tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90413153940553208452011-11-28T00:20:30.391ZJust another music blog.nckkssnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1231100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-78885693549438940222010-05-28T16:43:00.003+01:002010-05-28T17:12:21.303+01:00

The CAMP, or rather the City Arts and Music Project (or summink), and more specifically, its basement, its firstly and foremostly on of the sickest venues I've been to in London. This is something I say without a hint of irony, which is lucky as there was much on display.Being massively skilled in London geography as I am, I have no real idea of which universities or art colleges are in the

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Well, I have since received said EP in the post and it's as awesome as expected, accompanied with a free poster as well.Some lovely person called Matt who I may or may not know (sorry, either way) posted a link to a live video which is worth sharing. So I will:BlamEnjoy.

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So, I heard you guys asking, what's been going on with DNC favourites Run Toto Run? Well they've been putting some fancy new demos up on their myspace for a while now, with a bold new direction in mind.Usually when a reviewer says "bold" it's like when something is "interesting" and not necessarily good. This is definitely not the case, the new tracks are capital BOLD and also really amazing.The

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Really really really awesome.

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A quick post expressing dissapointment and disillusionment with a gig I went to at Chalk Farm the other night. Really terrible ambient noise mess. Avant garde to the point of ridicule. One of the bands was just two guys dicking about for 20 minutes, with the avoidance of rhythm, melody, structure or interest.I finally understand how my girlfriend feels about modern art. I don't like "landscape"

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Having just announced a free tour with labelmates Men, I thought it would be worth checking out TALL SHIPS, and I wasn't dissapointed.Signed to Indie-weight label Big Scary Monsters, the Falmouth three piece play low key but complex folked up indie, thankfully with dry irony and none of the naivete you sometimes see from bands from the, erm... provinces.The tracks on their Myspace are a preview

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No, it's not an awful band name, but a statement of fact. While I was looking forward to spending my mountains of free time between jobs (trying to freelance into film) looking up bands and posting on here, I'm ill. Not life-threatening, dying, but urgh-I-can't-be-bothered-just-wanna-stay-in-bed ill. AKA Studenti-itis.It always means I've been slack on getting the next big album (for me) this

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So I've been trying to go to more gigs recently. Well, I've always wanted to go to smaller gigs in and around London and since a friend of mine moved down to London I've been going to as many as I can.Sometimes literally not knowing where we are going until we are there, many of these gigs seem to end up in the "Islington triangle" between Angel, Farringdon and Old Street stations. One these

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So I finally got round to checking out this band properly. Having had their new/soon to-be-released album for quite a while now. (It's available from the band themselves, but is yet to be officially released, or summink)It's called Turning On and is quite simply, superb. Less than 30 minutes of lo-fi pop gems complete with cassette quality vocals, harking back to a simpler time, when the indie "

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So I got this album the other day, pretty much the first big album of 2010, for me at least. I don't what has happened to me, but I feel as if I've reached the stage where if it sells in HMV it doesn't interest me, but if it's harder to get hold of I'd rather not bother.Either way, this album came pretty much out of the blue, albeit with the heavily previewed single "Stylo" complete with awesome

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Now, don't get me wrong, I think Liars are ok, and that self-titled album of theirs is pretty solid, but they've always been a bit style-over-substance for me.They Were Wrong, So We Drowned, is one of my all time favourite album names (up there with Tomorrow We Will Run Faster and This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About, so yeah, I'm a sucker for long album names, so shoot me

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Ok so Two weeks in Japan = two months of no posts. Erm, what can I say?If we were dating, and I didn't call you for two months, you'd have dumped me by now. And I wouldn't blame you. Not one bit.But please re-consider. Think of all the good times we had. The top 10 list for 2007? The top 15 list for 2008? That's right, this year, it'll be a top 20!So where have I been I hear you ask? Erm. Busy.

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Hello reader(s). I am on holiday in Japan as of tomorrow and so will not be updating this blog for the next two weeks. Which means you miss out on my awesome review of the mum album (because I haven't written it yet).Luckily there is a whole world wide internet out there to discover, and why not start here.Toodle pip.

