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The DISTRICTS – ” Heavy Begs “

Posted: March 23, 2015 in MUSIC
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The Districts will release their new single ‘Heavy Begs’ on 27th April 2015.

The track is the latest to be taken from the band’s new album ‘A Flourish And A Spoil’ which was produced by John Congleton (St. Vincent, Angel Olsen) and is out now on Fat Possum Records.  ‘Heavy Begs’ follows recent singles ‘4th And Roebling’ and ‘Peaches’ both of which found their way onto the A-list at BBC 6 Music.
With ‘Heavy Begs’ The Districts once more deliver raw and energetic blues-inspired rock. Woozy guitars are grounded by a driving rhythm and lead singer Rob Grotes’ distinctive distorted vocals.
The Districts are a young four-piece from the small town of Lititz, Pennsylvania who have been steadily building themselves a global reputation on the strength of their energetic live performances. In the first of a series of live films with Fat Possum Records, Out Of Town Films captured The Districts performing a homecoming show in Philadelphia following the release of ‘A Flourish And A Spoil’.


Currently in the middle of a headline tour of the US, The Districts will play a handful of shows at SXSW in Austin and will return to the UK for a run of shows at the end of April. They will also be back for a number of European festivals this summer including London Calling, Latitude, Longitude, Haldern Pop, Lowlands, Melt Festival, and Reading & Leeds Festivals amongst others. SXSW and UK listings as follows:

The Districts at SXSW 2015

Weds 18th Mar (1:00pm) – In Store @ Waterloo Records
Thurs 19th Mar (2:45pm) – Hype Machine/Consequence of Sound @ Hype Hotel
Thurs 19th Mar (11:00pm) – Paradigm Showcase @ Parish
Fri 20th Mar (2:45pm) – Fader Fort
Fri 20th Mar (8:30pm) – Paradigm Showcase @ Stubbs BBQ
Sat 21st Mar (1:30pm) – Rachel Rays Feedback @ Stubbs BBQ
The Districts UK dates Spring/Summer 2015

Mon Apr 27 – Brighton, Green Door Store tickets
Tue Apr 28 – London, Scala tickets
Wed Apr 29 – Manchester, Deaf Institute tickets
Thu Apr 30 – Glasgow, King Tuts tickets
Fri July 13 – UK, Latitude Festival
Fri Aug 28 – UK, Reading Festival
Sat Aug 29 – UK, Leeds Festival

The LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT – ” Water and Wine “

Posted: February 20, 2015 in MUSIC
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Los Angeles Police Department is the solo project of Ryan Pollie, a songwriter who never hesitates to up share his innermost insecurities. This quiet act of bravery allows listeners to feel very close to Pollie, like he’s handing us a tiny piece of his heart without asking for anything in return. That quality is one of the reasons we named LAPD as a Band To Watch, and it’s evident in his latest song. “Water And Wine” is the B-side of Ryan Pollie’s new 7″, out next week on Fat Possum Records. We’ve already heard the A-Side, “Insecurity.”  Now listen to the equally lovely “Water And Wine”.

LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT – ” Insecurity “

Posted: January 30, 2015 in MUSIC
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Ryan Pollie has maintained a steady output since he began releasing material under the moniker of Los Angeles Police Department. He quickly followed up last fall’s home-recorded self-titled debut with a downer Christmas single called “Oh Lonely Night”. Now, he’s back at it again with a new 7-inch single out February 24th via Fat Possum Records.

Entitled “Insecurity”, the track is marked by copious guitar distortion and booming drum tones, with Pollie’s self-deprecating lyrics even harsher overtop the crackling, lo-fi production. Los Angeles Police Department – aka Los Angeles-based songwriter Ryan Pollie We have been watching/listening to Pollie’s (ex-Warm Weather) fuzzy, lo-fi works for a year now since he first dropped ‘Waste’ our way last February from his California bedroom, followed by his self-titled eleven-track debut album, which was released in September thru Forged Artifacts/ChillMegaChill.

