Just when '80s music is surfing the wave of slow but inexorable critical rehabilitation, here is a band thrilled to tackle a serious role into this new season of interest. Based in Camden Town, Où Est Le Swimming Pool seem like time travellers trapped inside a mouldy cathodic tube soaked by images...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // OU EST LE SWIMMING POOL - DANCE THE WAY I FEEL
REVIEW // DINOSAUR PILE-UP - THE MOST POWERFUL EP IN THE UNIVERSE!!
With a collection of songs entitled The Most Powerful EP in the Universe!!, Dinosaur Pile-Up's debut E.P. has a lot to live up to. After all, you would only use two exclamation marks if you really meant business. Well, I would anyway.The five tracks found here are belters encompassing styles from...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // THE DØ - ON MY SHOULDERS
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The opening lyrics to Franco-Finnish duo, The Dø's 'On My Shoulders' leave a lot to be desired: “Why would I carry such a weight on my shoulders / why do I always help you carry your boulders”. It's almost as bad as Oasis. “She has a sister and on the palm of her hand is a blister”. It just sounds...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // BLOC PARTY - ONE MORE CHANCE
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Bloc Party's experiment with dance orientated music shows no sign of relenting with the release of this rogue single One More Chance.Upon hearing the opening salvo of synthesizer I thought I'd accidentally been given a collection of 90s Party Anthems and was half expecting musical genius Haddaway...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // JONATHAN JEREMIAH - WHAT'S A GUY GOT TO DO?
Jonathan Jeremiah is a dedicated man. His musical odyssey has taken him across the States in pursuit of his own musical American Dream. It's also seen him working solidly for seven years to realise the dream of recording his songs with some of his musical heroes.And now the dedication, the time...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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GIG NEWS // FRANKMUSIK ANNOUNCES BUMPER END OF YEAR TOUR
On the back of his debut album, the enigmatic producer will play the length and breadth of the country in November and December.Dates are:November2 Exeter Pheonix3 Bristol Thekla4 Nottingham Rescue Rooms6 Leeds Cockpit7 Sheffield Plug8 Birmingham O2 Academy 29 Newcastle Other Rooms11...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // THE RUMBLE STRIPS - WELCOME TO THE WALK ALONE
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The Rumble Strips. Think sporadic outbursts of Charlie Waller’s adeptly versatile vocals, think big brass melodies and upbeat songs about puppy love.Now, erase all preconceptions. The Rumble Strips have, by their own admission, grown up as a band and that difficult second album has undoubtedly...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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GIG NEWS // BABYSHAMBLES RETURN IN DECEMBER
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Mr Doherty and his merry men return in time for Yule tide with a string of December gigs.The dates announced so far are: DECEMBER10 Sheffield O2 Academy12 Cardiff University13 Bath Pavillion14 Liverpool O2 Academy15 Southampton Guildhall19 Birmingham O2 Academy20 Nottingham Rock City...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // SECRET GARDEN PARTY 2009
Imagine the scene: it's a beautiful English summer's day in rural Cambridgeshire. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and suspended from a tree to your right is a five piece band playing to a captivated crowd of sweaty revellers. At the Secret Garden Party, surreal images just like this one... ... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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INTERVIEW // TIMOTHY COCHRANE: A LIFE THROUGH A LENS
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Behind (or in front) of every great rockstar is a great rock photographer. To find out more about life behind the most rock and roll of lenses, we talk to NME snapper, Timothy Cochrane. After spring-boarding his career in Sydney, Timothy has worked with many of the top artists from around the... ... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // WILDBIRDS AND PEACEDRUMS - MY HEART
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My Heart is Swedish duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums’ first physical single release, seeing a radio edit teamed with the much more interesting album version, plus remixes. At present they are courtesy of Deerhoof and Hortlax Cobra (aka the John in Peter Bjorn and John), but you can expect more, others or...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // EXLOVERS - YOU FORGET SO EASILY
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Bringing with them a decent sense of pantomime and melodrama from the moody German expressionist artwork onwards, exlovers release their five-track EP 'You Forget So Easily'.Impressively, this comes barely a year after their formation and off the back of two ludicrously well-received singles, one...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // R.E.M. - RECKONING
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R.E.M.’s Reckoning album barely needs an introduction, and if you’re reading this chances are you’re pretty familiar with it and don’t need it re-reviewing. For the uninitiated, Reckoning was R.E.M.’s second album originally released on indie label IRS in 1984, following on from the relative...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // WAVE MACHINES – PUNK SPIRIT
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“Wave Machines are up there with 2009’s finest” say the NME and, for the first time in a very long while, I would have to agree with them.I Go I Go I Go – the track that put Wave Machines out there after being an iTunes Single of The Week – was a track that got everyone’s groove on this summer...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // MILK KAN – DON’T PANIC
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Monotonous accompaniment and dodgy pronunciation aside, there is actually something quite amiable about London indie band, Milk Kan.The repetitive electric guitar strikes of Don’t Panic and strange cross between singing and talking may seem a bit full on at first but beneath the surface, the...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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GIG NEWS // ARTIC MONKEYS BRING HUMBUG TO BRIXTON
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As an almighty warm-up for Reading & Leeds Festival, Arctic Monkeys have announced that they will be playing a special one off gig at London's Brixton Academy!The the band will be joined by very special guests for their first UK show since December 2007! The gig will be on Wednesday 26th August....... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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GIG NEWS // WOLFMOTHER RETURN TO ROCK OUR SHORES!
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The Aussie Sabbath-lovers will make a triumphant return to the UK in October ahead of the new album release!Rock your mop tops here:October9th Manchester Academy 210th Birmingham O2 Academy 212th London Koko ');//-->If you’re on O2 you can get Priority Tickets to Wolfmother at O2 Academy 2...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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GIG NEWS // DELAYS TO PREVIEW THE RUSH
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Delays to show off tunes from the new album 'Everything's The Rush' at dates this October.October17th Southampton The Joiners19th Glasgow King Tuts20th Birmingham Academy 321st London Borderline22nd Leeds Brudenell Social Club23rd Manchester Night & Day ');//-->If you’re on O2 you can get...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // THE XX – XX
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So many bands try and channel the spirit of dance music into their songs, but often end up sounding like they’re just aping the angular post-punk funkiness of bands like Gang of Four. One band that seems to have succeeded sublimely in this respect, however, is The XX.On Crystalised Islands, the...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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REVIEW // SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO - TEMPORARY PLEASURE
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This new album from everyone’s favourite mediocre 90’s band turned club favourites is, to be quite honest, a bit underwhelming.Where 2007’s Attack Decay Sustain Release was filled with floor filling, slightly continental sounding electro house type noises like Sleep Deprivation, Tits & Acid,...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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