Fresh from a four date residency at a hip East London boozer, we catch up with Toy bassist Panda to find out more about one of the most exciting bands you’ll hear this year.
Introducing
Introducing // Keaton Henson…in pictures
John Freeman puts some questions to London-based singer-songwriter Keaton Henson. Keaton draws the answers. The results confirm that a picture does, indeed, speak a thousand words.
Introducing // Milagres
John Freeman met up with Kyle Wilson of Brooklyn-based Milagres to find out how a month-long mountaineering expedition inspired their excellent new album, Glowing Mouth. However, he forgot to ask about his favourite chocolate-based snack.
Introducing // Stealing Sheep
Stealing Sheep singer Becky Hawley talks to TLOBF about furtive recording sessions at Abbey Road, jamming with Paul McCartney, and Norwegian death metal.
Introducing // Amanda Mair
The Line of Best Fit speaks to Sweden’s new wunderkind Amanda Mair about Labrador Records, a forthcoming album and… Aqua.
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’.
TLOBF Introducing // Friends
“It’s not domineering, it’s endearing – what we got” TLOBF looks back at Brooklyn’s Friends’ heady first year with vocalist Samantha Urbani.
TLOBF Introducing // Shimmering Stars
“You’ve never been dumped? You poor bastard.” TLOBF meets Vancouver’s Shimmering Stars to talk about heartbreak, the Everly Brothers and Samoan teenage strife.
TLOBF Introducing // Outfit
“I’ve consistently made decisions in my life which have prevented me from doing anything other than playing music. It’s gone too far now.” Outfit talk ambition, art and murderers in their garden.
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.
TLOBF Introducing // Fear Of Men
Brighton and London four piece Fear of Men produce perfectly crafted indiepop full of sensual melodies and sweeping harmonies. Their debut single ‘Ritual Confession’ is a fuzz laden DIY dream. TLOBF meets them before they steal everybody’s hearts.
TLOBF Introducing // Theme Park
London’s Theme Park aren’t a band to be downhearted by a regularly-muttered comparison. Their first track ‘Milk’ brought forth mentions of Talking Heads but a forthcoming double A-side single shows there’s far more to this four-piece than the debut offering.
TLOBF Introducing // Brontide
There are few bands out there whose name so perfectly suits the music they’re making. Brontide – which means a sound like a distant rumble of thunder – craft instrumental pieces that are going to make you yearn for the bygone days of Don Caballero, or Mirrored-era Battles.
TLOBF Introducing // I Break Horses
The legendary comedian Spike Milligan has one of the most famous engravings on his tombstone. It reads ‘I Told You I Was Ill’. If Milligan required death to prove a point, Sweden’s I Break Horses have used their rampant hypochondria to create something that illuminates the living – their beautiful debut album Hearts.
TLOBF Introducing // EMA
What did the alien high-quality mattress salesman use as his slogan? TLOBF meets Erika M. Anderson to discuss the last-chance saloon that created her stunning album Past Life Martyred Saints and to discover the punch line to EMA’s only joke.
TLOBF Introducing // Fixers
Despite their dizzying psych-pop compositions, Fixers find themselves at a critical juncture. Andy Johnson spoke to them before a gig in Stoke to find out about touring, Dianetics, and embracing exuberance.
