The Fauns are almost ready to deliver their second album via Invada Records ! The Bristol noise poppers have been teasing fans with pics via Facebook . Its a good time to revisit their 2009 debut, take a listen to the album cut 'Fragile' ( free download ) and the recent record store day remix by Clint Mansell - there's still a few copies left . The Fauns - 'Fragile' [...]
you should know i'll never let you down The UK's The Other Tribe dial things back from their highly accurate jam "We Should Be Dancing" and the result is excellent. This kind of sensual mellow-pop gets me pumped for summer.
When someone sells something to you with comparisons to Atlas Sound and Kurt Vile, you know you’re either going to be left ecstatic or mightily underwhelmed. Fortunately, in the case of Oliver Wilde, the former definitely applies. “Perrett’s Brook”, true to those comparisons, enters with that laconic, Vile-esq drawl, circling round unsettling, butchered fragments of guitar that would make Mr Bradford Cox himself proud. We’re already sold, but then the track blossoms into a wall of sound which goes straight for the emotional jugular; it could even be Fuck Buttons at their as-yet-undiscovered tenderest depths. [...]
The St. Pierre Snake Invasion would like you to know that they're an easy listening new age pop group from Idaho...and that they're compulsive liars - by Benjamin Bland
Ahead of the release of his absolutely stunning new album Arc Iris (11 July 2013), we're excited to announce that Liam Singer will be gracing the fair folk of England and Belgium with his wonderful live show. These shows are not to be missed as Singer will be performing tracks from the new album as well as gems from his back catalogue. Details as follows: ENGLAND June 20th - Winchester @ The Railway Inn (w/ The Great Park) June 23rd - London @ The Victoria (Sinful Supper w/ Laura [...]
Interview | Wolf Alice by Sammy Maine Ever since ' Leaving You ' entered our ears, we've been a little bit in love with Wolf Alice . Producing subtle harmonies, affecting lyrics and a no-frills approach, it seems that all eyes have been firmly fixed on this four-piece from London. Thankfully, they've produced the goods and have become one of the most intriguing bands around - never sticking to one genre, never giving too much away. After ' Leaving You ', there was ' Fluffy [...]
I was devastated, absolutely devastated to hear that atmospheric alt-pop band Trophy Wife , who I've never had the chance to see live, will be disbanding later this summer. Or technically I guess they have already disbanded, since they've already announced their plans that they will be no more. They've told fans that there will be life after the current incarnation, it's just unclear what exact form the band and the music will take in the future. If you live in the UK, however, there is one saving grace: the Oxford [...]
Leeds trio Dinosaur Pile-Up are offering up a free download of their track 'Hanging By a Thread' on their Facebook page, if you simply 'Like' their page. Go here to get the mp3. The band will be on tour in the UK in July; the mayhem begins the 3rd of July in Newcastle. Tickets are on sale now. Wednesday 3rd July 2013 - Newcastle Think Tank Thursday 4th July 2013 - Dundee Beat Generator [...]
One of my favorite LP of last year was Advance Base - A Shut-In's Prayer . It's great that he is touring in the summer and these dates include Europe include a date in Bristol at the wonderful Cube on Sunday 7th of July. The list below has the European Dates: Thu 04.07.13 Berlin (Germany), Haus der Berliner Festspiele (Foreign Affairs Festival) Sat 06.07.13 Cambridge (UK), [...]
The fantastic Fenech-Soler are gearing up to release their sophomore album 'Rituals' on the 2nd of September, and they'll be going out on tour in the UK and Ireland in support of it in November. Tickets to this tour are on sale now. Watch their latest video for single 'Magnetic' (out the 1st of July) in this previous Video of the Moment post. Thursday 7th November 2013 - Liverpool East Village Arts Club Friday 8th November 2013 - Belfast Limelight 2 [...]
Nuevo disco y sencillo de Fuck Buttons Directo desde Bristol , regresa Fuck Buttons con un nuevo disco y sencillo. Abajo pueden escuchar la versión para radio de "The Red Wing", el primer corte de su álbum Slow Focus que llegará en julio y que marcará el retorno del dúo desde el lanzamiento de Tarot Sport en 2009. El 22 de julio, su nuevo disco Slow Focus llegará a las tiendas del Reino Unido ; un día después en EE.UU. Además, este sencillo [...]
The Manchester/Marple brotherhood is alive and well. Need evidence? Dutch Uncles have just been announced as support for Everything Everything 's October UK tour (all the dates listed below) and they've gone and done a remix of EE's 'Duet' that is now available as a free download to all. Win-win for all of us! Friday 4th October 2013 - Newcastle Academy * Friday 11th October 2013 - Manchester Ritz * (sold out) Saturday 12th October 2013 - Manchester Ritz * Sunday 13th [...]
Not Mathematics is the debut EP from Bristol four-piece Casimir, who on their Facebook page uniquely describe their sound as, “music for giants”. Whether this is an effort at avoiding the sometimes painstaking cliché of having to pigeon-hole themselves into a genre I don’t know - but I do feel this 5-track EP does cater for man and giant alike. By Karla Harris
I caught up once more with N Type on the eve of his appearance at The Hand Arena in Bristol for Noisy Neighbours, playing through the Valve Soundsystem and talked in some detail. DB: Have you played... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
HMWL Podcast 88, by .Motif [Dot-Motif] - a young and talented deep house producer from Bristol, UK HMWL: Tell us more about the .Motif moniquer - who is the man behind the name, how long have you been producing? .Motif is a new project I've just started, but has been in the pipeline over the last couple of years. I used to produce under a different alias, making everything from drum n bass to electro. The new name represents a new direction and sound for me, one which I hope to [...]
Svalbard From: Bristol, UK Lazy equation: (Rinoa + Modern Life Is War) x the inevitability of environmental collapse. URLs: Facebook // Twitter // Soundcloud // Bandcamp Thrash Hits verdict: We love a bit of progressive UK hardcore, so the thoughtful but forceful racket knocked up by Bristol's Svalbard was just the ticket for our Future Hits column. Lead guitarist/vocalist Serena Cherry answered most of our questions, but left it to [...]
Dot To Dot Festival takes over the bank holiday weekend for another year this coming weekend. There are, once again, a huge number of bands playing across Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester and we've selected a few that we think you should spend your valuable time on... Black Books Making their debut appearance on the UK live scene, the band will be arriving here fresh off the back of playing two support dates with none other than The Flaming Lips. Not a bad way to start, eh? Beautiful [...]
Festival co-founder Simon Maltas takes us behind the scenes of what is sure to be one of THE events of the summer, ArcTanGent Festival... - by Hannah Morgan
First off, in the interests of a new, humble, and wholly transparent blogosphere, big up Rob Leedham and his ever-more-humourous DiS Does Singles column for turning me onto Bristol miserablist Oliver Wilde . If I hadn't been suitably piqued by a description of Flutter as sounding like the product of Kurt Vile forming a Doves tribute band, I wouldn't have spent all today drifting in and out of a vague, pseudomedicated haze, Wilde's tracks on repeat in my headphones, ignoring my colleagues and my workload. It was one of the best workdays in [...]
Keston Cobblers Club 's new single out today (13 May) is for 'Beam', and it's got a pretty kitschy video too. Watch it below. The band go on a headline tour of England in September; the Manchester and London dates have sold out, but the other dates have tickets on sale, all the dates are listed below under the video. Click here to view the embedded video. Monday 23rd September 2013 - Nottingham Rescue Rooms Tuesday 24th September 2013 [...]
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