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Not having had much exposure to American band Farewell other than their MySpace page, I was keen to get a good look and listen to them tonight at their London date supporting You Me At Six. A mixed bag of emo, skate pop-punk and what can only be described as jock-geek enters the stage, otherwise... It is a well-worn aphorism that folk music is simply not Friday night music. Very rarely would a young hipster blast out a Dylan or Damian Rice track before swaggering out for a night of dubstep. That said, there is room for this three-piece from North Carolina's simple melodies in today’s... Who needs a bass player when you can have a double bass player, surely that amounts to double the bass(ness) doesn't it? Well it's an interesting proposition but when you hear Big Strides it's really a case of that's just the way they need to sound, the southern fried soul of the album is almost...
This is probably one of the most quiet, unassuming releases of a highly-anticipated album ever. Now in all honesty, I don’t frequent alternative music press much nowadays. So I don’t get bombarded with the same old drivel in Kerrang! telling me how I have to check out X band and Y album for six... On first listen you can be forgiven for thinking that "Get Help - The End of the New Country" is an Interpol side project. There’s more than a hint of Paul Banks mixed up with a helping of Michael Stipe to Get Help’s country tinged vocals. And it’s definitely a grower. Much like Interpol. This... I was pleasantly surprised when Atlanta native Sevendust announced their new album Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow, dissolving the traditional 'one recording every two years' I had come to expect, just over a year since their last album, Alpha. Not knowing in which direction Sevendust would head with...
Alt Country Rock newcomers Bears From Labrador’s debut EP ‘Wilderness’ is a four track glimpse into the world Cambridge graduate Dylan Rippon wishes he occupied. There’s nothing British about the entire EP his band has produced, except perhaps a little roll of Stones, but then their sound too was...

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Bears From Labrador - Wilderness [EP]
Hero Rhymes With Zero
Isn't it always a lovely feeling when you stumble upon a band that you've never even heard of before but the moment you do a big smile slaps itself across your face. I tend to find that for me it is a lovely feeling that's somewhere between sexual relations with an angel & the world's greatest...

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Audrye Sessions - Audrye Sessions (EP)
Black Seal / Sony BMG
I was quite surprised to see how absolutely packed the place was from such an early time, "wow"; I thought "I can't believe so many people have come here just waiting for you me at six! They really must be something special live". But then it dawned on me, most of these kids were in a completely...
It is both a blessing and a curse that my first CD review happens to be from one of London’s least conventional bands. ‘Music For Lapdancers’ is definitely a post-modern statement by the Essex five-piece The Fighting Cocks as it ruthlessly eschews all musical boundaries in a record of almost random... After producing one of the finest electro hardcore cross over albums of the last ten years in the shape of 'Strange We Should Meet Here' it's always going to be tough for Washington 2 piece idiot Pilot to better themselves. It's brilliant to release a debut album filled with such promise and hope...

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Idiot Pilot - Wolves [Album]
Reprise Records

This album is Trash Can Fodder and should be avoided
 Being a fan of the US series Gossip Girl, I was eager to get my hands on this CD to review as I quite enjoy the odd soundtrack. It’s always fun trying to recognize where each song came from and which scene, but I guess I haven’t watched this series repeatedly (yet?) to be able to spot those things...
I can’t say I’m a huge fan of Iglu and Hartly musically, but having seen them perform live for the first time a month ago at Cargo I certainly started to see their appeal; as in five very handsome, fun young boys who are very friendly and clearly put everything they have into a set. So me and my... So, this is not the first time I've seen this band live I must admit, but the fact I can repeat see and see them (what's the running order so far this year? Almost ten times no doubt) must speak volumes. I really do enjoy going to a Kids in Glass Houses gig, and this time was no exception. We... Do not be fooled by the age. At 22 years old Eugene McGuinness is a creative and accomplished musician. The list of influences spans decades and the sound is simply fantastic. The self-titled album is Eugene’s second and is in every way as charming as “Early Learnings Of” whilst being a great...
The vast quantities of complicated rigging adorning the normally sparse stage at London’s Kings College were the first sign that Friendly Fires final gig of an expansive UK tour was going to be something a bit special. The G-Forces at work as the St Albans boy tore headlong into joyously upbeat...

