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The SLOW READERS CLUB – ” Days Like This Will Break Your Heart ” Live

Posted: January 2, 2015 in MUSIC
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The Slow Readers Club’s performance on International Book Day to celebrate the reopening of Manchester’s iconic Central Library was released in December.

“Live At Central Library is the perfect introduction to the band as it captures their energy whilst showcasing their talents as exceptional song writers. The Slow Readers Club may have the standard singer-guitarist-bassist-drummer line up but they are anything but a standard band. All of them have their own territory and role to play in the band. All four of them seem to have a determination, commitment and a passion too. A passion that is shared by a growing number of fans. “Live at Central Library” is an essential purchase.”

B C CAMPLIGHT – ” Just Because I Love You “

Posted: December 18, 2014 in MUSIC
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Lost treasure needn’t be found in the distant past; the 21st century hides many artists who disappeared into the great wide yonder. BC Camplight . The alter-ego of American songwriter Brian Christinzio released albums in 2005 and 2007, both gems of a certain psych-pop vintage, combining eloquent songwriting with a self-destructive bent.

But this sublime talent with the keening vocal and fearless approach to lyrical introspection has another chance. His new album ‘How To Die In The North’, recorded in his newly adopted home of Manchester, England, is a fantastically rich, stylistically diverse trip. From dramatic, layered pop to a haunted take on Sixties sunshine-pop, from blue-eyed soul to speedy surf-pop, from sparser piano balladry to psychedelic showstoppers and a grand finale that’s part Nilsson and part Broadway showtune.

Originally from New Jersey, Christinzio started playing piano aged just four, inspired by his mum’s Jerry Lee Lewis and Nilsson records and his Dad’s classical collection. Depression and crippling hypochondria clashed with captaining the football team and a penchant for boxing. Post-school, he fell in with people, “willing to go through shit to be a musician,” which saw him relocate to Philadelphia where he occasionally played live with Philly faves The War On Drugs and guested on Sharon Van Etten’s album ‘Epic’.

GORGEOUS BULLY – ” Love Song for Someone Else “

Posted: December 12, 2014 in MUSIC
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New collection Smiling, Laughing more than justifies this desire for longevity. A new collection featuring thirteen tracks; some odds-and-ends, a handful of sketches, a few stand-alone tracks. Don’t simply brush it off as filler though; the album was carefully collated and thought-over, designed to be listened to as one piece – and, most importantly, it works tremendously.

It was released with little fanfare as a name-your-price download via Bandcamp, and that such inconspicuousness can lead to an offering as endearing as this is testament to the bands way with words and sound. Lead track ‘Misery Loves Company‘ radiates the kind of warmth you need from an opener; buzzing and humming its way through four sumptuously Autumnal minutes, it already feels ingrained in the very fibre of the season that I’m barely able to listen to anything else at the moment.

But I do, and you should, because the rest of the record offers up a number of moments just as rewarding. From the hazy jangle found on ‘Bug Out‘ and ‘Sinking Feeling‘ to the more melancholic offerings such as ‘I Kept Your Teeth In A Jar By My Bed‘ and ‘I Wish I Knew How To Fall Out Of Love‘ it’s a timely reminder that sometimes the best bands are right there under your nose. And let it be said that Gorgeous Bully smell better than most.

 

PINS – ” Get with Me ” Live

Posted: December 5, 2014 in MUSIC
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Manchester band PINS perform ‘Get With Me’ live at Fred Perry Sub-Sonic Live, on 27th Nov 2014 at The Garage, Islington, London, opening for The Fall.

BERNARD and EDITH – ” Wurds “

Posted: November 28, 2014 in MUSIC
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Manchester Girl Boy duo art-soul twosome Bernard + Edith (Greta ‘Edith’ Carroll and Nick ‘Bernard’ Delap) have revealed their new deal with Bella Union and details of a debut single on the label, “WURDS”
Jamie Lee – MONEY’s frontman – has inked a lengthy silver-penned bio for the duo, from which you can read an excerpt: “Perhaps Bernard and Edith would think that what I’m about to say is going too far. But I remember drinking with vocalist Edith in a bar in Manchester and talking about how her and Bernard come to creating their songs. Edith observed: “Rather than say ‘let’s go out’ or ‘let’s watch TV’ I say, ‘should we make a cheeky song?’ And he says ‘Alright then’.” And that laughter I’ve come to know so well erupts from her maniacally, childishly, freely……It is my belief that whatever art is, it is the direct opposite of whatever money is. It is made by the maker to save oneself briefly from the inevitable and in doing so (where the craft comes in) may end up saving other people briefly too. Bernard + Edith make their music from home and (I cannot help but feel) predominantly for each other – a kind of covenant to their particular and special bond.”

