Big Scary Monsters Records (home to Pulled Apart By Horses, Tubelord, Copy Haho and Tupolev Ghost) are all set to release Kevin Devine’s 5th studio album – and first in the UK – ‘Brother’s Blood’.
June, 2009
Get Back Guinozzi sign to Fat Cat Records
Full of colour and character, GBG are infectiously poppy, quirky and breezy, with a strong French slant. Sample this delightful band inside, with their cover of the Junior Mervin classic ‘Police & Thieves’.
Various Artists – Common People ‘Britpop: The Story’
Three discs, 54 tracks and yet nothing by Oasis or Blur. Simon Tyers attempts to fathom what sort of compilation puts Earl Brutus next to the Stereophonics.
Katie Stelmanis – The Lexington, London, 15/06/09
From the moment Katie opens her mouth and sings it’s clear she’s not your average run-of-the-mill Canadian songstress.
The Roots – Meltdown Festival, London, 13/06/09
The Roots headlined the Meltdown festival with one of the most pulsating, tight, overblown, electric and flabby hip-hop shows Andrew Taylor has ever seen.
The Thermals – Brundnell Social Club, Leeds 15/06/09
The Thermals: one of the most quietly consistent pop bands of the last six years are breezing through the UK for the first time since playing with the Cribs last year in support of fourth album ‘Now We Can See’.
White Denim – Fits
White Demin are the latest thrilling export of Austin, Texas. James Dalrymple salutes ‘The Live Music Capital of the World’.
Deerhunter – Rainwater Cassette Exchange
Rainwater Cassette Exchange seems to exist as a microcosm of Microcastle. All muscle and no fat, this EP builds on the last album’s diversions into taut, yet dreamy, pop music.
Sunset Rubdown announce September tour dates
Sunset Rubdown, who release their excellent new album Dragonslayer this week, have announced a set of UK tour dates for September.
Tommy Reilly – Jackets [Video]
We don’t run many videos, but the latest from Tommy Reilly is rather neat…
The 2009 Polaris Music Prize announces its long list
Canada’s Polaris Prize has announced it’s long list for this year’s music prize.
Engineers return with new album
The Engineers are finally returning with a new album, having taken 2 years to record it!
Mumford & Sons embark on massive Autumn tour
Mumford & Sons are to head out on a 20 date tour of the UK in September / October this year.
John Paul Keith & the One, Four Fives – Spills and Thrills
If somehow you were to find John Paul Keith appearing, Zelig-like, lurking in the background of old photos of Sun Studio recording sessions; he would certainly fit right in seamlessly with Carl, Elvis, Johnny, Roy, and Jerry Lee.
The Pretenders – The Best Of/ Break Up The Concrete
I’ll Stand By You, Back On The Chain Gang, there’s no denying The Pretenders have written some cracking tunes over the years, and packaged up with new album Break Up The Concrete, they prove they’ve aged gracefully and are better than ever.
Richard Hawley announces new album
Richard Hawley has announced details of a new album, to be released via Mute in September.
