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Girls @ Scala, Feb 23rd.
Girls won us over hook, line and sinker last year with their heartfelt West Coast pop and occasional but startlingly convincing forays into shoegaze. All was and is accompanied by Christopher Owens’ tales of love, always love. Among those captivated by the band’s debut were the NME who made the band headliners of one of their NME Awards Tour shows despite no actual award. So what would the kids think? Would there be any there?
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The Antlers @ Scala, May 19th.
What? The Antlers are Brooklyn trio Peter Silberman, Michael Lerner and Darby Cicc. Thier 2009 debut album Hospice has won them a lot of fans at this early stage of the band’s existence and it’s not hard to see why. Hospice is some of the most affecting, desolate yet uplifting music this side of Bon Iver’s stunning debut.
For Fans Of: Bon Iver, Grizzly Bear, Yeah Yeah Yeah’s more tender moments. // more
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The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart @ Scala, Dec 8th.
What? Brooklyn shoegaze pop darlings The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart have had one hell of a rise to fame this year following the release of their superb self-titled debut. What a more fitting way to cap their year off than a show at the sizeable Scala in Kings Cross. Expect to be lost in a beautiful distorted haze of guitar and sweet boy-girl vocals.
For Fans Of: Ride, Belle & Sebastian, Vivian Girls. // more
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Girls @ Scala, February 23rd.
What? Our band of the year Girls play as part of the Shockwaves NME Awards shows in the run up to the hype rag’s 2010 awards ceremony. We’ll be there eager to see Girls pull off their biggest UK show to date. These San Franciscans are magic and more than worth enduring the buzzzzzz for.
For Fans Of: Brian Wilson, Elvis Costello, Spiritualised. // more
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