GOLDEN SILVERS - MAGIC TOUCH
At only their second release, Magic Touch springs from the fairy-tailed minds of Golden Silvers. Innocent in nature, the disco beatings take place in an undercurrent of lovelorn joy. Magic Touch releases through a dance rhythm over and under layers of keyboards and satisfying harmonies.On the flipside of this comes the attack of the pop piano, at points it’s as cool as Cliff Richard and biscuit.
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THE VIEW @ THE ASTORIA, LONDON 21/11/08
"What did he say?" I heard someone shout, as Dundee's finest (possibly only) band, the View, took the stage and introduced themselves. I'm versed in rambling Scot-lish so I knew "Lriet Lndn, eer de Vyew" translated to "Alright London we're The View".They kicked off with a couple of tracks from the new album, before unleashing the crowd pleasing 'Wasted Little DJs' to showers of flying beer. A c...
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VIDEO: WHITE LIES - TO LOSE MY LIFE
Here's the new video from those rather talented White Lies boys. Soup drinking fun ahoy!READ MORE ON THIS ARTIST
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THE TRAVELLING BAND - UNDER THE PAVEMENT
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Artist:the travelling band
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STRICKEN CITY - LOST ART
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Four Londoners who feel their city is stricken. Stricken with what? Indie-pop melodies? Check. Breathy yet powerful vocals? Uh-huh. Grooving drum beats? Present! It seems it's all hear for the taking with Stricken City and as they've just started out. The single comes complete with an edge of unpolished splendour meaning you can get the best of their musical stylings before the industry corru...
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LORD SKYWAVE - SOMETHING
Simon Lord, a name that, if you don't recognise straight away, is still more than likely ringing some distant bell at the rear of your cranium. The former, pre-disco mobilisation era Simian member and now Black Ghosts member has a track record that suggests this solo venture should be well worth investigation.Taking some grimy Dubstep sub-bass influences, running it through Hot Chip's pop synth...
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LORD SKYWAVE - SOMETHING
Simon Lord, a name that, if you don't recognise straight away, is still more than likely ringing some distant bell at the rear of your cranium. The former, pre-disco mobilisation era Simian member and now Black Ghosts member has a track record that suggests this solo venture should be well worth investigation.Taking some grimy Dubstep sub-bass influences, running it through Hot Chip's pop synth...
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SKINT & DEMORALISED - THE THRILL OF THIRTY SECONDS
What a touching little song this is. Granted the airwaves are saturated in wannabe indie frontmen drowning in jaunty guitar strumming melodies, but Skint & Demoralised manage to plough their way out of the crowd. “What makes these lads different from every other Chelsea boot toting youngster?” I hear you ask.Well for one thing the background of lead singer Matt Abbott is steeped in a love of s
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THE FAINT – FASCIINATIION
I'm glad The Faint split from Saddle Creek. Saddle Creek is a great record label, and The Faint aren't a great band. I thought this before I listened to Fasciinatiion (Is this title something to do with fascism, or is it just a dumb attempt at sounding different? Not very subtle), and I still think this now; The Faint are monopolising on a style of music which is popular at the moment, and that...
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VARIOUS - CATSKILLS FIRST XI
The nature of this album requires a slightly different approach to my usual style of reviewing; those already familiar with the artists in Catskills First XI will no doubt have made up their mind already as to whether this album is worth buying. Therefore, I will present the aforementioned artists in order of merit, with a short description of each song, so that a newcomer to Catskills (such as...
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SIX TOES - TRICK OF THE NIGHT
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Artist:SIX TOES
The some what unusual sounds of Six Toes are wholly befitting of their moniker in that it that they are both non-threatening and familiar and yet at the same time distinctly odd and a little bit disturbing. While I hasten to add there is not anything overtly shocking about Six Toes, there is something slightly peculiar about their beguiling and haunting melodies. Perhaps this is the effect of...
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