semifinalists MP3s

You might remember Semifinalists, who somewhat inexplicably were signed by V2 a few years ago. Don’t get me wrong, they made interesting music but certainly didn’t scream commercial success. Since then, one member left the band while the other two embarked on new projects at the start of 2009. Chris Steele-Nicholson went onto the Young & Lost Club backed Oh Minnows and Ferry Gouw...
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semifinalists Reviews

Venue: 229, London Teaser: Lewis Hingston is hot on the trail of two second album campaigns, as he catches the tambourine abusing antics of Tokyo Police Club, and the art house meanderings of Semifinalists… Pull quote 2: they depart as time-efficiently as they performed, albeit more politely… First para: With the likes of Gnarls Barkley and Primal Scream...
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Top 5 Downloads

  • Bully For You

    Gorgeous Bully From: Plymouth, United Kingdom The more sanitised, synthetic and computerised mainstream music becomes the more the discerning music lover yearns for something a little more...
  • Johan Reinhold - Shoot Me Down Remix EP

    Having already garnered quite a following in his native Sweden, Johan Reinhold is introducing himself to our ears with his indie-electro-pop sensibilities in the form of a remix EP. Music after the...
  • Corpse Lights: A Curdled Churn

    Woe betide any unfortunate soul who suddenly has a flash of inspiration and records one of the most brilliant songs of the year in mid-December: it simply won’t even get heard amongst all...
  • The King Khan Experience

    I Love The Way You Howl King Khan recently retired The Shrines and The BBQ Show and started a new project – The King Khan Experience. He’s been getting compared to Jimi Hendrix his...
  • Secret Diaries: Parcel Delivery

    Secret Diaries have one of those supremely satisfying band names that make you wonder why no-one has thought of it before. I love it when that happens. And speaking of ‘supremely...

Have You Read?

  • Pulled Apart By Horses - Captain's Rest, Glasgow - 15/12/09

    I can’t get enough of this band. Seriously. Part of me feels that I should probably shut up about Pulled Apart By Horses before everyone else gets sick of the sound of them. Infact, maybe that...
  • Tenth Wickerman Festival Lineup Revealed

    Photo: Stephen McLeod/Artrocker.com It’s been a festival that we’ve been to the past four years and had a great (albeit drunken) time, even if the music isn’t always to...
  • The High Numbers - Ooh Poo Pah Do

    New old song of the day, courtesy of The High Numbers. It’s the pre-Who, recorded live at the Railway Hotel in 1964, back when people weren’t afraid of using words like ‘poo...

Photos

  • In Pictures: FOE

    Photos from a recent FOE gig - a friend of our friends Hold Your Horse Is - she’s gonna be big!!! Read the gig review after the jump.
  • In Pictures: Avett Brothers

    Shots of North Carolina’s folk-rocking Avett Brothers’ stop in Glasgow - 22.08.11 Read the review of the gig here.
  • In Pictures: Latitude Festival 2011

    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...
  • In Pictures: Bad Guys at the Old Blue Last

    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.  
  • In Pictures: White Lies and Crocodiles at Shepherd's Bush Empire

    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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