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Her Name is Calla
Well in pretty much a volte face from the sublime Fleet Foxes, I have stumbled upon the really rather excellent Her Name is Calla who must labour under the unhelpful Post Rock label it seems. The blurb on Last FM … Continue reading
Fleeeeeeeet Foxxxxes
Well the eponymous album is here and deeply gorgeous affair it is too. It doesn’t outstay its welcome at around 40 minutes but is a joy from start to finish. Laiden with achingly lovely harmonies and subtely infectious songlines – … Continue reading
Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust … Sigur Ros
A new offering from the bonkers Icelanders of course is always welcome – anyone who can sing so beautifully in an entirely (?) made up language deserves a hefty wack of respect. The charmingly named Með suð í eyrum við … Continue reading
High Dependency Unit
I am indebted to young Hector Peebles for this stuff. A kiwi band that is hardly new – back to the late 90’s at least and without a prodgious output. High Dependency Unit – HDU claim to be a bit … Continue reading
Guillemots at Bristol
I think that this was probably our fifth time of seeing Guillemots – including Oxford Zodiac (RIP), Cardiff Uni and Bristol Academy,(not quite sure why I feel a slight twinge of embarassment here). Been a fan since first hearing them … Continue reading
Business Time – Flight of the Conchords
Ok Ok maybe not the first time its been cited but I still find this a laugh. How come they are so big in the States and not here? Whats going wrong?
Cuong Vu – Trumpet a-go-go
Just listening back to some Pat Metheny (who has always made me go weak at the knees) and reminded just how great his sometime-trumpet player Cuong Vu is. A bit hard to locate any decent files or vids but there … Continue reading
Band of Horses/Tyler Ramsey
Just having a little peek at Tyler Ramsey’s Myspace and noticed – joy of joys – that he will be supporting Band of Horses in London when we trek up the M4 to see them in June. I seem to … Continue reading
The National – Virginia EP/DVD
Loathe as I am to criticise my bessy band, and whilst its good to have summat ‘new’ to clutch to my bosom, I am still feeling a little let down. The EP is mostly stuff available elsewhere no matter how … Continue reading
Fleet Foxes
A bunch of chaps – with the almost now inevitable connections to Band of Horses, from Seattle and whose parents obviously had loads of Buffalo Springfield and similar albums around – but hey it works for me. Happy, slightly hippy, … Continue reading
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