The latest instalment of our Oh! Canada series takes in fuzzed out pop, spiky new wave, and a liberal dose of Canadiana courtesy of Gentleman Reg, The Wooden Sky, Leif Vollbekk and many many more.
January, 2010
Peggy Sue announce album release shows
In the run up to their album release, Peggy Sue will be allowing fans to get the album at a special series of shows!
Chicago Underground Duo – Boca Negra
Boca Negra – named after the mouth of the volcano Tiede on Tenerife – is the Chicago Underground Duo’s 5th album continues their quietly dazzling exploration of jazz improv themes and studio electronics.
James Blackshaw announces Kept Impulses tour
James Blackshaw has confirmed a series of UK dates for May, including a performance at Matt Groening’s ATP, under the Kept Impulses Tour.
First Aid Kit – The Big Black and The Blue
The Big Black and The Blue mines 70s rustic American and the pastoral, harmony heavy folk of more recent acts to prove itself retro, but no less interesting for it.
Midlake – Junction 2, Cambridge 24/01/10
Prior to the release of their highly anticipated new album, The Courage of Others, Midlake take their laid back sounds to smaller, more intimate venues around the country. Rich Hughes reviews with photos by Valerio Berdini.
Rubbish Recommendations #1 – An Introduction
The Bearded one, Gareth Main, begins his new monthly column for TLOBF with a brief introduction about what we can expect…
Los Campesinos! – Romance Is Boring
The Tweexcore Underground gatekeepers have turned into a (nearly) Brecon Social Scene. Simon Tyers evaluated the lively septet’s darker second proper album.
TLOBF Interview :: Erland & The Carnival
We caught up with Tong to find out a bit more about the project, the stories behind the songs and the low down on their Myspace Goat…
Eels – End Times
Eels’ Mark Everett has taken his lonely, debilitating thoughts and turned them into an album packed with tender, exquisite moments, and these songs, ultimately, will see him (and anyone else who identifies with his misery) through the shadows and into the dawn of a new, restorative day.
Southbank Centre announces Ether 10 line up
Ether 10 arrives on the Southbank this coming April, with the usual blend of unusual collaborators and one-off live events.
She & Him return with new single, confirm Volume 2 release
With a new single set for release in March and an album to follow in April, She & Him are back!
Charlotte Gainsbourg – IRM
Unlike most Hollywood stars turning their hands to pop music, Charlotte Gainsbourg has all the skills, with a little help from Beck, to produce an impressive and varied album in IRM.
Grand Archives announce debut London show, win tickets inside!
Following on from last years sophomore album ‘Keep In Mind Frannkenstein’ the quartet are set to play their first ever UK show at London’s Borderline on Friday 5th February. The kind folk at Sub Pop have given us a pair of tickets to giveaway to one lucky reader.
Race Horses – Goodbye Falkenberg
Swathed in upbeat pop melodies, and ebbing with bright punchy ditties, there’s pomp and a chaotic recklessness that gives Goodbye Falkenberg an infectious vitality.
Devo to perform at 2010 Winter Olympic Games, release new album!
Devo are to perform live at the Winter Olympics Victory Ceremony, plus are putting finishing touches to a new album.
