Laura Snapes heads to The Macbeth to catch two of Australia’s most intriguing and down right gnarly new bands. A single night with more carnal filth than Beavis and Butthead ever experienced firsthand in their entire eternal youth.
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SOTD #186 // Red River Dialect: ‘Distant Man’
‘Distant Man’ is the opening number to Falmouth-based duo Red River Dialect’s gorgeous new album
Swn Diaries // Day 1
Laura Snapes braves the Megabus (and cold) and heads to Cardiff to report guerilla style as the three day Swn Festival takes over the city. Today: Spillers Records, Chad Valley, Tall Ships, “Chippy Lane” and a gaggle of TLOBF friends and regulars.
SOTD #154 // Rhosyn: ‘Glass’
Like a beaming Austen heroine running through the British countryside: ‘Glass’ is gloriously fun, elegantly, uniquely structured, and just absurdly beautiful. Another gem is unearthed from Oxford’s fledgling Blessing Force scene.
TLOBF Interview // Summer Camp
Laura Snapes wangled a chat with Summer Camp about secret identities, the nebulous beast that is chillwave, and orchestrated a quick game of SC’s favourite game, Would You Rather…
SOTD #38 // Anaïs Mitchell w/ Justin Vernon: ‘Wedding Song’
Some fine, fine Americana for a Friday afternoon. Anaïs Mitchell and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon introduce us to the world of ‘Hadestown’.
SOTD #27 // The National: ‘Terrible Love’
No amount of words can do this band justice – it suffices just to say that it’s a new song by The National, the name alone acting as a kite mark of sublime quality.
SOTD #22 // Kisses: ‘Bermuda’
Even on first listen to “Bermuda”, there was never any question that Kisses wouldn’t become a bona fide TLOBF obsession.
Zun Zun Egui and John Parish head up Bristol-based Haiti appeal
On 6th March, John Parish, Zun Zun Egui and a host of other Bristol greats (full line-up inside) will play across two venues to raise funds for the Haiti Kids Kino Project.
TLOBF Interview :: Blood Red Shoes
Blood Red Shoes release their anticipated second album ‘Fire Like This’ on March 1 via V2. Laura Snapes recently caught up with the duo to find out what exactly we can expect from the follow up to 2008′s acclaimed debut ‘Box Of Secrets’.
Summer Camp Reveal New Song “Round The Moon”
If Washed Out is the comedown from the utopian gauzy beach party, then Summer Camp are the band who played the prom the night before.
TLOBF Interview :: The Fiery Furnaces
We’re still on training ground when it comes to how oddball the ‘Furnaces can possibly get. Laura Snapes meets up with Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger to discuss their new “covers” album, amongst other things.
Tegan and Sara – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London 13/11/09
Tegan and Sara rejoice in making pneumatically charged pop that deserves to be a whole lot bigger than it is; their detailed take on the genre’s simple structures sit them head and shoulders above many more successful acts.
TLOBF Interview :: Phoenix
With the release of their almost universally acclaimed fourth album this year, 2009 has been the year that Phoenix finally get the respect they’ve long deserved. Here, Laura Snapes talks with guitarist Christian Mazzalai.
TLOBF Interview :: Grizzly Bear
Laura Snapes met bassist and multi-instrumentalist Chris Taylor to talk orchestral accompaniment, essential classical composers and finding yourself caught off guard by your own music.
TLOBF Interview :: Editors
Despite a Mercury Music Prize nomination, two number one albums and two platinum records, Editors have rarely found favour with alternative music critics. Laura Snapes caught up with bassist Russell Leetch to get his take on the haters.
