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August, 2010
Aberfeldy – Somewhere to Jump From
Approach Somewhere to Jump From as the musical equivalent of valium and it hits the spot just right, though at 42 minutes of glockenspiel, acoustic guitar, inter-gender harmonies and Wurlitzer keyboards you’re in for a serious dosage of schmaltz.
SOTD #123 // Sail A Whale: ‘love(the-dream)king’
“This is an art of love”. Sail A Whale’s Sebastian Rozenberg and David Kyhlberg return with ‘love(thed-ream)king’ a sonic exploration where dream-like pop gets up close and personal with the sex and swagger of slow R&B grooves.
Rose Elinor Dougall – Without Why
The former Pipette’s solo debut is an eclectic, introspective effort that trades her old band’s joy-filled immediacy for cinematic self-doubt.
Fan Death – Womb of Dreams
If a star can bowl you over, Fan Death’s Womb of Dreams will tear you apart. Tiffany Daniels explains.
Tropics: ‘Soft Vision’
Our friends at Planet Mu just sent us this dreamy new video from their exciting new signing Tropics. Well, it was far too good to keep all to ourselves, so we thought we’d let you join us in blissing-out to the amazing music and visuals on offer.
Dog Is Dead: ‘Young’
Dog Is Dead follow the acclaim of debut single, ‘Glockenspiel Song’ with a new release – ‘Young’.
The Burns Unit – Side Show
A collaboration of eight Scottish and Canadian musicians that really pays off: producing wise, weary, and grown up tales worth telling.
Everything Everything – Man Alive
For all the hype and expectation, Everything Everything’s debut Man Alive raises the pitch but not the roof, says Tiffany Daniels.
Humble Soul teams up with Arctic Circle for concerts and EP
Humble Soul has teamed up with top London promoter Arctic Circle to assemble a mini album featuring exclusive tracks from the six artists involved in the first of a brand new concert series from Arctic Circle.
Mountain Man unveil new song, announce tour dates
Echoes of ‘Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?’ plaintive accapella chants and heartbreaking Appalachian folk are strewn across Mountain Man’s debut Made The Harbor, however on ‘Play It Right’ – a brand new song filmed last month in the darkest depths of East London – we see the all-girl group reaching for a more R&B based tone.
Lower Dens – Twin-Hand Movement
For weeks now, Jen Long has been trying to convince everyone she meets that they need to listen to Lower Dens, and now she’s going to do the same to you. Resistance is futile!
Tame Impala – Cargo, London 17/08/2010
Since the Antipodean psychedelic revival in the 1980’s, there’s been a slow but steady stream of quality psych rock drifting ashore in the UK and Europe. The latest quality product from down under arrives here, as most Australian bands tend to do, fully formed and consummately professional.
SOTD #121 // James Yuill: ‘First In Line (Lissvik Remix)’
James Yuill from the Moshi Moshi stable gets the D. Lissvik makeover and it’s as splendid as one might expect from the man who took Fever Ray’s ‘When I Grow Up’ and owned it. Did someone just say “archipelagan balearic”?
Øya Festival – Oslo, Norway 11th – 14th August 2010
Øya festival’s surroundings are pretty amazing. Set in Oslo’s Medieval Park, they include a mountain, skyscrapers and a lake marking the cities original shoreline. Natalia Raha reviews.
