tUnE-yArDs’ Merill Garbus has revealed the first taster from her forthcoming album.
February, 2011
RSS – Wife Her Up/Rude EP
Wife Her Up/Rude EP by the Steel City four-piece fuses the underground ethic of homegrown bass and infectious Indie hooks to create the hybrid *drumroll please* Indiestep. Oh, and that gobby bloke from Reverend and The Makers is responsible for it. So you can blame him. Is it *all* that bad though? Christian Adofo has the answer.
Actress w/ Three Trapped Tigers and Seams – CAMP Basement, London 10/02/11
As some of the more abstruse electronic genres become gradually integrated into the mainstream, and as previously unreconstructed indie kids dig deeper into bass music, the character of London shows is beginning to change. Where previously gigs would be attended either by the indie crowd or the electronic crowd, the two are now beginning to converge.
Asobi Seksu – Fluorescence
A slice of perfectly crafted British pop, courtesy of a band from New York City, Asobi Seksu show us how to be experimental, yet direct. File under dreamy listening says Andrew Hannah.
Alessi’s Ark: ‘Wire’
Aside from a quietly released EP from last year, ‘Wire’ is the first new material we’ve been able to get our teeth into and, although short, it’s an incessantly sweet ditty – aided ably by the video which was directed by sometime TLOBF contributor Anika Mottershaw.
SOTD #202 // Whirl: ‘Leave’
San Franciscan sextet Whirl set their guitars to stun on their towering new single ‘Leave,’ a textured and tense song that is ultimately far more concerned about crafting a capricious mood than creating any type of tangible meaning.
Echo Lake – Young Silence EP
Whether Echo Lake had their eye on this very day to release their debut EP into the world is for cynics amongst us to discuss at peril – what cannot be ignored, however, is just how relevant and thought provoking their sound is to this perilous and oft-synthetic time of year.
Double Denim Records present Body Language
Having begun life as a daily London music blog, Double Denim Records are proud to present the latest release from Brooklyn based electronic quartet Body Language. Ahead of the release of the release of the limited edition 7” of ‘You Can’/‘Social Studies’ on March 21, you can stream the tracks below. DD004 A1: Body Language [...]
Guards tour this week
With three live dates lined up for this week in London there is no excuse for you to miss the chance to see Guards.
Yeasayer: ‘I Remember’
Try and you might to ignore the fact, but it’s Valentine’s Day and in honour of this Yeasayer have released a brand new video for Odd Blood track ‘I Remember.’
Gruff Rhys – Hotel Shampoo
The eleven tracks on Hotel Shampoo move in such effortless melodic patterns so as to charm the casual listener, but also brim with enough oddball invention to satisfy SFA devoties. TLOBF Recommended.
TLOBF Interview // Beardyman
Christian Adofo speaks to Beardy about his forthcoming I Done A Album LP, adopting the persona of a rudeboy and why he salutes the local bossman rather than the Colonel.
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart reveal new album
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart sophomore album is due out on March 28.
Bright Eyes – The People’s Key
At the beginning of his career Conor Oberst drew many comparisons to a young Bob Dylan; nineteen years into his career, Oberst and his band Bright Eyes prove that’s not always a good thing. Tiffany Daniels explores the similarities between Dylan’s 1965 exploits and Oberst’s foray into spiritual rock music, embodies on new album The People’s Key.
The Americans – The White EP
There’s nothing wrong with being a revisionist kind of band, but The Americans never really capture the rawness of their idols. Instead, their new EP offers pre-masticated, bloodless nostalgia pop. Matthias Scherer sharpens his butchers knife.
Treefight For Sunlight – What Became Of You and I? (The Line of Best Fit Session)
To coincide with the release of their debut album, Treefight For Sunlight deliver an impassioned performance of recent single ‘What Became Of You and I?’. One for the lovers and indeed, lovers scorned.
