I’m a bit late to these guys but that is no reason to give them the coverage they deserve and having had them on repeat for a good part of a blissful summer weekend, now seems to the time to catch up.
Cults have had their Bandcamp up now for a few months offering three absolute delights up for free download along with a limited 7″ release on Forest Family Records (the label from GvB and Weekly Tape Deck) But we still know relatively little about the band.
Pitchfork had a short …
Whilst a couple of tracks from Hot Club de Paris (MySpace) have always had their place in a few playlists, I had previously found the albums to be rather contradictory, never quite fitting together as a whole. But after finding a new love for the Liverpudlians with their last EP in February, and having recently been given a fantastic Decca 12″ of The Quintet of the Hot Club of France, after which they take their name, I thought now would be a perfect time to have a listen to The …
Here we go, a mixtape of some of my favourite artists and songs of 2010 so far. Posting has been rather sporadic on here as per usual, but I think we have more than made up for that with this (and the other two that are in the works). We’ve got summery indie pop all the way through to some thundering and swaggering rock and roll – but I can’t try and take all the credit for finding these – at least a couple were spotted by the fine folks …
There is a curious new (to me at least) music website called thesixtyone.com, which describes itself as ‘a music adventure’. It’s worth checking out as an interesting way of discovering new music. And it features lots and lots of unsigned artists, which can only be good! I spent about half an hour trawling through it yesterday and after listening to some truly awful stuff – which is all part of the adventure, I suppose – came across Happiest Lion, the Boston-based project of an enormously talented young fellow called Caleb …
Everybody’s favourite boutique festival, Secret Garden Party, has announced more additions to its wonderful lineup this week, and I have to say, it just keeps getting better!
The impressive lineup already includes Marina & The Diamonds, Adelaide’s Cape, Mercury Rev, and Gorilla Sound System, and now joining them are the following artists…
Jolly Boys ft Albert Minott come all the way from Jamaica to make a very special appearance, and the first in decades, on the main stage. You can check them out via http://www.myspace.com/albertminott.
After a number of years planning a new …
If you are going to The Great Escape in Brighton this year – firstly I’m stupidly jealous – but more importantly there is so much good new music on offer this year that knowing about the right parties, and often more importantly after-parties, will be as difficult as ever. But never fear, the delightful Jamila from Fucking Dance is hosting one this year in the guise of Hi, Honey on Thursday at Pav Tav.
You’ve got live sets from MASKS, FOE, The Caulfield Beats and a DJ set from Is Tropical …
