Today’s the day! Ja Ja Ja at The Lexington, London will hold its launch party. All week we’ve been talking to the four bands who are taking part in the all Nordic line-up. Today: I Was A King.
November, 2009
Efterklang & Danish National Chamber Orchestra – Performing Parades
Live albums are usually considered rubbish, but this CD and DVD combo of the wonderful Efterklang performing their epic album Parades is an exception that proves the rule…
Annie Mac Presents – Koko, London 14/11/09
Annie Mac offered up a blistering set of dubstep, dance and house mash ups that magically, despite at this point having been on my feet for the last 14 hours, kept me dancing well into the wee hours of the morning…not to mention the brilliance of Miike Snow.
port-royal – Dying in Time
The Italian act port-royal have crafted one of the best instrumental / ambient / post-rock albums of the year, according to Rich Hughes.
First Aid Kit announce tour for Feb / March next year
First Aid Kit have announced their first full UK headline tour starting in February next year.
No Music Day is this Saturday, looking for ideas for 2010
As part of Bill Drummond’s ongoing campaign to respect a No Music day, each year for the past 4 years, this Saturday, the 21st November, will see the final No Music Day as dictated by him.
Pelican – What We All Come To Need
One their latest album, Marc Higgins ponders whether Pelican have lost the fire that created their best work…
[Download] Beach House: ‘Norway’
Perhaps their most mature and focused 4 minutes to date, even after the first play ‘Norway’ reveals itself as a sure fire future classic. Essential listening – download inside.
Tegan and Sara – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London 13/11/09
Tegan and Sara rejoice in making pneumatically charged pop that deserves to be a whole lot bigger than it is; their detailed take on the genre’s simple structures sit them head and shoulders above many more successful acts.
Red Fox Chasers – I’m Going Down To North Carolina: The Complete Recordings of The Red Fox Chasers [1928-31]
Perhaps not for every casual listener, The Red Fox Chasers’ anthology provides a fascinating insight into a past popular culture that proves incredibly charming.
Portico Quartet – Isla
If Arctic Monkeys provide music to drink Stella to then Portico Quartet’s Isla could see you and some rather civilised friends nicely through a bottle of vintage 1999 Chateauneuf-du-pape.
Ja Ja Ja :: Kira Kira
Creating lasting images of singing black holes, dueling smoke machines, kite symphonies and exploding cassette tapes across the globe, tomorrow evening Kira Kira comes to London.
Black To Comm – Alphabet 1968
Has civilization seduced Black To Comm? Is the freedom of the freaky forest subtly succumbing to the agreeable, if regimented, pleasures of the pop city? Joseph Knowles wonders…
The Gun Club – Reissues: Miami | Death Party | The Las Vegas Story
Jack White famously asked why The Gun Club’s songs weren’t taught in school. As their albums get the reissue treatment, Steve Lampiris asks the same question…
New Warp signing LoneLady to release debut album
Warp’s latest signing, LoneLady, readies her debut album for release next year and gives away her debut 7″ for free!
Converge – Axe To Fall
If it is true that we should keep our friends close, and our enemies closer, then keep this band of holy shitstormers in your constant periphery! Marc Higgins reviews.
