Kites is a London band comprised of the four unique musical talents, who frontman Matthew Phillips describes their sound as, "Melodramatic provocation for discontented dreamers". They have been compared to the likes of New Order and Talking Heads, and have supported a nice range of various acts on tour such as Jarvis Cocker, The Maccabees, The Mystery Jets, Erasure, and Bloc Party. As I listen to their newest song 'This Jumped-Up Boy In Livery' I get the old school Bloc Party vibe that I have been aching to have return for sometime now. It is [...]
Since forming in 2008 through mutual friends at university, French Wives (Stuart Dougan - vocals/guitars; Chris Barclay - bass/vocals; Siobhan Anderson - violin/vocals; Scott MacPherson - guitar/vocals, and Jonny Smith - drums/vocals) have been quietly plugging away and building up a loyal live following in their native Scotland. Along the way they have supported the likes of Bombay Bicycle Club, Mystery Jets, and Two Door Cinema Club as well as having performed at a number of festivals including T in the Park. As a pre-curser to the release of their debut album Dream [...]
The current trend in 'Indie' music is to write songs that sound like they've stepped out of a Delorean from the 802s. Knowing this (expecting it, even) makes the opening of Tribes' debut rather surprising, as they draw influence from bands of the following decade like Nirvana and Pixies rather than Huey Lewis and Steve Winwood. The first musical thing you hear is a guitar that sounds like it's being picked by Kurt Cobain. The thick guitar sound is a theme that carries through the whole album. Which is another way of saying this is a proper guitar [...]
What's up party people. I don't know about you but I've been busy as shit since the last post. I've been preparing to launch my new label, finishing music and getting all of the not so fun stuff out of the way. I don't want to talk about it until it's 100% ready for launch but you should expect to be able to purchase music from me staring early March from all of the major outlets. Forget about the future for now - let's focus on what I have in store for you within this 10th edition of Moombahwhat?!. [...]
Tribes - Baby By Jiten Karia Tribes , the guitar band representative of this year's Next Big Things, swing a hefty bag of hype as they release their debut album Baby . Popular with The Mystery Jets and Zane Lowe amongst others, and having supported The Pixies, the Camden four-piece are now boldly, and worryingly, about to make a splash on the music radar. The last few years haven't been particularly kind to such bands with supposedly promising groups like The Drums and Delphic disappearing [...]
I was in DJing in Lavery's on Boxing Night, and I decided to open the set with a track I'd been trying to track down for ages. Do you ever get a song stuck in your head, but you just can't pinpoint what it is? You try humming it to people, but they just look at you as if you are mental. This was one of those songs, and I actually worked out what it was from a clip in a Family Guy episode where Chris is imitating the infamous scene from Silence Of The [...]
If the music industry was a horse race, I'd put my money on these horses. You'll be familiar with some, others may be new to you. They're all worth your time though, as I think these are the bands and artists you'll hear a lot more from in 2012. I present you: The Sound of 2012. Lana Del Rey No surprises here. After hearing Lana Del Rey 's Video Games for the first time back in May , I was sold. I know there are plenty [...]
Thanks for listening to Vamos A La Playa on WVUM 90.5 FM . I host a new show every Monday afternoon from 5-7pm . No radio? No Problem! Stream live online at wvum.org . I also post lots of tracks on my other blog NIGHTDRIVEMIAMI.COM I'LL BE DJING THIS SUNDAY (12/25) @ PURDY LOUNGE IN THE BACKROOM (midnight) Playlist: (LOCAL DJs Please be original!) Le Gorille - Phantom Lover Your Loft - Death [...]
I'm so thankfull that I've found this genius EP. I've been browsing through blogs and was glued to this amazing video and saw it, I don't know, about 10 times in repeat?! I don't know much about Woodkid, except that he's a French guy (what else) based in Paris. His first EP called "Iron" comes with four originals and two remixes by Gucci Vump and the Mystery Jets. I know that this isn't the typical stuff I post about, but it's just amazing! So check this mindblowing video... You can buy the whole EP [...]
