Stamp.TV: Paul Thomas Saunders session – Christmas Song
Before the penultimate show of his latest UK tour at The Fleece, Bristol, Paul Thomas Saunders…
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Live Review: Death in Vegas @ Thekla, Bristol – 14 December
Since forming on the very fringes of Britpop in the early 90s, Death in Vegas have never failed to challenge genre boundaries, foraying from their very organic, electronic sound into trance, dub and krautrock. It has been seven years since the duo last released an album and fans have been hungry for more of their menacing sounds; a hunger that was evident amongst the sell-out crowd at Thekla…
New Artist: Annie Eve
Like the Brit School, London’s Goldsmiths has a nack for producing Stamp The Wax favourites. Following in the footsteps of James Blake, Anthony Joseph and Damon Albarn is a hefty task, but we think a current student has talent worth shouting about.
New Release: Robin Hannibal – Bobby EP
Setting time aside from Quadron and Boom Clap Bachelors, producer-by-trade Robbin Hannibal recently released his debut solo EP Bobby, where he also provides the vocals, lyrics and instrumentation. Amends is the pick of the bunch, and with the loud yelps punctuating the track you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s a Wu Lyf side-project…
New Artist: Liz Green
The unique sounds of singer-songwriter Liz Green created a stir after winning Glastonbury Festival’s emerging talent competition all of five years ago, but it has certainly taken her time to perfect her debut album, O Devotion!, released only this month. It’s easy to tarnish Green with the same ‘Folk’ brush that is afforded so many other bands these days, but it would be doing her music a big diservice…
Tracks You Might’ve Missed: Alexi Murdoch – Someday Soon
If you’re a fan of The O.C., House, Prison Break, Ugly Better, Grey’s Anatomy, Scrubs or Dawson’s Creek, the chances are you’ve heard Alexi Murdoch. A host of songs from his debut LP Time Without Consequences were featured on all these shows, making it one of the most licensed albums of the decade…
Tracks You Might’ve Missed: Dirty Gold – California Sunrise
It’s stalemate in my house at the minute. No-one wants to admit defeat to the seasons and cough up the money to turn the heating on. We’re putting up one final stand against the cold, armed with this warming track from San Diego’s Dirty Gold…
Live Review: The Antlers @ Thekla, Bristol – 9 November
Despite hardly being thought of as a “happy” sort of band by those who have listened to them, frontman Pete Silberman twice tells us The Antlers are indeed very happy to be here in Bristol, and I believe him. Following the release of their near-universally acclaimed second album Burst Apart, I’d imagine it’s quite a good time to be in this Brooklyn band.
Tracks You Might’ve Missed: M83 – Intro (Feat. Zola Jesus)
M83 have always been epic since their respectful emergence at the fore-front of both the shoe gaze revival (delightfully coined nu-gaze) and French Electro scenes…
Bristol Spotlight: The Bronze Medal
It’s hard to come by guitar music I can really enjoy these days, but having spent the last week badly…