A genre-defying collage of electro beats, distorted guitar, jaw’s harp and seductive almost spoken-word vocals, it’s fair to say Bold Ego Fledgling is not your average single release.
Yearly archives: 2016
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Dreampop pioneers A.R. Kane are back with a vengeance with a string of UK and European gigs under their belt and the tantalising prospect of new music on the way. In a funny, frank and ferocious interview, founder member Rudy Tambala tells Matt Catchpole about the band’s origins, fallout with M/A/R/R/S collaborators Colourbox and his contempt for ‘dumbassmutherfucka’ Brexiteers. […]
In no particular order some of my favourite music moments. No21 The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes by The Very Things. Described by Wikipedia as ‘a Dadaist post-punk band from Redditch’ – The Very Things hovered around the fringes of the Psychobilly movement of the 1980s, although they had little in common with any of those bands. Led by The Shend […]
Taking their name from a rather forthright way of telling someone to shut up, transatlantic duo STFU have forged a fittingly uncompromising sound on debut album What We Want. Despite being literally an ocean apart during the recording process, producer Dean Garcia and vocalist Preston Maddox, of noise-rockers The Bloody Knives, have created a homogenous, dystopian behemoth of a record.
Throwing Muses offshoot 50FOOTWAVE are back with their first release in four years and it’s a real humdinger. Louder, faster and heavier than you might expect, the Bath White EP packs more of a punch into its six-tracks than most artists manage on a double album.
In no particular order some of my favourite music moments. No20 Green Onions by Booker T and the MGs. The first instrumental to be included in the Great Moments series, this 1962 single by the legendary Stax house band is a bona fide classic. Originators of the Southern Soul sound, the MGs were also pioneers in being one […]
There are plenty of artists who’ve had long gaps between releases – Kate Bush, David Bowie and ABC to name but a few. But indie groovers Khartomb are in a class of their own, after reemerging with their first new release since – wait for it – 1983.
In no particular order some of my favourite music moments. No 19 Plain Sailing by Tracey Thorn. A gorgeous slice of ’80s minimalism from the 1982 solo album A Distant Shore by Tracey Thorn of Everything But The Girl. Though she had already met future partner and longtime collaborator Ben Watt at Hull University, they both originally signed to Cherry Records as solo artists.
Nick Cave and The Band Seeds are to release their first material since the tragic death of Nick’s 15-year-old son Arthur last July. The new album, entitled Skeleton Tree, will be released on 9 September, preceded by an accompanying film One More Time With Feeling directed by Andrew Dominik.
The minute I put on this EP I was transported back to the halcyon days of the mid-Eighties when digital watches were cool, mobile phones were the size of breeze blocks and jangly indie pop dominated John Peel’s Festive 50. Salient Braves‘ shambling sound is shot through with nostalgia, reviving the spirit of the ’80s for the […]