North Atlantic Oscillation – Fog Electric
On first listen, the first thing that struck me was how complicated this album is. The album I’m referring to Fog Electric by North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO for short), a mammoth 10 track meaty offering due for release via the Kscope imprint (home to my favorite band The Pineapple Thief). What North Atlatic Oscillation is...
2:54
My new favorite obsession of the year. They’re 2:54 and I think I’m going to go and see them in Leeds tonight. What is it about them that enthralls me so? Check this beautiful video: [2:54 - You're Early VIDEO] [2:54 - You're Early] 2:54 are sisters Colette and Hannah Thurlow, joined by Alex and...
Strangers (Sensual Harrasment Remix)
A quick one here: we’ve covered Sensual Harrassment a coupla times on here and for good reason. It’s good to know that they’re still making music. In fact they’re in the final stages of recording the follow up to Alpha Draconis. But more on that in a seperate post. Right now, we wanna showcase a...
Diet Pills
This is a somewhat delayed post, and, I hope this is not going to ruin you quiet Monday bank holiday. :) So what’s the story with Diet Pills, then? Well, it went like this: I was at the Kylesa + Circle Takes The Square show at Josephs Well a coupla weeks back. And I saw...
Speak & The Spells
Here’s an oldie release via one of my fav labels, Robot Elephant Records. It’s Speak And The Spells‘ She’s Dead EP from 2010 and I was thinking, as I browsed RER’s back catalogue online, that this record is perfect for a not-so-sunny Sunday afternoon like today. I hope you like a little bit of garage...
HEROIN DIET
The pleasure of finding and listening to such ungodly sounds at this holy hour, its so fucking satisfying. Heroin Diet are a punk band from Manchester, fast 2 minute blasts with reverb vocals, very much in the vein as the recent new wave of punk upstarts like those Danish brats, Iceage. Heroin Diet are somewhat...
Junior Boys
Chilled music. Chilled electronic music with a pop consciousness. Chilled electronic music drawn from almost every dance angle over the past 7 years without sounding overworked. Vocals that almost remind me of Death Cab For Cutie / Postal Service, just gentler. That’s why I like Junior Boys. And It’s All True is a gentle album,...
Death Rattle – Do As You Please VIDEO
And my favorite electronic duo Death Rattle returns with another new song and video for Do As You Please. This latest track sees them continuing their foray into dark electronica territory, armed with a video of intensely choreographed dance moves, Helen Hamilton almost like Natalie Portman in Black Swan, her vocals stronger than ever. Do...
Fear & Loathing at British Wildlife March 2012
Another amazing gig at British Wildlife on Saturday night. This is one of their house-party vibes kinda gig at RnR. Never a bad night. In fact, I got educated on Galaxians. How could I have missed out on this band for this long, I have no idea. Galaxians is Jed and Matt (of Azores, ex...
Pianos Become The Teeth
I’ve always been a hardcore kid at heart. That’s where my true love for music lies – in sweaty basement shows, packed to the rafters, supporting your mate’s band at a random show in an industrial unit somewhere, getting drunk, falling in love, slamdancing, fists punching the air, ripping that riff right off the fucking...
Wild Beasts Headlining Beacons Festival Aug 2012
Festival season is almost upon us. And with it, come the news that Wild Beasts will be headlining Beacons Festival 2012. Other amazing acts to grace the Beacons stage(s) in the Funkirk Estate in Skipton near Leeds include Maya Jane Coles (whose exploits have been thoroughly documented in this blog in the past), another Bad...
Desert Sharks
Writing this post as I’m sat at Wharf Chambers. They’re playing Bikini Kill right now and I’m thinking, how apt. Anyway, Desert Sharks – I FUCKING LOVE THESE GUYS. If you like The Donnas and Veruca Salt you’ll dig em. Bad ass garage rock with pop sensibilities. Ok, maybe not as bad ass as The...
