Philco Fiction’s deconstructed disco is bookended by icy synths on one side, and bombastic, pop-hit vocal harmonies on the other.
“A sentence can start a feeling, a sentence can start a story” : The Line of Best Fit meets Porcelain Raft
Watch: Benjamin Shaw – How To Test The Depth of a Well (Best Fit Session)
“Somewhere between ABBA, Technotronic and Whigfield”: The Line of Best Fit meets Casiokids
Listen: Tourist – Placid Acid
‘Placed Acid’ is the first track to be taken from Brighton based producer Will Phillips’ debut EP as Tourist.
Francois & The Atlas Mountains – E Volo Love (Domino
Sophistication is a hard thing to get right, but Francois & The Atlas Mountains achieve it with ease and wear it with charm on this warm, luxuriant delight of an album.
Night All Night : The Line of Best Fit meets Diagrams
Diagrams man Sam Genders discusses life after Tunng, putting together his first ‘solo’ album and primary school children’s opinion of his music.
Watch: D’Angelo – Shit Damn Motherfucker [live in Stockholm]
Excuse the video quality – this is just the most exciting thing ever. D’Angelo is back, and he sounds unbelievable. Next Friday can’t come soon enough.
Darren Hayman – January Songs
The former Hefner artist provides a selection box of variable treats to be dipped into: a superb reminder of what a unique and valuable artist Hayman continues to be, with or without larger public interest.
RM Hubbert – Thirteen Lost and Found
With a little help from some well-known local friends, Glasgow’s RM Hubbert crafts an album of fine folk songs, showcasing his trademark virtuoso guitar skills.
Black Bananas – Rad Times Xpress IV
For all the cries of BB being the saviours of rock, everything about this record screams insipidity: a series of ideas of popular music that largely have nothing to do with each other, all thrown together in the hopes that something sticks.
Errors – Have Some Faith In Magic
Errors encourage us to Have Some Faith In Magic. So we do. And we love it.
The Line of Best Fit Recommended Album.
Portico Quartet – Portico Quartet
An album on which very little is left of the band who crafted Knee-Deep in the North Sea. By removing most of the live instrumentation and embracing their interest in electronica and synthesised sounds, it’s left the album feeling a little lifeless.
Weird Dreams – 666.66 // Song Of The Day #392
’666.66′ sees Weird Dreams find the aggression they always needed, suggesting there is more to the four-piece than Beach Boys pastiche.
Casiokids – Cargo, London, 24/01/12
In lieu of the abolition of January, we can prescribe two things to assuage the pain of the dark months. One is a good alarm clock and a series of early nights, and the other is Casiokids.
First Aid Kit – The Lion’s Roar
This resolute new batch of songs remains intensely personal and intimate, like the whispered longings and frustrations of two siblings talking candidly to each other long after the lights have been shut off and everyone else has gone to bed.
The Soft Hills – The Bird Is Coming Down To Earth
As much a shamanic quest as an album, The Soft Hills’ latest record is a gentle psychedelic country experience that occasionally provides some relief from the gloomy winter.
Rebecca Pronsky – Viewfinder
With its old-school, old-feel approach, performed with such precision and displaying such crystalline production, Viewfinder strides carefully between country, rockabilly and folk without ultimately breaking these boundaries down for the wider audience.
