One man and his fried feline satisfy your every whim – as long as you’re after a progged-up kind of dance music unafraid to summon the spirits of Simple Minds and Gong. Of course you are.
April, 2011
Singing Adams – Everybody Friends Now
Coming to terms with previous underachievement is a difficult journey, but Singing Adams has used his cult status to inspire himself and to be his own therapist. David Newbury joins him on the couch to look at his inspiration.
The Wave Pictures – Beer in the Breakers
An album’s worth of salty seaside romance; you can struggle against the undertow but you’re always irrevocably in it. The Wave Pictures are back to their best, writes Meryl Trussler.
Bullion – You Drive Me To Plastic
Mechanical groaning, radio voice overs, hip hop beats and electronic conceits all fight for a place in the heavily built landscape of Bullion’s musical mind. A pre cursor to greater things to come from this young West-Londoner.
TLOBF Introducing // Mechanical Bride
Mechanical Bride (aka Lauren Doss) is something of an enigma, with a passion and intelligence that belies her years. Polly Mackey meets up for a chat in Dalston.
Seapony – Blue Star
Simple and effective, ‘Blue Star’ by Seapony dances moodily on the line between grungey and girly, wearing it’s heart on it’s plaid-shirt sleeve.
No Age – ICA, London 03/04/11
In a rare one off performance at the ICA, Californian noise oiks No Age perform their soundtrack to French film The Bear and pull at emotional heart strings. David Newbury holds back the tears.
Photos: Marques Tolliver at Rough Trade East
Singer and violinist Marques Tolliver played a set at London’s Rough Trade East record store yesterday in support of his recent EP.
Oddisee – Hip Hop’s Cool Again // Song Of The Day #242
‘Hip Hop’s Cool Again’ is a characteristically classic-sounding production from Oddisee – one of hip hop’s coolest producers. It is today’s Song Of The Day, courtesy of Mello.
[Exclusive] William Fitzsimmons – Beautiful Girl
‘Beautiful Girl’ is the latest soul-bearing acoustic number from the Philadelphia-born William Fitzsimmons.
Die Neue Mythologen reworks classic track from The Embassy
The alter-ego of Pistol Disco man Alex Palmestål, Die Neue Mythologen returns with yet another stunning re-work – this time of The Embassy classic ‘State 08′.
Kate Bush – Deeper Understanding
The brand new video for Kate Bush’s song ‘Deeper Understanding’ was directed by the singer herself and stars Robbie Coltrane and Noel Fielding.
Old ladies congratulate me in the supermarket: TLOBF meet The Phoenix Foundation
“Guys with make-up? It’s surprising they made it out alive.” New Zealand’s Phoenix Foundation talk Finn brothers, Santa’s danglies and excellent fourth album Buffalo.
X-Ray Spex singer Poly Styrene dead at 53
Poly Styrene, singer with seminal punk band X Ray Spex has died following a battle with breast cancer, according to reports.
Moon Duo – Mazes
Cementing Moo Duo’s status as the more flexible sister to Ripley Johnson’s Wooden Shjips, his side project with partner Sanae Yamada takes you on a psychedelic trip through intertwining rocky mountains and California highways.
Jack Cheshire – Copenhagen
Cheshire’s second album showcases a competent talent, albeit one possessing neither turn of phrase nor guitar phrase to turn heads just yet writes Chris Jones.