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FRIENDLY FIRES - LIVE AT KCLSU
GIG REVIEW: October 7th 2008 - Kings College, London

We Recommend you buy this CD
 Taken from the album ‘The Sound Of Madness’ released back in June 08, ‘Devour’ is the latest release to hit the rock scene from the five piece; Shinedown. A powerful and catchy tune, with vocals reminiscent of David Draiman (lead singer of Disturbed). The intro has a nice military build up, a... This Pennsylvanian 6-piece represents everything there is to like about American bands; the raw energy that goes into the songwriting, the powerful sounds that are emitted from the instruments, and of course the downright coolness of being an American band. Tigers Jaw offers a fresh yet familiar...

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Tigers Jaw - Tigers Jaw [Album]
Prison Jazz Records

We Recommend you buy this CD
LA based Christian screamo band Confide have finally arrived with their first full length album Shout the Truth, and boy do they get their message across! Much like marmite; as soon as the first guitar riff blasts through your speakers, you’ll either love it or hate it. This band’s relentless... Greeley Estates are back with their 3rd full length album of metal/screamo/hardcore fusion; Go West Young Man, Let the Evil Go East. Before checking out their music I took a quick look at the CD sleeve, and immediately noticed how uncannily they resemble From First to Last. After listening to... Where does Art/Goes/Pop find all these wonderous bands? It both baffles and amazes me the constant stream of goodies being hurled into the world by this small but ingenious label long may it continue. Popup are the latest off the Art/Goes/Pop conveyor belt and no doubt achingly for some people...

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Popup - A Time And A Place (Album)
Art Goes Pop / 91 Records
Tired of all the profane melancholy out there in radioworld right now? Well, you wouldn’t be alone, I feel it too. Those in need of a little musical pick-me-up however, need look no further. Sounding something like Glasvegas might, if they’d spent all afternoon getting ripped to the tits on MDMA,...

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CUT OFF YOUR HANDS – HAPPY AS CAN BE
TRACK REVIEW: 679 Recordings – 3rd Nov 2008
From Atlanta, Georgia Manchester Orchestra are a five piece outfit. Their sound is very radio friendly and would appeal to fans of the likes of Snowpatrol and Keane. I have to say from the outset that this isn’t really my favorite type of music but the majority of the songs on the album are... This is the 4th record from power-pop six-piece Army Of Freshmen. Hailing from Ventura, California, Army Of Freshmen have played over 1,000 shows in 10 different countries, including this years Download Festival. If you can get past the cheesy space theme, uninspiring lyrics such as ‘welcome to...
The sixth long player from (in their own words) “orchestrated folk weirdness” merchants oRSo is in short, a very welcome distraction from the world of radio friendly popular music. Sure, I like to listen to Girls Aloud and similar manufactured bullshit if it comes on the radio because I’m not... Being the biggest fan of Jack White that has probably ever walked the planet without crossing the line into stalker-weirdo who copies his haircuts and clothing and goes through his rubbish, I was excited to hear that he and American piano-molestering popstress Alicia Keys had been asked to write... Hey, you! ...what IS the point in anything new? Because I often feel like it’s destined to be a man’s world. Musically, as a female I feel like I’m fed an awful lot of testosterone – don’t you agree, ladies? Young lads (and old lads) intent on making a racket, and only, it would seem, so they...
So, it’s that time of the year again – I have fitted mud flaps on my car, invested in a good quality anti-freeze and ice scraper, put my Converse at the back of the wardrobe, taken a sudden interest in vegetable soup and am on the look out for a good pair of gloves. Welcome to winter. It has taken... By the onstage name of this man and the above picture of him, you may not be expecting much of this single. Boogaloo Stu (however comical the name) claims to play “glam-rock and sparkly 80s electro. On the two CDs I was given to review of this single, there is the original song and 6 other... Often, when listening to a new record, although I try not to, I find it hard not to pigeon hole bands into a genre before I’ve given it a fair chance. ‘The Real Hot Sauce’ by Hoodoo Scoundrels however made me stop in my tracks and although after listening to it over and over I can distinguish the...
Looking for a cure for insomnia? Look no further than this “Sharks and Sailors” album. “Builds Brand New” starts off unconvincingly with “Thrill”. The song is far from what the title suggests. Next came the title track “Builds Brand New” which is more bearable. The interplay between two vocalists,... I didn’t really know what to expect when going to see Irish outfit Noise Control at the Gibson rooms; I had a quick look at Noise Controls' MySpace earlier and had read a little press about how Noise Control had been personally picked by Liam Howlett of the Prodigy as support acts. I hadn’t...

