With the release of their first live album, and film, this week – the rather amazing Burning / Special Moves – what better time to catch up with X of Mogwai. Rich Hughes fired the questions.
August, 2010
The Sword – Warp Riders
Warp Riders, The Sword’s third album, see’s the band reach make or break point according to Rich E.
Savoir Adore – In The Wooded Forest
Fusing rock and electro, New Yorkers Savoir Adore deliver a strikingly accomplished debut album.
Summer Sundae 10 // Day 3 – Leicester, 15/08/10
With some sun finally on offer, Summer Sundae reaches its climax with performances from Local Natives, the Low Anthem and Mumford & Sons.
Summer Sundae 10 // Day 2 – Leicester, 14/08/10
More rain on day 2 at Summer Sundae, but fortunately the tunes also kept coming, this time from Black Carrot, Goldheart Assembly and The Fall, to name a few.
Fuzzy Lights – Twin Feathers
A lovely album filled with many evocative moments, transporting and beguiling the listener in equal measures.
LITE – Illuminate
There’s no doubting that Illuminate is LITE’s own personal jigsaw puzzle. They clearly have all the right pieces now, so it’s just about fitting them in all the right places.
The Foxymorons – Bible Stories
While The Foxymorons offer moments of intrege, overall their new album Bible Stories is a little too varied to swallow, says Tiffany Daniels.
Circle of Sound // Spot(ify) The Difference
Adrian Mules wonders if he can tidy away all those messy records and meet all of his musical requirements from “the cloud”.
TLOBF Interview // Bryan Lee O’Malley
Lauren Down caught up with Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley to discuss music and movies.
Mark Lanegan – Union Chapel, London 18/08/2010
An amazing, intimate gig by one of rocks most influential, and collaborative, artists Mark Lanegan. Valerio Berdini was there to take these shots.
Trumans Water – O Zeta Zunis
Yes, they are still going! So here they are with album number thirteen.
Not Squares: ‘Release The Bees’
Belfast trio Not Squares present Release The Bees. Check out this great video to understand why there is such a buzz around this band.
Summer Sundae 10 // Day 1 – Leicester, 13/08/10
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, Leicester’s Summer Sundae had festivalgoers endure rain to see Seasick Steve, Slow Club and The Megaphonic Thrift on day one.
Fractions of One produce compilation in aid of Pakistan Floods
The guys over at Fractions of One have put together an amazing compilation for a measely £5, with every penny going to help the Disaster Emergencies Committee in Pakistan. It features such TLOBF fav’s as Tubelord, Internet Forever, Three Trapped Tigers, Shoes and Socks Off, worriedaboutsatan… Here’s the tracklisting, though it shouldn’t matter. Hit the [...]
Esben & the Witch sign to Matador, plan global domination
Esben and the Witch, one of our hotly tipped acts for this year, have announced that they’ve signed to Matador Records. After releasing a series of EP’s and singles, Matador will release a limited 12″ EP, called Marching Song, on 11th October including two two tracks ‘Done Because We Are Too Menny’ and ‘Souvenirs’. The [...]
