The Juan MacLean’s second album for DFA marries sweaty NY dancefloor electro, disco and synth pop. James Dalrymple reviews.
April, 2009
Introducing :: We Were Promised Jetpacks
Rich Hughes goes a bit mad for We Were Promised Jetpacks – one of the best new bands he’s heard in AGES… find out why inside…
Life In Cartoons #8
Another Wildbirds & Peacedrums themed issue, in which Anika’s obsession with the band leads her to seeing them twice in a day. Nom nom. She also hooks up with TLOBF’s RichT who is looking a tad down in the mouth after dropping his phone.
The Delta Spirit – Ode To Sunshine
Who here thinks mixing up Razorlight, Stereophonics, Turin Brakes and a myriad of other average bands together is a good idea? No? Well, The Delta Spirit do. And they want you to PAY for it.
Elvis Perkins In Dearland – Elvis Perkins In Dearland
Few artists can weave tragedy and heartbreak into gorgeous lyrics and melodies the way Elvis Perkins can. The songsmith is releasing his first album with backing band In Dearland.
On Song :: Joe Gideon & The Shark
Having recently released one of the debut albums of 2009 with ‘Harum Scarum’, we caught up with its creator Joe Gideon to find out about the musical influences behind the lo-fi dirty blues the idiosyncratic duo muster.
Caroline Weeks – Songs For Edna
Bat For Lashes sidewoman sets the works of groundbreaking first half of the 20th century poet Edna St Vincent Millay to spare guitar to spellbinding effect.
Dananananaykroyd – Hey Everyone!
With two hyperactive frontmen and a ‘wall of hugs’ the ‘Kroyd are almost certainly the best live band in the country at the moment…and they’re pretty amazing on record too.
The Thermals – Now We Can See
After almost three years since their brilliant The Body, The Blood, The Machine, The Thermals return with Now We Can See
Animal Collective – Trinity Arts Centre, Bristol 22/03/09
A band who’ve always had problems transferring that brilliant recorded sound into an equally revelatory and transfixing live experience. Adam Nelson is left feeling a tad dissapointed after the Bristol leg of AC’s recent UK tour.
It Hugs Back – Inside Your Guitar
From the lulling abrasiveness of ‘Q’, to the sleepy gallop of ‘Don’t Know’, it’s clear the sorts of contrasts and themes the band are focusing on here, exploring the tensions between those seeming polar opposites.
Rone – Spanish Breakfast
Spanish Breakfast is a mix of light playful electronica that is comparable to indie acts like Lali Puna, Broadcast, Mum, etc, and more intense deep house/minimal techno such as Pantha Du Price, Lindstrom, Ricardo Villalobos.
