Tokyo Police Club on reindeer, festivals and the new album

Tokyo Police Club on reindeer, festivals and the new album

Posted on 23 July 2010 by seb_withthebrand

They’re not Japanese, they don’t work for the constabulary, but they do make bloody good music. Yes, Canadian foursome Tokyo Police Club are back with a new album, ‘Champ’, and are hitting the road and hitting it hard. Bowlegs caught...

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Blitzen Trapper front man Eric Earley talks Music

Blitzen Trapper front man Eric Earley talks Music

Posted on 06 July 2010 by seb_withthebrand

Blitzen Trapper have been writing and recording on their own terms long before Sub Pop decided to sign them up; and nothing, it seems, has changed since. ‘Destroyer of the Void’ merges Folk, Rock and even a bit of Prog; leaving...

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School of Seven Bells return

School of Seven Bells return

Posted on 07 June 2010 by seb_withthebrand

Since the release of their debut album, ‘Alpinisms’, School of Seven Bells have done an impressive job in producing some of the finest dream-pop available for your ears. Formed from the remnants of Secret Machines and On! Air! Library!, Benjamin...

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Here We Go Magic are on the road

Here We Go Magic are on the road

Posted on 02 June 2010 by seb_withthebrand

Turning a solo project into a group effort can be a tough thing. How do you let go without repeatedly screaming, ‘It’s my baby!’? It’s something Luke Temple has managed to do though, moving his group Here We Go Magic...

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Avi Buffalo are moving on up

Avi Buffalo are moving on up

Posted on 27 May 2010 by seb_withthebrand

Avi Buffalo have released one of the debuts of the year without doubt, and having witnessed their show at Brighton’s Great Escape Festival we can also confirm they cut it live too. We had a quick chat with lead man Avigdor...

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‘We are not twee and we do not advertise Oil’ – Slow Club Talk

‘We are not twee and we do not advertise Oil’ – Slow Club Talk

Posted on 17 May 2010 by seb_withthebrand

 

Slow Club are Sheffield duo Charles and Rebecca, and their debut album, ‘Yeah So’, is a guitar driven pop record with a heart. Their latest single was the fantastic ‘Giving Up On Love’; and now Bowlegs is eagerly awaiting album...

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Male Bonding do some fast talking

Male Bonding do some fast talking

Posted on 17 April 2010 by seb_withthebrand

Male Bonding are from London, yet signing to Sub Pop and recording an album that manages to combine hard grunge guitars with ethereal tuneful vocals suggests that there is not much standing in the trio’s way. Bowlegs spoke to the...

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Beach House  – Old Keyboards and Teen Dream

Beach House – Old Keyboards and Teen Dream

Posted on 05 April 2010 by seb_withthebrand

Beach House’s latest album ‘Teen Dream’ is one of the best of 2010 so far. The duo’s dreamscape surroundings have been taken onboard by producer Chris Cody (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio) and the pair have come up...

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The influential Black Tambourine reminisce and talk music

The influential Black Tambourine reminisce and talk music

Posted on 22 March 2010 by seb_withthebrand

 

Black Tambourine never released an album and were only together for two years (89-90), yet their voice still resounds through many of today’s bands. Cited by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and The Vivian Girls as a major...

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Shearwater – Jonathan Meiburg chats about islands and birds

Shearwater – Jonathan Meiburg chats about islands and birds

Posted on 14 March 2010 by seb_withthebrand

Shearwater returned this year with ‘The Golden Archipelago’ a vast and open record that demonstrates the band’s deep and meaningful outlook on the forever changing landscapes.

Bowlegs talked to lead singer Jonathan Meiburg about the new release, what it took to get...

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