Friend of TLOBF and all round decent chap Simon Raymonde of Bella Union picks a singer songwriter from Nashville: Heidi Spencer. “Imagine Dolly Parton and Alan Sparhawk writing together. She’s really something else….”
TLOBF Xmas Advent
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Xmas Advent [22nd December] :: Brainlove Records
One for all you fret-wankers out there. John Rogers of Brainlove Records recommends a track by the one and only Marnie Stern.
Xmas Advent [21st December] :: Something In Construction
It sounds a bit like a Swedish disco cousin of Laura Brannigan’s ‘Self Control’ and is going to be Number One in the charts for eleven weeks next summer. Can you tell what it is yet?!
Xmas Advent [20th December] :: Tenebrous Liar
Really fucked up, funny, mental and menacing. That’s what Steve Gullick of Tenebrous Liar thinks of Black Carrot…and we’d have to agree with him too..
Xmas Advent [19th] :: Windsor for the Derby
“These fellas are the best unsigned band in Austin right now. They’re all about lo-fi Factory-style synth rock doodling with an extreme groove.” says Jason McNeely of Windsor For The Derby on fellow Texan’s Toko-Ri Get High.
Xmas Advent [18th December] :: Sasha Frere-Jones
The New Yorker pop-music critic Sasha-Frere Jones sent over a few thoughts on Ida Maria’s ‘Oh My God’. “Sivertsen sets off the charges with her voice, which swings from a humid mutter to an eyes-out, hair-down vomiting of air.”
Xmas Advent [December 17th] :: The Wave Pictures
David Tattersall of The Wave Pictures recommends a song you can’t ACTUALLY listen to as the artist in question is currently without a record deal. Tattersall describes the song by French artist Freschard as “a sad song, but at the same time one that makes you feel less alone”. MySpace links inside…
Xmas Advent [December 13th] :: Smile Down Upon Us
What’s behind today’s musical door? Keiron Phelan from Smile Down Upon Us picks his best track of the year.
Xmas Advent [December 10th] :: Shearwater
Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater recommends… “Lost Wisdom” by Mount Eerie. Two TLOBF favourites under one advent. Nice.
Xmas Advent [December 9th] :: School of Seven Bells
“This is a strange pick for sure, but ‘Deep Water’ is an amazing moment in what might be the best record of 2008″ so says Benjamin Curtis of School Of Seven Bells..
Xmas Advent [December 8th] :: Beach House
Victoria Legrand picks a track that embodies a combination of a superhero, an intense teenage crush, a sorcerer, a prism, a starship, a storm, an ocean, swirling colours melting on fire, stupefied androids staring at God, and miniature dinosaurs wreaking havoc upon a miniature nation. Nice.
Xmas Advent [December 7th] :: Polly Scattergood
Polly Scattergood couldn’t give a fuck about an oxford comma. She could give a fuck about our Xmas Advent though, which is why she’s hiding behind door number 7.
Xmas Advent [December 6th] :: Kevin Douch / BSM
Behind todays virtual cardboard door is the founder of one of our favourite UK independent labels; Big Scary Monsters. Kevin Douch offers a track that sums up why he loves the underground music scene so much right now.
Xmas Advent [December 5th] :: Slow Club
“This song is at its best played very loud when you are just about to leave the house. Try it, you might like it! If you don’t like it, try it again later.” so says Slow Club’s Charles Watson about his choice pick of 2009.
Xmas Advent [December 4th] :: Sleeping States
Markland Starkie shows his love for Glasgow’s White Night who he describes as a fun, grrly post-punk band, from a time when the term ‘post-punk’ still meant something. Download a track inside…
