Monday, February 8th, 2010
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Our Times The Musical Differences
www.myspace.com/themusicaldifferences
Rabble rousing, folky indie pop from this Clive Langer produced 5 piece.
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Dictator Pope Joan
www.myspace.com/popejoan
There’s something ozone fresh about these Brighton based quirk poppers with something of the new wave’y 80’s about them.
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Smash Everything Natalie Mae
www.myspace.com/n.mae.music
Whimsical synth pop with a feel of Imogen Heap jamming with Bis on an 8 track.
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The Bottle Jonny P Taylor
www.myspace.com/jonnyptaylor
You can never underestimate a good acoustic singer songwriter, and this fella has it all.
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Wolves Subplots
www.myspace.com/subplots
This Irish 3 piece do a fine line in brooding, measured stealth rock.
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Believers The U Wishes
www.myspace.com/theuwishes
Angular jerk rock with some charmingly poppy synth lines.
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Fret In The Half Moon Volcanoes
www.myspace.com/volcanoes
This Leeds based foursome craft a fine indie pop record and rock a mean sportswear based look coming on like a flea market American Apparel.
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Foxy Boxer Bearsuit
www.myspace.com/bearsuit
Great sounding indie art pop, like an angry Belle & Sebastian rucking with Crystal Fighters.
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Battle Cry Freddie Franklin & Phoebe Ray
www.myspace.com/freddiefranklinmusic
Smooth, souful vocals and RnB inflected production mark this track from the Edinburgh based songwriter.
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In The City Alexander Price
www.myspace.com/alexandertoyboy
Hi energy dance music with a sharp poppy edge guaranteed to get you humming.
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Monday, February 1st, 2010
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Snake Acid Washed
www.myspace.com/weareacidwashed
Very cool 90’s inflected DFA cosmic disco fun from this Paris – based duo.
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Friend of Mine The ABC Club
www.myspace.com/wearetheabcclub
Leeds based 5 piece coming on like The Strokes with a work ethic, all elastic guitars and clipped vocals.
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Freak Me Out DAT Politics
www.myspace.com/datpolitics
Glitchy, sparkly bit pop with a cool sheen and a whiff of LCD Soundsystem from this French trio.
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Control Me Pyramids
www.myspace.com/theauthormusic
Coming on like Joy Division jamming with Heaven 17 in a dark warehouse rave circa 89, expect to hear more from these chaps.
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Goose Girl Kah
www.myspace.com/kahsongs
More great new electro tinged ladies coming through, this time in the form of Goldfrapp’y songwriter Kah.
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Narrow Roads R.I.O
www.myspace.com/riostreetsmart
Grimey greatness from this Manchester based rapper with a sturdy pedigree.
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Jazz Sandwich Electric Okra
www.myspace.com/electricokramusic
As the title suggest, jazzy funky house inflected goodness from this Texan.
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Trainspotting Age The Middle Class Bastards
www.myspace.com/themiddleclassbastards
Like a cross between Goldie Looking Chain and The Lancashire Hotpots – insightful, wry lyrics with a nice poppy backbeat.
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I Feel Nthg Wolf In a Spacesuit
www.myspace.com/wolfinaspacesuit
We mailed these guys ages ago, and they’ve finally come through with some quality bouncy electro backing up 80’s sounding vocals. More great tracks on the site too.
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We Are Here GoGoBot
www.myspace.com/gogobot
Something of the industrial feel of the 80’s again here, but more inclined to go off in a Devo or Talking Heads direction and drag us along with them, heads nodding.
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010
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Yoko Pegasus Bridge
www.myspace.com/pegasusbridge
Synthy hooks, catchy chorus and a nice line in bolshy guitars all make for an intriguing debut from these chaps.
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Never Enough (Hunterheck Mix) Astrid Williamson
www.myspace.com/astridwilliamson and www.myspace.com/hunterheck
Astrid’s already a well known singer songwriter, but one half of Swimmer One is remixing as Hunterheck, and this is the result.
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I’ve Got Time Wooden Pigs
www.myspace.com/woodenpigs
This 4 piece from Bournemouth are evolving nicely into a quality new wave’sy sounding indie rock band in the vein of The Maccabees.
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Fire and Brimstone Stealing Sheep
www.myspace.com/stealingsheep
Sparkling, ethereal female vocal harmony pop from these canadian/Norwegian/UK songstrels.
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Dead Rock Stars and One Night Stands Stephen Wheel
www.myspace.com/stephenwheel
Cracking tune from this Cardiff based singer songwriter with a fine line in plucked guitar and some equally great lyrics.
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Popstar Kids on Bridges
www.myspace.com/kidsonbridges
First played these Liverpool chaps a loong time ago, and this slice of X factor baiting pop marks their signing to a label and a spangly future. Hurrah!