Photo by Kristin Wilson From NPR Music : At 21, Laura Marling is already one of the great young folk singer-songwriters. With a sound characterized by graceful, refined lyricism and remarkable melodies, she's attracted widespread praise for her third album, A Creature I Don't Know . Growing up surrounded by music, Marling made her way to London at 16 to join the "new-folk" movement; she soon became a part of Noah and the Whale and collaborated with acts such as Mystery Jets and The Moldy Peaches . She then [...]
Tribes are a well needed return to straight up rock & roll; melodic guitar riffs, DIY mentality and loud anthemic tunes. No synths or programing, just an ambitious young band from the UK with great songs and a love for the rock 'n' roll lifestyle. They've been building a great buzz in the UK, supporting bands like The Pixies, Mystery Jets, The Kooks and Kaiser Chiefs and were just confirmed for the NME Awards 2012 tour in February with...
So we've shared with you the Quickfire Questions answers from our writers and I was thinking some of you might be wondering how I would answer them... 1. What song is your earliest musical memory? My dad was a crazed maniac when it came to fidelity of sound; the house I grew up in is still littered with the many speakers he bought over the years, after painstakingly researching each one through geeky audiophile magazines including one from this company that came into existence before I was in existence). So it's [...]
Beat London's Summer Camp likes them some make-believe, that much is clear. Their first appearance on the musical radar was in the guise of a Swedish septet with a taste for vintage photographs who'd met at a Summer retreat - hence their name. It didn't take too long for them to be outed as the English duo of Jeremy Warmsley and Elizabeth Sankey, which may have disappointed fans of elaborate back stories but should have done nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of those who like enthusiastic boy-girl indie-pop. Not that [...]
La última vez que supimos de los Mystery Jets la banda estaba promocionando su tercer álbum de estudio, Serotonin , un disco al que le fue bien a secas en cuanto a crítica pero que definitivamente ayudó a mantener a esta agrupación en el candelero. De eso hace apenas un año y medio, sin embargo, para los ingleses este tiempo ha sido más que suficiente para prepara una nueva placa. La banda de hecho confirmó los primeros detalles de este nuevo intento el día de hoy en un mensaje publicado en su página oficial [...]
The band will play a show next year at O2 Academy Brixton... and new material is on the way too!..
In a desire to share even more great, free music with you, the Sunday Sampler offers a handful of tracks without the usual critical and biographical write-up. Less talk, more tunes. [tweetmeme] Eight Bit Tiger "Numbers" from Parallel Synchronized Randomness [ released 10/25/11 | indie rock, dance-punk ] [ download ] Today the Moon, Tomorrow the [...]
Let us help your December get off to a great start with tickets for Tribes and We Barbarians . It will be a festive night at the Great Scott , part of a Fenway Recordings concert session on 12/7. If you have any love for Mystery Jets , then we'd be pleased to have your ears introduced to Tribes. Boston plays host for their first stateside show, and download their free EP for a preview of their rambunctious Brit-rock. We're sure that once a full album [...]
We were busy moving on Sunday and didn't get to post these songs, but we think that the temporal displacement has aged them to perfection. (Who knew they only required an additional 24 hours in our oak barrels?) In a desire to share even more great, free music with you, the Sunday Monday Sampler offers a handful of tracks without the usual critical and biographical write-up. Less talk, more tunes. [tweetmeme] Gold Beach "Diving Bell" from Habibti/a> [...]
Justin Bieber – Otis Freestyle. Lyrics included below. "Yeah you say I'm crazy? Guess that makes two, But I never knew that dreams really came true" JB dropped another rap freestyle over the Otis instrumental while on Power 106. Read the Justin Bieber "Otis" Freestyle Lyrics after the jump. Justin Bieber – Otis Freestyle Lyrics [Verse 1: Justin Bieber] Justin Bieber Damn damn J.B, where the hell you been Yeah I got [...]
We were busy moving on Sunday and didn't get to post these songs, but we think that the temporal displacement has aged them to perfection. (Who knew they only required an additional 24 hours in our oak barrels?) In a desire to share even more great, free music with you, the Sunday Monday Sampler offers a handful of tracks without the usual critical and biographical write-up. Less talk, more tunes. [tweetmeme] Echo Lake "Another Day" from the [...]
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