NEW BAND: Elle S'appelle

Elle s'appelle are in the most conventional sense of the word, a band. More specifically, a three piece guitar band from Liverpool without guitars, but with a girl and a keyboard. Bass, Keys and drums. Courtesy of Andy (vocals/guitar), Lucy (vocals/keyboards) and Owen (vocals/drums). Background: Liverpool has given us many great and quirky pop things over the years, apart from the obvious, from Cook Da Books to the Coral, Pale Fountains to Pink Military/Industry, but no one in the city has thought of doing hyperactive nursery rhymes before. Elle s'appelle, chanced upon this wild and crazy notion earlier this year, when they decided to get together united by a love of storytelling and staccato electro.

EDIT: The band is not a band anymore from the last August... Lucy and Owen decided to leave the band... We don't have news of where are they playing right now but as soon as we know something we will let you know. What a pity!

download "little flame"
download "she sells sea shells"

download "reason your reasons your"

download "monkeyshine"

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MONDAY VIDEO: we were promised jetpacks - quiet little voices

"We were promised jetpacks." are one of my new favourite bands. They are from Glasgow, UK and there are definite similarities to Interpol but they keep it danceable and easygoing, leaving any bravado by the wayside. The band just got a few weeks ago their first album leaked and I have to say it is really awesome. A band to follow in the close future. Their next concert is in the festival Hinterland in Glasgow (where I am going next week and I hope I'll be able to see them live...).

NEW BAND: The Joy Formidable

The Joy Formidable conforman una conexión británica Londres-Gales que dará mucho que hablar en los próximos meses. Con una formación de trío clásico: los grititos a lo Klaxons de Rhydian (bajo), y la dulce voz de Ritzy (nueva rubia de oro, que tiemble Sharin de The Raveonottes) contrastan con las guitarras distorsionadas y la certera batería de Justin, junto a muchos riffs que se repiten. Hace nada han publicado su primer trabajo llamado "A Balloon Called Moaning". Su sonido puede recordar algo a Yeah Yeah Yeahs y algún guitarrazo me trae a la mente a los Pixies y al rock alternativo que se hacía en los 90'.

download "austere"

download "the greatest light is the greatest shade"

download "cradle"

download "while the files"

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NXNE 2009

Today I have a "music festival" day. First with the lineup of Lollapalooza and now with NXNE (North by northeast), the copy of SXSW in Toronto, Canada. Why I'm speaking about this festival? Because since 2009 EGWM became FAN, yes, with CAPITAL letters, of music who comes from Canada and where is the best place to see all our bands? this festival... It mix bands from canada, america and europe (a band from Estonia is coming this year...). Today I was looking the webpage and finally they are starting to give names and what a surprise! I know some of them! King Khan & BBQ Show / Woodpigeon / Matt and Kim / The Coathangers ....

So, if anyone is thinking of going to this festival, LET ME KNOW! I'm not rich but for sure we can use a couch for this days. We just need a flight ticket... Anyone working in a flight company? Ah, I almost forgot! The prices of this festival are 5 times less expensive than SXSW. YAY! 50$ por 5 days of non-stop music! double YAY!

LOLLAPALOOZA LINE-UP 2009

official lineup

*who waaaaaaaaaaaaaants to go?! ;) looking for free tickets, acommodation and company!

NEW BAND: Hot Silk Pockets

They come from Glasgow, Southend, South Wales, Yorkshire and Reading, though it was the latter province where the band formed, half an hour or so’s train ride from London Paddington. The band takes their name from the little things people put in their pockets when they go camping in winter like hand warmers. Coming together initially to play “parties in their shed”, the quartet slogged hard, graduated to living rooms and here they are now. Hot Silk Pockets English pop zouk is good, and after a few listens I think it’s the punchiness of the bass lines and rough-edged recordings that I’m attracted to the most. They definitely have potential, but in a scene with countless similar sounding bands they’ll have to work extremely hard to get recognised.

download "what's the matter"

download" panda eyes"

download "her best friends are songs"

download "body clock"

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NEW BAND: A Smile And A Ribbon

Smile and a Ribbon son Rebecca Mehlman y Martin Lindqvist, aunque en directo se hagan acompañar por cuatro músicos más, dicen sonar como el equivalente a un pastel de limón. Procedentes de Malmö, ciudad cuna del twee pop sueco, y no es de extrañar debido a la avalancha de nuevos grupos suecos en el escenario pop actual. Su primer cd limonero " The Boy I Wish I Never Met" suena fresco, pop por supuesto y twee a por doquier! Enamoradizos de The Magnetic Fields, Language of Flowers, Talulah Gosh e incluso Pulp. Influencias de palabras MAYORES, y un resultado digno de ser escuchado.

download "book cover"

download "magnificent dreams"

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NEWS: the ghost is dancing new video!

The Ghost is Dancing music video from Jon S. on Vimeo.