The Glaswegian collective has thankfully, after a lengthy hiatus, recorded another album full of their patented twee-pop goodness, and it’s one that finds the band doing away with most of the glossy funk of The Life Pursuit and returning to the refined, diaphanous song structures of their early work.
October, 2010
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Warpaint – The Fool
On first listen The Fool could idly be mistaken as a chaotic mess – a collection of great notions, but when brought together they appear at odds with one another. Although after a couple of listens the ethereal vocals, coarse melodies and abysmal sonics never gelled quite so successfully. With each song being a transcendental uneven shot of cosmic energy. TLOBF’s Antonio Rowe explains.
PVT – Cargo, London 06/10/2010
Playing through an assorted back catalogue, tonight show at Cargo confirms that PVT have discovered the human voice can be as interesting, angular and distorted as any other instrument.
TLOBF Interview // The Concretes
A career high for a band that had once been written off as the “Victoria Bergsman show”, WYWH is a glorious return. Rich Thane talks with Lisa Milberg about the records beginnings, the troubled times that haunted their mid-00′s output and how she’s finally adjusted to being centre stage.
Competition // Win Saint Etienne Reissues!
Saint Etienne have recently completed their mammoth re-issue-a-thon with the deluxe release of both Good Humour and Tales From Turnpike House. We’ve got one copy of each to give away to one lucky reader!
Dan Michaelson and the Coastguards – Shakes
Shakes marries a tragic feel with hopeful lyrics to create a deeply moving composition.
Eric Chenaux – Warm Weather With Ryan Driver
Taking a different route to musical greatness than his label mates, Eric Chenaux has crafted, with the help of Ryan Driver, a timeless album.
SOTD #151 // Jamie xx: ‘Far Nearer’
‘Far Nearer’ is Jamie from the xx solo debut, it’s a track that swaps his band’s intimate bedroom atmospherics for a vibrant, glowing ambience. A post dubstep track, similar to the recent sounds of Mount Kimbie but with a calypso/funky-house undercurrent.
Twin Sister – Color Your Life / Vampires With Dreaming Kids
Domino have reissued the debut EP’s by Twin Sister… but are they worth of the hype? Adam Nelson reviews.
Spectrals – Extended Play
Extended Play is definitely pleasant but the lack of originality could become a bigger problem when Jones starts on his debut LP.
Times New Viking give you No Room To Live
Having been busy touring, touring, touring, Times New Viking are back with some new material.
Team Ghost – Celebrate What You Can’t See
Welcome all the new kings of grandeur, look upon their works, ye mighty and despair.
Josephine Foster & the Victor Herrero Band – Anda Jaleo
Tiffany Daniels explains how Josephine Foster & the Victor Herrero Band have created an album seeped in cultural significance, and why their overpowering sense of emotion transcends their debut’s only flaw.
Seams ‘Tourist EP’ released 22 November
With a stripped down approach Seams has created a stunning and engaging journey that guides you blindfold through the atmospheres of Berlin in summer.
