“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today in the presence of these witnesses to join you, the audience, and me, Jens Lekman”. Matrimonial vows aren’t a common feature of most gigs, but the Swedish indie-pop maestro’s devotion to his fanbase clearly goes further than most.
August, 2010
Tyondai Braxton leaves Battles
Hot off the press, and officially announced on the Warp website… Battles and Tyondai would like to let their fans know they have chosen to follow their own musical paths. Due to Battles’ ambitions of finishing their second studio album followed by commitments to a full touring schedule in 2011, and Tyondai’s own commitments as [...]
Revere – Hey! Selim
Revere write songs based around the nostalgic, the commemorative and the down right macabre, but are their aspirations getting in the way of honest success? Tiffany Daniels investigates.
SOTD #116 // Sleeping Bags: ‘Pehr’
Layering guitar upon guitar to create something otherworldly and urgent. It’s a psychedelic attack of noise, seven minutes and thirty seven seconds of bewilderment that stops just shy of Wooden Shjips style introversion.
[Download] Oh! Canada 12
Oh! Canada unleashes another compilation for your listening pleasure, including Polaris shortlisters Shad and Radio Radio as well as new material from Women, Ten Kens and an exclusive album preview from The Provincial Archive.
No Age – The Grosvenor, London 02/08/2010
“It’s not often that a live experience rips me out of myself like No Age does. I guess that’s why we do what we do – going to shows night after night just waiting until that something grabs you and gives you the shakedown you didn’t even know you wanted.” Sandra Croft has a moment watching No Age…
Yu(c)k – Weakend EP
Damn. Just WHEN did Yuck become this good? Parenthesising the c in their name for this one-off release, the Weakend EP sees the band focus on a low-fi, stripped-down sound that confirms them as one of the most exciting bands around right now.
Cambridge Folk Festival – 29/07 to 01/08/2010
Jude Clarke experiences one of the UK’s most established festivals, in her own back yard, witnessing the great and the good of the Folk world.
Violent Soho – Violent Soho
The production here does make Violent Soho sound like something struck down from the heavens with lightening force, but everything else falls a little short of the band’s godly influences.
Cherry Ghost – Beneath This Burning Shoreline
Three years since his debut, Simon Alfded’s Cherry Ghost return with a new album of smoky melancholia and regret.
Engineers return In Praise of More
Engineers, one of our favourite new purveyors of shoegaze, have announced the release of their third album. It’ll be called In Praise of More and will be released on 4th October via Kscope. There’s been a line-up change as well. Dan McBean and Andrew Sweeney have left (“No arguments or disagreements prompted anyone to leave, [...]
TLOBF Interview // Former Ghosts
Ahead of the release of New Love, we had a chat with Freddy Ruppert – the brain behind Former Ghosts – about songwriting, piracy and the forthcoming European tour with Zola Jesus and Xiu Xiu.
SOTD #115 // Dreamend: ‘Magnesium Light’
Dreamend is a changing cast of musicians, revolving around the central character of Ryan Graveface. The head honcho of Chicago label Graceface Records and also member of the psych-shoegaze collective known as Black Moth Super Rainbow.
Celebrate ten years of Rockfeedback in September
To celebrate a decade of independent music mayhem Rockfeedback are throwing a birthday bash on Friday the 17th of September.
Midlake announce Autumn UK tour dates
The band that can’t stay away from UK shores, Midlake, have announced a series of dates for this coming Autumn. Including another date in Cambridge. I’m very happy. October 31 EXETER – Lemon Grove November 01 NORWICH – UEA 02 LONDON – Roundhouse 05 OXFORD – Academy 06 LEICESTER – 02 Academy 10 CAMBRIDGE – [...]
TLOBF Interview // Best Coast
Best Coast are your new favourite band. It’s all pop hooks, romanticised slacker lyrics, and fuzzed out guitar melodies strung together with an air of hope. Jen Long meets Bethany from the band and talks cats cats and more cats.
