Wildbirds & Peacedrums have their biggest headline show to date at the Union Chapel on November 27th, accompanied by their choir: ‘Voices’. Here Andreas talks about playing live, the choir, and more of what’s to come….
September, 2010
SOTD #138 // Our Broken Garden: ‘The Departure’
Our Broken Garden have emerged from their cloud ridden and dense Danish forest with ‘The Departure’, a quantum leap forward musically and spectacularly mesmerising.
TLOBF Interview // Bear In Heaven
Following many an eye catching festival set over the summer and a remix album that deserves not to be written off under the term “money spinner” Andrew Grillo caught up with Bear in Heaven for a brief chat about Beast Rest Forth Mouth Remixed.
Bright Light Bright Light – The Lexington, London 22/09/2010
Rod Thomas is the most unlikely pop frontman since Daniel Bedingfield… but, as Charlie Ivens says, In Rod We Trust….
Performance return with ‘Red Brick Heart’, stream album sampler inside
Manchester trio Performance return on 4 October with their ballsy and, in parts strikingly brilliant, sophomore album Red Brick Heart. Packed with pop hooks, soaring melodies and oft cheesy arms aloft moments. A guilty pleasure perhaps, but we all need one of those now and again, right? Stream five songs inside!
[Download] Oh! Canada 13
Oh! Canada returns with 22 tracks of Canadian musical goodness including tracks from Basia Bulat and Rich Aucoin as well as new projects from members of The Constantines, DFA 1979 and Hey Ocean.
Gabby Young and Other Animals – We’re In This Together
Finally an English female singer who is ‘soulful’ in her own manner.
The Vaselines – Sex With An X
Twenty one years on from their last (and also first and only) record, the fruits of the reunion between Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee has been brewing away for some time.
Ninja Tune – XX
For Ninja Tune HQ, Ninja Tune XX is an actual celebration; for us listeners it’s cause for one.
BRNLV Tour Week Interview // Mat Riviere vs Matthew Gregory (Poet)
BRNLV Tour Week ends with Mat Riverie having a chat with the Suffolk born poet Matthew Gregory.
Kemialliset Ystävät – Ullakkopalo / Islaja – Keraaminen Pää
Joseph Knowles steps back into short story mode whilst critiquing two of the most exciting experimental releases of the year, both from the Fonal Records stable.
Ólöf Arnalds – Innundir Skinni
Innundir Skinni feels like a transition record, but beautifully so – hopefully the movement will be from underappreciated former Múm collaborator to the level of international stardom her talent so clearly deserves.
The History of British Music // Rob Young’s Electric Eden
Matt Poacher takes a long walk through the history of British music, using Rob Young’s recent Electric Eden as a companion.
White Denim give away LP
White Denim, our favourite Texan’s since, well, ever, have unveilled an entire LP’s worth of material available for you to download from their website.
SOTD #137 // Museum of Bellas Artes: ‘Watch the Glow’
Another slab of fantastik music from Sweden, pulling in a symphony of numerous influences – both obvious and discreet – to produce a piece of perfect pop ephemera that’s somehow original and beautifully fraudulent at the same time.
The Black Angels – Phosphene Dream
The Black Angels have made a conscious shift in focus and have started to loosen up a bit with their tight, tense sound, managing to smooth out the dark, gloomy corners of their sound considerably.