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Andy Kane Fridge Magnets
www.myspace.com/fridgemagnetsglasgow
A good blend of electro frippery with New Order’y guitars an some serious driving energy pushes this track into the back of your head, where it will stay.
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Quicksand Safari
www.myspace.com/thisissafari
Loving this slab of Friendly Fires’y dance pop with a strong following already.
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The Villain Birds & Batteries
www.myspace.com/birdsbatteries
There’s something of The Associates about these San Franciscans as they mess around with chord progressions and squelchy background synths.
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Over and Under Deaf Joe Harney
www.myspace.com/deafjoeharney
Thoughtful, melodic singer songwriter stuff from Ireland with a nice line in keyboards and strummery.
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Thursday, January 7th, 2010
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Sun Kissed Planet Kakuzi
www.myspace.com/kakuzi
Charming alternative pop with a swaytastic chorus and some really nice production.
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Don’t Waste My Time Gold Blood
www.myspace.com/goldbloodband
Weirdoh synth led electropopcore, with the kind of ace strangluated delivery that makes you wanna get really fucked up.
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Collide Julia and the Doogans
www.myspace.com/juliaandthedoogans
Lovely folk tinged pop from this female singer songwriter with plenty to say and a nice way of doing so.
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Wetter Julian Shah-Tayler
www.myspace.com/juliandrinkme
Bouncy electro tinged head nodding pop from this LA based singer songwriter.
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I Worry, I Wait Lizzy Spit
www.myspace.com/lizzyspit
She’s got a host of great songs on her profile, and this song is a bright light on a wintry day.
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Head Work Hot City
www.myspace.com/hotcitybass
Super glitchy ravetastic garage inflected track guaranteed to get you throwing some weird shapes.
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I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing The Fades
www.myspace.com/thefades
Filthy MC5 style cover of the New Seekers classic. Buy it and help them get to SXSW on the proceeds.
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Lost Rings part 1 Black Feelings
www.myspace.com/bfeelings
They describe their sound as galactic trash psych, and I can’t really top that from these Canadian experimongers (!).
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Who Turned the Lights Out Moonshot
www.myspace.com/moonshotmusic
Dark, urban electronic pop from this London based 2 piece with a nod to Depeche Mode.
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Head to the Feet Isaacs Aircraft
www.myspace.com/isaacsaircraft
Piano led pop rock from these tipped chaps, with a string of live dates and a single release on the horizon.
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
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Press Red For Burt Baccarach Portasound
www.myspace.com/portasoundband
The more intelligent older brother of the 8 bit scene, coming on all Late of the Pier dark as you like angular glitches and breaks.
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Constellation David’s Lyre vs. The Last Skeptik
www.myspace.com/thisisdavidslyre
Warm, affecting woozy electronica with an almost hypnotic vocal binding it all together.
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Look Away Sancho Black Daniel
www.myspace.com/blackdanielspace
Scuzzy booze soaked bar room blues with a hint of indie anthem in there from these theatrical swaggerers.
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Can’t Say GoodBye Me and the Beast
www.myspace.com/meandthebeastmusic
Good fun synth based pop with a quirky edge and a cute female vocal.
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Reason 45 Apples
www.myspace.com/apples
Bouncy brit guitar pop with a light hearted summery vibe that’s gaining alot of fans.
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Oh, I’m so Proud Glover
www.myspace.com/gloverjk
Lovely bouncing, foot jiggling, shoulder shuggling stuff from this Parisian electro tinged wunderkind.
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Notes The Seventeenth Century
www.myspace.com/theseventeenthcentury
There’s something of the lazy drums of Dirty Three’s Jim White here, as well as a gothicy folk brassy sound.
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KFC (kentucky fried christmas) The Pocket Gods
www.myspace.com/thepocketgods
Funtimes from the ‘Gods in this Gram inflected, banjo plucked country gem.
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The Beautiful Mindset
www.myspace.com/mindsetscotland
Well put together alternative rock with tidy production and sweeping guitarlines.
www.myspace.com/thepocketgods
Funtimes from the ‘Gods in this Gram inflected, banjo plucked country gem.
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Wee Small Hours We Know Mason
www.myspace.com/weknowmason
Dammit, but this track got lost down the back of our musical couch. The latest chiming guitar driven pop ditty from Barry, Wales.
www.myspace.com/thepocketgods
Funtimes from the ‘Gods in this Gram inflected, banjo plucked country gem.
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
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Luv Deluxe Cinnamon Chasers
www.myspace.com/cinnamonchasers
They’ve tagged themselves the prog rock of modern electro, which just about does it for this Tangerine Dream meets the future grower. Ace video on their site too.
