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A curiously simple fragment of 80s Rock School homework, played straight-faced with no gratuitous virtuosity.
Jay Reatard: Matador Singles 2008
Just after the Punk Wars, as we lay down our arms and trudged home to our loved ones, there was a brief period when we actually thought we'd won.
Death in Public: Start a Fight
Lancaster's Death in Public's release 'Start a Fight' is an inventive three-track disc. The title track is full of energy and enthusiasm and sets the tone for the rest of disc.
Fans of the late Mogwai and Sigur Ros albums are in for a treat. Recommended by a random person I met at Crash Records, this album is a must have for any post rock fans wish list.
The step up from GCSE Maths to A-level is notoriously difficult. Where as once formulas made sense there are suddenly new terms and symbols which at first glance turn everything on its head.
The Psychedelic Breakfast: Always Tripping
As bad as the name is it's one that sticks in the head and I remembered it from a conversation I had with an A&R man in London about bands we knew in the North East.
This sounds a bit like acoustic-folk versions of stadium rock songs. Fat choruses sit amongst some delicate arrangements of piano and guitar.
Infectious records indie darlings My Vitriol are not a band that have passed me by. I have taken note of their stylish videos on MTV2, I have paid attention when played by Steve Pac-a-mac and I have thought to myself, not for me at the minute, but maybe one day.
Popup: Chinese Burn / Stagecoach
A positively energetic guitar-laden introduction on 'Chinese Burn' paves the way for yet another popup piece of pure [expletive-ridden] brilliance.
Halifax's Fungal Ashtray show both inklings of future potential and signs of still learning their craft.
Picture the scene, playing a gig and someone comes up to you asking to review their CD. OK or so I thought!
Five O'Clock Heroes: Bend To The Breaks
Today in chateaux Lewis we open the packaging to discover a wonderful display of thoughtful CD case design.
As soon as a record like this starts you know it's going to be good. Editors are gradually, with every release, becoming somewhat of a blessing to the UK music scene.
Do Me Bad Things: Whats Hideous
I wasn't sure what to expect from a band with a listed six vocalists and a support slot with The Darkness under their belts.
Laconic acoustically strum their way to something that feels like an indie Dido meeting David Gray. All 3 tracks are Radio 2 friendly and with their un-complex moody folk verse and swooping pop chorus formula there's little deviation from that well walked middle of the road path.
Jesse Malin: Queen Of The Underworld
Uncut's current flavour of the months introduces himself to the world with the opening track off of debut album 'The Fine Art Of Self Destruction'.
Beautiful Feet: Suddenly / I See
Beautiful Feet? The best way to maintain beautiful feet is to make sure they don't work at anything more than walking pace, so follows the theme of the band's music.
For as grandiose as their biog describes them, employing such everyday phrases as "dramatic melodic edge", "distinctive atmospheric sound" and those favourite biog-bites "inspiration" and "soaring", The Xenith Sound are a rock band.
This three-track promo CDR is awesome. No really. I didn't understand it at first but once my wife had taken over and proclaimed how much she loved the record after just one listen, I had to work out what it was that I had missed...
It's fresh, it's loud. It's the Alamo. Four bars, four beats, four songs, four kids. And they're doing a great enthusiastic blast of natural rock with no frills and no attempt to imitate anyone except themselves.
When Ben (the tunesmith for The Lodger) released his first three-track demo as a solo project, it showed that his taste and song writing were spot on.
Ooberman returned to West Yorkshire to celebrate the release of their debut album, The Magic Treehouse.
Having heard a lot of good things about The Ryes it was with great interest I loaded their CD into my iTunes.
On receiving Clarkesville's album 'The Half Chapter' (Clarkesville being Michael Clarke) I was highly impressed, part of the reason being this single.
Richard Swift: Beautiful Heart
Acoustic guitar, piano, bells! Californian singer-songwriter Richard Swift is here of course, and he brings a melancholy ballad for your broken souls.
Despite obvious youth Kram manage to regurgitate punk metal ideas that have been well worn by bands of the same ilk for the past 20 years.
At first - average pub band, at second - a very credible culmination of UK rock stylings, at third - a rather immense experience plagued with the swerve and confidence of another very exciting prospect from Leicester's emerging indie scene.
I bloody love Tim Wheeler. Does this fine Irish man take extensive supplies of Irresistible-Songwriting-Ability tablets before every meal with a glass of chilled water?
The Masked Musician: Perfectionist Being
The Masked Musician is a Leeds based solo artist responsible for everything from writing to producing the songs.
Diverse: It's Making Me Crazy EP
Diverse. A word true to fact in this band, as five people from backgrounds ranging from members of senior choir to musical freaks come together and create a musical sound which is so new in today's scene with two vocalists.
It's always a risky option to quit a band to pursuit a solo career, due to it being a dangerous choice musically or maybe because of the sacrifices that have to be made throughout the transition, yet Harrogate's Tom Weldon, of trio Fantastic Alliance, has done just this and done it well.
Noise á Noise: Looking Ahead EP
Hailing from Los Angeles and yet taking influences from such UK stalwarts as the The Kinks, Buzzcocks and The Jam.
Whole Sky Monitor: We Grow Up EP
Whole Sky Monitor start from a great name and a well tended niche in the Leeds music scene. We have a confident guitar band here, with strong drumming and top production values.
"The Diet EP" by Djingo is a well-produced CD mixing equal elements of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Limp Bizkit, although unlike both of those bands they seem to have their tongue placed far more firmly in their cheek.
Although its now two or three years since nu-metal brought guitars and rock back into the mainstream, there has been a resurgence of interest lately with bands who are mixing the archetypal heavy rock sound with early nineties classic grunge influences.