Now signed to Fat Possum, his debut single for the label, ‘Insecurity’, is a three-and-a-half minute morning after reflection on a one night stand. Introspective lyrics run with distorted guitars and far-out drumd in a typical LAPD lo-fi production.’

SOLIDS – ” Traces “

Posted: December 14, 2014 in MUSIC
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From start to finish, Solids’ Blame Confusion is just one lo-fi indie rock gem after another. It seems unlikely that I’ll ever tire of the album. Formed by Xavier Germain-Poitras (guitar) and Louis Guillemette (drums), the lo-fi rock duo that is Montreal’s Solids don’t hide their grunge influences. They also understand, as Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth, or early Silver Jews and the mirage of predecessors to their sound did, that sometimes a melody is sweeter and sometimes it really does have to fight hard (really hard – like a Balboa punching pork montage hard). But if you’re willing to put your ears to the test, “Blame Confusion” never fails to reward.

The layers of distortion and feedback effects of their particular take on grunge-hued rock that makes it so great.

Kicking off this orgy of decibels, “Blame Confusion” starts with “Over The Sirens”, which begins with a growing crescendo of feedback and distortion until a fuzzed out bluesy guitar lick and drum cacophony ensues. The track also includes indecipherable yelps from Germain-Poitras and an incinerating, “Off White” offers much the same and holds yet more similarities to Dinosaur Jr – screeching solos, whining, despondent vocals and the ever present fuzz of lo-fi recording. Lead track “Haze Away” throws up one of the many contagious choruses to the record, with howls of “Take my haze away!” inherent through its mid-section. “Laisser Faire” shows a more sombre hue to the band’s complexion, and contains the only visible reference to their French-Canadian background. At the record’s close, “Terminal” again shows a slower, more melancholic counterpoint to the previous squall of high octane grunge.

Solids do not know any other way of making music apart from going all out – and I am so glad that they do. Although they bring precious little new to the table, they have mastered the art of hiding beautiful melody under layers of glorious distortion.

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FAT WHITE FAMILY – ” Is It Raining In Your Mouth “

Posted: November 27, 2014 in MUSIC
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London psychedelic act Fat White Family have kept their clothes on long enough to make the new “Is It Raining In Your Mouth” video. The heavily-saturated and colorful video comes from the band’s Champagne Holocaust LP, out now via Fat Possum Records. Check it out above, and look for the band on the road for the NME Awards tour. Be prepared to see lots of skin.

DILLY DALLY – ” Candy Mountain “

Posted: November 3, 2014 in MUSIC
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The first thing you’ll notice about Dilly Dally is Katie Monk’s voice. Every word, every note is a battle to escape. Singing sounds excruciating, forcing all of the air out of her body in a violent trial by fire . Even when she takes a step back, she’s filled with an acerbic knowing: “She’s a really good friend,” Monks throws out in a casual aside before descending into another firing line of howls. She’s backed by murky grunge, a carefully constructed tidal wave of sound that ebbs and flows with her vocals. The Toronto four-piece has been taking things slow and methodically, just like their music — they’ve been around since 2009, but have only released some sound each one more precise than the last.

The LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT – ” Forged Artifacts “

Posted: September 3, 2014 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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We loved LAPD’s debut record so much that we ended up handling the UK release of the record via our off-shoot tape label  Gold Flake Tapes  and even included it in our end of year album list. A few months on from that release and Ryan Pollie’s ascendency continues in mighty fine style with the release of a brand new track, Insecurity, which will be release later this month on a 7″ via the wonderful Fat Possum Records label.

A more dense affair compared to the sprightly indie-pop showcased on his debut LP, “Insecurity” once again handles small-town afflictions and transforms them in to affectingly sumptuous bursts of endlessly addictive pop songs. A down-trodden pave its way through the tracks three-and-a-half minute running time, worn and slightly ragged it brings out a new side to LAPD, a more warped and other-worldly display than the one we were initially so enamoured with, but one that’s just as rewarding.

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