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Modest Mouse are one of those bands who demonstrate the uncannily ability to completely change between albums yet remain immediately recognisable as one of the world's greatest Indie bands. Even Johnny Marr agreed, with this EP marking the end of his short-lived and highly sursprising tenure with the band.It is a collection of B-sides and unreleased tracks from the sessions surrounding the

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Ok, so it wasn't an EP.But the song was theirs.And its being given away for free.We still live in hope

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Tonight settled a short-held ambition to go to a gig at the Proud Galleries at the old Horse Hospital in Camden, and the opportunity to see DNC favourites Run Toto Run, as well as previous recommendation Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs.Run Toto Run kicked off tonight's "Be@Proud" to a swelling crowd, a member short and recovering from a bout of (possibly pig-related) flu. As well as ably

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Speculation regarding that apparent Radiohead track has lead many to believe that they will be releasing an EP, Album, single or something called "Wall Of Ice" on Monday 17th August. Hopefully this will be something AWESOME.While some have suggested that the "leaked" track is simply from the soundtrack to the new twilight film, evidence surrounding the leak suggests otherwise. For starters, its

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It certainly sounds like Yorke and co.. And its not too bad either.It's called These Are My Twisted Words and have prompted some rumours of a new Radiohead release as soon as this Monday (17th).EDIT: Green Plastic have a great summary here.

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I've been hearing (reading) a lot about this band The XX recently. I decided to actually check them out. I think with hype bands theres generally a 37% chance I'll like them. 39% if its hyped by Pitchfork. This band are one of the luckier ones.It took 3 minutes and 8 seconds, or more accurately, the length of their single "Basic Space" for me to make my decision, with their self-conscious

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Lullabye Arkestra is the side project of sometime Do Make Say Think and Broken Social Scene member Justin Small, with his partner Katia Taylor, with the two making a racket with only bass, drums and their voices.They recently signed to supreme Indie label Vice Records, who released an mp3 and video of their latest single "We Fuck The Night", availiable below, ahead of their album release before

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(via Pitchfork)Radiohead have realised a brand new track called Harry Patch (In Memory Of), which is exactly what it says on the tin, a memorial of the recently deceased WWI Veteran. All of the lyrics are quotes from the man himself.The track is availiable for 1£ from here, with proceeds going to the British Legion.While this orchestral number may not be a classic, its still worth a quid for a

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Today's new band are Sensual Harrasment.Sounding like an East Coast !!!, Sensual Harrasment are more Daft Punk than Dance-Punk, but this Brooklyn "Reptilian Humanoid Alliance" have hit on something pretty darn good.Touching points may also include the Presets and their Australian cousins Midnight Juggernaughts, in the way its all synth melodies and softly spoken vocals. There's a hint of Miami

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Well well well if it isn't the unwelcome return of the Monday Mixtape. Today's theme, as I sit here surprisingly sweaty for a British Summer, is Summer and the Sun. Original? I thought so.DATE: 03/08/2009THEME: SummerLENGTH: 38:56, 10 tracks1. BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE - Looks Just Like The Sun (4:23) (You Forgot It In People, Arts & Crafts 2002)2. GRANDADDY - Summer Here Kids (3:36) (Under The Western

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There are many words that spring to mind around this side-project of Sigur Ros' lead singer Jonsi Birgisson: Ambient, Ethereal, other-wordly and erm... bindun?While admittedly the compositions are more stripped back than the full band, they feature Sigur Ros' string section Amiina, the occasional choir, and a penchant for the epic. A return to Sigur Ros pre-Takk without any of their darkness

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We've now got a muther-trucking twitter page ready to update everything ever. I'll post a permanent link when I've got more than five minutes.Also, if you want to be reviewed or review something, feel free to get in touch on there.Or something.

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Strangely obsessed fans of this blog (please, get in touch) will remember that Atlas Sound's (AKA Deerhunter's Bradford Cox) debut album achieved a top 15 place in Does Not Compute!'s official Satisfactory Albums of Two Thousand and Eight. An achievement that can only be surpassed by actually getting up in the morning.Well, having finished another round with the normal band, Cox is back to his

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At first listen, Double Dagger's music is easy to place: Washington DC, 1992. But there is a depth to this garagey post-hardcore that goes beyond the first listen and the easy comparison to Fugazi. There's also a bit of Q and Not U in there, albeit with a bit more bass.In fact, its all bass, but pleasingly the sound is ultimately filled by the distorted bassline or the contorted chanted vocals,

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Only two degrees of separation from math-poppers Foals, whom I was checking for information about their new album (soon, please), both of these bands caught my attention.Firstly, the Worcestershire Math-poppers Great Eskimo Hoax, who while they may be blessed with a sixth form band name, play a number of tracks in the same vein of foals, with more than a passing nod to Kinsella brother's latter

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Magic Arm is the solo project of Manchester's Marc Rigelsford, who while big in Indie circles, has yet to hit the bigtime himself. He travels the musical world from early Blues to the Beta Band, sounding like all of them and none of them at the same time."Widths and Heights" opens like the themetune to the gameshow of the future, albeit a cheap future built in the 80s, but quickly comes back to

