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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Deftones
New song “Leathers” from upcoming studio album number seven “Koi No Yokan” out November 13th Does not disappoint. Eagerly awaiting the LP. Download the track for free here
Caspian – Walking Season
New album from post-rockers Caspian released today
Fatoumata Diawara
Yet another great Malian musician
Dinosaur Jr.
From the new album
Happy Meet Me In St. Louis Day!
Stop whatever it is you are doing! and listen to meet me in st. louis, one of the greatest UK bands of the last 10 years
Quarter Mile Thunder
Check out that natural reverb! Wonderful
Efterklang – Full Album Stream
Stream the new album in full here
This Town Needs Guns – New Track
New track, new album on the way and not forgetting the new line-up, This Town Needs Guns head out on UK tour! Always a great show and now with Henry, from the also great but now seemingly defunct Pennines, this is … Continue reading
Toe – The Future Is Now EP
If anyone has a spare ticket for the all-dayer this sunday, please name your price
Richard Parker
I remember playing with these guys at a show in Huddersfield with my old band. Since then we have sadly disbanded but Richard Parker have fortunately not. The new track (posted below) is quality reminiscent of an explosions in the sky tune. And with … Continue reading
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Tagged instrumental, leeds, maps & atlases, muntiny on the bounty, post-rock, richard parker, tall ships
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Efterklang – New tracks
Two Tracks from the upcoming album Dream Today Click the link and it’s the first track on the site
Black Pistol Fire
Gritty two-man guitar blues from canadian outfit. If you only listen to one track make it Young Blood
Grizzly Bear – Shields
Stream new album Shields out September 18th here
Band of Horses – Mirage Rock
The new album out on 17th November
Atoms For Peace
Thom Yorke’s band Atoms For Peace, which also includes Flea and Nigel Godrich, surprised the world by releasing a new single called “Default” on iTunes. It’s an oceanic but anxious thing, running on off-kilter electronic blips but still keeping some … Continue reading
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Tagged atoms for peace, default, flea, nigel gonrich, radiohead, thom yorke
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Shoes and Socks off – Final Release and tour
Shoes And Socks Off is dead, long live Shoes And Socks Off. The end of the line is approaching for the acclaimed solo project of ex-Meet Me in St. Louis front man, and former Shield Your Eyes bassist, Toby Hayes…but … Continue reading
PVT
New track from upcoming third studio album.
Two Gallants – New album and HUGE Tour!
Two Gallants released fourth studio album The Bloom and the Blight last week, after a 5-year dry spell. In support of the new record they are heading out on a huge tour. Below i have posted just the European Dates … Continue reading
Weaponess
Scarborough student four-piece Weaponess seem like they may be ones to watch for the future, evolving effects and dynamics through polished technical guitar riffs and unpredictable song structures have drawn me to the conclusion that i am a fan already. Although still lacking … Continue reading
Nosferatu D2 – Free live download
On March 5th, 2007, Nosferatu D2 stepped on stage for the final time as the opener for Los Campesinos! and Sky Larkin. We didn’t know it was to be their final show (and neither did they), but by luck someone … Continue reading
Mount Fuji
Formerly Conquistadors
BSM sign TOE
Big Scary Monsters Sign Japanese rockers Toe for new EP!! The Japanese math rock band will make their first ever trip to Europe this September, to coincide with the release of their new EP, ‘The Future Is Now’. Toe is … Continue reading
Mahogany Hand Glider
Some more instrumental rock from Leeds
Heights
UK Post-rock/progressive band
Fresh Meat | Introducing… Cleft
Through brilliant early production values, interesting images of Jimmy Hill and most importantly, with an extremely promising and break-through EP, Cleft might sound like an alien entity now, but wait a few years and we’ll wager that you won’t be … Continue reading
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Tagged cleft, manchester, Math Rock, musical mathematics, turbo-prog
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Turtle Bus – Kimberly Kakao
Old song, new video. here’s an rework of the same song in a desert blues style
Local Natives – Take away show
Not a big fan of Local Natives but this live video of “Who knows, who cares” recorded in Paris by blogotheques Vincent Moon is mouth-wateringly good
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Tagged blogotheque, local natives, take away show, vincent moon, who knows who cares
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Lymbyc Systym
Another new track from the upcoming third studio release from Lymbyc Systym
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Tagged falling together, lymbyc sytsym, post-rock, symbolyst
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