Archive for December, 2008

Low Sea

Monday, December 29th, 2008

Low Sea are a duo (Billie and Bobby D) from Galway in Ireland.   Their sound is grand mixture of shoegaze and noisepop - with influences like Suicide, A R Kane, Mazzy Star and Spacemen 3 springing instantly to my mind.   This is textured and layered fuzz with a heavy ...

Widows

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

Widows are 6 piece band from London and they've been making their brand of noisy guitar music since 2003 - I ran into their My Space page a few weeks back and I have been struck with their sound - coming on like a cross between Nick Cave, Bauhaus and ...

The Hot Toddies - Smell The Mitten (Asian Man Records)

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

The Hot Toddies first came to my attention at the start of December.  I blogged about them over on Indie-mp3 - you can read that post here. After hearing them back then I ordered their CD on the strength of their My Space songs and over Christmas, 'Smell The Mitten' dropped ...

Sarandon - Other People’s Records (Little Car Records)

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

Sarandon released their latest slab of  7" vinyl on Christmas day (via new label Little Car Records).  It's another cracking piece of pop music.   The 'A' side 'Searching For The Now' is typical Sarandon with added chorus singing from Emma Pocketbook  which gives it a distinctly 60s feel  - all ...

Esiotrot/Foxes! split 7″ (Sounds Experience)

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

One of the next years forthcoming releases (release date not yet confirmed) that has got me excited is this split 7" single from Esiotrot and Foxes!   The always excellent Sounds Experience have been silent for a while and they've announced their return with this cracking little 7" single. Esiotrot contribute two ...

Wavves

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

Creating a buzz on blogs and forums over the past few weeks have been California's Wavves.   I was tipped off to their sound back at the start of December . Their self titled début record (released on Woodist) is a riotous noise pop affair.  Amazingly in the studio all this ...

2008 - a ramble through the last 12 months

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

2008 was a good year for music wasn't it? Here is a run down, in no real order of the musical goings on that have captured my heart in 2008. I thought I'd start with the Manhattan Love Suicides, who are arguably my favourite band of the last few years and 2008 ...

The Wendy Darlings

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

The Wendy Darlings are one of the best bands I have heard during the past few months and when this demo/promo landed just after Christmas it was like the best kind of late Christmas present.  I'd been eagerly awaiting it's arrival after to listening (and listening and listening) to the ...