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As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to go to Iceland. And ever since I saw the Kings of of Icelandic music Sigur Ros' documentary "Heima", I've REALLY wanted to go to Iceland. One of the standout albums of 2007 to me was múm's Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy, who had only come to my attention thanks to their association with the aforementioned Sigur Ros and my then obsession with Queen

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So a for the last few months, up until a couple of weeks ago at least, I was totally in love with the American Underground music scene from the 80s, after a friend gave me the awesome book "Our Band Could Be Your Life" chronicling the scene(s) from the Hardcore punk of Minor Threat and Black Flag through to Grunge and the beginnings of "Indie" becoming mainstream. It helped me listen to a lot of

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Yes yes, I've given Run Toto Run quite a bit of blogspace recently, but this is all entirely justified, I promise. They've let slip to the blogosphere a sneak preview of new single Catch My Breath (due out mid-September) with a remix by fellow folktronica fella (geddit) and Manchester co-habitant Magic Arm.While you should expect a feature on their debut album at some point in the future, for now

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Me neither. But apparently it's back. Thanks to THE BIG PINK, and their My Bloody Valentine noisewalls and driving, forceful basslines.But its in the wonkily pop arrangements that they really shine, sounding like a twisted boyband with a broken drum machine and an odd obsession with Elvis. And I really like it. Something really isn't adding up here.Either way, "Velvet" is an absolutely sodding

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When this gig was announced in December, I'm not sorry to say that I had £50 saved up spare for just such an eventuality. I would happily pay this much for a chance to see Blur's first gig back together, but as it turned out, it ended up being the last of a short comeback tour that took in railway museums, record stores and the Glastonbury Festival.Still, I was, understandably, pretty glad to be

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The latest Yeah Yeah Yeahs' track, which I've had stuck in my head for days, from their excellent 3rd album It's Blitz.Watching a back, doesn't the werewolf look a bit like a certain newly dead celebrity? I dont mean Farrah Fawcett...Enjoy, and tomorrow I will have a very special (for me) live review.

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You know how you still get those guys who swear by Vinyl and love the rawness and the reality of the sound that comes out. The fact that not every listen is exactly the same as the last because the turntables could play them a slightly different speed at a certain point, or that natural wear and tear means that over time the discs get worn and slightly warped is something these people live and

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So Kasabian are back again, after that pretty dodgy second album. I'd pretty much swore to myself that I would never bother with them again, but this track, having featured on so many TV shows and adverts, has re-kindled my curiousity.The big riffs and empty, vaguely confrontational quasi-revolutionary lyrics take me all the way back to 2004, and buying their first album is WHSmiths (ouch).Anyway

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Oh Minnows is the new band of Semifinalist Chris Steele-Nicholson, and produces ethereal atmospheric loveliness similar to the aforementioned band, continuing largely where their debut album left off (ignoring 2 completely).Debut EP "Might" is out now on Young and Lost, with the lead track featuring simmering lead synth lines and a shoegaze sound of Deerhunter, track two "Second Version"

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This review is being written in the post-Glastonbury malaise of once again ogling hours of footage both on TV and online and still managing to miss millions of bands I wanted to see, and then promising myself that I'll definitely go next year.So when I received a copy of Run Toto Run's self-produced EP, released by the lost and lonely singles club, I couldn't wait to hear something that wasn't

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If we could pretend it's 2008, and that I am bang up to date rather than hopefully out of touch?Thanks.

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Signed to respected Indie label Ear Candy Music, Arcade Eden are built around brother and sister Clare and Lawrence, incorporating chiptune beats with solid basslines to produce music somewhere between a SNES game and rave in a field.Even Rob Da Bank agrees, having awarded them a mainstage slot at his beloved Bestival out of a number of other IOW-based acts, propelling them further into the

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This somewhat late review is testament to the fact that I've not been in a very musical frame of mind of late, but had a quick chance to go to my first (and thanks to the end of university, last) gig at the Fat Fox's live music night the Hong Kong Gardeners Club.First up to an audience somewhere around eight, and almost begging them to come closer, was Lonely Joe Parker, whose solo acoustic set

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After the flurry of interest surrounding BSP after their Mercury-nominated third album Do You Like Rock Music?, a veritable Arena-sized barnstormer, it seems odd that this release is so low-key and under-billed. But of course, this isn't your regular BSP album.74 minutes in length, it is meant as a "re-imagined" soundtrack to 1934 documentary film Man of Aran that was performed live at the BFI

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Jason Lytle - Yours Truly, The CommuterDespite the (surely unknown to Lytle) uncomfortable association between this and the Kaiser Chief's sophomore, this solo album reminds you that Lytle definitely was the brains behind Grandaddy and has certainly yet to lose his magic touch. Its a shame they couldn't all get along, but as long as Lytle is still making great indie music, I'm not worried.8/

