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Little Noise Session at Union Chapel, Islington, Mon 16 Nov
Silence can be so loud. The gentle hush adopted by the 500 lucky attendees of tonight’s first Little Noise Session of 2009 rende»
Grouper, Thank You, Silk Flowers at The Luminaire, London, Thu 05 Nov
Getting a firm grasp on Portland’s Grouper is tricky.»
The Field at Audio, North New Brighton, Wed 11 Nov
It’s a crying shame, if you’ll pardon the phrase, when expectations are smashed as clumsily as they are here»
A Place To Bury Strangers, Japandroids at Bodega Social, Nottingham, Fri 06 Nov
If Japandroids haven't exactly enjoyed the most comfortable of trips to Nottingham today, then Brooklyn's A Place To Bury Strangers must have broken the record for the most tiring. Having stepped off a plane from their homeland literally hours before arriving, one could forgive them for being jetlagged and ultimately wanting to get tonight's show out of the way in order to get a good night's rest...»
Antipop Consortium, Grasscut, Devil Man @ Audio, Brighton
An iron shield might have been useful protection against the onslaught of Devil Man, led by Brighton breakcore peddler DJ Scotch E»
Maps, It Hugs Back at Bodega Social, Nottingham, Sat 31 Oct
Now just a two-piece consisting of Chapman and August Jakobsen, the 2009 version of Maps is more at home within the sweaty confines of a late night club...»
Alaska In Winter at The Freebutt, Brighton, Fri 23 Oct
Alaska in Winter may yet become another Freebutt success story, but Brighton seems to have collectively ignored this one, with barely 20 people attendance.»
iLiKETRAiNS, Swimming at The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Mon 19 Oct
'Spencer Percival' and popular b-side 'Victress', dedicated here to Sol Campbell, further emphasise iLiKETRAiNS status as a most understated - if eccentrically adverse - national treasure. »
Spectrals, Desolation Wilderness at Central, Nottingham, Fri 30 Oct
For Leeds-based Spectrals (aka Louis Jones but tonight extended to a four-piece rather than the one-man band responsible for their recordings) it's something of a triumph against the adversity of a somewhat frosty reception afforded them in their native West Yorkshire...»
Sonic Youth, Hush Arbors at Kentish Town Forum, Camden Town, Fri 23 Oct
Sonic Youth have unequivocally earned the right to do whatever they want. Still, do they HAVE to be so resolutely fixated on their most recent material when playing live?»
Delphic, Two Door Cinema Club at Bodega Social, Nottingham, Thu 29 Oct
French imprint Kitsune Maison have been responsible for some of the most groundbreaking dance-orientated music this side of the Millennium...»
Editors at Rock City, Nottingham, Fri 23 Oct
As Morrissey once said, "We hate it when our friends become successful"... »
Do Make Say Think, Years, Charles Spearin and the Happiness Project at King's Cross Scala, Islington, Thu 22 Oct
Do Make Say Think’s sixth full-length Other Truths was released this week, to almost universal acclaim. Such reception is well d»
Bowerbirds at Sidecar, Barcelona, Thu 22 Oct
Thriving off the energy channelled their way, Bowerbirds are absolutely exhilarating this evening.»
No Age, Gentle Friendly, trash kit at King's Cross Scala, Islington, Mon 19 Oct
They say that cymbals eat guitars, but No Age's Randy Randall isn't worried. From the second the Sub Pop-signed LA two-piece lope »
Vampire Weekend at King's College, London, South East England, Thu 15 Oct
It’s fitting that Vampire Weekend have decided to road test their new material at KCLSU, seeing as how they are famously a band »
The XX at Bodega Social, Nottingham, Wed 07 Oct
It's rare that the words "credible" and "stage school background" find themselves in the same sentence, let alone to one group of people, but London four-piece The XX are something of an unusual prospect...»
The Fiery Furnaces, pete um at Cargo, London, Thu 08 Oct
Oh, Eleanor. The double denim. Beloved of Bewitched and Bon Jovi. Is this a club you wish to be a member of? What does Mr Kapranos»
Johnny Foreigner at Bodega Social, Nottingham, Mon 05 Oct
When looking back over the impact of Drowned In Sound these past nine years, it's fair to say the site has been pivotal in shaping the careers of several artists along the way. One of those would undoubtedly be Johnny Foreigner...»
Wild Beasts, Blue Roses at Bodega Social, Nottingham, Fri 02 Oct
The last time Wild Beasts headlined this very same venue (almost two years ago) you could count the number of attendees on the top three frames of an abacus. This evening, however, it's a completely different story...»
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