Hamburg calling - wieder einmal erweitert das MS Dockville seinen Timetable mit neuen Künstlern. Zuletzt vergrößerte sich das vielfältige Line-up bereits in Form der Pop-Newcomer Me And My Drummer, sowie des britischen Indietronic-Trios We Have Band ( motor.de berichtete ). Auch der neue Bandschwall zeigt eine große Bandbreite an Musikstilen. Für den hanseatischen Singer/Songwriter-Charme sorgt Niels Frevert mit seinem aktuellen Langspieler "Zettel Auf Dem Boden" im Gepäck. Daneben bringt der geheimnisvolle, maskierte Elektronik-Künstler o F F Love die Tanzmeute zum Kochen. Außerdem zeigen Boy & Bear mit ihrer Mischung aus rollenden Drums, krächzenden Gitarren und schwärmerischen Melodien weshalb sämtliche Konzerte von ihnen ...

The line up for Summer Sundae Weekender has expanded, with Michachu & The Shapes, Japandroids and more taking part. Set in the gardens of Leicester's De Montford Hall, Summer Sundae Weekender has something for everything. Profoundly eclectic, the latest batch of additions includes some extremely innovative talents. London artist Micachu has been extremely busy of late, releasing a new mixtape with Warp signing Kwes. Recently DJing at the Boiler Room, the artist is also busy putting the finishing touches on her second album. Micachu & The Shapes are set to return this summer, and the ever inventive outfit will bring their ...

Organisers of 2012's Summer Sundae Festival have announced a fifth wave of artists due to take the stage at De Montfort Hall and Gardens in August. Micachu and the Shapes, Mike Skinner's singings Man Like Me, Brit award nominee Beth Rowley, The Staves, Bastille, locals Ktye and finally Bellawave are all added to the bill. Additions to the Drowned In Sound stage include Canadian duo Japandriods and Her Name is Calla. There will an acoustic cafe on Sunday 19th was performances from Siobhan Mazzei, the free flowing, Prash Gor, The Simpletones and The Skunk-Boy Project. Previous acts announced ...

Camden Crawl (4-6 May '12) // Words: Saam Das Building on a relatively successful day one of the 2012 Camden Crawl , things got off to less of a joyous start on the Sunday as not one but two passenger emergency alarms on a Northern Line tube scuppered my attempts to catch a low-key Charli XCX performance in the Crawl's media hub. But with plenty of other bands to see over the day, that was only a minor setback. For chat about those bands and an overview of the festival, keep reading below. Heading over to The Wheelbarrow for their afternoon ...

Our 405 Photography Editor Tim Boddy headed to North London for the world famous Camden Crawl festival to snap some of the band's that played, some of the people that attended and of course, Camden itself. Later in the week we'll be bringing you our official review, but until then, we hope you enjoy these photos. Day One Odonis Odonis Three Trapped Tigers A very apt poster post-Odonis Odonis Keep Shelly In Athens Clashes galore Echo Lake Veronica Falls Dam Mantle Johnny Foreigner The Futureheads Day Two Toy Micachu & The Shapes NCZA/Lines Fanzine Camden Gardens Trophy Wife ...

