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Joseph Childress – Chariots [Exclusive]

After championing ‘Animal’ as one of my favourite tracks of last year, I’ve finally got a copy of Joseph Childress’ debut album, The Rebirths, and have barely stopped playing it all week. It’s difficult to make an album with just an acoustic guitar and still absorb the listener right the way through, but there’s such a variety of so ideas and styles in here that it stays fresh and engaging. The Rebirths was recorded in the bathroom of Childress’s parents over the course of a week in 2006 and remains released. But he has since then recorded a new album with Mike Coykendall (engineer behind M. Ward’s early albums) and though it doesn’t have a label behind it yet, there should be a limited vinyl pressing of 500 in spring 2010. Continue Reading »

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Beach House – Norway (Live)

A third album from Beach House is on the way and after a couple of listens, I can already tell that there are some future classics on there: namely ‘Zebra’, ‘Norway’ and ‘Walk in the Park’ (songs you’ll have heard if you’ve seen Beach House in the last six months). In fact all the strongest tracks come in the first half, which will make for a great Side A, before the momentum slows and tapers off somewhat into the band’s template of old. In that sense Teen Dream is more of a renewal than a departure, but this one might be their best yet. Continue Reading »

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Marvins Revolt – Organize Your Arms

Marvins Revolt are a Danish trio with just the kind of bubbly pop-rock you need to race through to the weekend. Their third album, Patrolling the Heights, will be released next week on Richter Collective with an extensive European tour about to get underway. In the meantime you can grab this tune as a free download here. Continue Reading »

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Fan-made video for my favourite track on the Atlas Sound album, Logos, which is definitely worth tracking down. It almost seems Deerhunter cast-off; maybe that’s why I like it. A European tour begins in London’s Cargo on November 15th, concluding in Whelan’s in Dublin on 21st.

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Summer Camp – I Only Have Eyes For You

A nice cover version by a band you’re sure to hear more of. Seven Swedish friends who *apparently* met at summer camp when they were 14, tackling a classic made famous by the Flamingos. They’re living in London now, apparently, so hopefully there’ll be a show or two on the horizon. In the meantime it won’t be winter as long as we keep playing songs like this; promise. Continue Reading »

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