Last week saw the loveable Chad Valley headline an invite only show at London’s XOYO headline London’s XOYO which was filmed exclusively for a new music show due to air on Channel 4 early next year.
October, 2011
Watch: Friends – I’m His Girl
What are you gonna do if you’ve made possibly the greatest pop song of 2011? Follow it up with an equally shit-kicking video of course.
La Shark – Magazine Cover // Song Of The Day #348
La Shark’s ‘Magazine Cover’ is a spring-loaded, swivel-eyed pop song sitting somewhere between Peckham and XTC, from one of the best live bands in Christendom.
Tracks of the Week – 15 October 2011
This weekend saw Binnacle fest at the Old Blue Last, an event so filled with blog favourites that to not turn up is enough to see you cast aside as irrelevant for the foreseeable. For those who didn’t go, these tracks will keep you just relevant enough to claim that you hadn’t wanted to see Sun Glitters anyway.
“My talent is not blending in”: The Line of Best Fit meets Sondre Lerche
Sondre Lerche chats to The Line of Best Fit about the differences between his home town of Bergen and current residence of Brooklyn, his new eponymous album and Scritti Politti.
Wild Flag announce more UK tour dates
Wild Flag will be touring the UK in January and February next year.
Space Dimension Controller – Usurper // Song Of The Day #347
Space Dimension Controller is apparently quite the scifi enthusiast. ‘Usurper’ flits between pounding tech-house and reverberant, synth-led panoramas, before gradually collapsing in on itself.
Photos: Iceland Airwaves 2011 – Day 4
The fourth day of Iceland’s saw stunning sets from John Grant and a sublime performance from local hero Ólafur Arnalds.
The Joy Formidable + And So I Watch You From Afar – HMV Forum, London 14/10/11
The Joy Formidable are one of the few British bands destined for much greater things, writes Adam Elmadhi. Even if they’re almost blown off-stage by their support.
Photos: Iceland Airwaves 2011 – Day 3
On our third day at Iceland Airwaves with Team Me and Niki & the Dove, Young Magic, Touchy Mob and Jenny Hval.
Photos: Iceland Airwaves 2011 – Day 2
The second day of Iceland’s annual musical shindig saw the best homegrown talent rub shoulders with the likes of Yoko Ono and Beach House.
The Creatures of the Hour : The Line of Best Fit chats to Still Corners
Still Corners’ Tessa Murray and Greg Hughes chat to The Line of Best Fit about their debut album Creatures of an Hour, and how it feels to have your music described as conjuring “origin-less nostalgia”.
[Premiere] Pandr Eyez – Leave Me Here // Song Of The Day #346
Pandr Eyez are a fresh new London duo, blending 90s dance with some dub underlaying. If the kids still use the word “fresh”, that is.
Introducing: Acid Glasses
Acid Glasses talks to Luke Morgan Britton about his first trip across the pond, his art, and his break-up inspired mind-boggling remix of 90s pop hit ‘Steal My Sunshine’.
We Were Promised Jetpacks – In the Pit of the Stomach
Like a horror film that reveals its most gruesome moment in the first ten minutes, In the Pit’s ten tracks continually blow their load way too early. We Were Promised Jetpacks catch a case of ‘difficult second album’ syndrome.
