22 Aug 2011

Song of the Week | Kreayshawn

'Gucci Gucci'

A tiny white girl hailing from Oakland, the daughter of Elka Zolot of garage-punk band The Trashwomen, "occasional lesbian", member of the White Girl Mob, music video director, and recent vixen to grace the cover of ID magazine. There's a lot of ground to cover when introducing the recent flurry of 'next big thing' accolades surrounding Bay-Area's Kreayshawn - accolades kick-started when single 'Gucci Gucci' dropped back in May - a lot of ground to cover, and a lot for people to disagree about. (more...)

13 Jun 2011

Song of the Week | Sparrow and the Workshop

We've been hearing a lot from this Glasgow-based three-piece of late - virally, on blogs, live sessions and lots of radio play. Sparrow and the Workshop have been around for a fair while now, their witty brand of folk-rock garnering them a burgeoning following. We can't stop listening to this track, its egg-themed video cementing the band's charm. (more...)

6 Jun 2011

Song of the Week | tUnE-yArDs

Bizness

We couldn't be more excited about the tUnE-yArDs gig at Koko this wednesday - so we will be listening to the amazing w h o k i l l on repeat until then.

'Nuff said. (more...)

30 May 2011

Song of the Week | CocoRosie

Gallows

With their childlike voices and this eerie, Salem-inspired video, CocoRosie have crafted the perfect song. Shifting between rigid dress, and unfettered nudity, 'Gallows' sees the duo trip and weave through sparse forestry, and spectral instrumentation - a glowing example of their impressive potential. (more...)

23 May 2011

Song of the Week | Kate Bush

The Sensual World

In light of the release of Kate Bush's Director's Cut, we can't help revisiting this beautiful track, originally released in the late 80s. Taking inspiration from Jame Joyce's Ulysees, the story goes that the Joyce estate prevented Bush from using parts of the text in the recording, forcing her to write her own, beautiful version. And aren't we grateful for that fact.

Listen to the new album to hear Bush's brave reworkings of her established works - and let us know what you think. (more...)

16 May 2011

The Week in View | 16 – 22 May

Mon 16th: The Handsome Furs @ The Lexington Planningtorock @ The Electrowerkz This is the Kit @ Cafe Oto Tues 17th: Anna Calvi @ Koko Wed 18th: Alex Winston @ XOYO Daughter @ The Strongroom Bar Slow Club @ SBE The Duke Spirit @ The Dome Thurs 19th: This Is Laura @ Tamesis Dock Daughter @ Dingwalls Fri 20th: Second Head @ Buffalo Bar Abigail Washburn @ Borderline Smoke Fairies @ ULU Sat 21st: Julianna Barwick @ Village Underground Viv Albertine @ The Windmill Sun 22nd: Nedry @ Lock Tavern Julianna Barwick @ Slaughtered Lamb

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16 May 2011

Song of the Week | Barbara Panther

Empire

We cannot get enough of this track, or this artist. With percussive shudders and elastic vox, Barbara Panther fuses Bjork's experimental leanings with Fever Ray's dark tones, resulting in something genuinely original and exciting.

After popping up across the blogosphere during the past few months, Panther last week made it into The Guardian - and it is only a matter of time before the wider world cottons on to her off-kilter, performative charm. (more...)

9 May 2011

Song of the Week | Dumbo Gets Mad

Plumy Tale

We're ready for the Summer. We've been ready for about 8 months. Since the last one ended actually.

What better way to get you in the mood for a couple of months of loafing off work, sitting in parks, drinking earlier than is appropriate and subsisting on ice lollies than by casting your listening devices acrossItalian duo Dumbo Gets Mad's 'Plumy Tale'? Accompanied by a Cali-hued, 70s inspired, docu-style video, this woozy garage-surf hybrid is a proper tonic. (more...)

2 May 2011

Song of the Week | Sound of Rum

Sound of Rum's album, Balance, has barely left the girls are's stereo in the past two weeks.

We bloody love them, and the album is a truimph - but if we're honest, most of the time we've been desperately trying to decipher Kate Tempest's lyrics, so fast does she spit 'em out.

Ironic then, that our SOTW is Sound of Rum's 'Slow Slow'. (more...)

26 Apr 2011

Song of the Week | Poly Styrene

X Ray Spex vocalist and punk legend Poly Styrene has sadly lost her fight with breast cancer, passing away last night in the presence of her mother and daughter.

The singer, real name Marion Elliot-Said, revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, merely months after the shocking news that Slits founder Ari Up had passed away.  (more...)