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First a quick word on the illustrious venue. Currently hailing from Portsmouth, I am supposed to have absolute disdain for all things Southampton, but I can't help but enjoy the Joiners Arms. Its the largely independent spirit behind it, the local band splendour of knowing that for local scenesters, this is almost making it. It's grottiness is close to Godliness. Plus the toilets boast a

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So I'm temporarily home (literally just for a couple of hours) and I absent-mindedly returned to this blog and had a good trip down short-term memory lane and laughed and "gosh, how funny AM I?" etc. etc.I'm not going to apologise, you'd never believe. Nor am I going to fawn over this year's selection of "talent", whom by now have all gently slipped off the radar near completely (save for

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There's only thing worse than no content. And its content posted about the lack of content.Sorry I haven't been around. I have been tres busy, mainly with Uni work. The type of Uni that would take 5 seconds if I actually sat down and did it, and yet if I do anything else that takes (apparent) time away from doing that then I feel immediately extremely guilty anf get even less done.But don't worry

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Finding ways to stay soooo low.

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Finding ways to stay soooo low.

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So it's 20 years since Paul's Boutique, hailed by many as a landmark album in many ways. Firstly, as the Beastie Boys' sophomore effort it justified the praise heaped on them previously. At least for most listeners. Others still felt uncomfortable listening to three white guys rapping, a long time before the massive success of Eminem, when Hip-Hop was still new and exciting.Although admittedly my

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Today's very lazy theme is the best tracks on 2008. Well, my favourite tracks. So ner.DATE: 26/01/2009THEME: Best tracks of 2008LENGTH: 10 Tracks, 38:43CRYSTAL CASTLES - Untrust Us (3:06) (Crystal Castles, Lies/Last Gang 2008)METRONOMY - Heartbreaker (4:09) (Nights Out, Because Music 2008)XX Teens - Darlin' (4:12) (Welcome To Goon Island, Mute 2008)LATE OF THE PIER - The Bears Are Coming (3:

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-80568602098386562502009-01-20T23:56:00.002Z2009-01-21T00:02:15.701Z

No Monday Mixtape this week.Why? Well, I could give a whole list. For example:a) I can't be botheredii) I haven't had the time3) I haven't listened to much (read: any) music recentlyBut the real reason (!) is that Barry Hussein Obamarama got inaugarationed today. Or something.I'm playfully joking, I actually watched the whole thing from about an hour beforehand on BBC News 24 and celebrated in my

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-45288721333850112182009-01-17T11:37:00.002Z2009-01-17T11:45:45.858Z

Here are some albums that I'm looking forward to in the first quarter of 2009. This is really just for me, so you can stop reading this now. Unless this is me reading, in which case, read on.Firstly, Franz Ferdinand's third album, titled Tonight: Franz Ferdinand is due for release January 26th. "Ulysses", the only track I've heard, is a prime example of a track which I've only liked every other

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-33294588599751305682009-01-13T20:13:00.006Z2009-01-17T11:35:52.429Z

Their second album on a major (Domino), but their ninth full length overall, the prolific New York based Animal Collective have finally made their "pop album".But why has this taken so long? Strawberry Jam was a culmination of their demented folk beginnings, their fascination with loop pedals and more musical equipment than most of the top 40, but still didn't quite deliver as much as you knew it

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-18320807030880066942009-01-12T14:45:00.004Z2009-01-12T15:26:34.907Z

Hey, remember this? Its that feature I started a week ago.Todays theme is North American indie rock from the 1990s.What, not specific enough?ToughDATE: 12/01/09THEME: North American Indie Rock of the 1990sLENGTH: 10 tracks, 45:42BUILT TO SPILL - Randy Described Eternity (6:04) (Perfect From Now On, Warner 1997)LOW - Fear (2:16) (I Could Live In Hope, Vernon Ward 1994)DINOSAUR JR. - Puke + Cry (

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-36075664303348315812009-01-06T12:35:00.007Z2009-01-09T16:01:13.886Z

Yeah, 2009's only five days old, and while there is still an Animal Collective album to look forward to (more of that later), I'm still going to dwell in the past a little bit and take a look at what other people and websites said were the defining albums of the year 2008 AD...Drowned In Soundtop 50DIS' top 50, while devoid of Kings Of The Hill, sorry, Kings Of Leon's polished pop work of Only By

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-64407061541802699092009-01-05T11:04:00.004Z2009-01-05T11:37:24.819Z

This is brand new feature for 2009 (ahamagad) whereby I create a mixtape every Monday (that I can be bothered) of what I've been listening to and/or what I think you should be listening to to appear cool to all of your friends.Occassionally there will be various themes, but this will all depend on the amount of effort I can muster.Also, the mixtape will only be 10 songs or 45 minutes, whichever