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Pretty Boy Redtrack ft Hollie Jay Bowes
www.myspace.com/redtracktheband
A muscular and exclusive first play of what happened when Hollie from Hollyoaks took a shine to them during their recent foray into the land of Hollyoaks music.
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I Am Gonna Leave You Fearless Vampire Killers
www.myspace.com/wearefearlessvampirekillers
Nice bit of mathy guitar and some great melodies reminiscent of Teenage Fanclub or Astrid, this is a new single for them.
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You Make My Heart Futuristic Retro Champions
www.myspace.com/retrochamps
Sounding a bit like Bis jamming with New Order, with a kinda Dubstar feeling vocal, this tune bounces along.
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Boy Robot Disaster
www.myspace.com/therobotdisaster
Atmospheric indie disco pop with Arctics overtones and a nice line in disaffected synths.
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Roto Chico Brigada Mercy
www.myspace.com/brigadamercymusic
Rollocking along with a skiffle bar room punk folk feel. Alot going on then.
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December Something Dream of Sleeping
www.myspace.com/dreamofsleepingtheband
We love a bit of DoS here, and this lovely, haunting, guitar – plucked beauty is no exception. A folksy gem.
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The Beginner Sam Stewart
www.myspace.com/samuelstewartmusic
A lilting, driven cabaret/music hall/circus vibe coming off this track, with overtones of Patrick Wolf on a poppier note.
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People Machine Boy
www.mypace.com/machineboyuk
We’ve been fans of Machine Boy for a while now, and it turns out that lots of lovely radio types are also tuning in to this poppy programmer with a message.
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Can’t Say Goodbye Me and the Beast
www.myspace.com/meandthebeastmusic
Super quirky british songwriting and vocals from this London 4 piece.
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
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Violet Eyes My Gold Mask
www.myspace.com/mygoldmask
MASSIVE NEW BAND CRUSH ALERT. Coming on like Siouxsie channeling Karen O with what I can only describe as prog dance hysterics providing the backing, expect more from these ace Chicago freaks.
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Despicable Dogs Small Black
www.myspace.com/smallblacksounds
Fuzzy, warm electronica with a cozy glitchy quality that recalls Galaxie 500 with a good bedroom set up. Makes you think of a frosty summer, if that works for you….
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Your Game The Goodtimes
www.myspace.com/wearethegoodtimes
If The Cribs jammed with Fran Ferdinand whilst Girls served snacks and guitar sundries, it could possibly sound as energetic and anthemic as this.
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Bloody Game Giana Factory
www.myspace.com/gianafactory
Spacey, atmospheric harmony rich glitch pop from these ace Danish ladies with indie dance tendencies.
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In Our Blood Worship
www.myspace.com/worshipuk
Sweeping, tingling guitar lines, almost choral vocals and a pounding scrunchy beat make this a more atmospheric than most indie tune.
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Leaving the House Foreign Office
www.myspace.com/foreignofficemusic
Real 80’s sounding bassline, nervy sparse vocals and some nice chiming synths make this a neck jerking oddity worthy of a second listen.
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An Evening Kidnapper Bell
www.myspace.com/kidnapperbell
Great discordant male/female vocals, epic chiming guitars and a sense of wholesome yearning make for an intriguing debut.
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Sunshine Trailer
www.mypace.com/trailermusic
Coming on like Underworld with tunes, Trailer have got the balance between indie anthem and rave tuuuuune just right.
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Story Leddra Chapman
www.myspace.com/leddrachapman
Charming brass inflected folk from a potential UK Aimee Mann.
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To The River Look, Stranger!
www.myspace.com/lookstranger
There’s an un nerving point at the start of this when you fear he’s going to go all white Marvin Gaye, then the dreamy underwater sounds and shuffling drums carry you off into more original territory.
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
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The Way He Does Shake Aletti
www.myspace.com/shakealetti
Pop funk disco funster producer/performers. Judging by their pictures and their sound, these Sheffield lads would not be out of a place at a lower east side house party.
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White Noise Clock Opera
www.myspace.com/clockopera
Super production, humming atmospherics redolent of Fridge with a just indie enough vocal to make this a multi crowd pleaser.
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Hot Chocolate Boy.. Boy of Girl
www.myspace.com/boyofgirl
Got a sneaking suspicion we played this boy/girl duo when they were called Moon Unit, but suffice to say their warming squelchy electronica is well worth a play out under their new moniker.
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In The Year 2525 Arrows of Love
www.myspace.com/arrowsoflove
Fabulous cover of an already great song, this comes supported with a rather nifty notion of unique artwork and exhibition to support the release. Check their original stuff too.
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The Numbness Stanley Odd
www.myspace.com/stanleyodd
Yet more quality Scottish MC’ing mixed up with some solid female vocals and a general light touch reminiscent of Roots Manuva or Blade.
