The Monitors
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Reading four piece Damn Damn Patriots met at a local history club and they certainly don’t shy away from the aesthetic of their inspirations. Scuzzy, early 80s, very ‘live performance’ production techniques nudge at the New Wave records they likely hoard. Luckily, they also have a high understanding of how two minute pop bangers work out. In the case of the [..]
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Since forming in 2009, a trip to Australia and a few new live members later, Vuvuvultures are soon to release their ‘VVV’ EP, via Popular Recordings, London’s freshest start up label and live night. While regularly performing with nothing but a bit of duct tape over the front woman’s nipples, while also hosting ‘The Island’ club night with its stack [..]
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2009 saw the Club’s debut, a brash, indie-pop affair that did pretty well critically. Cue the bands second album, a scary and often terminal time for young bands who fail to capitalise on successes and expectation just knocks them flat. Well, not our heros here, who have done a fairly major job of completely changing their direction.
The bands new Album Flaws has been produced by guitarist Jamie MacColls dad (brother of Kirsty) and frontman Jack Steadman and is pretty much entirely acoustic, comprised of original tracks and covers, its dotted with folk, country and blues and heavily influenced by traditional elements you might have expected from a member of the MacColls but not anticipated from the Bombay Bicycle Club.
Its stirring stuff, as original as it is beautiful, have a listen to this,
