I don’t live in the UK anymore and something about the excellent new single from The Futureheads made me very homesick indeed.
They’re touring in May and June - almost tempting to plan a trip home around it…
Listen to the single and get tour dates after the break.
Here’s an awesome recommendation from the ever tasteful Lee Tea.
The Voladoras are everything you wanted the Dum Dum Girls to be - but without the whiff of stage management and over production.
Here’s a little bit of joy to start the weekend. Jerry Tropicano’s ‘Golden Pupil’ is a gem - loose countryfied pop - lo fi but un-selfconsciously so. The video made me smile too.
His debut EP’s great. Links after the break.
Deep Winter hail from Izhevsk, Russia and formed last year. They’re a guitar/drums 2 piece in the vein of plenty of bands doing the rounds at the moment, but they’re special. There’s a satisfying weightiness to their riffs and an Ozzy-esque tint to their double tracked vocals - which mix together to remind the listener of BLACK SABBATH instead of the Black Keys. I like them a lot.
Some tracks to download after the break.
Here’s a great new video from Lee Bains & The Glory Fires. With the recent passing of Levon Helm (RIP) it could be that I have The Band on the brain right now, but I can’t help hearing touches of the same laid back, timeless and soulful southern sound in this new tune.
They have a new LP out soon - available in a limited pressing of 500 from Bomp! I’m going to get me one of those.
I’m a bit of a latecomer to Deer Tick - having been introduced to them only recently by my friend Rob. I’ve been missing out clearly, as their straight up country inflected rock n roll is right up my alley. Kind of like The Hold Steady but without the whiff of cheese.
Check them out for yourself with track ‘Born at Zero’ available for free from their semi-difficult to get Tim EP. It’s up after the break, as are their UK dates for August.
Here’s a great new track by Gringo Star, taken from their upcoming Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley, Deerhunter) produced record. The band are about to embark on a UK tour, that bravely takes in such hotspots as Bacup and Halifax.
Track to download after the break
Here’s the new video from DZ Deathrays. The more I hear them, the more their singer sounds like this guy:
Here’s a new tune by OFF! I can’t quite make my mind up about them. On paper, they should be the best band in the world (Steve McDonald is surely one of the best bass players of all time). But there’s something that’s a bit workmanlike about the tunes I’ve heard so far.
Make your mind up with a free download of new tune ‘Cracked’, after the break.
Pulled Apart by Horses released the excellent Wolf Hand single this week, and announced that they’ll be gracing a couple of festival bills with their presence - Pukkelpop & Y Not Festival.
To celebrate, they’ve whipped up an EP of live recordings, including the annoyingly zeitgeisty but actually rather good cover of Lana Del Raytard’s ‘Blue Jeans’.
Get the link and Wolf Hand vid after the break.
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Shots of North Carolina’s folk-rocking Avett Brothers’ stop in Glasgow - 22.08.11
Read the review of the gig here.
Take a look at the acts and art on offer at this year’s Latitude Festival in Suffolk. Included are the likes of Fight Like Apes, Lykke Li, Sea of Bees and Seasick Steve. Photos from our own...
Good time with Bad Guys. Photos from the May 29th gig at the Old Blue Last. Read the review by the Bad Guy himself, Stuart London after the jump.
Artrocker.com exclusive: for fans of White Lies and Crocodiles we’ve got some fresh pictures from their UK show at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire earlier this month, courtesy of Alessandro...
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