The Seaport Music Festival is a summer-long series of free concerts that take place at Pier 17 in New York City. Our Stateside photographer Cory Smith headed over for the Best Coast performance last week.
July, 2010
Villagers announce UK tour
Fast on the back of the announcement of their recent Mercury Music Prize nomination, Villagers have announced a UK tour for October
TLOBF Interview // Bombay Bicycle Club
Taking time out of his frantic touring schedule Bombay Bicycle Club’s Suren de Saram talks to Lauren Down about Stephen Fry, summer festivals and all things acoustic.
D_rradio – Parts
D_rradio return to the public ear with their third studio release Parts. Danny Wadeson wonders if it’s reductive to say that their latest is more ambient than their previous offerings?
Caitlin Rose – Own Side Now
Caitlin’s peers will be hard pushed to find a more worthy competitor; brimming with the passion, dexterity and drive it’s necessary to have to rule the roost for years. Review by Tiffany Daniels.
Department Of Eagles – Archive 2003-2006
None of these songs are outright stunners, but they’re compelling simply because of the glimpse they provide into the primitive songwriting methods of two musicians who were both on the cusp of breaking through to prominence.
Marnie Stern announces self-titled third album
A few members of the male fraternity at TLOBF (I’m looking at you John Brainlove) are going to have their hearts-a-fluttering all over again, as the queen of shred Marnie Stern announces her self-titled third album, due out 18 October via Souterrain Transmissions.
The Amazing Chart makes the Top 40 interesting again
Whilst many people seem to have lost interest in the traditional top 40, The Amazing Chart sets out to rectify such apathy by swinging the spotlight onto exciting unsigned bands.
ANR announce debut album “Stay Kids”
Regular readers of TLOBF will probably have noticed us waxing lyrical last week over Miami’s ANR and their new single ‘The Endless Field Of Mercury’. News reaches us that their debut album, entitled Stay Kids, will be released in October via 10k Islands.
SOTD #107 // Gauntlet Hair: ‘I Was Thinking…’
While erstwhile listeners have described the duo as ‘indie’, ‘experimental’, ‘shoegaze’ and ‘lo-fi’, they haven’t come close to grazing the kind of racket Gauntlet Hair produce. It is desperate, rhythmically pounding, a sprawling melody mixed with yelps and a dark ambience.
TLOBF & The Lexington Presents: Active Child w/ Phantogram + MOPP
Our love affair with the new faces of 2010 continues at fast pace. Fresh off the heels of our sell out Memoryhouse show at The Social, we’re thrilled to announce a date with Active Child at one of London’s finest venues The Lexington on 26 July.
[Guest Column] Nestor Matthews // Fascination with the Noisy
“Hello, my name is Nestor and I spend most of my time playing drums in a band called Sky Larkin.” When he’s not doing that though, he’s exploring a fascination with the noisy, atonal and arhythmic…
Wild Nothing announce extensive UK/Europe tour
Jack Tatum brings Wild Nothing’s live show to the UK and Mainland Europe throughout July – August including an eagerly awaited appearance at CAMP Basement in London and a set at the super wonderful Way Out West Festival in Göteborg, Sweden.
TLOBF Introducing // Safari
When The Line Of Best Fit heard they were going on safari there was a mad rush to buy as much khaki clothing as possible. When we realised we were going to meet the band Safari the excitement level never dipped as their dark yet danceable vibe makes them an exciting proposition.
SOTD #106 // Still Corners: ‘Endless Summer’
There are shades of C86 all over ‘Endless Summer’, but the end result is akin to talking a blustery walk around a deserted fairground – maudlin, bittersweet but utterly unforgettable.
