It’s for helping you reach your musical climax safely
We Smoke Fags
The London based trio We Smoke Fags are responsible for the electro based post-punk sound that has been seeping into so many of my playlists of late. The band, who are yet to be signed, have been making increasingly bigger waves in the London area for almost a year and I’m beginning to see what all the fuss is about.
Klaxons/ Shy Child @Rock City,
Nottingham
Legions of young music fans swarm to Rock City and you’d be forgiven for thinking that most of them had been involved in a horrific glowstick factory explosion. They haven’t (I presume), it is, in fact, a Klaxons gig.
Foreword
Although it may seem like my musical taste revolves around ringtones and squawking, I did infact spend about two years denying the existence of any music released after 1978 (with the exception of Jay-Z strangely). Thus it seems logical that I mention my findings on inftc. So here is the first in a series of many. If I were to name it I might choose The Historical Study of Propa’ Bangin’ Old Skool Toonz or possibly Musical History: Without the Cock. Irrespective of its name, on which I may decide later, I hope you enjoy, learn and listen.
Yes - Close to the Edge
The album opens with birds singing: it’s at that point that you realise you’re in for a treat. Read the rest of this entry »
Sky Larkin
Today (perhaps more than past days, perhaps not) it’s very easy to bandy around expressions such as “DIY ethics” and “art pop” but Sky Larkin are a band that seem to deserve such praising slogans. On their last tour the band (Katie, Doug and Nestor) asked fans to bring mixtapes to swap with them at gigs and their gig posters look like they’ve ripped them right out of their art work books. Mildly eccentric (counting their van– named “horse the van”- as a band member) and creators of wonderful summery pop, Sky Larkin seem to be making quite a name for themselves.
Maximo Park and Art Brut are not just here tonight to entertain the indie loving hordes of Nottingham they are also here to promote their new albums and with bands up and down the country being struck by the curse of the second album review (see Bloc Party and Kaiser Chiefs) both know that they’ve got a hard sell ahead of them. Thankfully they are armed with two of the most charismatic front men in the country at the moment.