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-18776846543340061992009-01-02T18:12:00.007Z2009-01-02T19:05:12.422Z

The late late edition. I'm getting worse and worse at keeping up with this. I could blame many things for this. The current state of the Middle East, for example, distracting me from listening to new music and instead relying on my musical library to cheer me up. Everyone current excuse of "y'know, the credit crunch and all that" which, if I hear as a phrase one more time (even in the form of the

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-23234379001510259402008-12-15T21:23:00.005Z2008-12-15T21:38:50.803Z

Oh dear I still haven't properly got this up and running yet, oh well.Anyway, coming soon there should be by top albums of 2008, and when I have a chance, perhaps a look at some upcoming artists/etc.Firstly, however, you may have noticed BLUR are back. Which is awesome on so many levels, and comes just months after Damon pretty much said it wasn't going to happen. An act I like to call doing an

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-54637823383405286662008-11-28T16:46:00.004Z2008-11-28T17:08:52.645Z

Okay, so this reviews a little late, but I'm a little late onto this one. I recently (i.e. a couple of months back) listen to Cryptograms and was stunned. It was brilliant.Then, yesterday I read a review in my student paper about their latest effort Microcastle, clearly written by a new fan of theirs, literally gushing so much with praise it seemed hard to believe that the pages weren't sticking

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-36784530602777957412008-11-19T15:36:00.003Z2008-11-19T16:03:59.549Z

Ex-Secret Machine Benjamin Curtis' new band, on the face of it, couldn't appear any more different. His previous band's material garned "prog" labels and an obvious classic-rock influence. All the people in said band were also male.That's about where the differences end, as his latest group, School Of Seven Bells, match the tight dynamic and skill, as well as the droning, driving percussion, and

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-82264827855331352572008-11-07T00:11:00.003Z2008-11-07T00:19:09.028Z

No, they're not to be confused with those pesky Canadians who, with one of the duo topping the cool list, will be unironically dropped like a stone by those who cared about them in the first place, but is the solo work of a certain Max Mansson of Londoners Burn Down Rome.His debut EP "Night & Day" is about to drop on the 24th in the UK before being unleashed onto the rest of the world soon after,

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-90376763606038634832008-10-27T18:04:00.004Z2008-10-27T18:11:51.844Z

Some lazy journalists would refer to the current musical climate, at least in terms of British Indie-dance crossover groups, as “post-new-rave”. Ridiculous as this sounds, it is almost true to say that gone are the day-glo colours, garish sirens and hideous large-print shirts. Gone is the faux retro noise barely hiding the post-modern Franz-Ferdinand art-rock beneath, and gone too, thankfully,

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-16543432718574508602008-10-09T00:42:00.003+01:002008-10-09T00:54:49.863+01:00

Okay, this is a fairly generic list, but I have some rules, because without rules, people would be beating each other up and defecating everywhere. Maybe.Rule #1: Band must still be active (i.e. alive and still with their "classic line-up", unless stated)Rule #2: The assumption is that they will be at theiw own gig, playing their "hits".List:Minus The BearSeem like they would be a laugh, and have

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-14042114626991388772008-10-05T01:08:00.004+01:002008-10-05T01:34:41.059+01:00

Okay, okay.Basically I've had a bit of an unforeseen blogging hiatus over the summer due to real life getting in the way. Some things had to get put on the backburner and this blog ended up being one of them. To those of you who are still here (apparently) thankyou for your patience, normal service will be resumed shortly.I've bought a few albums over the summer, although not as many as I would

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-31040321025951161032008-06-26T10:39:00.004+01:002008-07-09T13:31:36.150+01:00

I've had the undoubtable pleasure of seeing Radiohead once before, on my 18th Birthday two years ago at the Hammersmith Apollo, where, amongst classic tracks, they squeezed in more than half-dozen unreleased "new" tracks that would eventually form the bulk of their next album In Rainbows, over a year later. I was very eager to repeat what was possibly the best gig of my life.With doors opening at

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-9264442320106104412008-06-25T01:05:00.002+01:002008-07-09T11:38:29.870+01:00

Let's be honest here, ever since their landmark album Echo Park, Feeder have become more and more of a guilty pleasure. It's not that they are particularly bad - not at all - their brand of post-grunge anthemic arena-pop-rock remains as infectious as ever, it just that they have never really broken a huge amount of new ground in front of their competitors, but then again, no one ever asked them

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-30275409915513101872008-06-15T13:00:00.003+01:002008-06-15T13:10:07.776+01:00

I know its old news now, but Sigur Ros have announced details of their new album out on June 23rd. It is going to be called Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust, which roughly translates as "With A Buzzing In Our Ears We Play Endlessly". It also features at least one track in English ("All Alright") and is a bit of a change in direction for the band - who have said they were greatly influenced by

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-34781818024061803992008-06-12T21:48:00.003+01:002008-06-12T22:55:36.218+01:00

Mystery Jets - Two Doors DownThis is the new single from the Mystery Jets, from their latest album, Twenty One. Not to be confused with that band, Three Doors Down, or that decade, the 80s.PS: I'll write some more crap soon.

