Spectrals debut Bad Penny is a record stylised in retro wall of sound brashness yet retains an understated gritty Britishness which dominates the listener’s attention. David Newbury listens.
October, 2011
Damu – Don’t Cry In My Bed // Song Of The Day #351
Damu’s ‘Don’t Dry In My Bed’ is shot through with last-night-on-earth melancholy – and also features a pitch-shifted Drake paying homage to Dead Prez.
Listen: Night Angles x Bandjo x Young Tree
Force Majeure – the architects of future pop return with a new disc. Listen to the release inside and find out how to get your hands on one of the 50 copies in existence.
‘Paradise’ and battling Coldplay : The Line Of Best Fit chats to Slow Club – Part One
Slow Club’s Charles Watson talks to Luke Morgan Britton about the release of the band’s second album and the unfortunate incident involving Slow Club, Coldplay and the word ‘Paradise’.
Photos: Bon Iver + Kathleen Edwards – Hammersmith Apollo, London 23/10/11
Bringing the glorious textures of the new, self-titled record to town, Bon Iver play a sell-out show in the UK capital, ably aided by the luminous Kathleen Edwards.
Benjamin Francis Leftwich + Monument Valley + Daughter – O2 Academy Oxford, 18/10/11
A rude and noisy crowd ruin performances by Monument Valley and tipped singer-songwriter Daughter – Benjamin Francis Leftwich needs no help. Andy Johnson reviews.
Visions of Trees – The Jericho, Oxford, 20/10/11
An under-attended gig puts no fear into the hearts of London electro duo Visions of Trees, writes Andy Johnson
SWN 2011: Three of Sunday’s Best
The last day of SWN saw some brilliant performances from the likes of Them Squirrels, Effort and Copy Haho but if we had to choose three, we’d probably pick Battlekat, H. Hawkline and Zun Zun Egui.
Win: Huge ticket giveaway… Stephen Malkmus, Eleanor Friedberger, Iceage, The Field and more!
In the spirit of good will and togetherness our buddies over at Eat Your Own Ears want you to tell a friend / potential life partner / family member / stranger about a gig you’d like to take them to this Autumn.
Watch: Cashier No. 9 – Oh Pity
The brand new video from Bella Union’s Irish harmonious troupe Cashier No. 9.
Walls – Coracle
There are a lot of gentle oscillations, sunset-euphoria, and zinging, pleasure-center synths, but not a whole lot of meat. The running time is generally made of empty, cleansed moments with just enough propulsion to be called a song.
Class Actress – Rapprocher
Elizabeth Harper, the woman who is Class Actress, has been described as Brooklyn’s own Madonna. While debut album Rapprocher does hark back to a 1980s electro sound, it’s very much a modern pop record, and a fine one at that.
Swn celebrates five years in Cardiff
Swn celebrated its fifth birthday this weekend, with more than 150 bands playing across 14 Cardiff venues.
The Hazey Janes – The Winter That Was
There’s nothing really offensive here, but maybe that’s part of the problem: when COD-rock becomes COMP(-etent) rock, surely the torchlight which ignited the whole thing in the first place has gone out?
SWN 2011: Three of Saturday’s Best
With shows from Esben and The Witch, Y Niwl and DZ Deathrays SWN’s second full day was always going to be great, it was also always going to be hard to pick our favourites but we have done our damnedest.
SWN Festival 2011 Diary: Day 2
Luke Morgan Britton on the numerous good and singular very bad and ugly from Day 2 at Wales’ annual music festival, SWN.
