Pulled Apart By Horses finally get their act together and release their full length debut, and like their live shows, it’s an absolutely emphatic display of raw power, aggression and…sheer nonsense.
June, 2010
Fuzzy Lights – Helm EP
Sam Shepherd is impressed with Fuzzy Light’s latest release. It’s just a shame it’s an EP and ends all too quickly…
MV & EE head out on tour with the Golden Band
After the release of their Barn Nova full-length on Thurston Moore’s Ecstatic Peace! imprint MV & EE took to the highways of their homeland and Canada on the “no floor tour” as a quartet with Mick Flower (Flower/Corsano duo/Vibracathedral Orchestra, bass/japanese banjo) and John Moloney (Sunburned Hand Of The Man, drums). This UK tour sees [...]
Suckers – Music Hall Of Williamsburg, New York 18/06/10
After weeks and weeks on the road with Local Natives, Brooklyn’s psychedelic-folk quartet Suckers finally come home.
Blonde Redhead reveal some Sparkle come September
One of our favourite bands on the 4AD roster, Blonde Redhead, have announced details of a new album.
TLOBF Interview // Trash Kit
Taking time out from making short, sharp ditties about cats, one of the trio’s two Rachel’s had a break to chat with us about… well, lots of things.
Mountain Man – Made The Harbor
It’s a pursuit of joy that repeated surfaces through Mountain Man’s incredibly intimate debut album.
Konono No.1 – Assume Crash Position
Assume Crash Position does not so much cement the individual nature of this theatrical band, as it sees them relinquish part of their individual make-up – perhaps with an outlook to appeal to a wider audience.
Dirty Projectors + Bjork = Mount Wittenberg Orca
So, in a wet dream of musical collaborations, the Dirty Projectors have announced that they’re to start work on a project with Bjork!
Micah P Hinson – … And The Pioneer Saboteurs
On this fourth album of original material, Micah P Hinson produces a grave, sometimes stern and serious, but frequently beautiful piece of work. By giving the music and arrangements equal weight to that of his superlative vocal talents, he has produced and album of depth and resonance.
Introducing // Becoming Real
Whilst the Becoming Real sound sits comfortably amongst the current wave of emerging dance talent – it’s the sheer knack of making the chilling and apocalypse looming recent single ‘Fast Motion’ turn into something nearing on euphoric that really gets us hot under the collar.
Jon Boden announces “A Folk Song A Day”
On 24th June 2010 – Midsummer’s Day – BBC Folk Singer of the Year, Jon Boden, will launch a new project – A Folk Song A Day. Between 24th June 2010 to 23rd June 2011, Jon Boden will be posting a traditional song online at www.afolksongaday.com to promote the art of ‘social’ (or communal) singing. [...]
SOTD #90 // Fanzine: ‘Susan’
Susan by almost unknowns Fanzine returns us to a purist vision of the moment when shoegaze became tinted by late eighties US college rock. A perfect two minutes distilling moments of aspiration, coy sentimentality and muted production.
James Yuill – Movement in a Storm
This is an album of promise, some tracks more hopeful than others, and some not quite reaching the high sights set by his debut release.
Lissie – Catching A Tiger
Lissie has all the right ingredients to make a special debut, but do they work together? Danny Wadeson finds out.
