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INTERVIEW // Islet – Out There, Somewhere
Islet are a new band. That much is obvious. Less obvious is the route they took before emergence, which is suddenly, strangely radical. And they don’t even know they’re doing it. I know you’re out there I know you’re gone You can’t say that’s fair Can’t you be wrong? -Dinosaur Jr., Out There, 1993 Islet are a band who have done it...
Cardiff’s The Point to close
On a personal note, I find this extremely depressing. The Point opened in Cardiff Bay a few years back, and had an awful lot of money poured into it, changing it from a run-down church to one of the best mid-sized gig venues in Cardiff, a big yet intimate space that looked nice and had great sound. A few years back, when I was promoting with local promoters Lesson No.1 and Forecast, we put...
Innercity Pirates - Cockney Sparra + Let's Go (D.I.S.C.O.)
    There is nothing simple about creating perfect pop gems, but few make it seem as effortless as Cardiff’s Innercity Pirates.  Looking for a band with songs you can shout along to?  Whistle along with?  Dance to?  Pogo to?  Innercity Pirates have you covered.  Creating witty no-brainer music, these deceptively simple, tinny pop songs have...
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Much More Than OK
OK Genre: Indie / Country / Pop From: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom Enter OK, the best-kept secret in Welsh music, until now of course! This four-piece emerged from the depths of the Welsh wilderness early last year, armed with a charm and wit set to overcome the din of today’s down-turned spirit. OK unleash the spirit...
Los Campesinos! - We are Beautiful, We are Doomed
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today we welcome a new writer, Nick Parker, to our team of bright and beautiful contributors on the RSL Music Blog. Nick, a professional freelance studio engineer right here in Boston, is also a blogger in his free time. Along with bringing fresh blood and creativity, Nick happens to be British, perhaps bringing a fresh perspective and a bit of old-world class to our page. (...
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ALPHABEAT
Venue: Cardiff Barfly Teaser: Susie Wild reports from the Cardiff leg of the Wonky Pop Tour, where Alphabeat’s sugar coated vision of 1980s pop is fast winning over the cynics… Pull quote 2: they’re bubblegum bright, innocent as you like and guaranteed to fix a broken smile… First para: Their current hit single ‘Fascination’...
Voice of the Seven Woods / Cate Le Bon
Venue: Clwb Ifor Bach Teaser: Dare you enter the Freak Out? Richard S Jones takes us on a ride with psychedleic visionaries and what sounds like a rather large amount of acid casualties gathered under one roof… Pull quote 2: The crowd were reluctant to venture too close, as ‘Valley of the Rocks’ romantically relapsed from an electrified Spanish sonata into a chaotic...
Emily Breeze, Vile Vile Creatures, Fake Tan, Pencil Toes
Venue: Peppermint Patti, Chapter, Cardiff Teaser: Pearl Smith checks into the ultrahip Peppermintpatti club in Cardiff - a night dedicated to leftfield female fronted indie groups. Que a stellar performance by Vile Vile Creatures and some ‘holy southern hell’ courtesy of Emily Breeze… Pull quote 2: They end with the authentic, colossal rallying cry of “Faux...
Stainless Style
Band name: NEON NEON Label: Lex Records Teaser: Richard S Jones takes us through an ‘achingly cool concept album’ about the man who designed the car from Back to the Future. Helming the creative control is SFA’s Gruff Rhys and LA Hip Hop producer Boom Bip - but will their 80s electropop hit the mark? Find out here… Pull quote 2: fractions of ‘...
Future Of the Left
Venue: Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff Teaser: Surreal, fucked up, incredible - there are many ways to describe Future Of the Left. We sent our new Cardiff correspondant Richard S Jones down to Club Ifor Bach to think up some more of them. Pull quote 2: FotL are now masters in the art of musical abuse – and they render the very idea of regularity obsolete… First para...
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