Debut album from indiepop’s latest great white hopes, a Mancunian sextet who sound roughly like Nico fronting Camera Obscura with Stereolab’s keyboards.
May, 2011
EMA – Past Life Martyred Saints
From the Kim Gordon inspired deadpan of ‘California’ to the garage sweat of ‘Milkman’, Anderson’s creativity is rarely inhibited. But when a release is so versatile, does it threaten to become unmemorable?
Sweden round-up: New jj, Team Rockit and Museum Of Bellas Artes
It’s been quite the day for our northern cousins. So much good stuff has emerged from Svierge today that the only feasible way to handle it all is to throw it all together in a bite sized post. Ready?
Battles – Ice Cream
‘Ice Cream’ is the latest track to be taken from Battles forthcoming album ‘Gloss Drop.’
Wild Beasts unveil new UK tour
Following a string of sold-out dates this month, Wild Beasts have revealed a new UK tour for November.
Suuns share Fugazi cover, return to the UK this week
Ahead of Suuns UK/European tour this month you can check out their cover of Fugazi’s classic track ‘Long Division.’
[Exclusive] Listen to The Silent League’s new EP
Featuring remixes from the likes of Neon Indian and Memory Tapes, The Silent League offer up two free downloads from their new EP as well as the opportunity to stream the entire record ahead of its release next week.
Tasseomancy – Soft Feet // Song Of The Day #249
Tasseomancy (also known as two fifths of Austra) music that is at once pastoral and disturbing, bare and yet substantial. ‘Soft Feet’ is today’s Song Of The Day, courtesy of Turf.
Anna Calvi – Bush Hall, London 27/04/11
Anna Calvi treads all over her 2011 ‘ones to watch’-list peers to deliver a storming set at London’s Bush Hall. Polly Mackey reports.
Saint Etienne to headline The Apple Cart Festival
After last year’s false start – The Apple Cart Festival today has announced that it will most certainly take place in 2011 after being cancelled last year. Saint Etienne, Soul II Soul and Chilly Gonzales are all confirmed to appear.
Anna Calvi announces new single, live dates
‘Desire’ will be released on 20 June backed with a reworked Leonard Cohen track.
[Premiere] Jonny – You Was Me
Another beautifully simple guitar-led harmony to spring from the collaborative efforts of Norman Blake and Euros Childs.
Aldrei fór ég suður festival 2011 – Best of the Bands
Charlie Ivens takes a closer look at some of the bands who played at Iceland’s remotest festival last month.
A Festival at the End of the World: Aldrei fór ég suður 2011
Charlie Ivens takes a trip to Ísafjörður, Iceland to report on the nation’s very own ‘rock festival for the people’.
Tyler the Creator – Goblin
Goblin continues in the same vein of unhinged, often funny and deeply personal material that is Odd Future’s hallmark but painted a shade darker. This is the sound of a truly unique voice in music, one that is unapologetically dark and disturbed writes Tyler Boehm.
Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
A quarter of a century on from being granted their License to Ill, the Beastie Boys have pretty much earned the right to do whatever the hell they want; and that seems to be giving the world a tantalising glimpse at how hip hop could grow old gracefully.
