Interviews // King Charles
Down in the depths of the Hoxton Square Underbelly, in strolled an eye-catching King Charles - not the dainty spaniel, but a man.
Down in the depths of the Hoxton Square Underbelly, in strolled an eye-catching King Charles - not the dainty spaniel, but a man.
Interviews // The New Divison
'Pretentious' or not, when a band name is a mixture between New Order and Joy Division that's got to be a good sign at the start. Not only does US indie-tech band have some great influences, but the boys from the West Coast play some great eerie synth music (a sort of Empire of the Sun trapped in an evil parallel universe) where their spine-tingling beats have a knack for replacing one's heart palpitations. Great for either or; unconventional dance parties to lonesome angst-Teen moments ("... Fine, As if I care! I'll just go and live with Darrell then!).
'Pretentious' or not, when a band name is a mixture between New Order and Joy Division that's got to be a good sign at the start. Not only does US indie-tech band have some great influences, but the boys from the West Coast play some great eerie synth music (a sort of Empire of the Sun trapped in an evil parallel universe) where their spine-tingling beats have a knack for replacing one's heart palpitations. Great for either or; unconventional dance parties to lonesome angst-Teen moments ("... Fine, As if I care! I'll just go and live with Darrell then!).
Interviews // The Twilight Sad
The Twilight Sad are a strange beast. They arouse fervour in their fans, the bulk of whom (myself included) don’t understand why they aren’t selling out headline slots at academies nation wide.
Since the arrival of their debut, ‘Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters’ in 2007, the Sad lads have toured with Mogwai, been awarded many ‘Album of the Year’ plaudits, and are due to release their third long player, titled ‘No One Can Ever Know’ on February 13th, on Fat Cat records.
Leaked previews and the release of single ‘Sick’ show a band moving on, away from the Mogwai/MBV-esque wall-of-noise and towards whip-crack synth-drums and the kind of pads Cab Voltaire and Depeche Mode made their name with – and Cold Cave are currently running with.
I sat down for a chat with jocular (boom-tsh) vocalist James Graham at the Mad Ferret (again, boom-tsh) in Preston - rehearsing rockabilly band to the left of us, sirens to the right – and asked him about their place in British music, working with Andy Weatherall, and supporting their long-time heroes Arab Strap.
The Twilight Sad are a strange beast. They arouse fervour in their fans, the bulk of whom (myself included) don’t understand why they aren’t selling out headline slots at academies nation wide.
Since the arrival of their debut, ‘Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters’ in 2007, the Sad lads have toured with Mogwai, been awarded many ‘Album of the Year’ plaudits, and are due to release their third long player, titled ‘No One Can Ever Know’ on February 13th, on Fat Cat records.
Leaked previews and the release of single ‘Sick’ show a band moving on, away from the Mogwai/MBV-esque wall-of-noise and towards whip-crack synth-drums and the kind of pads Cab Voltaire and Depeche Mode made their name with – and Cold Cave are currently running with.
I sat down for a chat with jocular (boom-tsh) vocalist James Graham at the Mad Ferret (again, boom-tsh) in Preston - rehearsing rockabilly band to the left of us, sirens to the right – and asked him about their place in British music, working with Andy Weatherall, and supporting their long-time heroes Arab Strap.