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These genetically-generated scamps seem to have made themselves known to me through adverts, tv appearances and blog hype. Like any other band really. These guys, in particular featured in the american episode of Skins (the one where Cassie goes mental and fucks off to New York) and a mobile phone provider advert. Actually, there's nothing stopping me saying who it is, its Orange, and despite

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-40834383663205910142008-05-28T00:49:00.004+01:002008-06-12T21:07:20.010+01:00

I've been a fan of The Futureheads since a friend lent me a copy of their debut album shortly before that Kate Bush cover sent them towards stardom and became their biggest hit, and somewhat ironically, their most well known song. Since then, success has been few and far between, culminating in their removal from 679 recordings (now "re-branded" as the hypercool "sixsevennine"), but I'm almost

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-90173251735975662032008-05-26T01:27:00.005+01:002008-05-26T17:53:09.277+01:00

This time, we kick off with a local band who I stumbled across via Facebook, strangely. They are from Dartford in Kent, where I went to School, and despite this, they don't suck.Okay, so Post-Rock bands are getting a little more commonplace, but CODES IN THE CLOUDS do one of the better Explosions In The Sky impressions I've ever seen. Their debut single "Distant Street Lights" could be on any of

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-41901085718446409242008-05-17T11:57:00.003+01:002008-05-26T00:48:18.509+01:00

Crystal Castles have been accused by a number of high profile Chip-tune artists (yeah I had no idea either) of ripping them off.More specifically, remixing their songs without crediting them and for commercial gain.From wikipedia:"In mid-2008, Crystal Castles became focal in several plagiarism disputes. Pitchfork Media and The Torontoist published stories about Crystal Castles' use of Trevor

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-29004140218561697602008-05-04T13:34:00.006+01:002008-05-04T14:13:54.762+01:00

NME/RADIO ONE STAGE ADDITIONSREADING SUNDAYTHE MUSICHey remember us, you guys? When sounding like Kasabian was still cool? What do you mean that never happened?HADOUKEN!I would be tempted if I didn't feel as if I'd be woefully out of place here. I really didn't like "That Boy, That Girl", was only mildly interested in "Liquid Lives", and not been turned by anything I've heard since, but they are

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-55747444439583877492008-05-04T13:13:00.003+01:002008-05-04T13:31:20.465+01:00

NME/RADIO ONE STAGE ADDITIONSREADING SATURDAYSEASICK STEVEI saw him perform at last years inaugural Connect Festival at Inverary in Scotland, and he was absolutely brilliant. He produced Modest Mouse's first album dontcha know.THE TING TINGSI think these guys have passed me by. I did listen to one of their songs, I think, but it was pretty boring. Saw them on TV the other day too, they appear to

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-39028200077769198872008-05-01T11:43:00.004+01:002008-05-04T13:25:29.887+01:00

MAIN STAGE ADDITIONSBRITISH SEA POWER (Saturday Reading)BSP make a welcome return to Reading with their debut appearance on the main stage. Which is a bit of a dissapointment really. They are a tent band through and through and the crowd at the main stage will remind them of it. Still an amazing band though.Can't Wait to Hear: "Lately"THE AUTOMATIC (Saturday Reading)What's that that's over the

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-11771462816145250512008-04-27T15:10:00.004+01:002008-05-04T13:10:01.047+01:00

Who the fuck are Royworld?I was unlucky enough to catch some of their tripe on BBC's Popworld-humping music show "Sound", a show which again manages to achieve the highly difficult task of taking something from Channel 4 and making it complete and utter rubbish (we're looking at you, Graham Norton).In their section, the four members of, possibly the worst-named band ever, "went back to their

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-71978447984070440382008-04-25T11:52:00.002+01:002008-05-04T13:05:41.445+01:00

They've been around a little bit, the electronic duo of Ethan Kath and Alice Glass, and have split opinions for almost as long.Tied inexplicably to the "new-rave scene", these guys are way more rave than the noisy art-punk of Klaxons et al, complete with a DIY punk ethic and the drugged-up pretention of a band who think they are better than everyone else.Recent heavy promotion, including a small

