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80% FatCat Records - Released 30th November 
Having already released what is arguably one of the best debut albums of 2009 "These Four Walls," We Were Promised Jetpacks are ending the year with the release of Double A-Side 'It's Thunder And It's Lightning/Ships With Holes Will Sink,' two tracks that really open up what We Were Promised Jetpacks are about, showing their growing potential and the undeniable passion and ferocity with which />...
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79% One Little Indian - Out Now
A beguiling one this little bunch as it's not really an album you could associate with a bunch of young'uns such as Kill It Kid as it really sounds like some kind of mid 70's cross between Fleetwood Mac, in all their Stevie Nicks glorious poppiness; The Smiths, with their Morrissey croonery, and a bluegrass tribute band. Which as you can see is going to produce something that's both beguiling />...
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Now I know that vinyl is pretty much irrelevant to today’s music-guzzlers, and isn’t as high-fidelity as trusty WAV or even MP3 files, blah blah, blah – but yes, I’m one of those people (considerably under the age of 45) who thinks there’s a bit of romance in getting a vinyl record. For a start, it’s bigger than a CD, and bigger is obviously always better. That means it’s got lots to look at; />...
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Of Fate and Chance made a name for themselves when they released “A Liars Monologue” in 2006. In 2009 they have released a new album, “An Atlas to Solutions.” These New Jersey natives have gained popularity because of their radio-ready sound and tight musicianship.
Of Fate and Chance is a four-piece band of lifelong friends. Three of the members, Sean Massaro (vocals/guitar), />...
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81% Fat Cat Records
Selkirk's Frightened Rabbit are an outfit who have been touring the indie circuit for a few years now, making the most of their friendship with fellow scots Biffy Clyro and their second album's widespread critical acclaim. Taken from their forthcoming album "The Winter of Mixed Drinks," 'Swim Until You Can't See Land' rests a lilting guitar line over subtle percussion and a gorgeous melody. />...
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Taking Rock Noir to London
There are so many bands out there nowadays: good and bad bands, underground and commercial bands, one hit wonders and evergreens, classic and trendy. But how many do you know who actually INVENTED a new genre?
Belladonna, the “pyromantic” creators of what is now known as Rock Noir, did just that. Actually, not “just” that. They promoted themselves, released their own albums, />...
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In previous episodes of this historical tale we’ve talked about Junk Culture the ‘early days,’ in fact the days were so early they were before Junk Culture formed. We examined the motivation behind a young lad with the world ahead of him, a head of fluffy blonde hair and a keen interest in female anatomy (studied in mail order catalogues) throwing his life away playing in bands. So now we’re />...
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Assuming that Paramore were out of the picture totally Sonic Boom Six could well take their place in the industry as female fronted rock bands that never seem to go un-missed. As it stands though there is already a better female fronted band of this exact ilk out there which might see Sonic Boom Six getting left by the wayside. I had the chance of checking out the harder, Ska punk sound of />...
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They do always say "never judge a book by it's cover" - and that is definitely the case with The A Train. A completely unexpected sound seemed to hum through the air as expectancies of death metal where to be soley shunted by tree melody forest pop. It's almost as if Fleet Foxes embedded themselves onto 'Don't Have Far To Go.' A layed back warm approach to vocal delivery - although at times it />...
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It's extremely rare that a band like Be Humour release a single with a B-side that is stronger on every level than it's A-side. Genuinely this is hard to believe, but then again after a few listens you can see what they are after.
They need a pop template to get the followers in then they start making good music. As with a lot of acts you need a couple of pop easy to listen to />...
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Now here's a lady who likes keeping things simple and to the point. There's only one song on this EP that strays over three minutes - and that's a remix - so there's no waffle, no guitar solos and no grandstanding. There aren't many instruments on show either. Catriona (nice name) manages just fine with a finger picked acoustic guitar, her velvet voice and not a lot else.
