“Hold my bag, I’m going to a have a mosh.” After the success of her SXSW Chronicles, Jen Long is back for more. This time it’s the turn of All Tomorrow’s Parties… Weekend 1 – Matt Groening curates.
May, 2010
Mountain Man giveaway new track, announce UK dates
We featured the Vermont based all-girl folk crooners a few weeks ago on Song Of The Day with the gorgeous ‘Animal Tracks’. Not resting on their laurels, Mountain Man are now offering out the sublime ‘Soft Skin’ from their forthcoming album Made The Harbor (out June 14 via Bella Union).
Introducing: Jason Zumpano
To mark the release of his new solo piano record “Room and Mansion”, we caught up with Jason Zumpano at home in Vancouver to find our a little about what he’s been up to and what makes him tick.
[Photos] NME Radar Show – Koko, London 10/05/2010
Active Child, Darwin Deez, Everything Everything and Hurts played live at Koko’s in London as part of NME’s Radar tour – catch Andy Squire’s brilliant photos inside!
Steve Mason – Boys Outside
This is understated yet monumentally self-assured material from one of our finest songwriters, which comes highly recommended.
Seven Saturdays: ‘A Beautiful Day’
Here’s the new video from Seven Saturdays, aka one Jonathan D. Haskell from Los Angeles. The debut self-titled EP will be released on May 10 and, if ‘A Beautiful Day’ is anything to go it will be full of sweeping post-rock flourishes and subtle orchestral noir.
Keane – Night Train EP
Keane’s latest EP, recorded during their recent tour, is a rather curious collection of songs that swing from the rather good to the completely terrible.
SOTD #62 // The Mary Onettes: ‘The Night Before The Funeral’
‘The Night Before The Funeral’ tugs at the brain in all the right places with an almost indecent amount of hooks that recalls label-mates The Radio Dept. at their head-arresting best.
Neil Cowley Trio – Radio Silence
The Neil Cowley Trio play Jazz, sure, but it’s a new wave of UK Jazz that sits as comfortably alongside the best works of Seb Rochford’s gaggle of bands and Portico Quartet as it does with ECM greats such as Chick Corea or Marcin Wasilewsk.
Foals – Total Life Forever
Total Life Forever isn’t unbearably commercial, nor is it a car crash of discombobulated tings and booms. It’s a surprisingly feel-good album that has enough of what made Foals appealing in the first place; it’s simply a bit more accessible and uplifting.
TLOBF Interview // Over The Wall
Consisting of duo Gavin Prentice and Ben Hillman, the Glasgow based band have just released their single ‘Settle Down’ on Motive Sounds Records. We caught up with the duo to talk about ‘Settle Down’, their forthcoming album, Fabian politics and the blossoming Scottish scene.
Ja Ja Ja // No and The Maybes
The club night that celebrates Nordic music returns on Thursday 20th May at The Lexington on London’s Pentonville Road. This time around the curator is Stuart Clarke from Music Week, who has chosen No and The Maybes from Denmark, Snorri Helgason from Iceland and Manna from Finland to play live at the show.
Wildbirds & Peacedrums – Retina EP
Following on from their critically acclaimed ‘The Snake’, Wildbirds & Peacedrums Retina EP is as beautifully uncluttered as it is intricately composed. Lauren Down reviews.
[Stream] Noumenon – Party Mathematics EP
This, the latest from the ever brilliant Big Scary Monsters label, is a joy to behold.
Yeasayer to embark on Autumnal crawl
Yeasayer have confirmed a bunch of Autumnal tour dates, as well as playing live on Jools Holland;s Later show on 18th / 21st May.
