Bands to watch: Boy Mandeville
I was lucky enough to catch Boy Mandeville (facebook/twitter/soundcloud) a few weeks ago when they played a Lyle & Scott night at XOYO along with Ice Black Birds and the much-hyped Summer… Read More
Bands to watch: Daughter
I was lucky enough to see Daughter (Twitter/Bandcamp) (aka Elena Tonra) a few weeks ago when she played with Marcus Foster as part of HMV’s series of Next Big Thing gigs. The… Read More
Bands to watch: Amusement
Amusement (Twitter) are a mysterious duo made up of Andrew Smith and Joseph Sigee from somewhere in Surrey and after only playing together for a couple of months have produced a sound… Read More
Bands to watch: Beau and The Arrows
South London post-punk quartet Beau and The Arrows (Twitter) are releasing their debut single, Fix, today on Happy Release Records, and my what a beauty it is. A-Side Fix comes thumping in… Read More
Bands to watch: EMA
I seem to have missed Gowns when they released the drone-folker Red State in 2007, or were on Upset The Rhythm last year, but as they have gone the way of the… Read More
Bands to watch: Let’s Buy Happiness
I caught Let’s Buy Happiness live a couple of weeks ago on the last leg of their tour and supporting 4 or 5 Magicians (who were great by the way) down in… Read More
Bands to watch: Lil Daggers
I am really enjoying the resurgence of rough under-production values that is popping up all over the place in response the pop dullness that fills the airwaves, and Lil Daggers (MySpace) have that… Read More
Bands to watch: Fulcher, Smith and Dance
It isn’t often that I write about my friends’ bands on here – and that isn’t that some aren’t pretty good – but more that I feel like I should be a… Read More
