Already one of 2011′s critical success stories, Katia Ganfield heads to XOYO to witness the ever evolving and hypnotic live show from Brighton’s Esben and The Witch as they perform their biggest headlining set to date.
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Esben and the Witch – Violet Cries
Violet Cries’ belated appeal and lack of versatility may prove to be too vexing for some, but for those willing to keep scratching away at the surface the detachment will disappear before your nail does.
Win! Tickets to Esben and the Witch’s XOYO show
Win a pair of tickets to see the hotly-tipped trio at London’s XOYO, with support from Breton and Blessing Force purveyors Trophy Wife.
TLOBF Interview // Esben and the Witch
The countryside outside the train window is enveloped with thick mist, twisted snow-clad branches clutching from the edges, and Esben and the Witch’s debut album seems ever so appropriate. The band agreed to talk to TLOBF days after their Brothers Grimm concoction of dark myths, jagged riffs and glitchy beats earned them a nomination for the BBC’s Sound of 2011 award.
Constellations Festival – Leeds 13-14/11/10
Broken Social Scene, Les Savy Fav and Sky Larkin all shine at Constellations Festival, a three-stage one-dayer of epic proportions, which absolutely deserves a regular place in Leeds’s thriving musical calendar.
Esben And The Witch – Electrowerkz, London 10/11/2010
The aptly-eerie Electrowerkz plays host to an evening of electronic offerings from Esben And The Witch, Gallops and worriedaboutsatan. Heather Steele reviews with photographs from Sebastien Dehesdin.
Huge Ticket Giveaway! Esben and The Witch, Gold Panda, Jamie Lidell + more!
Our good pals over at Eat Your Own Ears have thrown a bunch of tickets our way for a string of great shows they have lined up for November. Book-ended by two of TLOBF’s most championed acts: Esben And The Witch and Gold Panda are shows from The Knocks, Mystery Jets and Jamie Lidell.
SOTD #161 // Esben And The Witch: ‘Warpath’
Esben And The Witch produce atmosphere, emotion and a dreadful, dastardly tension to help apply themselves in becoming one of the most frightening bands on Earth.
Esben and the Witch – Marching Song EP
The hotly tipped Brighton trio ready their nightmare pop for the masses with the release of this limited 12”, their first material for new home Matador. It might only be three tracks but it emphatically demonstrates how prudent a signing that could turn out to be.
Win! Field Day Tickets!
The inaugural East London summer shindig Field Day is drawing closer and closer, and we have a pair of tickets to give away. Acts confirmed are Phoenix, Memory Tapes, The Kissaway Trail, Gold Panda, Caribou, Esben and The Witch… to name just a small handful.
Summer Camp, Visions Of Trees and Veronica Falls added to TRUCK lineup
The TRUCK lineup just keeps on getting and better with the latest announcement of bands featuring a bunch of TLOBF favourites.
Mew, Esben and The Witch, Los Campesinos! and Egyptian Hip Hop for Truck 2010
The first handful of acts have been announced for this years Truck Festival which is to take place at Hill Farm, Steventon on July 23rd – 25th.
Esben and The Witch – The Hobby Horse, London 04/02/10
There’s a carefully managed conceit at work somewhere in the heart of Esben and the Witch. Their mission – to make “intriguing, ambitious and innovative music” – involves an indulgent foray into the extemporaneous.
Esben and The Witch – 33
Set against hauntingly subtle keys and electronic crackles, Esben and The Witch create dramatic soundscape filled with fairytales and romance. Recommended.
Ones To Watch 2010 :: Esben and The Witch
Porcelain owls, alabaster busts and victorian lamp-posts. All in a days work for Brighton’s bright new hopes: Esben and The Witch.
Esben and The Witch reveal new single and tour for 2010
One of TLOBF’s tips for 2010 announce details of their debut single, a UK tour and make their debut ep available for free!
