DIY darlings Laura Stevenson and The Cans are soon to arrive on European shores. Tiffany Daniels spoke to Laura about branching out on her own, forming new alliances and whether she really grows barnacles in the bath.
May, 2011
Memory Tapes confirm more album details
Memory Tapes reveals artwork, track listing and new track ‘Wait In The Dark.’
Washed Out announces remix 12″
Washed Out’s forthcoming single has been remixed by Grimes, Star Slinger and Steve Moore.
New Loney dear teaser video for ‘Largo’
Skeletal and ghostly in arrangement, ‘Largo’ is drenched in Svanängen’s sweet yet saddening croon. Watch a ‘live’ performance of a new Loney dear album track inside.
jj – No One Can Touch Us Tonight // Song Of The Day #253
jj are giving away their latest single, No One Can Touch Us Tonight. I say giving it away – if you want it on vinyl, it’s one hundred euros. Count ‘em.
TOKiMONSTA – Creature Dreams
The late German pianist turned Romantic composer Robert Schumann was once quoted as saying “Talent works, genius creates” LA native Jennifer Lee is no exception and sees her resume a cosmic penchant for hip hop, electronica and beyond.
The Great Escape 2011 – Three of Saturday’s Best
In between meals, TLOBF saw some very good bands last night. Here are the highlights from Saturday at The Great Escape.
The Great Escape 2011 – Three of Friday’s Best
Friday at The Great Escape boasted some great bands, and a lot of queueing. Here are our highlights.
The Great Escape 2011 in photos: Day 3
Seams, Frankie & The Heartstrings, Braids and Sound of Arrows are amongst the highlights from the final day of Brighton’s Great Escape.
The Great Escape 2011 in photos: Day 1 and 2
Highlights from the first two days of the UK’s top showcase music festival include O Land, Florrie, Star Slinger and TLOBF favourites The Radio Dept.
The Great Escape 2011 – Three of Thursday’s Best
Brighton’s Great Escape is in full swing, with Shoreditch firmly relocated to the seaside. Here are our highlights from Thursday.
The Great Escape 2011 – Top 5 Onstage Gimmicks
A handy rundown of the best attention-grabbing tricks adopted by the more resourceful acts at this year’s Great Escape festival – from fighter pilot helmets to “pretending to be French”
[Stream] Canadian Artists at The Great Escape 2011
Canadian Blast presents a playlist of Canadian Showcasing artists at this years Great Escape festival
Mayer Hawthorne – Mr Blue Sky // Song Of The Day #252
In celebration of a weekend in sunny Brighton, enjoy Mayer Hawthorne’s gloriously camp rendition of ELO’s ‘Mr Blue Sky’, courtesy of Stones Throw.
We’re in Brighton, back Monday. WYWH.
The entire TLOBF editorial have gone off on a jolly to Brighton for The Great Escape festival. We’ll be posting a daily blog live to the site, plus tweeting mindless nonsense from our @TLOBF twitter account.
Synchronicity and luck: TLOBF meets Boxcutter
For The Dissolve, his fifth album on Planet Mu, Northern Ireland’s Boxcutter has given dubstep the boot in favour of rich, scrappy funk.
