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On Repeat: Choir Of Young Believers – Action/Reaction
So I’ve already posted this Choir Of Young Believers song up in my review of SXSW 2009 but this song has me hooked so much that I want to wave it in your faces one more time to make sure you don’t miss it! Gorgeous vocals, hypnotic drums. A beautiful warm noise.
For Fans Of: Fleet Foxes, Peter Bjorn & John, Midlake, Fleetwood Mac.
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Televised Crimewave @ Proud, April 9th.
What? The Playground presents: Televised Crimewave. An energetic front man, Nick Zinner style guitar hooks, I was converted after seeing them in Brixton in February. Their debut single Listen/Repeat has only just slipped out of the top 5 releases at Pure Groove records. For Fans Of: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Joy Division, Nirvana, Pixies. // more
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Chris Wood/Stars Of Sunday League/Vandaveer, April 27th.
What? Electroacoustic Club presents: Chris Wood / Stars Of Sunday League / Vandaveer. Chris Wood has been hailed as the ‘Renaissance man of English folk’ but it’s the support that I’m there for. For Fans Of: Frightened Rabbit, Donovan, Bon Iver, Bonnie Prince // more
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Dan Mangan @ The Slaughtered Lamb, May 12th.
What? Electroacousitc Club Presents: Dan Mangan, a 23 year old Canadian troubadour who has been described by NME as sounding like if Woody Guthrie listened to Godspeed You Black Emperor. I was lucky enough to catch the tail end of his set at The Great Escape a couple of years back and from his new material it sounds like he has gone from strength to strength.For Fans Of: Willy Mason, Bon Iver, Micah P Hinson. // more