Video Of The Week 09#13

The Big Pink – Velvet

 

New single from The Big Pink, due for 20th Apr via 4AD.

 

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#08118 The Troubadours

The Troubadours – The Troubadours

JP: 24th Sep – BMG Japan

 

The Troubadours is a British rock band based in Liverpool, who inherits the legacy that the Mersyside bands had left, from The Beatles to The La’s then to Cast and recent band The Stands. They are on their way being the new hope of Liverpool. The alum was first being released on Japan in where had built a strong fanbase, an international release is expected someday this year.

 

Outstanding tracks: ‘Gimme Love’ & ‘(I’m Not) Superstitious’.

#09030 Doves

Doves – Kingdom Of Rust

UK: 6th Apr – Heavenly

 

Kingdom Of Rust, the fourth album from Manchester indie trio, their first for four years. This new album draws on 2002’s critical claimed The Last Broadcast after a less sucessful follow-up Some Cities. In addition, Kingdom Of Rust also develops that Northern Soul was added and mixed into Psychedlica.

 

Outstanding track: ‘Winter Hill’.

#09029 The Bishops

The Bishops – For Now

UK: 2nd Mar – W2

 

The Bishops is another twin brothers front band, from London. For Now is their second album, a follow-up to 2007’s self-titled debut. Recalls the garage sound from 1960’s, with amazing harmony, jangly guitars.

 

Outstanding track: ‘Wandering By’.

#09028 Peter Doherty

Peter Doherty – Grace/Wastelands

UK: 16th Mar – Parlophone

 

Debut solo album from ex Libertines and recent Babyshambles frontman, Peter Doherty. With guest appearance from Dot Alison, Graham Coxon, Wolfman and members of Babyshambles. Grace/Wastelands is an album mainly built on acoustic with classical British sound sometimes a little bit of Ska.

 

Outstanding track: ‘Last Of The English Roses’.

Video Of The Week 09#12

1990s – 59

 

First single to be lifted from their second album ‘Kicks’, due for 30th Mar one week after the album, via Rough Trade.

 

#09027 Super Furry Animals

Super Furry Animals – Dark Nights/Light Years

UK: 13th Apr – Rough Trade

 

Dark Nights/Light Years, the ninth album from Welsh’s finest Super Furry Animals, every album they’ve made are high quality and they always surprise you no longer than three years. SFA are major in mixing various elements, Dark Nights/Light Years is a groovy record almost with no slow song. Like recent albums, members share leading vocals, Franz Ferdinand’s Nicky also provides his German Rap to a Krautrock song.

 

Outstanding track: ‘Moped Eyes’.

#09026 The Decemberists

The Decemberists – The Hazards Of Love

UK: 23rd Mar – Rough Trade

US: 24th Mar – Capitol

 

Portland Indie Folk collective The Decemberists come back with their fifth album, titled The Hazards Of Love, inspired by 60’s British folk singer Anne Briggs EP under a same name. The Decemberists’ edition of The Hazards Of Love is a concept album and with the help from Lavender Diamond’s Becky Stark resulting a duo vocal with frontman Colin Meloy. Telling a beautiful tale thru seventeen tracks, musically this album is more Prog than previous works.

 

Outstanding track: ‘The Wanting Comes In Waves’.

#09025 Camera Obscura

Camera Obscura – My Maudlin Career

UK: 20th Apr – 4AD

 

My Maudlin Career is the fourth album from Scottish Chamber Pop band Camera Obscura, and this is the first album for their new label 4AD. As spring comes, Camera Obscura brings us a album full of sunshine and all we have to do is enjoy.

 

Outstanding track: ‘Swans’.

#09024 Hatcham Social

Hatcham Social – You Dig The Tunnel, I’ll Hide The Soil

UK: 16th Mar – Fierce Panda

 

Long-awaited debut album from London post puk trio Hatcham Social, partially named after a club. Whose drummer was in the early line-up of Klaxons, but they don’t have any musical style in common. Hatcham Social is influenced by such bands like The Fall and Orange Juice. Some of the early singles does not appear on this album.

 

Outstanding track: ‘So So Happy Ending’.