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Noise Control at The Gibson Rooms 21/10/08
You wanna get dirty???
For Funeral for a Friends early fans yearning for a return to their screaming post hardcore roots the title of the Welsh Rockers next single may be a little misleading. So let’s get this straight from the start. Although the guitars of Roberts and Smith have certainly rediscovered some of their...

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SINGLE REVIEW: FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND – KICKING AND SCREAMING
Join Us Records – 29th Sept 2008 – CD, 7” & Download
And so we get another album this year from one of those flurry of bands that people have many problems admitting to like (I'm thinking Coldplay, Keane, Kaiser Chiefs etc). Now personally I don't lump Snow Patrol in there simply because they were around before and didn't just win acclaim and stadium... The day Senses Fail's debut album, ‘Let it Enfold you’ was released, I fell in love with the band. Since that day, they’ve slowly gone downhill. And now I'm faced with this? 'Family Tradition' is awful. Especially in comparison to their previous material. Yes, I know their first album was... There's a young world growing behind my back and I'm slowly beginning to realize it. The View are four Scottish boys in their very early 20s are part of this new youth scene, and the more they are talented the more I am jealous, I must admit. I cannot deny I am also thankful to see talent is...

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The View - 5 Rebecca's
1965 Records
Following the release of their debut album; Oracular Spectacular, MGMT became huge. Tracks that stood out on the album have now been released as singles. ‘Kids’ is a very clever pop song. Multi layered, cool samples, and some mind blowing production. The 'Kids' has a refreshing youthful sound,...

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MGMT - Kids [Single]
Columbia
Identity Theft, the third album from All City Affairs, is … odd. Or rather, it’s different. At the same time, it’s not. A suitable metaphor fails to present itself, and this could be a problem considering the style of Peter Andreadis, for whom All City Affairs serves as an alias. Mixed... I wasn’t sure what to expect with this album, I have to admit. I certainly didn’t think that it would be a combination of prog rock and Broadway theatre. The first track of Razia’s Shadow (subtitled “A Musical”, which explains a lot) is, aptly enough, named “Genesis”, and it starts with a tense...
The term singer/songwriter to me has become as about as annoying as the term nu-rave, in the words of Frank Turner (one of the best of the lot) I can’t help but think that most of them really are “The musicians who lack the friends to form a band”. Now though you can be any kind of...

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K Anderson - The Foxes EP
Self Released
The Cure return after a four year abscence and they continue to show the return to form of their self-titled previous effort with '4:13 Dream' which is the so called happy album with the dark album companion piece due next year hopefully. Well i say happy album but this is The Cure after all so... When Team Waterpolo uploaded the first demo of Letting Go to MySpace shortly after forming late last year, they couldn’t really have expected the explosion of interest it brought to their Lancashire doorsteps almost overnight. With their fortunes and prospects bolstered after becoming a buzz word...

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SINGLE REVIEW – TEAM WATERPOLO – SO CALLED SUMMER
YO YO ACAPULCO - 27TH OCT 2008 - CD, 7" & DOWNLOAD
Apparently Scouting For Girls are the second biggest selling British band of 2008. How this has happened I do not know. Scouting For Girls make music that is so sickeningly poppy you want to put your fingers in your ears and scream ‘la la la la la’ at the top of your lungs until it's over. Is ‘I... Before I write anything, I must emphasise how bad the sound was for the whole night. The amount of times I’ve been to the Solus venue in Cardiff in the past and it’s never sounded that bad before! First on is Horse the Band. There’s nothing much I can say about this band. Let me correct...

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Taste of Chaos 19th October 2008 – Cardiff Solus
Atreyu, As I Lay Dying, Story of The Year + more
Charli XCX sports clothes her dad probably ain't proud of. Charli XCX squirms through lyrics her mum probably ain't proud of. Charli XCX too has had a love affair with all things synth, and she’s even bought the trashy wigs(!) just so we don’t skim past her in the crowd... all, it seems, in an...





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