in amongst the clouds
I'm a music enthusiast who enjoys writing, playing and listening to all sorts of aural ventures. Any suggestions or submissions would be appreciated. email: westardwick@hotmail.com
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Irk
New Leeds based noise/math 3 piece Hard hitting heavy vocals and muddy guitars, “Bread and Honey” the debut EP from Irk is for the fans of the heavier side of our beloved genre. FFO Meshuggah, The Jesus Lizard, Zu, These … Continue reading
New Band: Orbit Shifter
Check out instrumental math-rock duo Orbit Shifter. Chicago based band influenced by 90’s Don Cab, Hella, Piglet, Storm & Stress, and King Crimson. They’ve played shows with Victor Villarreal, The Para-Medics, and Options, and will be playing shows with the … Continue reading
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Tagged chicago, instrumental, Math Rock, Max Headroom, orbit shifter
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Sonic Anhedonic
Brighton collective and record label Sonic Anhedonic have recently released their 2 debut records. The first coming from Yndi Halda, Bermuda Ern and SASO drummer Oli Newton via the Pseudonym The Lunchtime Sardine Club. Not only a debut for the … Continue reading
Front Bottoms – Talon of The Hawk Stream
New Jersey’s Front Bottoms have been climbing the indie hierarchy since 2008. Through a cult-like fan base, an abundance of critical reviews, and an extensive touring schedule with bands like Say Anything and Motion City Soundtrack, they finally reached the … Continue reading
Cloud – Free Single
Audio Antihero are offering up a free single from their new signing, Los Angeles via Boston via New York artist CLOUD. His richly layered Alt. Pop is fitting in quite nicely with your resident “Specialists in Commercial Suicide”…the “Mother Sea” … Continue reading
Giraffes? Giraffes! Split
Finally new material from math-rock two-piece Giraffes? Giraffes! in the form of a single song on a 10″ split with Goddard. Although only one song on the release it’s a 10 minute epic guitar and drum battle titled “In the Middle … Continue reading
Sigur Rós – Kveikur stream
Stream the new album from Sigur Ros here
Hop Along
New track from Hop Along, Sister Cities, featuring 2/3rds of the now (sadly) extinct Algernon Cadwallader. Watch this video of recording footage with Frances talking about her and the bands creative process. Visit this site, to see/read more from this … Continue reading
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Tagged algernon cadwallader, hop along, sister cities
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George The Poet
Saw George The Poet performing this when I went to Jools Holland earlier this week. It gave me shivers with the line “you got to make it count” and his intellectual and structural cunning around the topical context of “YOLO”. He’s only … Continue reading
Modern Baseball
Modern Baseball are a band who’s 4 members are studying at college in Philadelphia, they play 90’s style indie fused with modern lyricism reminiscent of Into It. Over It. Currently they have an LP, Sport, out now via their bandcamp for a measly … Continue reading
múm
Icelandic experimental “folktronica” group múm have a new single, “Toothwheel”, from the forthcoming LP. They are also playing in London as part of the Ja Ja Ja Festival at the Roundhouse, celebrating everything Nordic. Listen to the new single here
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Tagged folktronica, iceland, ja ja ja festival, mum, toothwheel
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Cleft UK Tour
Chaotic Manchester Math-rock 2-piece Cleft are heading out on a “disjointed” UK tour over the next few months. They are tight, energetic and bloody loud live so don’t miss out on the chance of a memorable musical evening
Hilarious James Brown Interview
James Brown being interviewed on TV clearly high on something What a legend! (apart from the wife beating obviously)
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Delta Sleep
New Release from Delta Sleep, 6 track album “Management” available via Big Scary Monsters. Also upcoming supporting tour, check out the dates below.
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Tagged Big Scary Monsters, delta sleep, management
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Efterklang
Efterklang are to release a performance of their 4th studio album Piramida. As with Performing Parades it is a live recording with an orchestral accompaniment. I saw the show live at the Barbican in London a couple of months ago and … Continue reading
Their/They’re/There
If you havent’t picked up the new EP from Chicago Heros Their/They’re/There then what are you waiting for? It’s Awesome. Grab it here Also check out these session videos recorded acoustically (kind of) in the band’s rehearsal space. If you are sat there … Continue reading
Suffer Like G Did – BEOW
New single from chaotic instrumentalers Suffer Like G Did
Love Among The Mannequins – New Track
New Track from Love Among The Mannequins called “Joseph Cassel or John Michael Ernahue or God, D-16”
Fish Tank
Kent rockers Fish Tank are a young three-piece with a superb EP available as “pay what you like” on their bandcamp. It has Big Scary Monsters written all over this band, think a heavier Tangled Hair, or just listen. Unsigned … Continue reading
Suns of Satan
Danish Label Father Figure Records, home of Dad Rocks!, have signed duo Suns of Satan. Don’t let the name put you off they are not some (delete where appropriate) death/black/grunge/drone/thrash metal band. Suns Of Satan is the musical outlet of danish-norwegian composer, singer … Continue reading
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Tagged dad rocks!, denmark, father figure records, sons of satan
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Samh – Spin Us Still
New release from Samh “Spin Us Still” is out now. Pick up your copy here
Yes Bear
More great Math-Rock music from Canada, this time Vancouver based three-piece Yes Bear. Having just played a dream gig with Sargent House Legends TTNG and Tera Melos, Yes Bear seem to have a promising future ahead. Have a listen to the most … Continue reading
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Tagged canada, items, Math Rock, tera melos, ttng, vancouver, we're alive let's high five, yes bear
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Her Stems Spiral
Her Stems Spiral is an avant-garde/shoegaze project started by Shannon Lawlor of the Johannesburg based post-rock band Eyes Likes Mirrors. It was created as an entity to explore the realms of experimental and unconventional song-writing. Dreams, or the unconscious mind … Continue reading
Selectric
Selectric are a “Sorta mathy, sorta jazzy, sorta funky and sorta not funky” 7-piece from London. They have a 3-track download, recorded by Tom Morley from Suffer Like G Did, on bandcamp. It displays competent song-writing skills combined with great musicianship. There is much … Continue reading
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Tagged I'm Watching You and NOT Blinking!, london, selectric
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The Little Unsaid
Dig For the Promise, the new album from The Little unsaid, is out 29th April available to pre-order here. If you can’t wait that long (or will have forgotten) you can listen to the full record below. He is having … Continue reading
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Tagged dig for the promise, st pancras old church, the little unsaid
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Samh – Spin Us Still pre-order
You can pre-order sam hodgson’s wonderful (trust me I’ve heard it) debut(ish) album Spin Us Still over on bandcamp here
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Tagged huddersfield, samh, spin us still
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Appleseed Cast – Illumination Ritual
Appleseed Cast’s new album was released yesterday, but i’ve only had chance just now to post about it. Illumination Ritual can be streamed via pitchfork here
Ikestra
Ikestra have released their debut album through newly formed leeds based label Destroy All Records, also home to Mahogany Hand Glider Who are just about to release a new EP April 29th.