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Burn The Tiny
www.myspace.com/thetinythetiny
Lovely Swedish duo with delicate vocals coating an iron spine of haunting synths and strings.
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January Blues The Lights
www.myspace.com/lightsmusic
Charming alt pop in the vein of the Belles or the Fannies.
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Skin and Bone Laura Catlow
www.myspace.com/lauracatlow
Dry, witty, northern and pleasingly feminine take on the world around her from this accomplished singer songwriter.
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Golden Brown The Miserable Rich
www.myspace.com/themiserablerich
They openly admit that this cover is hugely ambitious, yet they capture the jerking sea shanty aspect of it admirably and even, dare I say it, bring a little something ‘Miserable’ to it.
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Komakino Catwalk 2 Too Young To Love
www.myspace.com/tooyoungtolove
Thoughtful Italian electronica with a nod to MGMT and a whisper to Morricone’s darker compositions. Plenty to gnaw on here.
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
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Cellar of Love Rollo Jean
www.myspace.com/rollojeanmusic
Zinging disco strings, Jake Shears’ fun vocal delivery and a squealchily bouncing bassline make this an insanely catchy and fun record.
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Hurt You She Is Danger
www.myspace.com/sheisdangermusic
A talented lady 2 piece which immediately makes you think of Kosheen, but with more edge and better ideas.
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Golden City Beatbullyz
www.myspace.com/beatbullyz
A fresh sound, bringing some much needed commercial melodies into the realm of the modern urban singer songwriter, with some great, almost late 80’s indie production as well.
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City’s Heart is Burning Yr Ods
www.myspace.com/yrods
A slab of chunky, assured indie pop with some sweeping Suede-esque movement and a nice line in spacey synths.
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Damp Toes The Hugs
www.myspace.com/thehugsgowild
A breezy scamp pop outfit bringing us Cribs style fun and some nostalgia for that great lost band, Astrid.
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El Presidente Limozine
www.myspace.com/limozine
Thrashing, angry yet disciplined punk n roll, in the vein of The Stooges or Dead Kennedys.
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Wasted Inspiration Camemberz
www.myspace.com/camembertglasgow
Sparse, fragile and quietly ethereal, this bunch of glasgow dream poppers are pulling together a potentially special sound.
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Pick Me Up Jo Hamilton
www.myspace.com/johamiltongown
A grown up sounding lady, making complex songs with an assured touch and some great production values.
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Throw Away Silencer inc
www.myspace.com/williambrownjnr
Classic, well put together indie with a nod to Biffy, Doves and even a little Snow Patrol.
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Broken Chimes De Luca
www.myspace.com/delucaband
Modern prog / folk rock with some sparse drum patterns and slightly medieval harmonies.
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Mowglis Road Gaggle
www.myspace.com/gagglespace
A high concept lot, this group. Having seen them live, I think I counted about 20 ladies in indie saris all chiming in harmonies. This is their cover of a Marina & The Diamonds track.
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Stand Othello Woolf
www.myspace.com/othellowoolf
Woozy sleazy soulful funk with more than a nod to David Byrne. If he were to jam with early days Wham!. And listened to alot of Quincy Jones.
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Love Hate Get Shakes
wwww.myspace.com/getshakes
Some chunky basslines, jaggy glitches and a sparse, echoing vocal lend this track a touch of the 80’s dipped in a bath of noughties rave.
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It’s Not Too Late OK
www.myspace.com/thatbandok
Wales based pair who do a fine line in sturdy indie pop with a jaunty outlook and sense of inevitability you get from the likes of Libertines or Wombats.
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Gregory, You’re a Star Call The Doctor
www.myspace.com/ctdoctor
Hailing from Bristol, via New Zealand, which seems an awfully circuitous route to reach this slice of female fronted jerk pop.
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Wholehearted Mess Bear In Heaven
www.myspace.com/bearinheaven
Like The Big Pink with beats and PSB on synths. Warmly spacey and certainly engaging.
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Isobel Sharks Took The Rest
www.myspace.com/sharkstooktherest
Atmospheric, orchestral and sweeping, with a fragile female vocal telling us stories of love and sorrow.
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Three Steps I Am Blackbird
www.myspace.com/iamblackbirdmusic
Good driving drums, skiffley guitar and country tinged vocals all go to make a very contemporary sound. Would not be out of their depth supporting Doves or similar.
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Slower Every Day Three Seeds In Paris
www.myspace.com/threeseedsinparis
Garagey, bluesy indie rock with a primal edge.
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Early & Rude Illness
www.myspace.com/illnessband
Angular, mathy yet also slightly disturbing in a black metal lite kind of way. Expect more guitar chaos from them.
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