While listening to this new, typically idiosyncratic single by cosmic eccentrics Super Best Friends Club, I found myself split down the centre, psychologically speaking, until the two predominant aspects of my personality were standing in the middle of the room, facing one another down and shouting. Well. One of them was shouting.
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You can catch Speak And The Spells at ‘Catch’ for FREE on January 20th, supported by Stavin’ Chains and No Cars. DOWNLOAD their single’s B-side here!
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Manchester duo Chris Butler & Noel Williams. Acoustic guitars, vocals, xylophone, kick drum, banjo, stylophone, bajolele, percussion, harmonica, cello and theremin…
Say Goodbye To What’ is hook-laden psychedelic funk, a pop song brimming with intricacies and a beautifully skewed production approach. Flipside ‘Crazy Over You’ is a melancholic headnodder, drifting through the speakers with a lovelorn grace while pummelling you with the bottom end. Have a listen…
Book meets soundtrack from one half of the Pernice Brothers
The entire premise with ‘Carpet Madness’ is minimal electronics, eccentric girly vocals and breezy pop melodies with a respectful nod to the ‘Lab, Raincoats, Devine And Statton and Unrest, topped off with a cheeky glaze of West African geetars and Smithsonian glitter.
Born from the ashes of indie-rock outfit Arsen, Lazare is Arsen member 2F’s solo venture – and it’s about as far removed from Arsen as it is possible to be.
Never Enough goes internacionale. Tonight, for a very special night, one of those bands from three decades ago, started the proceedings as part of a five-band bill, all of whom have been previously associated with Factory Records, Manchester and Factory Benelux / Les Disques Du Crepuscule, Bruxelles…
Christmas is over and I’ve eaten more chocolates some dude offa Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Music industry has shut down for the break, giving us plenty of time to catch up on all the other projects we have up our sleeve: A t-shirt design: (Please vote YES!) We also have not one, but TWO [...]
His teens were spent sparring with her and getting up to all manner of small town trouble!
Who: Wildlife What: Guitars, bass, drums, synths, keyboards and harmonies from Toronto Formed by Ontario college friends Dean Povinsky and Darryl Smith in 2005, Wildlife’s early days were spent traveling and writing in the UK. Following time in and around Glasgow playing shows with musicians met along the way, the project returned to Canada. Joined [...]
The second-to-last weekend in June may never be the same again…
His teens were spent sparring with her and getting up to all manner of small town trouble!