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-16312349193870029772008-04-19T11:09:00.004+01:002008-05-01T11:41:55.823+01:00

Tonight's openers PILGRIMFATHERS are one of those uncomfortable "neo-prog" bands where the only "progressive" aspects are the heavily distorted vocals and the increasingly unkempt hairiness of the members as you moved from drummer through to vocalist. i.e. not very good.http://www.myspace.com/thepilgrimfathersGAY FOR JOHNNY DEPP are a NY hardcore band who kick the gig screaming into life with

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-41522454170990867612008-04-17T13:38:00.003+01:002008-04-25T11:01:00.316+01:00

I stumbled across this like a blind man digging for pennies in the bottom of what he thinks is a pocket of his coat, but it actually the warm slimy ear of a great dane. Or something.Anyway I totally agree with the heartfelt sentiment expressed in this article what I read.Set sarcasm detectors to fun.

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-2423561574084368572008-04-16T00:45:00.006+01:002009-01-02T18:28:06.715Z

Ever since seeing them* supporting CSS in Brixton in December, no, actually, since I heard their name about a year ago but couldn't find any albums by them in HMV, I've been very curious about METRONOMY.Via some, ahem, semi-legal means I managed to obtain a copy of their debut album (If anyone can provide me a British retailer who stocks the album let me know) Pip Paine (Pay The £5000 You Owe),

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-70805848357103832712008-04-15T11:24:00.004+01:002008-04-23T16:08:43.905+01:00

While Jesse Keeler ran away with their producer to form the house-inflected pop stylings of MSTRKRFT, who are currently working on their second album, the other half of Death From Above 1979, Sebastien Grainger, has been much more quiet.Apart from contributing vocals to DIOYY?'s song "Let's Make Out" and drumming for Canadian rapper k-os, Grainger's presence has been much more low key.Recently

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Having seen (and reviewed them in the previous post) them last week, I was very eager to get the album, as 40 minutes of Blood Red Shoes is about as most as the body can stand before it all starts sounding a bit more White Stripes and little less interesting.Opening two tracks "It Doesn't Matter Much" and "You Bring Me Down" set the course out clear from the start - Blood Red Shoes don't do

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-91637595961283331162008-04-10T10:17:00.006+01:002008-04-15T23:11:56.660+01:00

It's somewhat hard to believe that a duo so elegant as Laura-Mary and Steven can make such a decent racket. Their bassless antics maye be simple, but as demonstrated by tonight's opening act, AN EMERGENCY, can difficult to pull off well. AE's twin guitar sound takes a whistlestop tour of American bedroom Indie Rock, taking in Sonic Youth, Les Savy Fav and everything in between. But while the lack

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-13474045948305805342008-04-05T14:22:00.003+01:002008-04-15T11:23:07.895+01:00

After the brass band intro to "The French Open", its pretty much business as usual for the Oxford quintet. Most recent single "Cassius" follows next, beginning a group of songs both old and new. Which begs the question, why isn't "Hummer" on this?Foals' math-rock leanings and guitars that never seem to slip below the 7th fret worked well on a number of singles to date. However the aforementioned

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-25224076824945801632008-04-03T15:52:00.006+01:002008-04-05T14:21:27.097+01:00

READING FRIDAY/LEEDS SATURDAYNME/RADIO 1 STAGEBABYSHAMBLESYoung scallywag Peter Doherty returns to Reading once again with the rest of Babyshambles. While some say he is a tragic genius, and others say he is a scrounging waster, their show will be interesting. Probably.THE WOMBATSWhile the only of their songs that I ever listened to and vaguely enjoyed was "Let's Dance To Joy Division", I was

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-48972187707415789632008-04-02T14:23:00.010+01:002008-04-03T15:51:13.478+01:00

Friday's line-upPart 2:SATURDAY READING/SUNDAY LEEDSTHE KILLERSSince their, from my point of view, unspectacular headlining set at Glastonbury last year, it was almost inevitable that they would eventually headline Reading and Leeds. It would seem they've joined the exclusive set occupied by, among others Muse, Foo Fighters and The White Stripes that means they'll all headline a major UK Festival

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-69359428971772905932008-04-02T13:43:00.014+01:002008-04-03T15:52:21.752+01:00

I got my ticket for this year's festival in the earlybird sale after last year's festival. 2008 will be my fourth Reading Festival. Now I'm going to go through the line-up and speculate what bands I might see. Purely for my benefit, really.FRIDAY READING/SATURDAY LEEDSMAIN STAGE:RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE-Oh dear god yes, I've been hoping for this since their announcement for Coachella last year. I

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-28114393797741032722008-03-30T13:24:00.007+01:002008-03-30T20:44:47.454+01:00

