You know how people say it always rains in London? It’s true! Even in the middle of July. That’s why we love Your Twenties. Led by Metronomy‘s Gabriel Patrick, their breezy FM rock has edges sharp enough to cut through the cloud. Caught Wheel is released by our pals at Germs of Youth in a [...]
25.07.08.
Magistrates – Make This WorkIn which Magistrates kick-start an Acid-Jazz revival and answer the question: what would Klaxons sound like if the drunk, fat guy was replaced by Adam Levine?
01.07.08.
DJ Mujava – Township Funk In which we discover our number one summer kwaito jam, soon to be released by Warp, is 18 months old. [Source]
01.07.08.
Roots Manuva – Again & Again In which Rodney Smith (batting at 11) celebrates the brief British summertime with carnival horns and the thwack of leather on willow.
01.07.08.
InvasioN – Moongazer In which we discover that the moon digs awesome thrash-soul, presumably because it is a big stoner. (Sorry).
01.07.08.
Our man at Stones Throw asked if we’d heard the new Koushik song. “It’s called Lying In The Sun,” he said. “It’s better than the other song you were about to post.” He’s right. Koushik – Lying In The Sun [mp3]
01.07.08.
The Brothers Bloom Remember when we used to write about films and we had that cool little interview with Nathan Johnson, composer of the Brick soundtrack? No? It really happened! At the time Johnson was working on music for The Brothers Bloom, the second feature from his director cousin, Rian. The trailer just appeared and, [...]
01.07.08.
This is the Bay Of Sirens. It contains two monsters. Wave Machines – I Go I Go I Go [mp3] [More...]
01.07.08.
You know what are awesome? Purple-winged bastard bees. Au Revoir Simone – Oh! You Pretty Things (David Bowie cover) [mp3]
01.07.08.
Italians really do do it better. Tiedye – Nothing Else Matters (Metallica cover) [mp3] [More...]
01.07.08.