Blonde Louis

10 January 2010

Over the past year or so, the indie pop scene has quietened down a little – at least in terms of how good its offerings are. But, of course, this doesn’t mean that there aren’t great new acts bubbling under the surface of the calm exterior…

One such is Blonde Louis. This four-piece guitar-oriented band are between the tender ages of 16 and 18, and they’ve been making waves with a tour supporting Goldhawks at the end of 2009 and their own headline tour scheduled for next month.

If the MySpace demo tracks and their debut single are anything to go by, this is definitely a band to watch out for in 2010. I look forward to some summer festival appearances too…they’re just the sort of band you want to see out under the sun (or rain, if we’re talking about Latitude 2009).

To celebrate this blossoming young band, we’re giving away free track ’100 Miles’ to TBW readers, so enjoy! And did I mention these guys are the cutest little popsters you’ll ever lay your eyes on?!

MP3: Blonde Louis – 100 Miles

The Old Queen’s Head – Tomorrow Night / 10th Jan

By: Lauren

9 January 2010

In: News & Leaks

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Just a quick heads up to any Londoners that the wonderful Veronica Bianqui is an eARmusic resident at The Old Queen’s Head tomorrow night – that’s Sunday 10th January. Other stars playing this FREE event are Animal Kingdom, Laurel Collective and Pete Roe.

Veronica’s room-silencing performances have mesmerized audiences in Los Angeles, and now she comes to London with her eccentric, folksy sound. Her socially conscious mix of June Carter meets Janis Joplin-type vocals will kick off this fun day of festivities. Cracking roasts, great music, free entry, means a great Sunday afternoon.

Veronica is on at 4pm and the gig is free admission, so definitely get yourself down there if you have a chance!

Clap to the Electricity Vol.12 with Frenchhorn Rebellion, Barretso, Vitalic and SebastiAn

By: Tim

7 January 2010

In: Mixtapes

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It’s been a very long time coming, but definitely worth it with 12 just perfect pieces of electro and house tunes ready to get all of you back on the dance floor now the effects of new year have worn off.

As usual it is a mix of some artists you’ll know (hopefully) and others you might not, but each one of them is all kinds of awesome. The length of time this has been sitting half done on my laptop has been ridiculous, but then something better came along and it needed adding, but hey patience is a virtue.

Two Door Cinema Club are going to be huge in 2010, and this remix enhances the electro side with synths and an almost disco bassline for great effect.

Barretso is a recent find for me (hat tip to Trashbag Kids) but with his perfect disco/electro pop I can see him being a taple her on TBW.

See the Sea (Red) is the first track of Vitalic’s album and fuck me if this doesn’t just destroy everything around you. When this gets dropped on the dance floor – my oh my.

And then we have an edit of SebastiAn’s latest release. The original builds for 11 minutes – it’s more of s statement in its own right – but this edit gets into to a lot quicker, and the drop is well worth it. I love this man.

01 Coeur De Pirate – Comme Des Enfants (Le Matos Andy Carmichael Remix)
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02 Two Door Cinema Club – I Can Talk (French Horn Rebellion Remix)
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03 Fan Death – Reunited (CCENTURIESS Remix)
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04 Barretso – Midnight Walk
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05 Crystal Fighters – I Love London (In Flagranti Vintage Mix)
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06 Electric Soulside – Moulin Rouge (Mark Lam Remix)
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07 Green Velvet – Turn it Up feat Santiago & Bushido (Original Mix)
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08 The Toxic Avenger – Toxic Is Dead
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09 Waxdolls – Chips
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10 Vitalic – See The Sea (Red)
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11 SebastiAn – Threnody (Capt and Cooked Edit)
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12 Designer Drugs – Drop Down
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