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The big buzz band from The Great Escape this year, these three LA sisters have been kicking up more of a storm than a fake Garry Glitter Twitter account. Mixing folk and R&B they fit so perfectly into the two niche’s currently in the center of the musical landscape they’ve come as a bit of a ‘durr’ combination and made [..]
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Bear Cavalry @ soundcloud
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Putting a carnival atmosphere on top of post rock nuances; while some bands of the same ilk may cover up dry points of inspiration with reverb, Bear Cavalry replace pretensions with upbeat drum rhythms and uplifting horns. Also leaning heavy on the Foals school of thought but with a more engaging singer they fit the new band bill which would probably also feature [..]
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The debut album from this London five piece manages to straddle between artistic indie and big, engrossing choruses. Some have described it as Coldplay-ish, but that’s always said with the tone that somehow Coldplay sell out arena’s by being shit. Which doesn’t really add up. Language does sometimes sound a bit same-y, but for a debut, Zulu Winter have proved [..]
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Kindess’ new track isn’t only very, very nice it also comes with a cute little retro teaching-aide style video.
Everyone knows the Olympics are fast coming, so here comes the first of what will probably be a lot of Olympic-orientated apps. This one introduces you to the torch bearers and art events. iTunes
May 24, 2012 Dingwalls
Touted as a band to experience live, Man Like Me are throwing a party next Thursday to celebrate the launch of their new single ‘Squeeze’. Mates including Tom Vek and Mike Skinner, it’s sure to be a decent party!
