After spending the last decade as an accomplished session musician, touring and recording with the likes of Micah P Hinson, King Creosote, and her good friends The Earlies, Manchester’s Sara Lowes releases her debut album, Back To Creation. TLOBF meets her to talk about Northern Soul and our favourite trainers.
May, 2011
On the road with Erland and The Carnival
Sex, drugs and currywurst. Erland and The Carnival’s Simon Tong kept a day-by-day tour diary of the band’s recent adventures in Europe in support of their recent (TLOBF Recommended) album Nightingale.
Steve Reich: Reverberations (Session 3) – Barbican, London 07/05/2011
Adam Elmadhi reports on an event devoted to the extraordinary musical influence of one of the 20th century’s greatest composers and his compositions.
About Group – You’re No Good (Theo Parrish remix) // Song Of The Day #254
Theo Parrish turns in a slinky, percussion-oriented ‘translation’ of About Group’s ‘You’re No Good’ for today’s Song Of The Day, courtesy of Domino.
Bon Iver reveals new UK dates
Bon Iver will be playing a few dates across the UK later this year in support of his forthcoming album.
Sufjan Stevens – Royal Festival Hall, London 13/05/2011
Stupidly, breathtakingly, self-indulgently, sublimely brilliant; Sufjan Stevens just raised the bar for what a live show should be, writes Adam Elmadhi.
Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi – Rome
Danger Mouse’s sharp-shooting hot streak continues as he rides with Daniele Luppi on this spaghetti western quasi-soundtrack, lassoing the help of Jack White and Norah Jones along the way.
Shine 2009 – Realism
This is 90s dance indie, boiled down, edited and updated to chilled perfection. “I wouldn’t change a thing about my world” deadpans Suova on ‘One’. Over the course of this cool, very listenable 38-minute LP, you know that he means it.
Miracle Fortress – Was I The Wave?
Canada’s own Brian Wilson, Graham Van Pelt finally comes up with a second album, hepping up the electronica but keeping the trademark Miracle Fortress harmonies and hooks.
Barbara Panther – Barbara Panther
This paradoxical package of despair and excitement, good and evil, concern and freeness is inspiring, but something advisable to be taken in small doses.
The Great Escape 2011: 26½ things learned from Sufjan Stevens at the Brighton Dome
The reinvented chamber-pop wunderkind’s madly action-packed new show takes “throwing ideas at a problem” to barely charted strata, with many fans hailing it as their best gig ever. But what’s the news? Charlie Ivens investigates.
Stream new Bon Iver track ‘Calgary’
First track from the follow up to 2007′s For Emma, Forever Ago promises a fuller, lusher sound than its predecessor.
Listen to Sun Glitters new single
The latest track from Luxembourg based artist Sun Glitters, ‘Things Are’ is a beautifully, understated blend of hazy vocals and intricately layered synths.
Download new When Saints Go Machine track
With industrial beats, ethereal vocals and a compelling, muted rhythm When Saints Go Machine’s new track ‘Kelly’ is available to download now.