TWISTED WHEEL – ” Commotion ” Creedence Clearwater Revival Cover

Posted: November 22, 2014 in MUSIC
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Twisted Wheel, Manchester band led by the charismatic Jonny Brown, Twisted Wheel formed in February 2007 in Saddleworth, Greater Manchester by guitarist and singer Jonny Brown and bassist Rick Lees, later joined by drummer Adam Clarke. Frontman Jonny Brown heard the name in a Paul Weller track “Into Tomorrow”, where the lyrics say “Round and round like a twisted wheel, Spinning in attempt to find the feel” and thought it suited the music. Twisted Wheel were booked as one of the support acts for Oasis’s 2009 Heaton Park concerts. Embraced for their strong melodies, psychedelic themes and Brown’s irreverent poignant lyrics, the band gained a following amongst old mods/punks and younger heads looking for music which represented their generation. They were labelled as punk rock although influences span folk and 50s/60s bands too. Twisted Wheel cite Davy Graham, Bob Dylan, The Stooges The Small Faces, The Who, The Jam, The Rolling Stones and Oasis among their main influences.

The WATCHMAKERS – ” The Seventh Step ” Demo

Posted: November 16, 2014 in MUSIC
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The Watchmakers are a 4 piece band from Manchester with a psychedelic rock and roll feel, Combining the sounds of classic 60’s psychedelia with the likes of The Verve, The Brian Jonestown Massacre and Primal Scream, they have created a unique blend of psychedelic laced rock ‘n’ roll that has been shrouded in mystery over the last 18 months. Their self-produced demos “Before Questions Became” and “Waves” have earned the band much critical praise with BBC Introducing in Manchester and has led to seasoned music lovers and music industry insiders clamouring for more material.
Having sold out two self-promoted psychedelic happenings in Manchester in 2013 as well as playing with the likes of The Pretty Things, Jacco Gardner, Dark Bells and Exit Calm, the band performed at a BBC Showcase in February 2014 and were recommended as “one’s to watch” by BBC 6music.“Imagine if Noel Gallagher’s solo record had actually been willing to cut loose and explore its boundaries, and you might be arriving somewhere near to their sound” . With quotes like “One of the juiciest psych-rock delights you could pluck from the music playing fields of the UK right now” and “The visceral charge of BRMC and the psychedelic adventure of Primal Scream”
“Paint It Black/Tomorrow Never Knows meets Kasabian, with an added swagger and an energy all of its own. It’s a real dark, twisted, psychedelic rocker with a groove to move the listener”

The WATCHMAKERS – ” Before Questions Became “

Posted: November 14, 2014 in MUSIC
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Combining the sounds of classic 60’s psychedelia with the likes of The Verve, The Brian Jonestown Massacre and Primal Scream – Manchester based 4-piece The Watchmakers have created a unique blend of psychedelic laced rock ‘n’ roll that has been shrouded in mystery over the last 18 months. Their self-produced demos Before Questions Became and Waves have earned the band much critical praise.

 

PURPLE HEART PARADE – ” Painting Pictures “

Posted: November 13, 2014 in MUSIC
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Following support slots alongside TOY, Night Beats, The Lucid Dream, Cult of Dom Keller, The Telescopes, Pink Mountaintops, The Vacant Lots and GOASTT, as well as securing a slot at Liverpool Psych Fest in 2014, PURPLE HEART PARADE have been spreading their cosmic love throughout the galaxy since 2012, and have received reciprocal love in abundance for their incendiary live prowess.
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The NEW SOUTHERN ELECTRIKK – ” Dark Star “

Posted: November 13, 2014 in MUSIC
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Zach Davies’ flowing guitar shimmers over Steven Tajti’s gritty, throbbing basslines with Rikki Turner’s keys and backing vocals providing a darker edge. Jim Correy’s drumming is brooding and purposeful giving The New Southern Electrikk a solid base on which to build soundscapes that are visceral yet sultry.

The band enter the studio to record a double A side single at the end of the month, with work beginning on a debut album in the new year, but they’re already receiving a huge amount of attention. Less than twenty-four hours after releasing their first demo online, a cover of The Gun Club’s ‘Mother of Earth’, two of the UK’s most respected producers have shown interest in working with The New Southern Electrikk, and Evan Dando of The Lemonheads has declared himself a fan.

 

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