whether sat in the office, a bustling tube or walking down a busy street, nothing else matters but the voice of Elena Tonra. Frail and fragile, her singing is the essence of vulnerability. [...]
Steak Number Eight The Hutch Indie Recordings 22 April 2013 by Gavin Lloyd Steak Number Eight have been a name slowly seeping into more and more people's consciousness as of late. Following an impressive support slot on these shores recently to Feed The Rhino , they find themselves as quite the buzz band. [...]
Words by Tom Johnson Let's get this out the way; of course it's different. Of course it's moved on significantly from its predecessor; from the bedroom-produced, lofi, wide-eyed wonder of Year Of Hibernation . You know this already. Look at that album cover, look at how the live shows have progressed. I mean, come on, it's called Wondrous Bughouse for gawd sake. It's a giant leap forward from the debut Youth Lagoon LP in just about every way possible. Let's recognise that, deal [...]
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