September 2009
56 posts
Mumford and Sons: Sigh No More →
ALBUM REVIEW: Mumford and Sons – Sigh No More Words: Gareth O’Malley
First of all, this album really is going to come into its own as autumn heralds winter, so ‘Sigh No More’’s…
Noah and the Whale Get ALL Of Their Equipment... →
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We’re sad to report that last night Noah and the Whale had all of their instruments and tour equipment stolen from Trinity Way NCP car park in Manchester. At some…
OCTOBER RELEASE GUIDE// →
October 5th
Air – Love 2
Deadmau5 – For Lack Of A Better Name Fuck Buttons – Tarot Sport Idlewild – Post Electric Blues
Lethal Bizzle – Go Hard
The Longcut – Open Hearts
The Mountain Goats…
September: The Releases We Didn’t Cover →
ALBUM REVIEWS: All the rest of September’s big-guns words: Jamie Milton // David Molloy
September’s always felt like the last rush before all begins to settle into a steady drying-out…
Volcano Choir: Unmap →
ALBUM REVIEW: Volcano Choir – Unmap
words: Jamie Milton
Justin Vernon’s voice can make you freeze in a matter of just a single split-second. One whimper of his touching, emotional…
Maps: Turning The Mind →
ALBUM REVIEW: Maps – Turning the Mind words: Jamie Milton
originally scribed for gigwise
James Chapman carries the kind of singing voice ideal for ridicule on a tv talent show. Hushed,…
Listen to Editors’ ‘In This Light and On This... →
Free music - In This Light And On This Evening
recommended: ‘Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool’, ‘In This Light and On This Evening’, ‘The Boxer’, ‘The Big Exit’.
An End And A Start —- Editors →
photo source: Harry Bloom
Editors have had their fair share of stick. To turn a blind eye to it is one thing, to make brave, bold moves musically is another. When Tom Smith and co….
Esben and the Witch →
photo source: Paper Tissue
Minutes, hours even, I have spent in the company of Esben and the Witch’s music. And throughout, I’ve felt like I’ve totally understood their sound, to an…
Dizzee Rascal: Tongue N’ Cheek →
ALBUM REVIEW: Dizzee Rascal – Tongue N’ Cheek
words: Jack Taylor (Gweilo Sounds)
In 7 years and 4 albums Dylan Mills a.k.a. Dizzee Rascal has gone from being one of the most respected…
The Twilight Sad – Forget The Night Ahead →
ALBUM REVIEW: The Twilight Sad – Forget The Night Ahead
Words: Gareth O’Malley
The first thing that struck me about ‘Forget The…
File-sharing, and how it affects the music blogger... →
I’d expect most visitors to Music Fan’s Mic — a blog that many would classify as an “mp3 blog” first and foremost — would find the subject of file-sharing a tiresome one. But reading the…
Incoming: Real Estate – S/T →
17/11/09
HEALTH: Get Color →
ALBUM REVIEW: HEALTH – Get Color
words: Jamie Milton
originally scribed for thisisfakediy
The dawning of a new age: the year industrial noise became something sexy. ‘Die Slow’ has…
Turns Out Lily Allen Is A Bit Of A ‘Pirate’... →
Lily Allen, who has somewhat begun an artists-only stand against copyright infringement, in her words, on behalf of smaller acts who weren’t quite as lucky as her and didn’t get myspace in…
Update: The Drums →
It’s been just over a month since we came across The Drums and my word, things have progressed fast. Not only have they just played their first show in London, but even Boy George turned…
Visuals: St. Vincent – Marrow →
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One of the highlights on ‘Actor’, ‘Marrow’ manages to just about epitomise and summarise pretty much everything good that…
Welcome, Kim Campesinos! →
LC! Have created a really fine football-themed video to help introduce the replacement for Aleks who departed earlier this year. And at the end of the day, she’s going to fit right in…
Muse Go Back-To-Front And Nobody Notices →
Matt Bellamy on drums, Chris on guitar and keys, Dom as the terrific front man, Muse have performed a bit of a prank on a German TV station. Matt’s performance on the kit…
Cold Pumas →
Trends and scenes can sometimes be seen from miles off. But not many anticipated the stampede of synth-pop that arrived in 2008 and grew even more so this year. But the scent of a type of…
Thom Yorke: The Hollow Earth →
photo source: KATE
The double a-side ‘Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses’ hits online this week, and people should have every reason to feel excited. With any Radiohead/Yorkie…
Jack Penate: Pull My Heart Away (Jamie XX Remix) →
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As Summer turns to Autumn, Jamie from the XX has suitably transformed Londoner Jack Penate’s hot-and-sweaty summertime anthem into a night-time, dubstep…
The Cribs: Ignore The Ignorant →
Words: Gareth O’Malley
You might not believe this, but The Cribs went Top 10 in the U.K. with this record last Sunday. Ryan, Gary and…
Incoming: Vampire Weekend: Contra →
Janurary 11th 2010
Incoming: Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms →
October 13th Pre-order
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Johnny Foreigner: Criminals →
photo source: Tamara Lichtenstein
Fall into the fuzz. Johnny Foreigner seem to have stocked up on guitar gizmos to add bulk to their blink-and-you-missed-it, forward-thinking…
I LIKE TRAINS: Sea Of Regrets →
photo source: …Of Dogs
“In a million years, our bones will be your oil“.
