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Top 20 Records of 2011
Everyone seems to be whinging on about records of the year lists at the moment, how we’re all sick of them as there are too many and they’re irrelevant anyway.  But I like them. So here’s mine. I’ve put them in a numbered order, but it’s fairly arbitrary. They’re all awesome so be sure to get that mousewheel working and explore down to the bottom...
Jack of Heart - Only Seven Inches for your Girlfriend?
Gratuitous Jack of Heart endorsement from Jared Black Lips, pic from Falsestuff Don’t let the terrible title put you off. ‘Only Seven Inches For your Girlfriend?’ is a compilation of excellent singles from Montpellier based psych fanatics Jack of Heart, and I tip my hat to new label Teenage Menapause Records for putting it together. The album stirs together swathes of...
1,2,3
1,2,3 play the kind of Lennony psyche pop that Supergrass strayed into before calling it a day. 1,2,3’s single ‘Confetti’ is a good example - very Gaz Coombes on the vocals, but with more noise and punchiness going on in the track. Download confetti from the Harmon Drive website The more discerning music fans among you may like to buy the limited edition coloured...
Personal & The Pizzas: Diet, Crime, & Delinquency
"Hey, what’s up you little jerks? Long time no see uh? You ready to learn something?" Personal and the Pizzas describe themselves as "the greatest friggin band in the world" on their latest single and when I’m in the right mood (ie drunk) I’d be tempted to agree with them. "Crime, Diet & Delinquency" is three tasty slices of gabba...
Mean Jeans - Steve Don't Party No More
So I’m not going to score any cool points for posting this, but Mean Jean’s ‘Steve Don’t Party No More video’ is cheering me the hell up on an otherwise shitty Monday morning.  Enjoy… Visit Mean Jeans on Myspazz
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Surfer Blood - Swim (to reach the end)
Florida band Surfer Blood seem to be getting a lot of hype at the moment - but from what I’ve heard, it’s well deserved. They make classic American pop - a kind of shimmery wall of sound Beach Boys or Big Star, but with added punchiness. If Glasvegas had grown up in sunnier climes, they may have sounded a bit like this. The band are touring in the US of A with...
Montage Populaire
Montage Populaire’s demo is an inventive, eclectic affair. A DIY gem, swinging from frisky indie pop (Break up the band) to the Super Furries / Roxy Musicisms of the track we have for you to download. It’s all good though - really excellent mish-mash songwriting a la Fiery Furnaces with no irritating bits.   Download Sorrow’s Well Rehearsed Listen to the demo on...
Download Red Drapes - Reflection
Here’s a great bit of classic 80s indie pop from Red Drapes. It’s very Psychedelic Furs - but unlike a lot bands that plough this particular furrow, the tunes don’t get lost in histrionics. Red Drapes don’t try too hard, and get everything just right as a consequence. They’re doing a couple of shows with the Delays in October, and playing at the 40 Watt...
Vienna Ditto - Long Way Down
Vienna Ditto have already got attention from the likes of Huw Stevens, Tom Robinson and er.. the makers of Hollyoaks. Listening to their debut single ‘Long way down’ it’s easy to see why. It’s a slinky electro chanteuse kind of number - as hooky as the hand the famous pirate captain couldn’t play the piano with. Singer Hatty has a very lovely rude voice and...
Greg Whalen - The Councellor Song
This is a great bit of lo-fi folk from Greg Whalen. Greg is mates with Furhood and Lewis Irvine - both excellent - there must be a cool scene going on up there in Glasgow, where they all reside. The Councellor Song is a choice ditty about indulging in the things we all indulge in, and being diagnosed with mental issues. Nice. Greg’s voice reminds me of Langhorne Slim - high praise...
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Album review: Dan Sartain: Dan Sartain Lives!
Low down? Dan Sartain wisely chose Liam Watson’s Toerag studio to record his new LP - Dan Sartain Lives. Dan’s rumbling, voo doo shaking rockabilly suits Toerag’s special line in reverb heavy retrorama, resulting in his best LP to date. Stand out tracks are Bohemian Grove - a stomping garage rock tune with perfect fuzz and cynicism, and Ruby Carol with heavy slapping on the...
The Zookeepers - Good Looking Out
Not content with sitting on their laurels after we awarded them our number 1 record of 2009 for Ballin Outrageous, the Zookeepers have returned to the studio and biffed out another LP. Holy shit. I guess when you’re on a roll… I must admit, part of me wanted to find something to dislike with their new LP - Good Looking Out. If I wrote another glowing review, perhaps people...
Fresh Legs - Julian EP
Fresh Legs are an art pop band from Portsmouth who by all accounts set alight the Red Bull stage at this year’s Bestival with their twisty riffs and gold spandex. They’ve just released a new EP - Julian - and it’s a delight. Singer Ella is a real star in the making - there’s proper attitude to her vocals, sounding like a cross between Ladyfuzz’s Liz Neumayr...
Male Bonding - Nothing Hurts - review
Male Bonding pic by Steve Gullick Low down? Male Bonding find the perfect home in Sub Pop records and release a blinding debut album. It sucks up all the best 80s hardcore influences - extracting those genius parts of Minutemen and Husker Du that make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end - and blending them with their own punk sensibilities and occasional shoe gaze /psyche ...
Nice Nice - One Hit
Nice Nice are currently giving away downloads of their new EP, before its physical release on 26 November. It’s a fantastic single. The A-side ‘One Hit’ sounds like a kind of amped up electro psych Black Sabbath- all crunchy guitars, Ozzy style harmonies and sound explosions. When it really kicks off, it’s the aural equivalent of someone chucking a lit cigar into a...
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  • 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...
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  • 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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