Errors - ‘Antipode’

‘Come Down With Me’ is what I’ve been listening to and enjoying to no end over the last week or so. With their follow up to their 2008 debut ‘It’s Not Something But It Is Like Whatever’, the Glaswegian lot continue their run of everything they’ve ever put out (see also singles and ‘How Clean Is Your Acid House?’ EP) being nothing short of brilliant. Almost as if to question why we expected anything less from such a special band. The rest of the LP is signficantly less post-rock sounding, but this track is an outright gem, I had to post it.

8:46 pm  •  26 March 2010  •  view comments

Pantha du Prince - ‘Satellite Snyper’

Hendrick Weber, better known still under his moniker of Pantha du Prince, is currently out doing shows with Four Tet in the UK as his third LP laps up some well deserved acclaim, in the meantime.

It’s called ‘Black Noise’, out last month on Rough Trade. But black noise it isn’t, cause that would just be completely ridiculous, wouldn’t it? The track ‘Stick It To My Side’ should be the chosen entry point for most, bridging the gap between minimal and pop with the help of Panda Bear of Animal Collective fame.

Elsewhere, though, across the sprawling landscape and into more uncharted territory (see Satellite Snyper), Pantha delves that bit deeper and gives us the most rewarding moments on the record.

11:15 pm  •  16 March 2010  •  view comments

Fang Island - ‘Daisy’

NYC fivepiece Fang Island describe their music as ‘everyone high-fiving everyone’. They’re pretty much bang on with that comparison, to be fair to them and their stadium-fit brand of progressive indie.

They’re signed to Sargent House in the US (Russian Circles, Native, Tera Melos), who are genuinely one of the best labels around. Their self-titled LP, out last month, illustrates the fine musicianship which has earnt the bunch a decent following in the US. I’m thinking of the guitar lines here specifically, though the drums and bass seem equally as tight.

The record is altogether an anthemic jaunt, offering as much energy as what’s in them red coloured Smarties. Honestly, the whole thing is bouncing off the walls. But once you’re in the right mood, there’s not much which beats it.

8:16 pm  •  9 March 2010  •  view comments

Hot Club de Paris - ‘Fuck You, The Truth’

‘With Days Like This As Cheap As Chewing Gum, Why Would Anyone Want To Work?’, ahem, is the new EP from the rather fucking excellent Liverpudlian trio Hot Club de Paris. Needless to say, their two records never really got the praise which I’d say they were deserved of. The new EP is another chapter in their Joan Of Arc/Talking Heads/etc. inspired math-pop which is no doubt going to have you harbouring a strong desire for another full-length by about two thirds way through the second track. The above be it.

8:51 pm  •  2 March 2010  •  view comments

Life Without Buildings - ‘Let’s Get Out’

Glasgow foursome Life Without Buildings had a shortlived career, lasting all of three years in an attempt to find some middle ground between art rock and post-punk. I’m not sure the reason why they split up, I just hope it was a good one. Anyway, 2001 LP ‘Any Other City’ is up there in terms of the most underrated of the last decade. Probably in no small part down to Sue Tompkins and her relentless incoherent ramblings.

8:48 pm  •  28 February 2010  •  view comments