That’s quite a troubling thought, but then to think forward a million years is to look at the future of…
Washed Out: Feel It All Around (Tory Y Moi Remix) →
mp3// Feel It All Around (Tory Y Moi Remix)
Tory Y Moi adds slap bass and an extra chilled-out groove to a 2009 classic from Ernest Greene.
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Codes: Trees Dream In Algebra →
ALBUM REVIEW: Codes – Trees Dream In Algebra
Words: Gareth O’Malley
Funny how things work out, isn’t it? A wave of anticipation and hype is built up around a band ahead of the release…
Lyrics: Los Campesinos! – The Sea Is A Good Place... →
mp3: The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future
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I grabbed hold of her wrist and my hand closed from tip to tip
I said “you’ve taken the…
Jamie T: Kings & Queens →
ALBUM REVIEW: Jamie T – Kings & Queens
words: Jamie Milton
It’s difficult to judge whether Jamie T is really just a normal, fun-loving chap who gets into the occasional post-drinking…
Incoming: Johnny Foreigner – Grace And The Bigger... →
October 26th
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Choose Yr Side and Shut Up!
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Security to the Promenade
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Ghost the Festivals
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Feels Like Summer
5.
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Muse: The Resistance →
ALBUM REVIEW: Muse – The Resistance
words: Jamie Milton originally written for gigwise
To expect Muse to produce a life-changing, serious piece of music is akin to expecting the…
Visuals: Micachu – Turn Me Well →
mp3: Turn Me Well
The “hoover song” on ‘Jewellery’, this is more the turning point of one of the year’s finest debut releases. Initially Mica Levi introduces herself…
Los Campesinos!: The Sea Is A Good Place To Think... →
Although often shadowed out by happy-tappy xylophone and gleeful smiles, Los Campesinos! certainly have a sensitive side. ‘The Sea…’ commences with melancholic, plucked chords, the building…
O.Children – Dead: Disco Dancer/ Eye Lover →
Just a gentle reminder to invest in the debut single (limited to 150 copies) from the most exciting British band without an album out, O.Children. Press hyperbole seems to pit them as…
Visuals: Fever Ray – Seven →
mp3: Fever Ray – Seven
I’ve been spending much more time with The Knife’s ‘Silent Shout’ than usual, what with all this “album of the decade” talk…
Speech Debelle: 2009 Mercury Music Prize Winner →
A surprise choice or a pretentious one? The bookies saw it coming, having Speech Debelle down as second favourite to snatch the Mercury Prize from more begging hands, more deserving hands….
Muse: Resistance →
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‘The Resistance’ has struck first. An album based on George Orwell’s literary classic ‘1984′ can only really make complete sense if you’ve read the book and you’ve read…
MFM Sends Its Mercury Prize Goodluck Wishes To… →
THE HORRORS
mp3: Primary Colours
The first time I heard this record, I was left near-speechless and rarely does a piece of music perform that kind of magic. The progression from…
Japandroids: Post-Nothing →
ALBUM REVIEW: Japandroids – Post-Nothing
words: Jamie Milton originally scribed for gigwise
Now, I don’t condone alcohol consumption, kids. But hopefully many of you will be able to…
Biffy Clyro: Only Revolutions →
02/11/09
frYars: Dark Young Hearts →
Album Review: frYars – Dark Young Hearts
Words: Gareth O’Malley
(originally scribed for This Is Fake DIY)
The wait is almost over. frYars, one-man band, the 19-year-old Ben…
Atlas Sound: Criminals →
words: Jamie Milton
Here comes the overstatement of the day: Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox is the single, most important modern musician of our time, today. Right now, he is producing fantastic…
Film: The First Days Of Spring →
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Charlie Fink is emerging as a creative prodigy, out of almost nowhere. Previously shadowed out by Laura Marling as just “the male voice” in Noah and the Whale’s…
Biffy Clyro: Only Revolutions →
02/11/09
Visuals: Wild Beasts – All The Kings Men →
mp3: All the Kings Men
‘Two Dancers’ has many fine qualities but it’s the sexual bravado of Tom Fleming on ‘All The Kings Men’ that stands out first and foremost after…