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Bravo Brave Bats on the radio
The joyfully noisy buggers that are Bravo Brave Bats have gone all folky and introspective on the BBC Bristol Introducing programme, originally aired at an horrific 1am or something, it can still be listened to on iPlayer for a while … Continue reading
Fang Island
There is something just so undeniably ‘up’ about Fang Island. Alerted by the ever reliable Steve Lamacq blog, how come these Rhode Islanders haven’t come to light before? Mr Lamacq’s post gives all the info you might need and of … Continue reading
Puzzle – Aniima
Anima came to me courtesy of @hernameiscalla when Sophie tweeted about the track Seoul which is indeed a lovely thing. A little scratching around revealed an imminent release, this CD entitled Puzzle. Being a sucker for most things, pre-sale, preview … Continue reading
The Twighlight Sad – The Wrong Car
What’s to say, another spectacular track from @thetwighlightsad (more of course at Myspace FB). Those glorious Caledonian tones, a great tune, wonderful scratchy guitars and those drums… with the habitual unsettling lyrics this time with a suitably creepy video. Wonderful
Menomena – Mines
Well I have been listening to this Menomena album for quite some time now and I am not sure why I haven’t written it up before. It has turned into one of my most played CD’s of the year after … Continue reading
The Quiet Lamb – Her Name Is Calla
A thousand years ago an advert proclaimed, ‘You can’t hurry a Murray’s’ referring to an old school boiled mint sweet. Well there is something of the Murray Mint to Her Name is Calla. It’s been a couple of years since … Continue reading
Jonsi at Colston Hall
The tickets for Jonsi at the Colston Hall were bought months ago on the basis of an album Ihad then yet to hear and which I still don’t know very well. As it turned out the show was the night … Continue reading
Arcade Fire and Life Sound Tracks
A minor coincidence set me thinking today. Along with countless others I am now the owner of the new Arcade Fire album, Suburbs, greedily gobbling up the music, hoping it will have a similar effect to the first time I … Continue reading
Mountaineater
Prompted by FB alert (and a ‘like’ from @binmouth) that Mountaineater are taking to the stage again in their naive New Zealand, I popped back to listen again to the little that is available form the band. There is of … Continue reading
Her Name Is Calla – The Quiet Lamb etc
Well it seems an age that we have been waiting the debut album from the glorious but improbably named Her Name is Calla (I have often wondered but never had the temerity to ask what that’s all about). There of … Continue reading
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