These New Puritans, The Bodega Social, 15.02.2008
On paper These New Puritans have everything going for them. They’re the darlings of the broadsheet music press, loved by scenesters and their recently released debut album was met with a pretty much universal thumbs up. It’s the mix of mysterious, intelligent lyrics, catchy, lo-fi hooks and intriguing style which gives this band the big, juicy demographic label bosses salivate over.
Justice/Nottingham Rock City/13.02.08
It’s not often a member of INFTC will drag their indie bottom out of wee venues and into crowds as big as Rock City holds. In fact, the last time any of us were there was the same time as the french duo in question were supporting CSS. In just over two months they’ve gone from supporting to headlining which may have something to do with the fact that they completely owned CSS all over the country last christmas. Click to read more …
Young and Lost Club Tour
Naked and The Boys, Noah & The Whale/The Bodega Social/04.02.08
Young and Lost Club is a new-ish label which provides a home to some rather ‘indie by numbers’ sort of bands such as Good Shoes and Pull Tiger Tail. This is not really a dig at these bands, they have some fun, catchy tunes but have not really created anything to write home (or on your music blog) about. So, when The Young and Lost Club shoved some of their newer bands in a van and spat them out in Nottingham the wonderful night that ensued was not predicted.
Sonic the Hedgehog has been popping Chaos Emeralds all night and has spent the last 3 hours sweating PowerRings out all over the hip new club, GreenHillzzz.
Rayza – Green Hill Zone (Euro Club ‘95 Mix)
Hattip: OverClockedReMix
Glasvegas/The Bodega Social/31.01.2008
Waiting 20 extremely squashed minutes in the sold-out Bodega Social shows that there really is a definite buzz around the currently unsigned Glasvegas and judging by their lateness the band certainly know it. This egotistical behavior, which is usually more in place at a homecoming show or a massive headline show rather than a band’s first tour, is completely justified as the band take the stage looking classically cool dressed head to toe in black and instantly wash the audience in an ocean of sound. Click to read more …
Jim Noir-’All Right’ EP
In 2005 Jim Noir released his debut album ‘Tower of Love’ to a very warm critical reception. Despite this wide acclaim, the album’s most memorable moment in the ears of the English public was the appearance of single ‘My Patch’ on an advert for a well known brand of pasties. Undeterred, Noir plans to release his second album this year on My Dad Recordings and like ‘Tower Of Love’ before it, the album has been preceded by an EP. Click to read more …