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Dream Date: Weed Diamond & Ancient Crux
This week I've been watching the teen sitcom adaptation of hit film '10 Things I Hate About You'. It's pretty much the same as the film only with more ridiculously 'now' references, more moping and less acting talent. If only Kat would listen to Weed Diamond... Read on »
Double Date: True Panther & Turnstile
Every now and again one of our favourite UK labels, Turnstile lets some of their favourite people curate a 'Bento' featuring tracks from their favourite bands. That's a whole lot of favourite. This time, they're on to a real winner by pairing up with New York label True Panther Sounds. Read on »
Earth, Wind & Campfires: New Bathetic Release
Bathetic Records, previously featured with the release of their compilation late last year, have released a new split recording from Cloud Nothing and Campfires. Continuing the 2009 trend that saw labels all over the world run back to plastic it's on tape and limited to just 100 copies. Read on »
In The Red Records
Allegedly hip, defiantly niche and bordering on prolific with 189 official releases; this music business super feather weight has become infamous for its particular blend of blown out garage and contemporary leftfield artists. Steve Rose rips off The Guardian, possibly on methadrone, and chats to Larry Hardy of In The Red Records. Read on »
Atelier Ciseaux Release: Best Coast & Jeans Wilder
French Label Atelier Ciseaux have a new 7" featuring Best Coast and Jeans Wilder. Proving that they don't just make summer-vibes tunes, the two tracks are languid love letters to sixties pop and heart crashing encounters Read on »
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“Contact, Love, Want Have”: 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.
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No Age, Hudson, Fall at Field Day Festival
Too few bars, too few toilets but more than enough good bands. That's Field Day folks and they've just announced some new acts for this year's festival. Joining Phoenix, Silver Apples and Caribou in Victoria Park will be Hudson Mowake, No Age, These New Puritans, The Fall and many, many more.
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Talamak means Smile: 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.
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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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XX, Booka Shade & Foals for Melt
Serbian fortresses, Mexican drive-ins and now huge hulking coal mining diggers towering into the sky. These international festivals sure do it better than the Brits. Yes, the latest festival to announce its summer line up is Germany's Melt Festival, promising "a true industrial rave experience" between 16th - 18th July at Ferropolis. Massive Attack, the XX and Booka Shade are amongst the first big confirmations.
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Being Human: High Places
Having exhausted the feel good vibes, High Places let their reflective side out on 'High Places Vs Mankind', the new album out 5th April. Tackling what it means to be human, they cover romance, addiction and death in 10 sparky pop tracks. Download a new remix here.
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4AD announce new tracks on World Record Store Day
4AD have announced they'll be releasing brand new material from Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Gang Gang Dance and Tune-Yards to celebrate World Record Store Day 2010. 'Fragments From a Work in Progress' will feature rough drafts of tracks that will feature on the artists' forthcoming records.
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“Record Everything”: Excepter
Excepter releas 'Presidence' on Animal Collective's Paw Tracks records this month. We caught up with John from the band to find out about how the band's recordings have changed, their Lovecraft inspired art and some top tips for forming a similar improv group.
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These New Puritans, Dum Dum Girls, Vivian Girls and Wavves play 1234
Shoreditch will be taken over by bands including These New Puritans, Dum Dum Girls, Vivian Girls and Wavves on the 24th July. Yes, it's time for 1234 Festival.
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Summer Camp Single Launch
Summer Camp are hosting a single launch party on April 8th. It's at The Lexington and support will come from Babe Shadow. As previously reported, “Ghost Train” will be out on the Moshi Moshi Singles Club next month.
