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Wildlife
If there’s one thing that English folks are suckers for is indie anthems made for the festival stages and this is what Wildlife shells out – effectively song after song filled with soaring stadium-ready tracks to wave your skinny arms in the air to. This band is Wildlife from Toronto, not the other band with a similar name and the album I’m talking about here is Strike Hard,...
REVIEW OF “TEEN DREAM” BY BEACH HOUSE.
  Before this album, I had only heard the heavenly song “Norway”. I was unaware they released anything before this, so to me, this is their debut – which I found almost hard to believe as you’ll find out why throughout this review. And my my, what an album it is. I have just finished listening to the magical album from Beach House all the way through, and I...
Tubelord
Following up recent single ‘Propeller’, Kingstonians Tubelord dropped their debut album ‘Our First American Friends’ this week. And taking a leaf out of Roald Dahl’s book, they’re running a "golden ticket" comp. If you’re one of ten lucky people to find a "golden ticket" in your CD, then you can go to five Tubelord headline gigs of...
Articles of 2010 Part V: Field Music
Part five of my alphabetical retrospective of interview features I wrote for Playmusic last year continues with the return - in a collective sense - of Field Music. The brothers Brewis are essentially Field Music. Andrew Moore may play drums, but it seems the trio format was always dispensable. The second self-titled album was entirely written and recorded by the Sunderland pair after they...
Call Of The Wyld: Live Review Of The Year - 2009
The Farrs - Band Of The YearAs ever it has been a busy year. Many gigs attended, many strange sights seen. Most of it has been documented on this site, but incredibly, some of it hasn’t, such as a breathtaking show by The Decemberists at the Forum.The band played their ‘Hazards of Love’ album in full, with guest vocalists, a version of ‘The Rakes’ Song battered out on five drumkits, and even the...
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Favorite Albums of 2009 (so far)
See also:  Artrocker.com’s own Top 12 albums of the year so far list Whether it’s from phenomenal debut albums or continued greatness from reliable favorites, one thing is for certain, 2009 has already been a very exciting year for music. This is my annual mid-year recap of what I believe to be the best albums of 2009 so far. As I’ve done from this site...
Raving On His Own: Sune Rose Wagner's Solo Album
As if he weren’t busy enough last year, Sune Rose Wagner, better known as one half of The Raveonettes, digitally released a self-titled solo album back on December 8, but I’ve just gotten around to listening to it now. This record highlights an interesting issue that crops up for me once and awhile, namely assessing music with lyrics in a language I have no knowledge of. You see,...
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The Great Escape
My eyes open. Nothing. Last thing I remember I’d been in The Great Eastern off the North Lanes, Brighton and on the way to the floor, still clutching some Corn Whiskey (in the jar)and dimly remembering some kind of A Hawk And A Hacksaw accordian leanings. Now, the place is empty and in white light and on stage there’s a band that seem to be called The Burned Fuses, all dressed in...
Papercuts - You Can Have What You Want
Another American artist I’ve discovered lately is Papercuts. The San Franciscan, known to his mates as Jason Quever has already released one album - Can’t Go Back - in 2007. This week sees his second long-player You Can Have What You Want hit the shops. As I’ve discovered, Quever is another man of many talents. As well as producing a fine album (I can’t speak for the...
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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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  • Derrick Hart covers Daniel Johnston - vid

    Daniel Johnston can be a tricky bugger to cover, but Derrick Hart does an excellent job with his own take on ‘True Love Will Find You in the End".  In 20 hours, he played all the...

  • Jesus Lizard - Touch and Go Reissues

    You should know who The Jesus Lizard are but in case you don’t here’s what they are: They are a band from (mainly) the 90s who play abrasive, chugging, murderous, scathing music with...

  • Xcerts added to Fu Manchu European Tour

    After playing a single gig with Fu Manchu in Manchester last week, it appears that they were taken to heart by the alt-rockers, as they’ve been announced as touring support for the remainder...

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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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