errrr.

GREAT song, amazing lyrics for all those jaded folks out there. but wtf is this video about? were the band unavailable or something?



'Love Long Distance' is out September 13th.

dance or die.

this may be the most cheesy (but AMAZING) thing i ever post.

ONE TWO THREE FOUR. I DECLARE A DANCE WAR.

onlookers.

it's pretty hard to impress anyone by saying you're a boy in a four piece 'indie guitar' band anymore, so you better hope your music is pretty incredible. incredible like Onlookers who are going to stomp all over any kind of competition. raw sounding, upbeat, melodic guitars mesh with singer/guitarist Dale's intense voice brilliantly. even if you only like drum machines and stylophones don't write them off, there's something incredibly addictive about their tracks no matter how cool you probably aren't.

Onlookers - Paintstripper

their debut single is out on October 12th and you can pre-order it here.

1234 festival.

sooo on Sunday i went to 1234 Festival in Shoreditch Park. in short, it wasn't that amazing. it pissed it down for most of the day (obviously that wasn't the organisers' fault), the staff (bar staff excluded) were ridiculously grumpy/mean and the bands weren't on when they were supposed to be on. therefore i'm not entirely who was who, and am reserving full judgement.

however, i do know that Lion Club were good (for the 4 songs I saw). Hatcham Social were wearing silly clothes (denim jacket with shoulder pads????). Patrick Wolf, Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man and Polly Scattergood were all terrible/self indulgent/unbearable to watch. and The Rakes are always great.

The Rakes - The Light From Your Mac

onwards and upwards eh! it's Field Day this Saturday (and my birthday tomorrow) so fingers crossed for sunshine/less schizo weather, and smaller toilet queues than last year.

sleepyhead.

it seems like i'm one of the few people who hasn't posted about Ellie Goulding (or Starsmith for that matter) thus far. so i'm here to amend that.

Ellie, just recently signed to Polydor, is a young singer/songwriter with an enviable set of pipes on her. a unique tone and slightly more mature collection of demos has so far distanced her from being compared to her counterparts (though there have been a few Diana Vickers comments - not surprising then that the two have been working together). i'm excited to see what direction she takes, and, like everyone else, is intrigued to see what a live performance is going to be like. if you haven't checked her out by now then do it now!

Passion Pit - Sleepyhead (Starsmith Remix feat. Ellie Goulding) [alt. link]

shoot em up.

filling the gap between new bands like Blakfish and Dinosaur Pile Up are Gun Crime, a duo formed in late 2008. making raw, rapidly paced tracks that carefully dance between angular and hardcore 'lite', Gun Crime have hit on a brilliant formula. it isn't pretty and it isn't neat, but it sounds totally amazing. if you're missing Elle Milano, Blood Red Shoes, VEGC, and/or Plastic Passion then look no further, these boys will give you all that and much more. listen and prepare to immerse yourself into their frantic yet danceable world.

Gun Crime - She Wants It [alt. link]

ta to Illegal Tender for the recommendation.

and don't forget it's 1234 Festival on Sunday! only £15 for a ticket, stellar line up. pray for sunshine. follow me on Twitter where i'll be updating live.

rawr.

you know that moment when you hear something for the first time and you instantly think "holy crap this is REALLY GOOD"? and isn't it great when you return to it 24 hours later and it sounds just as good, or in this case, even better?

Lion Club's press release says they're "uber-talented", and managed by a dude "of S.C.U.M fame" which makes me cringe more than when my mum adds my friends on facebook. but despite this poor introduction Lion Club have won me over in a big big way.
comprised of Lewis, Matt, Alex and Thomas, the band are producing a massive sound worthy of a band twice their age and experience. this is ultimate doom pop. Lewis' vocals are intense and heartwrenching on top of thundering drums and crashing cymbals. new new wave, romantic wave or whatever you want to call it, these boys are undoubtedly making brilliant music. there's a single in the works that is due for release in September, make sure you watch out for that.

Lion Club - A Cashmere Thing (Demo)

they're playing 1234 Festival next Sunday (i'll be doing a preview of that next week), and Underage for you youngbluds.

ready for the weekend.

if you haven't got it already, check out the Fake Blood remix of Calvin Harris' next single 'Ready For The Weekend' (out August 10th). it's a bit brilliant.

Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend (Fake Blood Remix)

havoc arise!

making slightly cheesy, dance pop tracks, TV Glory boast members from all over Europe. they take clear influence from a whole range of artists like Daft Punk, Bowie and The Human League and combine elements from all to create a sort of Pavement meets LCD Soundsystem vibe.

TV Glory - Havoc Arise (Lowclub Remix)

silviaaaaa

soz for the lack of posting.

this past week-ish i've seen Apples, Fanfarlo, Passion Pit, Youves, Codex, Wolf Gang and Miike Snow. as the queen of vague, i'd just like to say that they were all really great, though Miike Snow could have done without so much of the self indulgence/making every song fifty years long.

proper posts coming this weekend. but before that, make sure you get down to the 50 Bones Party at Queen Of Hoxton tonight.

oh yeah i've started doing some bits up at the new Phantasy Sound blog so make sure you bookmark that!