One of our favourite bands of the moment, we catch up with The Acorn to pitch our 20 Questions to them.
The UK's first official review of the debut album by Seattle's Fleet Foxes, which Jude Clarke describes as a deeply satisfying, intense and often extremely moving experience.
The Moshi Moshi record label are celebrating their first ten years in business this year. Jude Clarke chatted with label co-founder Stephen Bass about the trials and tribulations of running a label.
Rich Hughes reckons radio is on the way back. If it wasn't for its wonders, he'd never have heard the laid back sounds of It Hugs Back!
The Sun Giant EP is the debut release from one of the brightest new voices around, Fleet Foxes. Rich Hughes reviews.
Posted on 10 May 2008
Two nights at the Scala for the Australian brother-sister duo; which means either that news of their delicate boy-girl harmonies and dreamy acoustic tunes is spreading, or their tour manager has problems with her copy-and-paste technique. Continue Reading
Posted on 09 May 2008
Watch Ben Gibbard and Nick Harmer give a 10 minute long track-by-track analysis of DCFC's new album 'Narrow Stairs' which is released on Monday. Continue Reading
Posted on 09 May 2008
Win one of 10 copies of the official soundtrack to the brilliant TV show Heroes. Find out how inside! Continue Reading
Posted on 09 May 2008
Beck has been busy recording a new album, produced with Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton, to be released this summer via XL Recordings. The as yet untitled album contains 10 new songs. Continue Reading
Posted on 09 May 2008
"You cunts… You fucking London cunts…" Nick Cave spits in retaliation to the baiting single clapping of the crowd, egging the band to play a song. It's all in good fun though. The crowd just want the music to keep flowing. Continue Reading
Posted on 09 May 2008
This new 2-disc retrospective includes tracks from all phases of Ringenberg’s storied solo career - new versions of Scorchers classics, re-mastered original solo material, rarities and new unreleased tracks. Continue Reading
Posted on 09 May 2008
Tricky returns this summer with a new album 'Knowle West' and single 'Council Estate'. Full details inside, plus Tricky's own thoughts on the new material. Continue Reading
Posted on 08 May 2008
She & Him have found themselves a UK deal, releasing their debut album in July. Continue Reading
Posted on 08 May 2008
Alex Harvey reviews the debut from one of New York's brightest new bands. It's just a shame it's been out for a ages in the U.S. already... Continue Reading
Posted on 08 May 2008
When is a split album not a split album? When the songwriter and the singer are the same person? Ro Cemm has to decide on this double header from Will Johnson under his two, separate guises. Continue Reading
Posted on 08 May 2008
The sporadic, torrential rainfall that threatens such dreams of summer happiness, had tried to dampen spirits in the Academy last week. Continue Reading
Posted on 08 May 2008
The rather splendid James Blackshaw has announced details of a new album, one in which he plays the piano as well as his customary guitar. Sounds good to me... Continue Reading
Posted on 08 May 2008
Neil Young has unveiled details of the Volume One Archives set... trailer inside! Continue Reading
Posted on 07 May 2008
Death Cab For Cutie flew over to London for a one off show at Camden's Electric Ballroom to promote their rather wonderful forthcoming album 'Narrow Stairs'. Rich Thane was in the thick of it. Continue Reading
Posted on 07 May 2008
One of our new favourite post-rock outfits, The Drift, agreed to take part in our New Favourite Band feature. Catch them live now! Continue Reading
Posted on 07 May 2008
Peter Bloxham is confused. Is he at a party for the launch party of the TLOBF hosted mixtape 'Building With Strings' or at Christian Silva's album launch? Who knows! Who cares! There's free tequilla AND a raffle. Woohoo! Continue Reading
Posted on 07 May 2008
After III's lo-fi bliss balance, the classic trio that jettisoned from Lou Barlow and Eric Gaffney's tape swapping 'zinester '80s culture pushed further into oblivion. Kyle Lemmon reviews the 15th anniversary indie rock juggernaut's reissue from Domino. Continue Reading
Posted on 06 May 2008
Tom Waits has confirmed dates on the US leg of his tour this year using a rather amusing press conference... Continue Reading
Posted on 06 May 2008
The New York City-based band Animal Collective have always retained a certain affinity towards watery aural theatrics since their inception in the the Baltimore noise scene. The title song on their companion EP to last year's sticky masterpiece, Strawberry Jam, aims to fill in any cracks in the band's frenetic and ever-shifting experimental pastiche with Avey Tare's (David Portner) gooey vocals. Continue Reading
Posted on 06 May 2008
Valerio Berdini witnesses the wonderful melancholy of the Tindersticks at the Royal Festival Hall. Continue Reading
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