With remixes by Gang Gang Dance, bookings for ATP and Bestival, TBP will be massive....
I had some trouble selecting this weeks exposure. First i found out that Burial and Fourtet have collaborated on 2 tracks, decision made. Then, I stumbled across some alt rock genius called Cass McCombs who is about to drop a new release on Domino.... who to pick. Then, whilst downloading the tracks my attention was caught by a band called The Big Pink, and that was it. Strong competition no doubt, but a hands down winner.
The BIg Pink are a London based electro-shoegaze duo of Robbie Furze and Milo Cordelle. An impressive duo whose past is deeply rooted in pioneering new music (Milo runs Merok, original home of the klaxons, Crystal Castles and Teenagres). They were tour support for TV on the Radio in the UK and have just released their latest single, Velvet, on 4AD.
With influences in the shape of Spiritualised, Spacemen 3 and School of the Seven Bells, they are very much now, so much so bookings are in from ATP and Bestival and remixes from Warps own Gang Gang Dance.
Have a listen to Velvet...
The BIg Pink are a London based electro-shoegaze duo of Robbie Furze and Milo Cordelle. An impressive duo whose past is deeply rooted in pioneering new music (Milo runs Merok, original home of the klaxons, Crystal Castles and Teenagres). They were tour support for TV on the Radio in the UK and have just released their latest single, Velvet, on 4AD.
With influences in the shape of Spiritualised, Spacemen 3 and School of the Seven Bells, they are very much now, so much so bookings are in from ATP and Bestival and remixes from Warps own Gang Gang Dance.
Have a listen to Velvet...
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They all would have been killed in The Sound of Music.
Hailing from Australia, this brother/ sister act seem to really get on. They play and harmony together with astonishing sympathy. The music is ambient folk, simple and acoustic. The sound is gentle and melodic; voice, guitar and percussion sometimes upbeat, sometimes shy. The technique is comfortably excellent and it is no surprise that they have grown up with music.
The pair got popular in their native land before shipping out to London. There they were quickly noticed on the open-mike circuit and began a number of collaborations with established artists. A series of EP releases over the last couple of years has culminated in the very lovely full album A Book Like This. A home-spun enterprise, Angus and Julia Stone have enlisted friends and family for their musical adventures.
If you’ve been listening to too much electronic lately, then this is just the thing for you. ‘Paper Aeroplane’ bobs along at a pleasing place, Angus’ vocals reminiscent of innocence, of intimate small venues and nothing too advanced. Mmm, indeed. It’s a story about a love letter. You remember those, don’t you?
Angus & Julia Stone are certainly a pair to keep an eye on in the coming years if this sort of thing is your bag. A girl who’s not afraid to grab a harmonica must have her head screwed on right, frankly. In ‘Hollywood’, from their recent album, she sings ‘They all would have been killed in The Sound of Music... Cinderella would have scrubbed those floors until her hands grew old and tired... cos life’s not a happy ending’. You could have fooled us, though. Too good to be true? Well, it does all seem rather too perfect, the happy pair singing and playing and touring together seemingly without mishap; beautiful, talented and confident. But it could just be simple. Maybe everything really is going very well.
The pair got popular in their native land before shipping out to London. There they were quickly noticed on the open-mike circuit and began a number of collaborations with established artists. A series of EP releases over the last couple of years has culminated in the very lovely full album A Book Like This. A home-spun enterprise, Angus and Julia Stone have enlisted friends and family for their musical adventures.
If you’ve been listening to too much electronic lately, then this is just the thing for you. ‘Paper Aeroplane’ bobs along at a pleasing place, Angus’ vocals reminiscent of innocence, of intimate small venues and nothing too advanced. Mmm, indeed. It’s a story about a love letter. You remember those, don’t you?
Angus & Julia Stone are certainly a pair to keep an eye on in the coming years if this sort of thing is your bag. A girl who’s not afraid to grab a harmonica must have her head screwed on right, frankly. In ‘Hollywood’, from their recent album, she sings ‘They all would have been killed in The Sound of Music... Cinderella would have scrubbed those floors until her hands grew old and tired... cos life’s not a happy ending’. You could have fooled us, though. Too good to be true? Well, it does all seem rather too perfect, the happy pair singing and playing and touring together seemingly without mishap; beautiful, talented and confident. But it could just be simple. Maybe everything really is going very well.
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