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Tagged bless the fat, detroy all records, ikestra, leeds, mahogany hand glider
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i love colour
The Weight, The Wolf and The Daughter’ is the second track from ‘The Antelope Sessions’, a series of live performances by ilovecolour.
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Tagged huddersfield, I Love Colour, the antelope sessions, the weight, the wolf and the daughter
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The Speed of Sound in Seawater
The Speed of Sound in Seawater have released an acoustic EP to raise funds for a full-length
Chalk
Chalk Album sampler
The Lunchtime Sardine Club
Oliver Newton’s (Yndi Halda, SASO, Bermuda Ern) solo project
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Tagged Bermuda ern, oliver newton, SASO, the lunchtime sardine club, yndi halda
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ilovecolour
ilovecolour playing Canaan Live from EP the wolf
Owen
New track from upcoming Owen album. Bad Blood is taken from Mike Kinsella’s 7th studio album, L’Ami du Peuple, to be released 2/7/13. Which will join an impressive and ever growing diverse back catalog from the Chicago based math rock … Continue reading
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Tagged bad blood, chicago, L'ami du Peuple, mike kinsella, owen
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Iron and Wine – Ghost on Ghost Stream
Iron and Wine‘s 5th studio album, Ghost on Ghost, is released today through 4AD. Far removed from the bedroom recordings of Sam Beam and his acoustic guitar 12 years ago, this album like the previous, Kiss each other clean, has … Continue reading
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Tagged 4AD, ghost on ghost, iron and wine, sam beam
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Names
Chaotic math-rockers ‘Names’ are from Montreal and have shared the stage (and a band member) with fellow city-men and in amongst the clouds favorite Gulfer. The 3-piece have a short EP available at their bandcamp, it’s a rough and raw … Continue reading
samh
New track from the upcoming samh album, Spin us still, due for release next month You can find out more here. Or listen to other stuff here and here
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Tagged huddersfield, samh, spin us still, tay derru, Turtle Bus
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John Smith
I know I’ve been posting a lot of John Smith recently but he’s fucking amazing so no excuses needed. Here is a video of him covering a song which is massively popular on the web right now, Jasmine by Jai … Continue reading
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Tagged great lakes, jai paul, jasmine, john smith, lisa hannigan, salty and sweet
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LOL
Season 17 Episode 3: D.W gets the Tera Melos Hello Merch LP Bundle pre-order package. Buster gets X’ed Out. Reblogged from themathrockblog Listen to the three new tracks from the upcoming album here
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Tagged arthur, tera melos, the math rock blog, x'ed out
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The Wolf Notes
London based alternative folk inspired acoustic indie group The Wolf Notes come from all over the the globe, New York via Abu Dhabi and Zurich, to Northern Ireland and France. Songs are scarce, mostly existing in videos of live session … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, brand new, folk, indie, iron and wine, london, static bleed, taking back sunday, the wolf notes
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Brownie Mountain
Chicago experimental math-rockers Brownie Mountain. Enjoy
Their/They’re/There
Three math-rock heros have come together to form an exciting new group Their/They’re/There. Pioneer Mike Kinsella (Owen, American Football, Cap ‘N’ Jazz), Evan Weiss (Into.Over.It.) and Matthew Frank (Loose Lips Sink Ships) have been promising material for a while and … Continue reading
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Tagged american football, cap'n'jazz, evan weiss, into over it, loose lips sink ships, Math Rock, mathhew frank, mike kinsella, owen, their/they're/there
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Vasco Da Gama – New Track
Stream a new track from Vasco Da Gamma, taken from new EP ‘Geography’ out April 22nd. It’s called ‘Tonight We Will Eat Something That Has Two Colours In It’ and you can listen to it here
The Yacht Club
The Yacht Club is the solo effort of Marcus Gooda (Glass Mazes/The Marlows) from London/Norwich. Drawing influence from TTNG, Pennines and Into It Over It he has just released his first attempt at a solo album and pretty damn good … Continue reading
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Tagged into it over it, Math Rock, pennines, the yacht club, ttng
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Trimutri
Named after the three headed Hindu god (this is an assumption on my part), Japanese 3-piece Trimutri offer fast paced instrumental music comparable to fellow country men Toe and Lite.
in amongst the clouds 