From the back liner notes I will quote verbatim: When a new band appears on the scene, the same old question always arises. Are they really new? Do they have a new sound? For once the answer is a definite YES The line-up is as follows. Frank Ricotti, whose style and musical ability voted him the No 1 vibes player in Britain, doubles occasionally on alto and percussion. Michael Albuquerque, who wrote most of the material for this album uses his distinctive voice and relaxed country-style guitar to give this band a fantastic edge. John Taylor who was responsible for ...

Continuing their theme of visually captivating music videos, space-rockers Seventeen Evergreen have released the official effort for “Burn The Fruit (Pegasus)”, the closing track off March’s Steady On, Scientist! album. The video originally debuted on Stereogum and you can check it out (see: become entranced) below. Related Posts: New Seventeen Evergreen album, ‘Steady On, Scientist’, [...]

The Brian Ziffer directed clip is very space-inspired, with both director and band having reflected on NASA's Voyager and The Golden Record. Seventeen Evergreen's Caleb Pate said "The video is a continued exploration in real-time audiovisual cinema. A kind of 'visual music' where the process involves manipulating video in real-time with music - resulting in a visual 'instrument' performance expanding on the possibilities of improvised, expressive cinema."

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SF space rock duo Seventeen Evergreen continue their tradition of sophisticated visuals with the clip for “Burn The Fruit.” It’s like a much more visually-friendly update to the final part of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, so it’s in good company. Brian Ziffer directs. Watch it below and grab the MP3 while you’re there. MP3: [...]

Writing about the debut EP from Arthur Rigby and the Baskervylles earlier this month I made a passing reference to how foppish and Edwardian their name sounded. Throwaway comment maybe but I genuinely expected to see the band playing their ornate baroque pop tonight wearing frock coats. So it was a surprise to see the five-piece version of the ensemble wearing casual checked shirts (all except the bass player who clearly missed the memo). Dress code aside, the band made a fabulous fully rounded sound together, making excellent use of electric piano and trombone (two solos in one song!) to ...

Artist: VibeSquaD Album: Orphan Alien pt2 Released: 2012 Style: Electronic Format: MP3 320Kbps / FLAC Size: 72 Mb Tracklist: 01 – Burn Rubber (i’m a wreck) ft. Izza Kizza 02 – Porky Pegasus 03 – WellFunk 04 – Stranded...

Various Artists - Sea Monsters 2 Compilation albums of various artists, particularly those that cross genres, are difficult albums to love. Usually the quality of the bands and artists vary from the downright b rilliant to the completely unlistenable with those that fall into these categories differing depending on the type of music you like. Compilation albums of various artists who all happen to plough their trade in a particular locale are even more difficult to love. That is unless they are a compilation of various artists from the thriving, eclectic and compelling Brighton scene. The Brighton music scene includes bands ...

If conforming to regional stereotypes, you would expect this West Yorkshire-based group to be down-to-earth and laconic plain speakers with no fancy trappings. But from their name (pure Edwardian flamboyance) to their size (eight members) to the music (sweeping orchestral pop), Arthur Rigby And The Baskervylles are more about opulence and feel-the-width quality. Comparisons would include 90s orchestral troupe Jack or early Divine Comedy before Neil Hanlon got too arch for his own good. But these five songs about abbeys, bluebells, mills, hay bales and church-yards also come across as romantic tales of Bronte country as sung by Walker">Scott ...

Compilation albums of various artists, particularly those that cross genres, are difficult albums to love. Usually the quality of the bands and artists vary from the downright brilliant to the completely unlistenable with those that fall into these categories differing depending on the type of music you like. Compilation albums of various artists who all happen to plough their trade in a particular locale are even more difficult to love. That is unless they are a compilation of various artists from the thriving, eclectic and compelling Brighton scene. The Brighton music scene includes bands of all genres that you can ...

When I first saw and heard Danny Brown I initially dismissed it. I mean this guy has one eccentric and oddball rap voice with a goofy ass style. But it got me thinking, so what? This is who he is and he knows how to be himself and stand out from the crowd of rappers. Not long after I basically ignored his mixtape XXX , I gave it another go and I'm glad I did. The sometimes wild, shocking, and often hilarious songs feature rap bars that no one else can quite pull of like Brown . His wordplay with his ...

No, we didn't make a mistake. The Great Escape have added 141 new bands to the 2012 line-up. You can see them all below, with our top picks in bold. Bass Drum Of Death / St Lucia / Porcelain Raft / Gaz Coombes / Jethro Fox/ Films Of Colour / Treetop Flyers / Hannah Cohen / Cloud Nothings / Among Brothers / Body Language / Retro Stefson / The Black Belles/ Black Moth/ We Were Evergreen / We Were Promised Jetpacks / Drop Out Venus / Tall Ships / Fossil Collective / I Am Oak / Novika / Bueno Bros / Hans Chew / Gabriel And The Hounds/ Admirall Fallow / Tiny Ruins/ /face + Heel / Dauwd / Electric Wire Hustle/ Redinho ...

Perennial metal sociologist Sgt. D of Stuff You Will Hate has found the gem of a video titled “How to Get Signed to Rise Records!!!1!” which basically is the outline for how to get your band signed to Rise Records, and get your ass on Warped Tour asap. Kudos to the band Galactic Pegasus for ...

The below Galactic Pegasus song is called “How to Get Signed to Rise Records!!!1!” (sic), but that’s not really an accurate title — it should be “How to Write a Risecore Song.” ‘Cause just sounding like this obviously would not guarantee you a deal at Rise, although it would most certainly guarantee that you wouldn’t get [...]

Gustav Montelius and his solo project The Fiery Piano is back with a new song, "Pegasus", which he released last month. A beautiful song, still without the piano, in the same spirit as before but with more space. If you like this song you should definitely check out his EP, "Sirens". You can find The Fiery ...