Review: Washington Irving Album Launch @ King Tut’s 30/04/13
Homecoming shows are the best. Were it possible to see every band in a room full of their biggest and oldest fans on a landmark occasion, it’s likely even the most dire of bands could pull off a good show. But it’s not a feat that’s as easy as it seems when variables are brought to the table. For one, a Scottish, more specifically a Glaswegian, homecoming show is going to be near unbeatable in terms of energy and passion in both... Read More
Nick Mulvey: ‘Fever to the Form’ EP and London residency
Nick Mulvey has announced the release of his Fever to the Form EP on the 17th of June on Communion/Fiction Records. The EP has been produced by Dan Carey who has worked with the likes of Bat For Lashes and Lianne La Havas – sounds like a cracking release already! To celebrate the EP release, Nick has announced three London dates at the Slaughtered Lamb, Sebright Arms and The Social which take place over three weeks in June and July. These shows... Read More
Dan Croll: ‘Compliment Your Soul’ Video and Festival dates
Dan Croll unveiled the video for his current single ‘Compliment Your Soul’ last month while on tour across the pond. The clip sees Croll in fairly regal settings in the company of his band and a myriad of stuffed animals and *compliments* the song down to the ground. Watch ‘Compliment Your Soul’ below: Dan will be busying himself with some of Britain’s best festivals (with a couple of overseas ones) this summer, dates... Read More
Matthew E White: UK spring tour
Virginia-based Matthew E White is set to return to the UK later this year in April after a duo of shows in London and Brighton in January. This time round he’ll hit Manchester and Glasgow (good choices) in addition to the above. 21 Bristol Thekla 24 Glasgow Arches 25 Manchester Sound Control 26 London Queen Elizabeth Hall White will be promoting his upcoming album Big Inner (Domino) which will be released on the 4th of February in the UK. Watch... Read More
Egyptian Hip Hop: ‘SYH’ Video and UK dates
Manchester’s Egyptian Hip Hop, newly armed with an upcoming debut in the shape of Good Don’t Sleep, brought out the disembodying and slightly futuristic video for their single ‘SYH’. It’s well worth a listen and watch: Egyptian Hip Hop will be playing the following dates this autumn that we suggest you catch: 06/10 – Hug and Pint – Glasgow 09/10 – Soup Kitchen – Manchester 11/10 – Corsica... Read More
Grizzly Bear: UK Autumn dates
TLS (and everyone’s) favourites Grizzly Bear have announced the UK dates for the promotion of their new record Shields which will be released on September 18th on Warp Records. Blistering lead track of the album, ‘Sleeping Ute’ was splurged all over the internet earlier in the year, strengthening hopes for more of that Grizzly magic. You can listen to ‘Sleeping Ute’ below: Grizzly Bear’s October dates go as... Read More
To Kill A King: Ralph’s Balcony Episode 1
TLS favourites To Kill a King‘s to-do list doesn’t seem to be too short at the moment, what with a UK tour and album release on the horizon, as well as their current shop and living room tour (details of which are below). With all this in mind, it comes as a mild, yet very pleasant, surprise the group are embarking on a video project entitled ‘Ralph’s Balcony’. It appears there is no rest for the wicked… The... Read More
Laish: ‘Poor Man’s Christmas’ free download
Brighton lovelies Laish are giving season appropriate ’Poor Man’s Christmas’ away as an early festive freebie. The track isn’t exactly cheery, as the title might suggest, but ‘Poor Man’s Christmas’ definitely acts as a good antidote to ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’, ‘Last Christmas’ and ‘All I Want For Christmas is You’ etc etc etc. Listen to and download ‘Poor Man’s... Read More