" Pet Friends are a four piece band from London, UK who have been together for the last six months or so. They've recently finished a four track demo called 'I Don't Want Pet Friends' which is already receiving a wider interest - Four of the first few tracks that they wrote are on it. Pet Friends have debut shows booked, playing shows in June around Hertfordshire after which they plan to play some in London. BBC Introducing is airing a live interview on the 18th May and the track 'Expect You To' has been put onto the mainstream radio playlist [...]
Drape: Canicular Days - Hey everybody, canicular means pertaining to a dog. You know, like a canine. For years I thought it was actually spelled K-9 like the classic Jim Belushi vehicle or the thing that's written on the side of cop cars that test Jay-Z's intelligence . If something is dog-like it can be referred to as canicular. I googled this - I know now, you're welcome. If we extrapolate from this information, the title of this album means dog days or the better known dog days of summer. If you're looking [...]
"Girlsongs" is an incredible cover album by the Austin based group SPEAK. This four man group from Texas does an a capella version of six popular songs originally performed by female singers. The tracks feature lyrics from artists like Alicia Keys, Fiona Apple, Charli XCX, and Tegan and Sara, and each song has a unique [...]
It's been some time since we've heard anything cogent from Southend ensemble These New Puritans – some time too long. In the meanwhile since the release of their quite rightly widely heralded Hidden LP of 2010, Thomas Hein has been seen partaking in psychological learnings at Goldsmiths, George Barnett has led a considerably more two-dimensional existence in once ubiquitous Fred Perry advertising and braniacal bro Jack can be traced to the northern end of the Piccadilly line, a backpack brimming with frayed cables more or less surgically affixed to his spine. They have, to "quote/ [...]
"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 [...]
It's not a very arguable statement that the British band Kotki Dwa have a lot of good things going for them. They've got a rapidly growing fan-base, critical acclaim, and they've even got the National Trust of England to essentially act as a record label to their new album. However, even with all of these positives leaning their way, their band name is definitely not one of them. "Kotki Dwa" might be one of the most elusive band names on the face of this earth, as it's virtually impossible to tell anybody about their music without [...]
"Brooklyn's Dead Leaf Echo is an art collective that is releasing their debut LP "Thought and Language" this Spring. The album has clear 4AD influences as it was mixed by John Fryer (Lush, NIN, Depeche Mode) with artwork by the label's legendary designer V232s Vaughan Oliver (Pixies, Bauhaus). DLE just returned from their east coast tour with Slumberland band Lorelei and played SXSW supporting The Ocean Blue and the Warlocks. They will also be playing TOBs sold out NY show in June. Look for DLE in April on the West Coast playing with Beach Fossils and the Telescopes at The [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, Cyril Snear have well and truly arrived... - by Benjamin Bland
Calloways are an extremely talented band from South East London. We've featured them as Song of the Day, we had the chance to Get Cozy With them, and now it's time for even more Calloways! So get ready, because we're not sure if you can handle their awesomeness. We present to you some lovely harmonies, a soaring melody, wicked groove, two gingers, and an amazing song for you to love! So check it out- Calloways Play AMBY A Song! Calloways- Dress Rehearsal Getting Cozy With // Facebook [...]
Cold War Kids: Dear Miss Lonelyhearts - For Cold War Kids , releasing a new album has always been a daunting task. They have the cards stacked against them even before their newest album, Dear Miss Lonelyhearts , hits the shelves. Critics and hipsters alike have been quick to pan the band’s religious undertones and though I do admit that Cold War Kids certainly do make frequent nods to the big man upstairs, I think that to focus on that aspect is to ignore the fact that this band is making perfectly good music... and [...]
Deerhunter is one band I always pay attention to. When I see they have a new song out, I buckle my metaphorical seatbelt, put all my expectations aside, and brace for something crazy, experimental, beautiful, or ugly, and almost always excellent. This latest song, the title track from their upcoming album Monomania , definitely leans more towards the crazy descriptor and it's definitely pretty damn ugly, but in a beautiful way. It's an all-out punk-noise onslaught that is still somehow rooted in catchy pop rock. As the song progresses, it gets increasingly crazy, heavy and dirty sounding [...]
Ah, los Wire: consiguieron desconcertar a todo el mundo con un sonido que nunca se había escuchado antes, y nos dejaron tres discos en los que aún perdura la maravillosa sensación de que cualquier cosa es posible. Si " Pink Flag " podría ser considerado la sublimación del estilo en la medida en que llevaba el DIY (¡y la concisión!) a su última frontera, en " Chairs Missing " los británicos desafiaban al cacareado no future desde el propio corazón del movimiento, tendiendo puentes hacia el art-pop (¿No cabría imaginar un " Another The Letter " en manos de [...]
Etched firmly on our "one to watch" radar following the left-field delights of debut single "Plastic Utopia" , a perplexing, yet oh-so-smoove bridging of 802s-era art rock and blue-eyed soul, three-piece Brooklyn indie Japan Soul (Jason Paul, David Rozner and DaVe Lipp) succeed in furthering our intrigue with follow-up "Transparent", a stunning, retro-pop-hued masterwork of disco, funk, new wave and Latin rhythms that seems to answer the question of what would happen if one felt the need to mold together the DNA of Miami Sound Machine, Wham!, The Power Station and Ready For The World with some [...]
On his latest album, David Bowie reconnects with what made a lot of his classic albums great, revisiting his old stomping grounds in an incredibly mature way. WATCH THE REVIEW
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In 2010, it was believed Feel Good Ghosts would be the last album we'd ever hear from the Cloud Cult . I'm not sure how much truth their was to that rumor, but with the band's ninth studio album, we are reminded once again how sad that reality would have been. Love , as with any Cloud Cult album, is immense in emotion and full of extravagant arrangements - a product of Craig Minowa and his fellow seven band members. The Duluth-based group is among an elite group of bands with eight or [...]
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Most bands that have been around for 20 years have started reissuing albums, but Low , continues to push themselves beyond their comfort zone as is apparent with their latest release, The Invisible Way . The Minnesota group has continually to expand on their minimalistic style, this time with the help of Wilco frontman, Jeff Tweedy . Despite Tweedy's style being heavily cemented in Americana, The Invisible Way doesn't stray too far from the punk, pop and art-rock flavors commonly found on a Low record. Instead, we hear more a unique, more crisp production [...]
Hungry Kids Of Hungary: You're A Shadow - Anyone in the mood for infectious pop songs that you can feel good about? There's a hope contained within this album that is undeniable. If you've listened to any of Hungry Kids Of Hungary 's previous albums, you may be surprised to notice a bit of a rise in their general demeanor... by that I mean they seem happier. I can't imagine someone listening to this album and not feeling slightly better about life. The major themes of this album seem to be relationships and the [...]
Trippy British art-rockers Django Django will be at the Fonda with psych-country band Night Moves, and we have a pair of free tickets!
Fresh from his weave declaring Gangnam Style as one of his fave mp3s of the last decade, the DAVE GROHL scores the cover of Artrocker magazine.
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