Bands

  1. Rough and Tumble: Dum Dum Girls

    By Emilie Joy // Posted 11th Mar 2010 in Bands, Dum Dum Girls, Headline
    Rough and Tumble: Dum Dum Girls

    "I lean towards the rough and tumble" Neu Magazine talks to Dum Dum Girls on their UK tour. Mixing songs from debut EP 'Dum Dum Girls' and new album "I Will Be" the band sold out every night, won a tonne of new fans and with the record out on 5th April will prove that girl groups can sell.  Read on »

  2. Top Form: Pantha Du Prince & Four Tet

    Posted 10th Mar 2010 in Bands, Pantha Du Prince
    Pantha Du Prince

    Turning the earthy Pantha Du Prince track, with typically resonant vocals from Noah Lennox, into an upbeat bleep heavy dance track the German/Paris Producer and the Four Tet man are both on top form.
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  3. “Contact, Love, Want ,Have”: Ikonika

    Posted 10th Mar 2010 in Bands, Ikonika, New Record
    Ikonika

    After leaving her childhood post-hardcore band, Sara Abdel-Hamid aka Ikonika found a copy of FL4, tried making the hip hop and r'nb she loved and followed her dream of becoming a producer, musician or DJ. Debut LP "Contact, Love, Want, Have" navigates the difficult terrain of UK dance by striding on ahead no matter what this week's micro-trend is. Read on »

  4. Talamak means Smile: Toro Y Moi

    By Emilie Joy // Posted 10th Mar 2010 in Bands, Toro Y Moi, Videos
    Toro Y Moi

    Outside it's grey. The weather is unseasonably cold. All of music is off to Austin. Texas. 6 Music is closing. The sink is broken.Eastenders gets weepier by the day. The sunsoaked feel of Toro Y Moi's Talamak, featuring him running wild in the country with flares, smoke and flowers, makes me want to cry.  Read on »

  5. Girlfriends

    Posted 10th Mar 2010 in Bands, Girlfriends, Band Of The Day
    Girlfriends

    Formed from bands on the Boston circuit, Girlfriends joined together sometime last year to make lo-fi pop that delivers sweet lyrics with a disarming snarl and a hip wiggle. Try 'Sucking Rare Meat of The Bone' for a suitably mucky taster. Refreshing backing vocals linger behind a smoky drawl.
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