Indie tuning Bones

I am a huge fan of the Fox show - Bones - and not just because of David Boreanaz. The script and soundtrack are amazing!

Featuring bands such as Death Cab For Cutie amongst others.

People, please, watch the show, enjoy!

Strung Out and a few reviews...

Bring all your friends! It's happening tomorrow night!
Line Up:
Veil Cassini
The Piccadillys
The Gooners
Dempsey and the DC9's

Reviews:

Panic At The Disco
Pretty. Odd.



Panic At The Disco had been the butt of numerous emo jokes. Very few saw the pure musicality behind thier ostentatious costumes and videos. These boys are serious musicians at heart.
Thier first album opened an operatic theme in thier style. They expanded on this for thier second attempt but after realising the tracks would be impossible to play live, the tracks were shelved. The band then wrote an album that wears its influences on its sleeve. Blatantly so.
But this doesn't detract from the fact that this is a great album with catchy hooks and great lyrics. highlights include leading single 'Nine in the Afternoon', 'She's a Handsome Woman', 'Northern Downpour' and 'Mad as Rabbits'.

The Raconteurs
Consolers of the Lonely



The great thing about a Jack White project, whether its The White Stripes or The Raconteurs, you are always guarenteed a pleasant surprise with the first listen to any new tracks.
Unlike its predecessor, Broken Boy Soldier, with its blues undertones, Consolers of the Lonely is a fast paced album, spitting the tracks out at the listener with as much venom as they contain. Kick off with the wham! of the title track 'Consolers of the Lonely'. 'Many Shades of Black' brings the bam! And thank you ma'm! with Carolina Drama.
Now, it might just be me, but I'm sure I hear traces of early Bon Jovi in a track or two.
Long live Jack White and his guitar!


We Are Scientists
Brain Thrust Mastery



A lot of fans of 'In Love and Squalor' (the band's first album) find themselves kind of let down. An anti climax of the foreplay promised, really.
In 'Brain Thrust Mastery', We Are Scientists veer away from the indie disco sound they made thier own and embraced a more mellow, relaxed sound. With a nod to the 80's, 'Lethal Enforcer' wears it's Hawaii 5-0 'tache with pride, while 'Ghouls' and 'Altered Beast' have snuck out of The Magnetic Fields B-side folder and graced our ears with it's self deprecating lyrics. Lead single 'After Hours' is, behind the happy go lucky tune, a sad, sorry song. The video, however is awesome!
The songs, while still very much tongue in cheek, take us to the dark side of indie.
Not as infectious as 'In Love and Squalor', this is still one of the better sophomore albums released so far.

Its Back!!!!

Sandi Thom - The Pink & The Lily

Fucking Blogger!!!!!!

I had an lovely, long review about Sandi Thom's album launch written out and the fucker lost it!!!!! (Everyone's a critic these days...)

All I can say - Well Done Ms Thom. And thanks for the signed penguin.

Panic! and other issues...

Right people, let's get one thing straight.

Just because I happen to live in Europe, does NOT mean I will be attending the multitude of festivals happening over the course of the summer. Sure, I'd like to attend Download, Roskilde, Rock am Ring and Give it a Name. Thing is, I really don't fancy sharing a campsite with over 300k people. I bitch if there's more than 300 people at a gig. Savvy?
To compensate, I will be checking out individual gigs. Such as Panic At The Disco's HMV in store appearance on Monday. They might even sign a penguin for me.
Despite all the shit I'm going to get from my mates about this, I'm really curious to hear their new album. I loved their debut. Let's see what they can offer up next. Here, in the meantime is their video: Nine in the Afternoon. Enjoy.

Vampire Weekend

US band Vampire Weekend have come out of nowhere and taken the indie scene by storm. Recently featured on US show Saturday Night Live and playing to packed crowds with fans such as Kate Moss, Noel Felding and other british scenesters, this band has made a splash felt on both sides of the pond.

Here is the video for thier debut single - A Punk.

We Are Scientists - Brain Thrust Mastery

My favourite nu wave band is back! We Are Scientists are unleashing Brain Thrust Mastery on the general population on the 17th March.
Picking up from In Love And Squalor, thier debut, this new album sees the band taking a turn for the more self deprecating with a deeper look than just drinking too much. Cerebral? Maybe. Shoegazing? Quite possibly. Revelling in thier issues to an infectious beat? Fuck yeah!