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Swn 2009 Day 2: The Longcut
The Longcut battled through some early sound issues to play what ended up as an impressive beat driven set. They have a singing drummer but thankfully that’s where the Genesis comparisons stop. The 3-piece have a euphoric rhythmic sound which is impressive if not too original. They could easily be American but they’re not.
For Fans Of: Interpol, LCD Soundsystem, Radio 4. // more
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Swn 2009 Day 2: Sweet Baboo
Sweet Baboo is Stephen Black from Cardiff we do believe. He plays quirky bluegrass tinged folk and does so pretty well. We love him for the following self proclaimed fact alone: “I have a love song and I’ve tried not to use the word love so I changed it to lungs instead”. Genius.
For Fans Of: Bill Callahan (Smog), Daniel Johnston, Mr David Viner. // more
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Swn 2009 Day 1: Wild Beasts
Hardly a new discovery but who can turn down the opportunity to see the awesome Wild Beasts in the flesh? Well we’ve actually done it once already this year and that was an error. Wild Beasts second album ‘Two Dancers’ is one of the best of the year so far and it’s great to see the band effortlessly rolling through their increasingly impressive catalogue live.
For Fans Of: The Smiths, Eugene McGuinness, Memory Tapes. // more
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Swn 2009 Day 1: Jonquil
Jonquil are a six piece who have been praised by Yannis Philippakis of fellow Oxford band Foals. You’d be forgiven for expecting a math rock assault but that ain’t really their bag. They have a similar musical muscle to Foals but they choose to flex it in a very different way.
For Fans Of: Wild Beasts, Vampire Weekend, Little Comets. // more
