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Interview: Local Natives
If don’t know who Local Natives are at this stage then you can forgive yourself. They only played their first gig nine months ago and have just one release, the excellent Sun Hands EP, under their belts. But from here on in ends forgiveness. It is time to wise up to this L.A. band. One of the highlights of SXSW this year, champions of Daytrotter’s recent Barnstorming tour across the States and close to a record deal over here. You will be hearing a lot more from this band. We spoke to Local Natives’ bassist and keen blogger Andy Hamm. // more
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Interview: The Strange Boys Do Probation
Music Mule caught up with Ryan Sambol, vocalist and guitarist for Austin’s The Strange Boys who were in Dalston for the first UK date in support of their excellent debut album ‘…and Girls Club’. After Ryan is sick we have a good waffle about the booming San Francisco music scene, 1984 and brains as radios amongst other things. // more
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Interview: Telekinesis
Music Mule speaks to Telekinesis, the one man Seattle band that is Michael Benjamin Lerner. Telkinesis’ debut self-titled album, recorded on analogue tape by Chris Walla of Death Cab For Cutie, is out this week on Morr Music and is a masterful display of breezy, good time indie rock that will lighten up the darkest of days. When playing live Telekinesis becomes a four-piece with Michael taking on vocal and drum duties. The new Phil Collins? Not exactly but we’d like to see him in a Cadbury’s style Gorilla suit. // more
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Interview: Beth Jeans Houghton
Beth Jeans Houghton is a 19 year old folk/pop princess from Newcastle who’s set to become one of the next big voices of the scene. She’s just moved from her birthplace to live in a yurt outside of Brighton with a friend of hers who has a white wolf. She herself has an arctic fox. Intrigued? I was… // more
