This summer, I discovered Netherfriends via Loup Loop Press and fell in love with their garage-y, lo-fi pop sounds. Though I may have forgotten to post about them, “Bret Easton Ellis Novel” was on repeat for most of summer. Good times.
My love for Mystery Jets knows no bounds. As the closing track for Serotonin, “Lorna Doone” only makes me all the more excited for what they’re doing next.
THE FUTUREHEADS – “Heartbeat Song”
“>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjDWpf4fPDs]
When I saw The Futureheads live (THAT FEELS SO GOOD TO SAY), Barry asked the audience to imagine themselves in the middle of a John Hughes film as they danced to this song. For three minutes, I was Molly Ringwald and it felt great.
I can’t say I ever bought into the “chill wave” hype, but this year I definitely discovered some garage bands that knew what was up. Slow Animal were one of those bands and this song sounds best while speeding down the highway with the volume on blast.
There’s a reason Cut Copy are the owners of the “gods amongst men” tag.
SUMMER CAMP - “Round the Moon”
“>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twIiFKa6vWE]
You know there has to be something special about music that makes you nostalgic about moments you’ve never experienced and times you’ve never lived. Amazing.
When I first heard Chicago’s White Mystery, I was positive I was listening to some garage band from the 70s. But nope, WM are a 20-something brother-sister duo creating heavy, grimey rock like it’s no big thing. “Powerglove” is infectious and the video features a plethora of wild, red-headed Chicago peeps. Good times.
Technically, this song is only a few weeks old but I discovered it earlier in the year through a live YouTube clip. When I heard it then, I got really excited because it sounded so different from anything NATW had done in the past. Fast-forward to a few days ago, the song premiered on Radio 1 and my anticipation for Last Night On Earth officially became insane. But really, would you expect any different from me?
So Halloween weekend is upon us and what better way to kick things off than by attending a show guaranteed to kick your ass with pure awesomeness???
Brighton’s Blood Red Shoes have been making their way across these fair states of ours for the last two weeks on their FIRST EVER US tour, culminating tonight at Subterranean! So swing by if you know what’s up!
BLOOD RED SHOES
w/ Sky Larkin SUBTERRANEAN
2011 North Ave.
Doors: 9pm / Show: 9:30pm
Blood Red Shoes are currently giving fans the opportunity to create a remix of “HEARTSINK” that could become the b-side to the single’s digital release on August 19th.
All you have to do is DOWNLOADthe song’s stems, create a remix, and send your finished .WAV file to BRS by July 19th. Sounds easy enough, no? Don’t hesitate, time is of the essence!
Remember, make it good because “Heartsink” is my Fire Like This-jam
Blood Red Shoes have a new video for “Light It Up,” the first single from their upcoming album Fire Like This:
You can buy “Light It Up” on limited edition 7″ or digital download next month, February 22nd to be exact. Fire Like This is set for release on March 1st and you can pre-order that bad boy now.
And if you visit their official website BloodRedShoes.co.uk, you can listen to five new songs from the album (“It Is Happening Again”/”Heartsink”/”Keeping It Close”/”Light It Up”/”Colours Fade”) AND they’ll be adding a new song to the site every week until the album’s release. SNAP.
So yeah, you should go have a listen because things are sounding pretty damn good.
So what have Blood Red Shoes been up to, you ask? Well, the Brighton band is currently working on their second album (follow up to Box of Secrets) and they road tested some of their new material at a couple summer festivals and on a string of dates supporting Maximo Park around Europe back in October.
To give folks a small taste of record #2, Blood Red Shoes are giving away a free download of new track “Colours Fade”. Grab the song from their official website or download it here, it’s good stuff so don’t miss outtttttttttt.
Blood Red Shoes have scheduled more dates in April to test out new material before properly recording their new album in May.
March 10 – Chinnery’s, Southend – 16+
March 11 – Roadmender, Northampton – 14+
March 12 – Guildhall, Gloucester – 14+
April 3 – Nova Rock @ Ottakringer Brauerei, Vienna April 10 – Concorde 2 (with Foals), Brighton
April 24 – Europaische Clubnacht @ Maria Club, Berlin
May 15 – All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival, Minehead
The April 10th show at Brighton’s Concorde 2 with Foals is already sold out, but tickets are still available for all other dates.
So Halloween weekend is upon us and what better way to kick things off than by attending a show guaranteed to kick your ass with pure awesomeness???