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This debut release from the Peterborough duo The Candle Thieves could either infectiously get your toes tapping - or painfully make your toes curl. One person’s heart-warming, is another’s stomach-churning. Cutesy song titles on this four track EP include ‘My Love Will Clap Its Hands For You’ and ‘Lonely Lonely Lonely.’ The opening lines of lead song ‘The Sunshine Song’ are “I would buy you a />...
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83% Xtra Mile Recordings - Out Now
Frank Turner's latest release has just recently been lauded by this very site and rightly so as it's a captivating album that serves to enhance the growing reputation of the troubadour-esque Turner. The single release of the same name 'Poetry Of The Deed' channels the spirit of Robert Smith and The Cure at their poppy finest into a track that overflows with Turner's eloquence "Life is to short to />...
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83% 10th November 2009
Right from the start let me say that this was a fantastic gig. On a rainy Tuesday night in North London, Ray Raposa and the rest of his band brought West Coast alternative to life. Alternative is hard to define, somewhere between garage rock and experimental country music, but that no way does justice to the delicacy of sound over which drawly affecting lyrics are draped like the vines on the />...
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81% 4AD
Tune-Yards (or to be precise tUnE-yArDs) is the moniker of New England resident Merrill Garbus. Her debut album “Bird-Brains” is an astonishingly animated experimental pop record that is soothing and unsettling in equal measure. Opening track ‘For You’ starts as a lo-fi folk guitar-strum with sweet, faux-naif vocals which abruptly veers into dialogue (mother talking to son about fresh />...
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76% True Panther Sounds / Matador
Calling your band ‘Girls’ suggests someone seeking anonymity (try putting that name in Google). Given the singer/lyricist escaped from a childhood spent with hippy cult The Children of God, this is quite believable. Along with calling your debut record ‘Album,’ suggests that the San Francisco duo of Christopher Owens and JR White may assume they are churning out generic product. The latter is />...
Last chatter by Burt | 15 Comments
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"I'd draw pictures of me in a band, though I think the name of my imaginary band in 1986 was "Bad Dudes" or something equally horrible
[Altsounds.com] What does Christmas mean to you?
[Jeremy] To me, Christmas means some time off to spend more time with family. For me, it's also a time to reflect on the role that Jesus Christ plays in my life.
Are you buying your band mates presents this year?
Probably not. I don't really buy Christmas presents for anyone outside my family. That's bad, />...
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86% Xtra Mile - Out Now
The best thing about going to festivals, is the excitement of discovering a new band or artist, who you had no intention of seeing or liking, and who end up completely blowing you away. Thus enter Leeds Festival 2009, the NME stage and the first time that this scribe had heard Mr. Frank Turner play. With absolutely no idea what to expect and with a certain scepticism about folk music in />...
Last chatter by Burt | 5 Comments
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It seems to have been a great year for A Day to Remember with a headline tour followed by just recently a support slot with hardcore upstarts Bring Me The Horizon as they gained a legion of fans across the UK.
My first experience with A Day To Remember was a cover of a Kelly Clarkson song and I was amused at how it was possible for a band to make 'Since You’ve Been Gone' into a />...
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"Domino Effect" is the second release from Ireland natives, The Blizzards. "Domino Effect" greatly differs from the first release from this sextet "A Public Display of Affection." Many fans were disappointed by this album and have their arguments to back it up. Even though "Domino Effect" was quite successful, it is very different than past The Blizzard releases. The concept of making this />...
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87% Wave Alchemy
The field of Digital Sounditry (I just made that up) has come far in the last couple of decades. I still remember the fun my friends and I had with my 32-key Casio SK-1 Digital Sampler back in grade school. The 8 bit bundle of joy would hold a whopping 1.4 seconds of sampling, and it was extremely difficult at times to get the timing right in order to fart directly into the tiny microphone />...
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Deadstring Brothers are an American 6-piece band from Detroit, MI that plays a bluesy brand of Alt-Country. They have released 4 albums since 2001. Their fifth release, “Sao Paulo” was just released on the Bloodshot Records label.
The first thing I will say is this entire album sounds like the Rolling Stones’ “Exile on Main Street.” That is a bad thing in that this is not />...
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