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 of the page. Hopefully you’ll find plenty to like.
And happy Christmas!
"Hey, what’s up you little jerks? Long time no see uh? You ready to learn something?"
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.
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…
The Drab Doo Riffs play hot wired garage rock that doesn’t rely on fuzzy tones to pack a punch. New EP Bury Me in Drab is slinky and taut rather than sludgy - with Make Up/Copter style beats and Gories girl/boy call and response.
We have an excellent tune from the EP to download as a sample. Drives Me Crazy shows off the Doo Riffs at their best, all frazzled energy and verge-of-hysteria vocals. It makes you want to get on up too - you can be sure they’re wearing their dancing shoes with their straitjackets.
The Good The Bad are launching their nut-clenchingly fantastic debut EP on 13 November at new club Whoreditch. They play amazing ‘new surf flamenco’ with tonnes of rock n roll balls - surely destined to be everyone’s party band / soundtrack composers of choice.
Also playing are Bears from Labrador and there’s DJ’ing from Akira the Don, among others.
With such a tasteful line up for their first night, it’s a good bet that Whoreditch will become a regular feature on your late night entertainment calendar.
Because we like you all so much, we have 2 guest list places to give away to the event.
New vid from the Lovvers. It’s like David Lynch directing the Blair Witch Project, with a soundtrack by The Exploding Hearts.
An Uncomfortable, pic by T Rose
New single from Thee Uncomfortables in a natty mix of Horrors/Munsters style spook rock on the a-side, and David Devant harmony music hall doo wop on the flipside. There’s a certain vaudevillian campness gumming the styles together, making for some refreshing hooky pop with more thought and substance than most.
Holy State flyin the flannel, pic by Paul J Crav
Holy State play awesome Hot Snakes / Fugazi style taut rock n roll with no punches pulled. It’s uncompromising Dischord style stuff that’s a refreshing slap in the face to knock all of that indie dross out of your ear holes. Their feisty tunes have caught the attention of no less than two premium vinyl pushing record companies, who are including them on some upcoming releases you will want to own.
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.
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...
Follow us on
twitter here