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Shock Defeat! @ Queen Of Hoxton, Nov 7th.
What? Slutty Fringe presents: Shock Defeat! ‘Olympic Village EP’ launch party. Shock Defeat! are like a demented version of The Rapture spliced with Talking Heads and are proud owners of a reputation as one of London’s hottest new live bands. Counting Hot Chip’s Felix as one of their biggest fans, just check out the genius quote below…
For Fans Of: The Rapture, The Fall, Talking Heads. // more
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David Sugar, Shock Defeat, Cymbals Eat Guitars @ Proud, July 11th.
What? BE presents: David Sugar, Shock Defeat!, Cymbals Eat Guitars. Another cracking line-up from BE. Don’t miss openers Cymbals Eat Guitars, an indie rock four piece from Staten island whose self released debut ‘Why There Are Mountains’ will be up there come people’s end of year best of lists.
For Fans Of: Modest Mouse, Sonic Youth, Pavement. // more
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Just For Kicks – Bank Holiday Special
As it’s a bank holiday I’m picking four Just For Kicks tracks for you lucky people this week including Shock Defeat!, The Horrors, The Big Pink and The Leisure Society. Here’s hoping for a sunny one… // more
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Gold Teeth @ Proud Gallery, May 23rd.
What? Be Presents: Gold Teeth who I’ve been singing the praises of for ages now. Thankfully people are starting to take note including the BBC, Telegraph and Dazed and Confused. Their sound is a really fresh one, a kind of wonky global pop/rock combining elements of calypso,prog, ska, electro and rock. For Fans Of: Gorillaz, The King Blues, Blur, The XX Teens. // more