Festival season is now so close you can nearly touch it, and The Great Escape is not only one of the first, but is also guaranteed to be one of the best. This year's event is taking place from Thursday 10th May and culminates on the Saturday 12th of May. Across the three days three hundred plus bands will be providing Brighton rock, indie, electronica and more in 30 venues on the south coast. Listing all the great acts playing may break the internet but some names we’re excited about include: Perfume Genius, Niki & The Dove, Alt-J, Shabazz Palaces, Grimes, Friends, Zulu Winter and Django Django. There will be shows in the Brighton Dome, in churches and pubs around the city. Add to that an array of fringe events, club nights and a daytime conference - plus a bar on the famous Brighton pier - and you have all the ingredients for a very special time indeed. Amazingly tickets are still available and you can get them here . For a full of who’s playing and for more info visit escapegreat.com . See you there, yeah? Listen to our Great Escape playlist by clicking here . ***** Editors Picks: James Canham (Live Editor): Retro Stefson Possibly the most interesting and entertaining live act I've ever personally witnessed, Retro Stefson would need no introduction in their homeland of Iceland. Renowned on the Reykjavík circuit for their unique mix of pop ethics and peculiar, yet stunning, execution they're definitely one to catch. [ Listen ] Performances: 10th May - Latest Music Bar - 23:15 11th May - Above Audio - 14:30 11th May - Green Door Store - 19:30 Fever Fever Art punk isn't dead, and with bands like Fever Fever it never will die. On top of their fantastically literate lyrics their layers of dissonant yet raw guitar and pounding drums give the festival one of the best and most interesting performances. [ Listen ] Performance: 10th May - The Hope - 20:30 AlunaGeorge With an EP coming soon on the illustrious Tri-Angle records, and with an arsenal of future pop hits to hand, now is the time to see AlunaGeorge before they make it huge. Every song they've released so far is dredged in a fantastic drape of smooth and sexy vocals with rich synthy backing, and their near-midnight show at Coalition on the Friday is shaping up to be one of the best of the festival. [ Listen ] Performance: 11th May - Coalition - 23:30 Seams While Seams will be playing the sounds at his Corn exchange, the real reason anyone will be going is to see his fringe jumping excitedly on stage. We've loved him from the word go (especially his remarkable Tourist EP, a piece of work focused and composed from sounds heard in Berlin, the city he's now based in) and by all reports his live show is just as great as his recordings (mainly because of his fringe...). [ Listen ] Performance: 12th May - Corn Exchange - 21:30 Micachu & The Shapes Along with many others we've eagerly awaited the next move from Micachu and The Shapes . After a few interesting diversions (most notably their chopped and screwed mixtape performance piece with the London Sinfonietta Orchestra) they've finally got a sequel to 2009's Jewellery in the pipeline and, with any luck, we'll hear something new from the makers of one of the last decade's most fascinating albums. [ Listen ] Performance: 12th May - The Haunt - 21:45 ***** Alt-J Editors Picks: Wil Cook (Music Editor): As they prepare to drop one of the albums of the year, Alt-J are the band to be excited about. Engaging, melodic songs full of depth, songs that linger on longer than you expect. Remnants appear in your head for days after and they are welcome. I cannot wait to see this band play live. [ Listen ] Blind Tiger Friday 21:15 Jonquil I have been screaming from the rooftops about Jonquil since 2006 when I caught them playing in a horrible little bar in Ipswich. It's been fascinating to watch them evolve from a folk band who evidently had a bit of a crush on Boards of Canada into this massive summery behemoth of a band. I love this band more than I could ever put into words for you, which says a lot, because I love to talk. [ Listen ] Prince Albert Thursday 22:15 Green Door Store Friday 14:00 Cloud Nothings Since releasing the wonderfully nihilistic Attack on Memory earlier in the year Cloud Nothings have been on my "must see" list. It's a crunching punk rock pop fix that simultaneously restores my faith in my ability to feel alive and reverts me back to a mindset where I wanted to die. Basically, they are the hipster Nirvana. I just hope they are as ramshackle and urgent in the flesh as they are on this record. [ Listen ] Above Audio Thursday 21:45 Perfume Genius I'm not who St. Mary is, but she doesn't half know how to book a gig, last year she hosted Dustin O Halloran and Richter">Max Richter for one of the shows of the festival. This year it's the turn of Perfume Genius who plays after Loney, Dear making one of the sexiest double bills of the three days. The chance to see songs like Hood and Dirge performed in the beautifully intimate surroundings of the church is not something that you should pass up. [ Listen ] St. Mary's Church 21:15 Tall Ships One of my favourite memories from last year was the mass sing-along during Vessels, mid afternoon in the Pav Tav, it placed in my mind an idea that has been reaffirmed several times since, Tall Ships have it. They have whatever it is that every band is trying to achieve when they write songs, that feeling. Y'know that feeling when your hairs prickle up with your skin bumps as you realise that you are lucky to be alive and in a world full of potential. Yes, that is quite a bold statement, but have you seen Tall Ships play? If you haven't, then you really need to catch them soon, this years Great escape is the place. [ Listen ] Pav Tav Friday 1am The Hope Saturday 22:15 ***** Editors Picks: Tim Boddy (Photography Editor): Gang Colours The 405 have been following Will Ozanne's Gang Colours closely since the release of the violently monikered EP, In Your Gut Like A Knife , last summer. Recently the chap from Southampton released full-length debut album The Keychain Collection on Brownswood Recordings, to positive appraise. It's the kind of album that rewards enormously on repeated listens, the reflective soundscapes burying deep into the skin, and cut-up homages to garage swirl smoothy through the bloodstream. The result is rather Beautiful stuff, like if Mount Kimbie went into ballad territory - but with a very definite Gang Colours personal grace to proceedings. [ Listen ] Swords">Forest Swords Oh Swords">Forest Swords , where have you been? The solo project from Liverpool-based Matthew Barnes has been quiet of recent, following the release of 2010's gorgeous and beguiling LP Dagger Paths . Beguiling in that a myriad of differing styles are sewn into each other; Barnes' passion and knowledge ...

