The Great Escape has revealed the first set of artists set to play the festival’s Brighton home this year.
January, 2011
Oh No Oh My reveal new release
Austin four-piece Oh No Oh My have spent the past 5 years releasing EP’s, maturing as artists and preparing to release what they see as their first real record.
Minnaars – Ideal & Error EP
Two very good songs, two slightly derivative and grating songs – on their new EP, Minnaars show promise but fail to prove they’ve got more to them than a talent for writing indie disco hits.
[Photos] Shhh…! Festival – Cecil Sharp House, London 22/01/11
An all-dayer brought to you by The Local and The Line Of Best Fit with one sole intention: to bring the performer and punter an environment where they can come together in quiet unison – redundant of mindless background noise and audience chatter.
Cut Copy return with new album, tour, download
Melbourne based synthpop quartet Cut Copy have revealed the follow up to 2008’s album ‘In Ghost Colours’.
Ja Ja Ja // Montée
Inspired by forgotten pop, a steady disco-beat and strange sounds from far away, Montée set out to make their band an adventurous one. They play the TLOBF sponsored all-Nordic “Ja Ja Ja” Club Night which is taking place at The Lexington, London this Thursday.
Sea of Bees reveal intimate London shows
Sea of Bees’ Julie Baenziger has revealed a string of intimate London shows set to take place towards the end of February.
Portico Quartet – Knee-Deep in the North Sea (Deluxe Edition)
Knee Deep In The North Sea was once nominated for the Mercury Music Prize, and it’s easy to hear why: a reasonably impressive record written by talented composers and performers, but a little too inoffensive and staid – in many ways the archetypal Mercury-nominated album.
TLOBF Interview // Fujiya & Miyagi
Katia Ganfield speaks to Fujiya & Miyagi’s David Best about the making of Ventriloquizzing, the process and experience of working with producer Thom Monahan, and whyhe never raises his voice above a whisper.
Arcade Fire announce Hyde Park show
Set to play London’s Hyde Park on June 30, Arcade Fire will be joined by Mumford & Sons, The Vaccines and Beirut.
Adele – 21
This is not the earth-shattering piece of work that some over-excited listeners would have you believe. 21 is, however, a very good, very flawed record that, on occasion, demonstrates why Adele Adkins is just at the beginning of a potentially very special career.
K-X-P – The Lexington, London 19/01/11
Finnish industrial electro trio K-X-P show Witch House where to get off with their enthusiastic and trance-inducing live performance. Matthias Scherer reviews.
Little Comets – In Search of Elusive Little Comets
Little Comets deserve credit for having the balls to sound just like 2005 with the fleet-hearted enthusiasm that they do. Knowing this level of redundancy is a surefire critical kiss-off, they wear their influences with pride, and embrace the swallowing clichés with straight-faced vigor.
Still Corners announce US tour, support Papercuts
After a show stopping performance at TLOBF’s Shhh… Festival last night, Still Corners have revealed details of a US tour in support of their (as yet) unannounced debut single for independent titans Sub Pop.
Jónsi – Go Live CD/DVD
Contained in a nice package complete with photos and liner notes, Go Live CD/DVD is a true vision of an artist inside and out. Jónsi wrote all the songs, mixed the live show and no doubt helped produce the film. This is his sculpture to the world and it is a dazzling work worthy of high praise.
