This month’s compilation features 19 great tracks including songs from the forthcoming Hidden Cameras, Amy Millan and Volcanoless in Canada long-players plus exclusives from Vancouver Nights and Luxury Pond.
July, 2009
First Aid Kit – Drunken Trees
Sweden’s First Aid Kit have youth on their side, but what else have they in their musical box of tricks?
Clint Mansell – Moon (Original Soundtrack)
The soundtrack to the new film by Duncan Jones, composed by the former Pop Will Eat Itself frontman.
Track by Track :: Malcolm Middleton – Waxing Gibbous
Malcolm Middleton plays Field Day this very weekend and at Sounds In The Ground festival in Stornoway on the 22nd August – to get him in the mood he’s down a track by track guide to the latest album Waxing Gibbous.
The Look Out Post :: August ’09
It’s back! TLOBF’s look at the musical month ahead returns, with a nod and a wink towards festivals, live events and album releases you should keep an eye out for.
Arbouretum – The Lexington, London, 26/07/09
Valerio Berdini gets a chance to witness the awesome live show that is Arbouretum in London, off the back of an impressive set at this year’s Supersonic Festival.
Jackie-O Motherfucker – Ballads of The Revolution
‘Ballads of the Revolution’ is a worthy addition to the Jackie-O Motherfucker canon – a back catalogue impressive in its sweep and form. Where they go from here is anyone’s guess but you can rest assured it’ll be worth hearing.
Swn Festival 2009 announces first acts!
Curated by BBC Radio 1’s Huw Stephens, SWN Festival 2009 boasts a swathe of established and new bands playing in venues across the Welsh capital.
[Download] Exclusive LoveLikeFire cover of Magnetic Fields
LoveLikeFire hit these shores in September but during their quiet times, they’ve managed to record a cover of The Magnetic Fields track ‘Abigail Belle of Kilronan’, and we’ve got an exclusive download of it!
[Video] Mew – Introducing Palace Players
The latest video from Mew, for the song Introducing Palace Players, is full of the wonder, nonsense and amazement that only Mew can bring.
Skakkamanage – All Over Your Face
Skakkamanage are one of those bands that have yet to break out of their native Iceland and, on their third album, perhaps it’s not hard to see why…
Tiny Vipers – Life On Earth
Folk would be the best way to describe the music contained within ‘Life on Earth’, but really the music transgresses folk, taking the ideas of an intimate, sparse record to the furthest point. Daniel Offen reviews.
Euros Childs readies new album – gives it away for free!
Son of Euro Childs is the new album from Euros Childs and the debut release on his very own label, National Elf Record Company.
Chad VanGaalen returns as Black Mold
Snow Blindness is Crystal Antz is the debut album from Black Mold – the electronic alter-ego of songwriter and Polaris Prize nominee Chad VanGaalen.
Latitude Festival, 17th-19th July 2009
Simon Tyers travelled to deepest Suffolk for three days, where he found old stagers in fine form and newer names coming good on their promise.
TLOBF gets gig happy – see A Place To Bury Strangers & James Blackshaw
TLOBF has been a bit quiet on the gig promoting front of late, but we’ve managed to get our hands dirty(-ish) for the Autumn in association with Green Mind promotions.
