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July, 2010 Monthly archive

Polly & The Billets Doux make jazz-infused acoustic music, and it’s beautiful, energetic and loads of fun. Having released debut album ‘Fiction, Half-Truths & Downright Lies’ through tiny indie label Bleak Mouse Records in 2009, the band have been touring all over the UK to great acclaim, including playing Glastonbury, Loopallu and The Big Chill over the past year.

You can head over to their MySpace page and check out their tunes – from the rock ‘n’ roll track ‘Follow My Feet’ that is instantly likeable, through to the more tender throws of ‘To Be A Fighter’, it’s all amazing stuff.

Be warned, however, that the recordings have nothing on the band’s amazing live performances; I caught them at The Enterprise in Camden earlier this month, and the show was seriously brilliant. You’ll catch them at a range of festivals over the next month or so, and a little birdie told me they’ll be touring later in the year, so keep your eyes open!

You can buy their debut album ‘Fiction, Half-Truths and Downright Lies’ by clicking here.

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Catriona Irving runs a wonderful London club night called Kick The Plug with friends, and this is where I first met the fairy-like blondette back in June. The club nights are amazing, twee and showcase beautiful sounds, and as it turns out, Cat and her music are also amazing, twee and beautiful.

You can check out the music video to her latest track ‘untitled’ below:

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I first heard about  The Robot Heart when they were announced as a support act for The Miserable Rich‘s extravagant summer show at St. Giles’ Church in June. When an email about them arrived in my inbox, I was delighted to have a proper first listen, and after having a listen to first few bars of ‘Lost In Stereo’, an intimate love affair began…

With boy-girl harmonies that resemble a much better version of Slow Club, The Robot Heart brings together “multi-harmony singing, acoustic guitars, piano, clattering drums, electronica and assorted gadgetry”. Their press release tells me that they’ve already supported Gomez, Tunng, Athlete and Ed Harcourt so far this year, so it seems that- in Brighton at least – these lovely folk are receiving lots of positive recognition.

Head over to their MySpace page and have a listen, and keep checking back as I’ll be reviewing their mini-album very soon…

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