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Review: Field Day, July 31st 2010 @ Victoria Park, London.
The rain stayed away and the time clashes proved only fairly merciless (Atlas Sound/Caribou) for what was all in all a killer day in the sun at Field Day in Victoria Park. Music came courtesy of London’s promoting elite: Eat Your Own Ears, Bugged Out, Bloggers Delight, Village Mentality/Quietus, Adventures In The Beetroot Field, XOYO and The Lock Tavern. Some PICS and words on our PICKS after the jump… // more
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Beach House @ Shepherds Bush Empire, Nov 23rd.
What? Baltimore’s finest export aside from The Wire, Beach House, play their biggest London headline show to date at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire this November. They’ve spent years slowly building a fan base (remember that?) and supporting the likes of Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes and far less impressive bands. Times change though and Beach House’s third album (first for Bella Union in the UK) ‘Teen Dream’ has rightly propelled them into the limelight.
For Fans Of: Air, Grizzly Bear, Holly Miranda. // more
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Review: Wild Nothing, Becoming Real @ Camp Basement, July 26th.
The atmospheric but far from impressive sounding Camp Basement has seen two London debuts by two of our favourite new artists in as many Monday’s. Last week Toro Y Moi stepped up to the play and last night was Wild Nothing‘s turn. Also like Toro Y Moi, on record Wild Nothing is just one, namely Virginia’s Jack Tatum but both DIY artists chose the wise option of bringing a band in tow for their live dates. // more
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Review: Toro Y Moi @ Camp Basement, July 19th.
Music Mule had been looking forward to this gig for months. With Toro Y Moi‘s superb ‘Causers Of This’ album working its way deeper and deeper into our cavernous musical minds, the timing could not have been better for the South Carolinan’s debut UK headline slot at Rockfeedback’s Camp Basement show in London last night. With his growing rep the show was unsurprisingly a sweaty sell out. // more
