The Brighton boy’s homecoming gig was a memorable one. Mike’s honest lyrics are a refreshing commentary on love, hate and the absurdity of money making talent shows. ‘Let Her Go’ is the perfect example of his skilful writing, leaving the audience speechless. His delicately fragile vocals translate these lyrics flawlessly which is aided by his comfortable presence and sparkling personality on stage. Special moments came easily when Mike spontaneously unplugged his guitar and joined the audience on the floor of Brighton’s ballroom, this made for a memorable gig. Passenger is the perfect complement to 2012s May heat wave.
Brighton Ballroom, 27th May 2012
4/5 Stars
Chelsea Anderson
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Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
The prehistoric techno boys produce another hit! Orlando Higginbottom creates a bubble of classic dance music for 2012. The Hot Chip influenced track peaks and troughs for the perfect accompaniment to an orgy of dance moves. The Indie kids were quick to get their vintage mitts on T-E-E-D, but don’t let that put you off. This band is at its best when played in their live environment; however ‘Tapes & Money’ has the rare ability to give pleasure to any situation. It doesn’t matter if you are listening while putting on skinny black jeans, vintage shopping or taking Polaroid pictures for your myspace page. It’s a treat.
This an edit for Soundcloud of the new single from Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs. ‘Tapes & Money’ is released on the 2nd April 2012. Remix package to be announced soon.
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The 50 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2012
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Rhianna
Solely reblogged this from Def Jam because she’s wearing my BOY leggings in the bottom left shot.
Royal Baths
San Francisco’s three-piece, Royal Baths, treat us to a track any crack addict would happily dance to. ‘Faster, Harder’ contains lurking lyrics that drone on creating this deranged slow paced track interjected with erratic guitar moments. The mix of arbitrary lyrics I love my damaged girl/We share a wicked world feel forced and insincere. Royal Baths have been known to follow the low-fi trend which dangerously reaches out to the typical art student genre. They’re the poor mans Velvet Underground, just whimsically floating along in a quest to be avant-garde.
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Zulu Winter
Imagine standing in a British field, wearing wellies, holding a cardboard cup of larger surrounded by hundreds of people. Now play Zulu Winter’s ‘We Should Be Swimming’. They go hand in hand. If you enjoy this festival song then great, but in a climate of infinite indie guitar bands you have to be bloody good. Pull out all the stops. Take no prisoners. This just doesn’t reach the dizzy heights of brilliant The Maccabees or Bombay Bicycle Club. Saying that though, it’s a pleasant enough listen and for that no one can complain.
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Noel Fielding’s Luxury Comedy
When you hit a certain age you’re told by society to turn off James And The Giant Peach, throw out your Play-doh creations and stop drawing cartoons. Noel Fielding brilliantly chucks these rules into a rainbow coloured fuzzy felt rubbish bin. An adults children’s show is the relief we need from mainstream television. Luxury Comedy is not a re-run of the Mighty Boosh and shouldn’t be compared in such a way (although there is the pop up cameo from infamous Moon). First and foremost it is a sketch show. Noel takes his input from the Boosh and amplifies his ideas to full effect. The art student Noel also shines through with cobbled together sets with vivid colours and abstract locations, such as the office in the jungle. Raymond Boombox the New York cop with a gash wound as his partner in crime stands out. Along with the un-hinged Lion trapped in a zoo (Russell Brand anyone?). The hilarious Rich Fulcher and Mike Fielding also make the transition from the Boosh, making this show feel familiar and comfortable. The elephant in the room is, of coarse, the vanished Julian Barret, perhaps he needs to call in to help with the songs, they do need work. All round though a brilliant 20mins that everyone should try to embrace. I’m off now to contemplate the most philosophical question of all time; is it a football, or is it a saucer? Mind blowing.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, Mitch Winehouse and Amy Winehouse.
Last night in the fashion bubble of Paris, Jean Paul Gaultier staged a catwalk tribute to the late Amy Winehouse. The models wore their hair high in bee hives and painted thick black lines on their eyelids. Mitch Winehouse hit out at the show. ‘We’re proud of her influence on fashion but find black veils on models, smoking cigarettes with a barbershop quartet singing her music in bad taste. It portrays a view of Amy when she was not at her best, and glamorises some of the more upsetting times in her life. That’s upsetting for her family.’ Gaultier’s new line is gorgeous, there’s no avoiding that fact. However I agree with Mitch that Jean Paul should of gone about this tribute in a better way and definitely aided the Amy Winehouse Foundation through his work.
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Zebra Katz ft. Njena Reddd Foxxx
Walking down a dark Hoxton alley on a full moon is more appealing than listening to this track. However, like the same masochistic impulse to walk down that alley, this track creates an impulse to embrace every single Ima read that bitch. The uncomfortable bass joins the vocals of Katz and Reddd Foxxx in such a manner that makes you feel you should leave them to it. For the masochistic listeners among you, go ahead and scare yourselves. I however am going to listen to The Magic Roundabout theme tune to restore musical sunshine.
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Doherty and Moss
To celebrate the release of The Libertines film ‘There Are No Innocent Bystanders’ I post my favourite image of Doherty with Moss. Click on there faces for The Libertines film website.
Friends
The cliché of an artsy band popping up in Brooklyn, New York has been milked for years now. Yeasayer and MGMT have both shown boutique Brooklyn acts making it in the mainstream. The new Brooklyn kids on the block, Friends, reference their predecessor’s style in ‘A Thing Like This’. The use of synth creates an air of light-heartedness that orders you get up and dance your cares away. Samantha Urbani leads the music with a haunting vocal that successfully immerses any listener in the track. It looks like Brooklyn has milk left in it yet.
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Jack Penate
The man is back! Cue cries of joy across the UK as our favourite check-shirt-top-button-up chap picks up his guitar for us once again. ‘No One Lied’ shows a grown up Jack miles away from ‘Matinee’. The chirpy guitar chords have been replaced by a beautifully thoughtful sound. I’m so happy/I think I could cry sung over a backdrop of guitar melancholia is heart wrenchingly emotive. It’s clear enough that Mr. Penate is moving away from his original successful sound. With that voice though, I just don’t care.
Video: Directed by Dani Castro, shot and recorded live in 1 take at home on the 19th January 2012.
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