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LEG GUITAR v TUCKSHOP mixtape #1
Not content with being the finest purveyors of weekly new music blog posts in the known universe, LEG GUITAR v TUCKSHOP is proud to present the first in a series of stunning mixtapes. #1 features The Anti-Job, Drowner and Hospitality, … Continue reading
LEG GUITAR v TUCKSHOP
Round 18 featuring Slow Club, Future Islands and Shimmering Stars… Read more
Surfer Blood – ‘Miranda’
Check out this superb slice of power pop from Florida’s Surfer Blood, taken from their new Tarot Classics EP. The four-track EP will be available October 24th via Kanine Records. Surfer Blood – Miranda
LEG GUITAR v TUCKSHOP
Round 17 featuring P.S. I Love You, Diamond Rings, Cass McCombs and Brooke Sharkey… Read more
Future Islands – ‘Balance’
Channelling the spirit of OMD through a contemporary synth-pop filter and juxtaposing with vocalist Samuel T. Herring’s theatrical growl, Baltimore’s Future Islands deserve much of the praise heaped on them since 2010’s In Evening Air. New album On The Water … Continue reading
Brooke Sharkey – ‘One Dress’
I was lucky enough to catch Brooke Sharkey earlier this week at the Jamboree in East London (this is a great venue by the way London dwellers). She was amazing. Gentle in places, ferocious in others. There’s very little decent … Continue reading
Cass McCombs – ‘The Same Thing’
A fine cut from Cass McCombs’ new album Humor Risk, his second of 2011, out November 8th on Domino. Read in Snipe Cass McCombs – ‘The Same Thing’
LEG GUITAR v TUCKSHOP
Round 15 featuring The Dying Seconds, The Wind-up Birds and Sleep Over… Read more
Clock Opera – Lesson No. 7
Lesson No. 7 is the first EP on Moshi Moshi/Island from London’s Clock Opera and although the first 30 seconds of the title track threaten some sort of sub-Coldplay dirge, patience is rewarded with an epic and ultimately uplifting bit … Continue reading
Jens Lekman – ‘An Argument With Myself’
Having recently absconded from his native Gothenburg to the sunnier climes of Melbourne, 30-year-old Jens releases a brand new EP next month (September 19th to be precise), via Service/Secretly Canadian. Check out the Calypso tinged title track, An Argument With … Continue reading
