Celebrating its tenth anniversary, Leicester’s Summer Sundae had festivalgoers endure rain to see Seasick Steve, Slow Club and The Megaphonic Thrift on day one.
Swimming

The Veils – Scala, London 21/09/09
Adam Elmahdi witnesses a band oft hailed as “the new The National”. Can they live up to such a hefty tag though? Support comes from Swimming and Say So.

I Like Trains ready new single, tour in October
I Like Trains have announced not only a new spelling of their name, but also a tour of the UK in October, following the release of a new single.

Swimming – The Fireflow Trade
Can Swimming improve upon their mediocre 2008 EP “Primary”? Andy Johnson seems to think so…
Swimming – Primary EP
Primary, the new EP from experimental rock band Swimming, comes under the unswerving TLOBF review miscroscope.
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