Irish two-piece Botched Fairytale have been kicking around the blogosphere for a while now, their masterful blend of experimental, lo-fi, dirgey folk piquing the interest of many a keen-eared music nerd. We caught up with them to discuss Springsteen, Actimel and fightin’.
May, 2011
Various Artists – Kitsuné Maison 11: The Indie-Dance Issue
Eighties synths and second hand disco guitars ahoy for the sometime fashion label’s latest compilation, starring Icona Pop, Gallops, Is Tropical and Fiction.
We Are Enfant Terrible – Explicit Pictures
Explicit Pictures is at its best when it loses any self-consciousness it might have possessed, and loosens up. As a debut, it’s fine, but perhaps this band’s best work is yet to come.
[Premiere] Crewdson – Full Force Shuffle // Song Of The Day #257
Crewdson’s ‘Full Force Shuffle’ is a stuttering, discordant track that sounds rather like all of the elements of a lounge jazz song have been gathered up and then squashed together in the wrong order.
SBTRKT – Wildfire ft. Drake
Hear Drake’s remix of SBTRKT’s ‘Wildfire’, complete with a verse from the man himself.
Austra cover Joni Mitchell
The b-side to their recently released single, you can now stream Austra’s cover of Joni Mitchell’s 1969 classic ‘Woodstock.’
David Thomas Broughton – River Lay
Taken from his forthcoming full length record, the delicate harmonies of ‘River Lay’ are accompanied by a visual feast of stop motion animation in this new, Sonny Malhotra directed video.
James Blake – Lindisfarne
Working once again with Martin de Thurah, James Blakes new video is as immersive as his dub-step influenced pop.
Beaty Heart – 2Good
Beaty Heart’s debut single ’2Good’ is due out on 13 June via Loose Lips Records and you catch them live as The Queen of Hoxton later as part of The Line of Best Fit’s very own stage at Stag & Dagger Festival.
tUnE-YarDs – Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto 12/5/11
Merrill Garbus delivers a live show with genius and without restraint, where the audience are as integral to the performance as the instruments, writes Melody Lau.
Strength in numbers: TLOBF meets ASIWYFA
ASIWYFA are a DIY fairytale. Josh Hall met them before a packed show at the Scala to talk about the realities of life in one of the best-loved independent bands touring today.
Cloud Control reveal Social residency
Big Deal, Alpines and Cymbals will all be playing alongside Cloud Control as part of their summer residency, ‘The Aviary.’
Lone Pigeon – Time Capsule
A thought-provoking journey through fifteen years of music making. And the more he reveals, the more I feel like I’m getting lost in the sound of somebody trying to find their voice…
Planningtorock – W
Janine Rostron is definitely not guilty of fabricating formula and ‘W’ is designed for anyone looking to push the boundaries of their music collection.
DZ Deathrays w/ Bleeding Knees Club – The Macbeth, London 07/05/11
Laura Snapes heads to The Macbeth to catch two of Australia’s most intriguing and down right gnarly new bands. A single night with more carnal filth than Beavis and Butthead ever experienced firsthand in their entire eternal youth.
Dauwd – Shimmer // Song Of The Day #256
‘Shimmer’ is a stunning, melancholic piece from Liverpool producer Dauwd that builds but somehow never crescendos. It is today’s Song Of The Day, courtesy of Pictures.
