The **** Lovers
Richard (Walked Right Past)
South West Recordings
What to expect from this I don’t know. Four girls at the tender age of 17, it’s poppy, punky, guitar music presumably aimed at 12 year olds. more… “The **** Lovers”
The Hours
Love You More (Record Collection)
A&M
‘Love You More’ has a lot of attitude and passion about it. The production is crisp and pounding more… “The Hours”
The KBC
Poisonous Emblem
High Voltage Sounds
Discotheque punk is what we have here, very much in the vein of Bloc Party more… “The KBC”
Astariel
Let’s Kill Fame EP
White Label
Ok, this is terrible, a very distant imitation of Soft Cell or Depeche Mode but without any of their creative juices more… “Astariel”
Thomas Truax
Have We Been Left Behind?
Akoustik Anarkhy
‘Anti-folk’, what the hell is that!?! As far as I can tell it’s an acoustic song with lots of funny noises over the top more… “Thomas Truax”
Antony Harding
Lonely Boy… and other tragedies
Filthy Little Angels
In 2003, a young Norwegian poet, Elvind Kirkeby sent Antony Harding (ex-Hefner) some poems that he thought would make good songs. Antony agreed and set about writing and recording what we have here, ‘Lonely Boy and other tragedies’. more… “Antony Harding”
Dave Arcari
Come With Me...
Buzz
Have you ever seen the film, ‘Unleashed’ with Bob Hoskins and Jet Li?
It is terrible don’t ever try to. It’s about a man (Li) being treated like a dog and raised as a fighting machine, locked up in a cage with an electronic collar leashed around his neck. more… “Dave Arcari”
Sister Vanilla
Little Pop Rock
Chemikal Undergound
Right, it’s good to know that whenever the Reid family get a bit high or feel a little low they’ll commit it to tape in some form or another. This time it is in the guise of their younger sibling, Linda aka Sister Vanilla. more… “Sister Vanilla”
Field Music
Tones of Town
Memphis Industries
Right, I’ve got my calculator at the ready and a strong mug of black coffee ready to tackle the new Field Music album, the finest pastoral English Art-school pop band of our generation. more… “Field Music”
1990s
Cookies
Rough Trade
The One Thousand Nine Hundred and Nineties debut album arrives on my doorstep with a press release that states 1990s have been “name checked by everyone from Beth from The Gossip, Love Foxx from CSS and Kate Jackson from The Long Blondes, and all of The Klaxons” more… “1990s”