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My summary review of the Sheffield gig:

http://www.last.fm/event/1244353+The+Field+at+Bungalows+and+Bears+on+16+November+2009/reviews

I've been listening to this record all week, and I'm massively into it, as I was to the first album.

and I've long since accepted that 7/10 is good enough for me.

I hope so; the top fell off the other night.

I'm going down for Nail the Cross, and I'm looking forward to seeing AGWNN.

and Vessels were totally awesome. They are a very accomplished band. I'll be seeing them at Brainwash I hope.

I'm downloading this now from emusic

I've no idea if I'll like this, but it does sound good from this review.

I got my ticket booked.

it has really grown on me, after a mixed start. I really enjoyed the first listens on LastFM, but after I bought it I went a bit cool on it. Pleased to say it has seen grown on me a lot.

I would now vote for Speech Debelle, and I really love The Horrors & The Invisible.

.. well done for including We Aeronauts - winners of the Green Man Poll

I saw them at Green Man:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZVwcw-vtcA

I've seen Mumford & Sons twice this year, at Live at Leeds and Oxegen, and they were brilliant at both.

which is weird given UTR say it was released in June 2009, and it even has a catalogue number (UTR028):
http://www.upsettherhythm.co.uk/gayagainstyou.shtml
http://www.upsettherhythm.co.uk/shop.shtml

anyway I've signed up for their mailing list, so hopefully they'll let us know when it's available

I have to say I am impressed with Patrick Wolf's The Batchelor on first listen.

I now realise that i had somehow built totally false impressions of this album, possibly because l expected it to sound more like Accident & Emergency, which it does not. There is much less drama, and his voice is stronger and better than I expected.

thanks, that is very kind of you!

- so I may as well go for a fifth

Does this album have a tracklisting? If so (says he pissing in his own drinking water) I would appreciate the track-listing as the enhanced-CD I bought from them is nothing more than untagged tracks on a CDR.

I really appreciate this excellent review. Thanks Mark_P

:-)

and I bought the album yesterday.

Listening to the build up of several of the songs 'It's Thunder and It's Lightning' and 'Keeping Warm', an image forms in my mind - it is of a magnificent mountain, at first just the overall fine form is noticed, but as you get closer dramatic pinnacles can be seen, you follow them up towards the sky and suddenly over the top an entire vista emerges of the wonderful scene which surrounds this superb edifice.

This is no slab of granite, this is no Grampian height, no this is an ancient Torridonian gem:

http://www.deaconguthrie.co.uk/stacp.html
http://www.rsgs.org/ifa/gems/landformpolly.html

and that's just the guitars.

well done guys

I was mystified as to what was happening at the time. I thought the soundman had pulled the plug as he was out of time.

I'm sorry for the guy, I hope he gets help.

I was wrong. It is better than that.
xx

I recently saw School of Seven Bells supporting White Lies at Academy 1 in Manchester, where they really impressed. The foresight in booking these two great bands early gave DiS & The Harley the opportunity to demonstrate that it can spot emerging talent. So well done!

Pictures like this are such a useful addition to the live experience as inevitably the photographer can get a view you can't (in my case, that of the first band to play - Telepathe - as I arrived so late I was at the very back).

I just want to say how much I appreciate these features.

- some good choices there

'where does that awesome sound come from'.

It's a brilliant shot which captures the special uniqueness of Rolo Tomassi rather well IMO.

but this is a really good album. I feel a dumb-ass as I just missed the UK tour :(
I'll catch them at Oxegen though!

oh it's there .. nice ... thanks!!

.. and yes I went straight for Ride .. personally I suggest that you add 'Nowhere' in place of 'Tarantula'

My favourite Ride song is Chrome Waves:

"One hundred years from now
See the chrome, can't hear it move
I'll meet you on the way down
Wrapped around somebody's hand
We've all moved on from here
The colour's running dry
A drowsy line of wasted time
Bathes my open mind

This strange machinery
Is keeping you from seeing me
I'll meet you on the way down
Can't stay - unbearable to go"

My favourite of Mark's songs with Goldrush is Magdelen Sky.

I really do think Rolo Tomassi are the best live band that I've seen. In fact all three bands are great, and better every time I've seen them (which is about five times).

very much

indeed I have discovered this evening that I have recorded Arts & Crafts four times on Sky+.

Why do I Iike that song, and why do I still think there is something wrong?

Well being positive, there is that distinct air of summery 'Dodgy' type vibe to this.

Being more skeptical and pedantic, well I mean to say - how can you sing about Arts & Crafts and not feature one of the wonderful images from that time. FFS at least a William Morris, better still a Walter Crane illustration.

Authenticity lost.

or have you changed your minds?

you say?

this is excellent

I bought my copy of the Grammatics album from Emilia at her lovely stall - it turned out to be the last copy she had. Indeed I had to lend it to Owen's sister so she could show it to a friend.

I'm excited for these guys, they've got a good year lined up :)

I then went to see Red Light Company, who were OK - I like Arts & Crafts.

but anyone who can introduce both vacuum cleaners and calculators into a debut album and make it as poppy as this deserves huge kudos. It is consistently good. This gets 9.5/10 from me.

I am enjoying this record, very much.

I only saw TTT from the back above many heads, but I was stood just behind Gary as he took the photos of Dave Okumu of The Invisible thinking now that's going to be good, and now there they are, and they are excellent; stunning indeed.

Glad you squeezed in his shoes on one shot (can't have been easy)- his feet are a key part of the action . I feel quite privileged to have been there to see this great band.

Three bands making totally different music, and all very good. I really enjoyed this gig, for me the best one yet.

The Crystal Antlers song 'we have not played before' really rocks. I heard it last night in Manchester with the same intro. Its funny how the same band playing the same set can come across differently to you when you are stood at the other side of the stage - one side percussion - the other organ. In a way this band embodies the eclectic feel of the gig.

You have some great gigs lined up - I'm so looking forward to The Mae Shi & Telepathe who I've not seen before, and to Abe Vigoda who one my faves.

Wet Paint's album 'It Rots' is really good. It's on emusic & on LastFM; on the latter as Wet Paint (UK).

http://www.last.fm/music/Wet+Paint+%28UK%29/It+Rots

- so I finally get to drag along my sis to see Foals and Oh Montreal!

I have to see James & Elbow in return.

I stood among jostling 14 year olds to see you guys at Sheffield

- The Deaf Institute on 31/03/09 is going to be amazing

(Micachu also play The Harley on 29/03/09)

it's on eMusic and Sleephead can be downloaded for free on the Fiscal Apocalypse 2008 compilation

well spotted!

but some things the camera cannot tell, like the wicked smiles Kevin Barnes throws when you respond to his prompts, and

looking up at the stage and around at fellow dancers it was like actually being 'in' the best video you've ever seen

I loved Casiokids