Snipe Likes: The Swansea Recreation Centre
From amidst the hum of new-bands-on-the-internet, this gem of a song plops into our lap. They may have an unwieldy name, but in “Aquatic Finesse” The Swansea Recreation Centre have written a real keeper. From the same fuzzy territory as Broadcast or perhaps Electrelane, it builds beautifully to an indelibly catchy two and a half minute outro. Promising stuff.
They play at the Goonite club, at London’s Buffalo Bar, on July 21st.
Daily MPfree: Fang Island
Brooklyn quintet Fang Island‘s euphoric rainbow-coloured rock ‘n’ roll is reminiscent of the hyperactive noise generated by extroverted funcore merchants The Mae Shi. They’re coming to London for some dates in September – keep an eye on the mag for details.
Icelandic concert streamed live tonight
Iceland has a lot to celebrate despite recent tribulations, not least the thriving music scene. You can see many of Iceland’s finest playing live tonight via the wonders of the internet on the Inspired By Iceland website, streaming performances from Reykjavík´s Music Pavillion Park as we speak.
Inspired by Iceland Video from Inspired By Iceland on Vimeo.
Snipe Likes: Idaho
Everyone has bands they think should be much bigger. One of mine is Jeff Martin’s Idaho, who’ve never yet scaled the same heights of recognition and acclaim as slowcore contemporaries Red House Painters and Low, while being every bit as brilliant. 1995’s “This Way Out” is a thing of beauty – textured, distorted guitars and mumbled poetry create a downbeat sense of wonder. The production couldn’t be better, and songs like “Fuel” shift gear seamlessly from grungey rock-outs to swooning slide guitar breakdowns. This album sounds as perfect now as when I first heard it fifteen years ago, and it’s the perfect jumping off point into the rich, autumnal back catalogue of Idaho; with a new record promised in 2010, maybe there’s time for the world to catch on yet.
Snipe Likes: Plantagenet 3
Plantagenet 3 is amongst the first tracks we’ve had sent to us for inclusion in the Daily MPfrees. It’s a nice mash of reverb-laden guitars and minimal electronic drums that sounds like it could be a sketch for the a new XX song, but with a Tortoise-style post-rock inflection. Good stuff. Keep ‘em coming, guys!
Daily MPfree: Best Coast
Best Coast is LA’s Bethany Cosentino, a lo-fi girl group with just one girl. Freshly signed to Wichita in the UK, “Boyfriend” is a preview of what’s to come on the forthcoming debut album. If it’s all as catchy as this, that’s our summer soundtrack sorted.
Grab the MP3 here.
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