Punk Rock Ist Nicht Tot

Today’s mp3 comes from relative newcomers French Wives. Since their inception in 2008, the band have been working intensively to build a strong fan base in Scotland, and now, after a steady rise, and a trio of single releases, the band is ready to release their debut album ‘Dream of the Inbetween’ on 7th May 2012. For those who can’t wait we have a stream of new track ‘Younger’ here…

The band also head out on tour during February and March, stopping at the following places:

Tuesday 28th February – Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh
Thursday 1st March – Hootenannys, Inverness
Sunday 4th March – Harrisons Bar, Sheffield
Monday 5th March – Brixton Windmill, London
Tuesday 6th March – Dry Bar, Manchester
Thursday 8th March – Milo, Leeds
Friday 9th March – Stereo, Glasgow

Today’s video comes courtesy of Denver’s indie pop husband and wife team Tennis. The band release ‘Young & Old’, the follow up to their excellent debut ‘Cape Dory’ next month, and we have a live version of the first single ‘Origins’ for you right here….

‘Origins’ is a double A-side release accompanied by another new track ‘Deep In The Woods’.The Digital single is available now from iTunes and the clever folk at ATP have thought of a lovely way of releasing the single in the UK. On February 27th, as the Deep in the Woods video is based on the Shirley Jackson book “We Have Always Lived in the Castle”, the Physical single will be a rubber stamped page of an old library copy of the 1st edition (Viking Press, 1962), including a code for digital download of both tracks. This single will be limited to 214 copies (the number pages in the book) and each one will be uniquely adorned by our chicken-scratch/occasionally illegible signatures! Pre-order yours from http://atpfestival.bigcartel.com/artist/tennis

For today’s video we go to my home town of Medway for the brilliant, moody promo for the new single by Theatre Royal. Due for release at the end of February, ‘Katherine’s Sleeping’ (b/w ‘Seymour Evil’ by Kids Unique) is the first in a monthly series of split 7″ singles to be released by Medway label The Preservation Society as part of a singles club.

The records will only be available on 7″ vinyl, and earlybirds will be able to pick up a copy over the last weekend of each month when the the bands involved head out on a whistlestop tour taking in Rochester, Margate, Islington and Folkestone.

For more information on the singles club go to www.thepreservationsocietypresents.com

Enjoy the video!

Today’s mp3 comes from Brighton based indie pop five piece Shrag. The band, who go out on tour next month, release their much anticipated new album ‘Canines’ in May, but in the meantime you can get a little taster of what’s to come in the shape of ‘Chasing Consummations’.

Tour dates:

Thurs 23rd Feb – Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar, Brighton
Fri 24th Feb – London Popfest
Sat 25th Feb – Undertone, Cardiff
Sun 26th Feb – The Continental, Preston
Mon 27th Feb – The Riverside, Sheffield
Tues 28th Feb – Stereo, York
Weds 29th Feb – Captain’s Rest, Glasgow
Thurs 1st March – Mello Mello, Liverpool
Fri 2nd March – The Chameleon, Nottingham
Sat 3rd March – The Victoria (Dalston), London

School of Seven Bells have announced a short run of European shows kicking off on March 8th at The Garage in London. The Brooklyn duo made up of Benajmin Curtis and Alejandra Deheza are set to release third album ‘Ghostory’ on February 27th on Full Time Hobby with their new single ‘Lafaye’ due February 20th.

Ghostory is the follow-up to the band’s past releases, Alpinisms and Disconnect From Desire. On the new record, the duo strings together nine lush pieces to tell the story of the aforementioned Lafaye and the ghosts that surround her life. Thematically, the story is somewhat personal to the group, as the writing sessions for this album was a more intimate and direct experience. As Curtis explains “Ghosts are everything that’s ever happened to you that you haven’t been able to let go of, like someone you love, or someone you hate.” The emphatic bellows of Lafaye and her fellow ghosts are heard loud and clear from beginning to end on this record. Hmmm.

School of Seven Bells European Tour

08/03 – The Garage – London
10/03 – Botanique – Witloof – Belgium, Brussels
11/03 – Bitterzoet – Amsterdam, Netherlands
12/03 – Point Ephemere – Paris, France
14/03 – Festsaal Kreuzberg – Berlin, Germany

Today’s video comes from London based Rebekah Delgado. Formerly lead singer of The Last Army, Rebekah has gone solo and Sing You Through The Storm is the lead track from her debut EP, due out in March. The video to the gorgeous, uplifting anthem features Rebekah falling from the sky and it’s rather good, check it out right here…

It’s been an awful long time since punk upstarts The Fades released a new record, but finally they’re back! The band have a new album due in the next few months, and as a teaser they release their single ‘Meccano’ on 1st April. However, even the 1st April seems too long to wait to hear the new record so we have a stream of it right here for you. Enjoy!

Having just completed a short tour supporting the Vaccines, The Trailer Trash Tracys have announced the release of the their debut. The quartet, who garnered critical acclaim from the likes of the Guardian and Dazed and Confused with their stunning, ethereal debut single ‘Candy Girl’ earlier this year, will release long player ‘Ester’ on 9th January 2012 via Double Six Records.

Today we have the brand new video for ‘Days Of Youth’ by Bos Angeles, The best lo-fi indie punk outfit to come of Boscombe (nr Bournemouth) probably ever! Enjoy the video!

London based indie rock quartet Skeletons On Holiday release their long awaited debut single next month. The double A side, ‘Night Of The Long Knives’ and ‘Silence Is Broken’, is released on 9th January via Hold Me To Ransom. Both tracks are a little dark which suits us perfectly, but if pushed we’d have to state a preference for ‘Silence Is Broken’, but you can make yur own mind up ahead of it’s release as we have a stream of both right here!