As none of you may know, I co-host a two-hour long radio show on an Internet station that no one ever listens to, that also happens to be part of the university where I am "studying". Although most of the time we try and play fairly radio-friendly mainstream-ish stuff, it did make me wonder about the pronunciation of certain band names, who seem to have made a conscious decision to not be able to

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-60053509727551303552008-03-27T12:04:00.006Z2008-03-28T23:06:17.714Z

Often sitting uncomfortably between the sound of a post-apocalyptic rave and some kids playing football with a dustbin, DIOYY?'s debut has all the ingredients of a great album, but does the sum live up to its parts?With the obvious influence of Daft Punk's Discovery and its imitators and followers (both of which DIOYY? can apply themselves to), coupled with the indie-dance sensibility of their

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-75793199148729632742008-03-26T12:56:00.008Z2008-03-30T20:02:46.168+01:00

Kicking off straight from where they left off, Get Awkward follows the same garage-punk formula as this four-piece's eponymous debut, but why would you want to have it any other way?The songs are all between one and three minutes long and are largely noticeable by the path of destruction they leave behind them. Although the songs are more violent in the way that a toddler is violent, than in the

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-54653163242946802602008-03-13T16:31:00.006Z2008-03-30T20:03:30.175+01:00

Here is a quick run down of some of my favourite female vocalists - in no particular order.Satomi Matsuzaki - DeerhoofIts difficult where to start with what I like about Matsuzaki's voice. Due to the fact she mainly sings in her second language of English, her vocals are uncomplicated yet melodic, often (intentionally) following the guitar line that makes part of Deerhoof's signature sound. Her

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-77686861471144292762008-03-10T12:32:00.006Z2008-03-30T20:04:33.919+01:00

Availiable on Import since January, and just out properly in the UK today, MGMT's David Fridmann-produced debut album is an epic work of electro-rock in the traditions of bands such as Grandaddy, The Flaming Lips and Of Montreal. In similar traditions, the duo make more than enough noise between to make up for their lack of members.Opening with the bubbling and churning "Time To Pretend", with

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Having read a very informative article on Fake DIY, I investigated the humble myspace page of Bear Hug. Then continued on by looking at their top friends and then their top friends and so on.Their myspace picture is the typical, two at the back, two at the front, winter coats done up to the necks Indie "Look how serious we are for our new album" comeback look. But this doesn't quite tally with

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-40079808006868865492008-02-23T19:20:00.004Z2008-03-03T17:33:13.790Z

This Canadian Indie-Rock trio, simply because they have a female singer, often lend themselves to comparisons with their fellow countryfolk Metric as well as Tennessee-dwelling punks Be Your Own Pet, and this article is no different.I had a promo copy of their debut LP/EP Applause Cheer Boo Hiss which seems to almost invite some sort of delete-as-appropriate kind of review. On the whole however,

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Shocking Pinks - EmilyThe latest single from their self-titled DFA compilation based on their last two native released albums from these electronic New Zealanders, centred around Nick Harte, kicks off with a snare-drum dance beat and bass fuzzier than the Dulux dog. When Harte's shoegazey vocals drone in, the lyrics of love lost about a girl called, you guessed it, Emily, emanate over the scene.

nckkssnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9041315394055320845.post-15892488083591937212008-02-16T12:01:00.007Z2008-03-30T20:04:27.419+01:00

(Thanks to the good people at PURE:FM who asked me to review these)Art Brut - Pump Up The VolumeThis is the opening track from these slightly peculiar yet somewhat unique London art-punks' second album It's A Bit Complicated is released to coincide with their current UK Tour. But to be honest, while Argos' lyrics still as biting and chock full of mock-irony, this song is no "Emily Kane". While

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Saw these guys on Jools Holland last night (I was mainly watching for BSP) and they weren't bad at all. Well I say guys, its confusing as to whether or not Ida Maria is the lead singer or the band themselves, as she began as a solo artist in Bergen, but clearly her current music is band-orientated.It was kind of refreshing to hear something outside of the British or American spheres of Indie or

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Let's face it, most indie rock bands are comprised of stoned ADD sufferers with no attention span. When you combine this with the fact that they're paid to dick around with free instruments for months at a time, it's no surprise that there is a surfeit of sub-1:30 songs. The majority of them are fairly useless. I'm pretty certain Modest Mouse's career would remain enriched and respected if "Horn

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Most of the tracks have been availiable on the internet for weeks, but Hot Chip's third album is the eagerly awaited comeback for the band that made you sing "Over and Over"... erm... again and again?Where The Warning was more refined than their debut Coming On Strong, the same is also true of Made In The Dark. Opener "Out At The Pictures is reminiscent of "Careful", but... better. Similarly the

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