Name: 2:54 Progress Report: Colette Thurlow — one half of British sister duo 2:54 — talks about the making of the band’s forthcoming full-length debut. British duo 2:54 — the BTW comprised of sisters Colette and Hannah Thurlow — generated lots of excitement earlier this year with the release of previous singles “Creeping” and “You’re [...]

Given that records executives are scouring the country for the next Adele, it’s no surprise that music fans are going ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/features/254-kyuss-melvins-metallica/254-is-hitting-the-states-and-living-the-dream/65030/

First off, take note, Boston: The next edition of NEW MUSIC NIGHT , during which Jay Clicky Clicky and myself take to the River Gods DJ booth in Cambridge and play nothing but carefully-curated new songs, takes place this coming Thursday, May 24th, 2012. Got it? Good. The last time our every-other-month event went down, I was sadly absent *. Yes, among the casualties of the soul-crushing sickness I came down with in mid-March was my planned appearance at that 5th edition of NMN, but before I succumbed, I was able to pull together a pretty spiffy setlist, if I do say ...

"This has been our first week of shows for two years", says Oliver Sim as he glances over coyly at the packed Grand Hall of Battersea Arts Centre, "so you might have to bear with us." Since 2010, The xx have cemented themselves in the public consciousness as a force to be reckoned with. To say they’ve exploded would be an understatement, as performances at Coachella and Bonnaroo and a Mercury Prize win have demonstrated. But that was two years ago and since then, the musical landscape has shifted quite seismically. The group’s distinctive brand of dreamy R ...

Das Greenville Festival gibt vier neue Künstler bekannt, die sich dieses Jahr vom 27. bis zum 30. Juli in Paaren/Glien die Ehre geben. Zuletzt wurde neben den erprobten Rockern Donots ebenfalls das Singer/Songwriter-Kollektiv We Invented Paris bestätigt ( motor.de berichtete ). Nun vergrößert zusätzlich die britische Countryfolk-Sängerin Gemma Ray das Line Up. Sie wird von Kritikern als " Norah Jones auf Amy Winehouse 's Drogen" beschrieben. Ebenso spannend ist das ehemalige Schulband-Quartett The Kabeedies, das seinen poppigen Rockabilly-Sound in diesem Sommer auch auf die Bühnen des Greenville Festivals tragen wird. Von den vier Männern alias Dinosaur Truckers gibt es mit ...

With just a few weeks before one of the UK's freshest travelling festival comes to town, I take a look at some of the bands not to miss at this years Dot To Dot. 2.54  Musically, sisters Hannah and Colette Thurlow contains as much mystery as their band name. Combining husky vocals over heavy melodies, their atmospheric approach to music creates a vibrant and fresh sound

Dot to Dot Festival has not only announced its latest additions to its already amazing lineup, but has also teamed up with The 405 to give you the chance to win a pair of tickets to the city of your choice. Taking place over the upcoming Jubilee weekend (2nd-4th June) in Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester, Dot to Dot brings you all the hottest acts and buzz bands around right now and delivers them to you in all the best venues across those towns. So, how would you like the chance to see the likes of Cloud Nothings, Friends, The Internet ...

2:54 will be releasing a single in June called ‘Creeping’. They’re giving away its b-side, ‘The March’ for absolutely free. Listen to and download it below. Ben wrote a Bands to Watch piece this week on the duo; read it here.

London sister duo 2:54 are set to release their self-titled album later this month, alongside plenty of tour dates, including supporting The XX , and their own 7 June headlining show at the Scala in London. The group performed this live cut below the Fiction Records studios of ‘Circuitry,’ which you can check out below.

2:54 have already made 2012 theirs with an acclaimed showing at this year’s SXSW and supporting role on the Big Pink’s February UK tour. Their eponymous debut LP is set to be thrust in to the ether on the 28th of May and was produced by the legendary Alan Moulder of Smashing Pumpkins and Nine Inch Nails fame). Also, they’ve somehow managed to shoehorn in a European tour, with a brief return for the UK... Continue reading Bands to Watch #245: 2:54

WHAT: The touring day-long multi-venue festival takes on/over Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester WHY: Every year they could just book whoever major labels throw at them, but instead there's always more than a sprinkling of fascinating, usually American names WHEN: 2nd-4th June WHERE: 2nd: Bristol O2 Academy, Thekla, Louisiana, Trinity, Fleece and Start The Bus 3rd: Nottingham Rock City, Rescue Rooms, Stealth, Bodega and Jongleurs 4th: Manchester Ritz, Deaf Institute, Academy and Sound Control HOW: £20 WHO: Islet, Summer Camp, Willis Earl Beal, Friends (Nottingham only), Wavves, Pulled Apart By Horses, Beth Jeans Houghton (Bristol), Clock Opera, Hooray For ...

Listen to the duo's new b-side ahead of single and album releases.

2:54  is set to release their debut self titled debut project on May 28th unfortunately the duo’s new track ‘The March’ [...]

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2:54’s Thurlow sisters emerged from the perpetual darkness that which we imagine them only to play in to grace the afternoon stage of The FADER FORT Presented by Converse. They didn’t seem to mind the … read more »