Not so much a band as Jack Colleran, a solo producer from Ireland, but MMOTHS (facebook/twitter) has demonstrated his talents with song that shudders, wrapped around the glorious vocals of Keep Shelley In Athens. It’s the first track taken from his upcoming debut EP that he’s DIY releasing on March 5th, and he’s just released [...]Bands to watch: MMOTHS was originally published on The Blue Walrus
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Bands to watch: MMOTHS
School of Seven Bells – Ghostory
And then, there were two. The last time we heard from School of Seven Bells, there were three people in the band; and, more importantly, we didn’t think they had an album like this in them. That is not to say that Alpinisms and Disconnect from Desire weren’t great albums – they were – but [...]School of Seven Bells – Ghostory was originally published on The Blue Walrus
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Tourist – Jupiter
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This just in: Tourist has revealed himself to have out-of-this-world ambitions. The second song to be lifted from his self-titled EP, which is out on March 12th, and, may I add, is very, very good – I don’t like being that guy, but it’s my duty to give our readers a heads-up on a release [...]Tourist – Jupiter was originally published on The Blue Walrus
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These Furrows – No Invitation, No Welcome
The wait is almost over. It’s been a long time since anyone last heard from These Furrows [Facebook/Twitter] – their last single was ‘Duke’, released all the way back in May of last year. Since then, they’ve been away. Away doing what, you may ask. Well, I think as good an excuse as any is [...]These Furrows – No Invitation, No Welcome was originally published on The Blue Walrus
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Happy Valentines Day from Exlovers and Gabriel Bruce
Maybe I’ve turned a little sappy because I’ve spent the last weekend shedding tears at my own sister’s wedding, or maybe I always was, but Chris Isaak’s Wicked Game has always had a soft spot in my heart. A feeling apparently shared by Walrus favourites Exlovers who regularly cover the track live and recorded this [...]Happy Valentines Day from Exlovers and Gabriel Bruce was originally published o
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Good Weather For An Airstrike – Underneath the Stars
Tom Honey didn’t do himself any favours by naming his ambient project after the translated title of a Sigur Rós song – to compare his music to the work to that Icelandic band is such an obvious get-out-of-jail-free card when discussing his music. Good Weather For An Airstrike is only ever really influenced by Sigur Rós, though; [...]Good Weather For An Airstrike – Underneath the Stars was original
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Introducing: Andrew Butler
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The forecast may be more snow outside, lucky then that boutique digital label Folkroom Records are releasing Andrew Butler‘s debut EP – a record of soft, soothing, folk-pop lovesongs. Its a record to curl up with your loved one and lose yourselves wrapped up warm and staring into the open fire. Whether it’s the sweet [...]Introducing: Andrew Butler was originally published on The Blue Walrus
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Introducing: Yoofs
Bands who write would-be pop songs, but with that lo-fi aesthetic that sound like they recorded the whole thing on a dictaphone have always made me swoon, and Yoofs (facebook/twitter) are just such a band. Their carefree songs are full of the exuberance of youth and the lo-fi underproduction will make you nostalgic for a [...]Introducing: Yoofs was originally published on The Blue Walrus
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Capitals – Jealousy/Sinking Ships
THIS BAND ARE GOOD ENOUGH TO SHOUT ABOUT. They’re called Capitals (you can see what I did there), they’re a duo from Edinburgh that features an ex-member of The Cinematics, and a man who’s previously made music under the banner of Araya. Both of these were excellent – I was devastated when the former split, [...]Capitals – Jealousy/Sinking Ships was originally published on The Blue Walrus
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Maverick Sabre – Lonely Are The Brave
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I recently saw Michael Stafford hailed as ‘the new Amy Winehouse’. There’s already something wrong with such a comparison: for starters, even at its best, Frank was merely a promising debut album, one that hinted at greatness, which, as we all know, arrived with Back to Black in 2007. On the evidence of Lonely Are The Brave, [...]Maverick Sabre – Lonely Are The Brave was originally published on Th
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Jake Bugg – Trouble Town
For such a young man to wear his influences on his sleeve is no crime – there’s quite a lot of Bob Dylan in this song – but he’s taken them and done something wonderful with them. Released as a single last week, Trouble Town has already been receiving support from such notable people as Steve Lamacq [...]Jake Bugg – Trouble Town was originally published on The Blue Walrus
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Lana Del Rey – Born To Die
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Can I be honest for a moment? There is no way in hell Lana Del Rey’s album should be as good as it is. When an album is led by all the obvious singles – the title track, Blue Jeans and Video Games have already been released, and I would be completely stunned if Off to the [...]Lana Del Rey – Born To Die was originally published on The Blue Walrus
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Introducing: C a v e s
Twitter can be a wonderful place for discovering new music – a case in point: I got up this morning to Jamie and Jamila talking about how “AMAZING” Caves is – and they are, as usual, right on the money. Caves (soundcloud) dropped his debut EP back in December, but his latest track Didn’t I [...]Introducing: C a v e s was originally published on The Blue Walrus
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All The Saints – Intro to Fractions
Repetition works. I didn’t particularly need any reminding of that statement – after all, certain sub-genres of music have already established repetition as their foundations, such as some forms of electronica, not to mention krautrock – but when it’s used by a band to deliberately rein themselves in, it is so much more effective. Atlanta, [...]All The Saints – Intro to Fractions was originally pu
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Remix Wednesday: Logo And Mr NÔ Take On Django Django And Enter Shikari
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I thought Wednesday would be a good time to break up the monotony of the week with a few select highlights of the numerous remixes that end up in my inbox every seven days. Some of these remixes will be official, others (like the two below) are less so – but they’ll all be amazing [...]Remix Wednesday: Logo And Mr NÔ Take On Django Django And Enter Shikari was originally published on The Blue Walr
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Tourist – Placid Acid
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Sometimes, all it takes for a song to be great is a melody. Flourishes and additions are all well and good, but a song built on solid foundations and does exactly what it sets out to achieve is the best kind of one. A young Brighton producer who seems pretty elusive and simply goes under [...]Tourist – Placid Acid was originally published on The Blue Walrus
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Conner Youngblood – Sketches Pt.1
I may have first come across Conner Youngblood (twitter) with the lo-fi and bass heavy sound of Monsters, but he’s not one to be kept within a genre bracket. No, we had the uplifting marching sounds of Australia back in October, and today he’s put together a mixtape of his work to date in Sketches [...]Conner Youngblood – Sketches Pt.1 was originally published on The Blue Walrus
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Introducing: Florian Lunaire
I first came across Florian Lunaire (facebook/twitter) in his band Disappearers about a year ago (we even tried to book them for our showcase), and his talent of crafting perfect pop noir tunes that are both sweeten the ear and soften the heart was apparent back then. Now he is branching out on his own [...]Introducing: Florian Lunaire was originally published on The Blue Walrus
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Introducing: The Arcadian Kicks
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The Midlands was once a buzzing scene that broke bands such as Black Sabbath – but of late, there is a new wave of music coming out of Birmingham that’s grabbing the ears of the nation and fusing a range of different sounds. One of the most prolific names around town in the past two [...]Introducing: The Arcadian Kicks was originally published on The Blue Walrus
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Brown Brogues – Anyone But You
I first heard the gritty, lo-fi and under-produced Brown Brogues (facebook/twitter) on a Song, by Toad Podcast (a Toadcast if you will) a good while ago, but they are a band I keep turning back to for the pop-songs that underpin it all. The Manchester two-piece describe themselves as garage/jive-o-tonic and that seems to fit [...]Brown Brogues – Anyone But You was originally published on The Blue
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