Darwin Deez played his biggest London headline show to date earlier this month at Camden’s Koko; our photographer Steve Asenjo was there to capture the mayhem.
March, 2011
I don’t have to apologise about anything: An interview with Papercuts
We talk to Jason Quever about the making of the curent TLOBF Recommended album ‘Parade’, lofty ambitions, and of course how to get the perfect rack tom sound….
SXSW: A Photo Journal, Day 1
Summer Camp, Braids and The Dears feature in our first photographic round-up of the magic, chaos and wonder that is SXSW.
Hosannas – Obsolete People [SXSW Special] // Song Of The Day #217
Hosannas provide today’s clattering, reverb-swaddled Song Of The Day, in anticipation of their SXSW appearances.
The Rock Of Travolta – Fine Lines
Eight years after their last album, Oxford’s tremendously named titans of neo-classical post-rock return with an album as elegant as it is hard-hitting.
Mamuthones – Mamuthones
A musical project of Alessio Gastaldello and Marco Fasolo, members of Italian psych-rock outfit Jennifer Gentle. What results is something of an uninviting, disturbing and disorienting record, but not one bereft of spine-tingling charms.
Josh T. Pearson – Woman When I Raised Hell (The Line of Best Fit Session)
An intimate, cathartic and emotional session from the former Lift to Experience frontman who returns this month with one of the best records you’ll hear this decade.
Josh T. Pearson – Last of the Country Gentlemen
Having located the USA in Jerusalem on his last album, Josh T. Pearson’s astonishing debut solo LP tries to find the ‘me’ in America. Alex Wisgard attempts to do justice to an instant classic.
Grizzly Bear, Twin Shadow and Solange Knowles collaborate for charity single
Chris Taylor (he of Grizzly Bear / Terrible Records fame), Solange Knowles and Twin Shadow have teamed up with charity organisation RAIN (Replace Africa Initiative) to release a ‘donate to download’ fundraising music track and accompanying video.
Helioscope re-visited: Vessels talk through their new b-sides and remix collection
Having just released their eagerly awaited new album Helioscope, Leeds based post-rock titans Vessels sent us their thoughts on the albums bonus content – a series of rare b-sides and remixes from the likes of Rolo Tomassi, Worriedaboutsatan and Octopus Project.
Blancmange – Blanc Burn
There’s been a riot of reformed, relaunched and rehabilitated 80s synth pop acts recently, ranging from the opportunist to the nostalgic to the sublime and back again. So what’s this – the ridiculous? Matthew Horton road tests Blancmange’s first new material in 25 years.
The Antlers ‘Burst Apart’ in June
Following up 2009′s much-loved Hospice, The Antlers announce their return with Burst Apart, released June 13 via their new UK home at Transgressive Records.
Lucy Swann: Ja Ja Ja
We have a brief but lovely chat with Lucy Swann – one of TLOBF’s picks for the March edition of the Ja Ja Ja Club Night at The Lexington on 31 March. We talk to her about her sound, comparisons and tour shenanigans.
Alcoholic Faith Mission – Closer To Dallas [SXSW Special] // Song Of The Day #216
Alcoholic Faith Mission boast one the best names on any bill you’re likely to see on any bill – and ‘Closer To Dallas’ is as aptly named a song for a SXSW round-up as you could hope to find.
Elbow – Build A Rocket Boys!
While Elbow clearly aren’t dramatically reshaping their signature sound here, they also don’t repeat themselves or fall back on the formula that brought them success in the first place, making this album a refreshing rediscovery of a band we all fell in love with a long time ago.
The Charlatans – The Underground, Stoke-on-Trent 14/03/11
Tim Burgess and Mark Collins strip The Charlatans of their oft arms-aloft sound for a more stripped back approach as they re-construct a decades worth of material in acoustic form. But does it work? Andy Johnson finds out.
