Oneida provide a reliably excellent and unashamedly loud live experience. Adam Elmadhi reviews.
August, 2011
Welcome To Condale! Summer Camp announce debut LP details
Preceeded by the infectious new single ‘Better Off Without You’ on September 12, Welcome To Condale features a total of 12 tracks including long-term live favourite ‘Summer Camp’ and debut single ‘Ghost Train’. It’s released on October 31.
Watch: Echo Lake – Breathe Deep
The latest video from Echo Lake accompanies their current No Pain in Pop single ‘Breathe Deep’. About as close you’ll get to visualising the sound that our favourite Lewisham resisdents have in their collective heads.
TLOBF Introducing // The Stepkids
After a sonically and visually spectacular debut UK show in London earlier this month, TLOBF caught up with Connecticut psychedelic-soul trio The Stepkids to find out why the three seasoned musicians finally decided to form a band. And we were also intrigued to discover just how big a twat 50 Cent actually is.
The Stepkids – Legend In My Own Mind // Song Of The Day #315
‘Legend In My Own Mind’ is the beautifully louche new single from The Stepkids. It’s today’s Song Of The Day, courtesy of one of the world’s greatest labels – Stones Throw.
Listen: Stairs to Korea – Paul, Is This How You Wanted It? (Body In The Thames remix)
The mysterious Stockholm-based Body in the Thames beats, batters and bruises Stairs To Korea’s ‘Paul, Is This How You Wanted It?’ to within an inch of its life, leaving it barely recognisable.
The Weeknd – Thursday
Although lyrically Thursday treads along the same boards (the hedonistic highs and emotional lows of love are again the main topic here), musically this isn’t House Of Ballons MK II. Not a mere extension nor a complete departure, Thursday is more Tesfay reacting to the copious amounts of internet love that’s been showered upon him during these past months. As a result of all eyes being firmly on him, Tesfay is more confident in his abilities and therefore more ambitious and experimental in the way he approaches his music.
Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks – Mirror Traffic
Stephen Malkmus’ fifth solo album, the Beck produced Mirror Traffic, closes the chapter on Pavement and propels him to a master of scuzzy, Lo-fi pop craftsmanship on his own terms.
P.G. Six – Starry Mind
Another solid record from Pat Gubler, the man behind P.G. Six, Starry Minded is an electric exploration of country rock and folk stylings. Andrew Hannah reviews.
Fruit Bats – Tripper
Stripped of the sing-along strum-along but still possessing shimmer and trademark tuneful charm, Fruit Bats’ fifth offers melancholy meditations on moving on. Another glinting jewel in Johnson’s indie-folk crown that just occasionally catches the sun.
Watch: Breton – The Commission
After a lot of teasing and mystery, Breton finally release the video for ‘The Commission’, the first track to appear from their forthcoming album.
Photos: The War On Drugs – Cameo Gallery, NYC 19/08/11
Just days after the release of Slave Ambient, the transcendental new album by Philadelphia’s The War On Drugs, Adam Granduciel and co played an intimate set at the Cameo Gallery set in the heart of Brooklyn. Our NYC based contributing photographer Cory Smith was there.
Watch: Still Corners – Cuckoo
Here’s the official clip for Still Corners’ recent single ‘Cuckoo’ (out now via Sub Pop). It’s exactly what you’d expect from them by now; all soft focus and dream-like.
Listen: Blood Diamonds – Grins (Deptford Goth Remix)
Blood Diamonds finds his latest single ‘Grins’ at the mercy of fellow producer Deptford Goth, who provides a stripped back, entrancing take on this soulful, synth-laden summer beat.
Listen: Pigeons – Dead Echo
Dark, creepy and beautiful Bronx-based duo Pigeons return with ‘Dead Echo’, a hauntingly enchanting track from their upcoming fourth album.
Razika – Program 91
Youthful female foursome Razika are from Norway and have joined in the C86 bun-fight, adding their own spin on the revival with more than a little bit of skanking, turning debut album Program 91 into a record of endearingly shambolic Ska-pop.