WHAT: Up to 15,000 people, 300 bands, 30 venues WHY: It's become a one-stop shop for big names with something to prove to themselves, up and coming acts getting set for big summers and the little men fighting their corner WHEN: 10th-12th May WHERE: Across Brighton WHO: THURSDAY: Maximo Park, Friends, Niki & The Dove, Jonquil, Toy, Mystery Jets, Eugene McGuinness, Zulu Winter, Django Django, Willy Mason, Cloud Nothings, Fever Fever, Deaf Club, Jamie N Commons, Bastille, Ben Kweller, Francois & The Atlas Mountains, White Arrows, Weird Dreams, Gross Magic, Cut Ribbons, Shabazz Palaces, Sunless 97, Gemma Hayes, Tribes, Gaz ...

Micachu and the Shapes will return on July 24th with Never through Rough Trade. The album formally follows 2009's Jewellery , even though they released the live album, Chopped & Screwed , last year. In related news, Micachu recently collabortated with London's Kwes on second mix, Kwesachu Mixtape Vol. 2 , which you can stream on Sound Cloud . [ pitchfork.com ]

Camden Crawl (London, 4-6 May '12) // Words: Saam Das The 2012 Camden Crawl draws ever closer, kicking off this Friday with a party at Koko, headlined by Death In Vegas but also featuring the likes of Funeral Suits . The real party begins on Saturday however, as a mass of bands play across dozens of venues in the NW1 area, along with other events such as comedy and spoken word. We've compiled ten of our suggested highlights of the festival below. I've obviously had to leave off numerous other highlights, considering the sheer number of bands and events such ...

Yay! Tracklisting, and a new mixtape from Micachu, available over at This Is Fake DIY : Micachu & The Shapes have confirmed plans to release their second album this summer. The band will release ‘NEVER’, their second full-length on the 24th July through Rough Trade Records. Read and comment. From thedailyswarm.com.

Micachu And The Shapes are releasing their new album Never, July 24 via Rough Trade. It’s the follow-up to their 2009 debut, Jewellery, and is 14 tracks long. That’s the album art posted above. Hit the jump to see the tracklisting. 01 Easy 02 Never 03 Waste Sick 04 Sick 05 OK 06 Low Dogg [...]

UK experimentalists Micachu & the Shapes have announced plans for a sophomore full-length. The follow-up to 2009’s Jewellery will be ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/micachu-and-the-shapes-announce-new-album-never-li/64824/

Micachu and the Shapes made their full-length debut back in 2009 with the stellar indie-pop effort, Jewellery. Last year they followed up with a rather slept on live album, Chopped & Screwed. To our surprise, the trio is now ready…

Kwesachu: Mixtape Vol. 2 (via SoundCloud ) London experimental pop outfit Micachu and the Shapes have announced the follow-up to their 2009 debut album Jewellery and last year's slyly titled live album  Chopped & Screwed . Rough Trade will release Never on July 24 (July 23 in the UK).

Following the unveiling of the new Kwesachu mixtape , it has been announced that Micachu & The Shapes will release their second studio album, NEVER , on 23rd July 2012 through Rough Trade Records. The follow up to their 2009 debut Jewellery was self-produced and recorded at Marc Pell's studio. So very much a self-contained release. The tracklisting and artwork can be found below. 1. Easy 2. Never 3. Waste 4. Sick 5. OK 6. Low Dogg 7. Holiday 8. Heaven 9. You Know 10. Glamour 11. Top Floor 12. Fall 13. Nothing 14. Nowhere