Archive for January, 2008

#08009 Correcto

Correcto – Correcto
UK: 25th Feb – Domino
 
A new band from Glasgow which featuring memebers from Franz Ferdinand & The Royal We, this is the debut album from this half Domino supergroup. The first half of the album is mainly putting fast rocking numbers while the second half is followed by mellow folk titles.
 
Outstanding track: ‘Joni’.

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#08008 The Teenagers

The Teenagers – Reality Check
UK: 17th Mar – XL
US: 18th Mar – XL
 
Paris electro-rock trio who now base in London to pursuit musical career. Ending up singsing a contract with XL who will release their eagerly awaited debut album. Everything is great except the French accent English.
 
Outstanding tracks: ‘Homecoming’ & ‘Starlett Johansson’.

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#08007 Los Campesinos!

Los Campesinos! – Hold On Now, Youngster…
UK: 18th Feb – Wichita
 
Los Campesinos is the meaning of The Farmers in English, this Welsh seven piece boys & girls bands, unique for female and male duet vocals. Hold On Now, Youngster… is their debut album following last year’s mini album. The band who claime their music is New Kraut.
 
Outstanding track: ‘Death To Los Campesinos!’

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Video Of The Week 08#05

The Young Knives – Up All Night
 
New single from their forthcoming second album Superabundance due for 10th Mar, the single is due for two weeks prior to the album, both via Transgressive.
 
 

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#08006 Vampire Weekend

Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
US: 22nd Jan – Beggars XL
UK: 28th Jan – XL
 
Debut album from NYC’s newest export Vampire Weekend, mixing African rhythems with Strokes’ guitars. Punk ska and Afrobeat, definitely one of the most exciting new bands coming out in 2008.
 
Outstanding tracks: ‘Oxford Coma’, ‘A-Punk’ & ‘Walcott’.

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#08005 One Night Only

One Night Only – Started A Fire
UK: 4th Feb – Vertigo
 
Another teenage band to release their debut, One Night Only are from a small village called Helmsley, they are named one of the bands of NME’s New Noise 2008. Actually they don’t sound noisy, they just do what Keane had done.
 
Outstanding tracks: ‘Just For Tonight’ & ‘He’s There’.

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#08004 Eight Legs

Eight Legs – Searching For The Simple Life
JP: 26th Sep – Kurofune
DE: 1st Feb – Weekender
UK: 7th Apr – Weekender
 
Having their debut single released on indie label Blow Up two years ago when in their teenages, songs being selected by luxury brands to be featured in which show such as Dior Homme. Searching For The Simple Life was released in Japan last Sep in advance, but it is supposed to be a part of 2008. Eight Legs make music as their album title suggests, simple. They are among those new pop garage revivial bands, alike The Rakes, Good Shoes, The Rifles and all of that had been changed since The Libertines emerged.
 
Outstanding track: ‘These Grey Days’.

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Video Of The Week 08#04

Supergrass – Diamond Hoo Ha Man
 
Comeback single from their forthcoming album Diamond Hoo Ha, due for released on 24th Mar.
 
 

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Video Of The Week 08#03

Foals – Ballons
 
Lateset single from Foals, taken from their forthcoming debut album. Ballons was released on 10th Dec via Transgressive.
 
 

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Video Of The Week 08#02

Radiohead – Jigsaw Falling Into Place
 
The first single being lifted from Radiohead’s In Rainbows album, due for 14th Jan via XL.
 
 

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