This band will be big. When trawling through the thriving yet generally unimaginative Leeds scene, dominated as it is by generic pop-punk and the occasional 'innovative' ska movement, it's a relief to chance upon something a bit different.
Finch: Bitemarks and Bloodstains
"Now I'm stealing her body and taking her home". Nate Barcalow has issues. Finch mean business with 'Bitemarks & Bloodstains', lifted from already released album number 2 'Say Hello To Sunshine'.
I've got a lot of time for the Cardboard Brothers ... forced screamy voice notwithstanding. They are creating their own sound, and finding a genuinely distinctive corner of pop territory all of their own.
I like this CD. Very much. Reviewing acoustic bands is not really my strong point, but this CD just shouts out "play me, play me".
There's no doubt that Telegramme frontwoman Faye has a powerful voice. However, she also has an unusual habit of serving her vocals with a helping of random warbling noises and sudden high notes.
Yet another band playing a part in putting Leeds on the rock 'n' roll map, The Glitterati are back with the second single to be taken from their self-titled debut album.
Brent Palmer: Boomerang Shoes EP
Hot on the heels of Jeff Klein we have another export from Austin Texas. Brent Palmer looks a little more clean cut and a little less rock and roll than his neighbour and his image suits his music.
Little Man Tate: Man I Hate Your Band
'Man I Hate Your Band' is the latest offering from "soon to be massive" Sheffield starlets, Little Man Tate.
Entering the cool downstairs bar of The Wardrobe I'm greeted by a sea of the city's most beautiful inhabitants.
This is the way I'd like pop music to sound in my ideal world: where I am the ultimate Alpha male, I'm dating Kate Moss, and I invented the word "subwoofer".
Biffy Clyro: Glitter and Trauma
You know it's always an oddity when a band are known as well for their odd moniker as they are for their tunes but this Scottish three peice manage to have a large back catalogue that speaks for itself.
Glaswegian 3-piece Feel Like Falling have an accomplished and familiar indie power-pop sound that will provide interest to many fans of guitar driven grit.
Kaiser Chiefs: I Predict A Riot
It's funny how there's not one mention of the name Parva in the 500 page biog that accompanies this sparkling new offering from Leeds own darlings-soon-to-be Kaiser Chiefs.
Shakinouts: Time You Were Told
The debut single from Leeds four-piece Shakinouts is a bouncy indie pop number that sits very squarely within its genre.
I'll skip over Lily Fraser's part in proceedings - if I'd wanted a warbler on a perch I'd have bought a canary - and skip straight to Stars, all the way from Montreal to play at the Brudenell.
It's wrong to compare, but what first attracted me to this band was a rock rush, the crash of a song, in an unashamedly indie way.
The new single release from Parva is live favourite Hessles, a savage two and a half minute testimony to life in the Leeds area.
This 3 track E.P. from the former Serotonin boys sees the Yorkshire based 5-piece continue with the electronica infused space rock that made a name for themselves under the former title.
The Kid Samson CD has two tracks: "For the Love of an Eskimo" and "Photos of Dead Pets". You can buy it for £2 through their pretty looking Web site.
As the stereo gobbles up its latest shiny donut of musical nourishment, I have to stop it mid-bite to check I've put the right CD in - the resemblance of Protein Shake's opening riff to the chorus of 'Fire' by the Jimi Hendrix Experience is uncanny.
I was absolutely shattered when I went down to see Edison Medicine and Mr Dogg play at Joseph's Well on Thursday night.
The Lodger: The Lodger Sings A Demo CD
The Lodger is starting the Britpop revival as of NOW. His lyrics are honest and insecure at times but he ain't no bedroom melancholic, no no.
Fury of the Headteachers: You Took a Scythe Home
Fury of the Headteachers have come up with a unique style of punk music. It's hard, full of aggression and passion, but they never lose their sense of purpose.
"The first band will start at 8," shouted the manager of the cockpit. Ah good I thought. 8.10 ... 8.20 ...
Exactly twenty people witnessed what, despite flu-ridden vocalist Nick saying it was merely a "rehearsal", I believed to be one of the strongest Sugarvalve's sets to date.
Million Dead: Living the Dream
The band with the most un-P.C. moniker of recent years return with an endearing slice of raucous alt-rock riffmanship in promotion of their forthcoming album "Harmony No Harmony".
The KBC: Pride Before the Fall
Dance-punk... it's one of those catch-all, media type short-term genres isn't it? You know the score: don't bother with giving some thought to the task you've been set, just dig out some old Shed Seven b-sides (don't get dewy eyed on me now), add a bit of hissing hi-hat and a dollop of white funk bass and the indie disco is your empire.
Apart from having a similar name to Hundred Reasons, there isn't much you can say about this band. As I listen to the opening track, I get the feeling the song isn't going anywhere.
I wasn't sure if it was because I'd just seen the picture that came in the CD sleeve that I thought this music sounded really sexy.
In which a 25-year-old sweet and innocent looking gal makes a distinctly sweet and innocent sounding song.
While others are off on tour supporting Beth Orton in the U.S we British Lizards are stuck here to take the heat.
Rock. Or, if we're feeling particularly fruity, RAWK. Down-and-dirty, balls-fully-out Rock, fat of ass and fat of riff.
In amongst the punks, skaters and frightening ska types in the local scene sit Beautiful Feet, an altogether more relaxed and calming bunch of guys, playing acoustic guitars and singing delicate songs about the brighter things in life.
Obsessive Compulsive: Crash EP
I was looking forward to listening to this CD, because it had a female vocalist, and I just love listening to bands with female vocalists and this was no exception.
Cardboard Cowboy: The Boxroom Tapes Volume 2
This work-in-progress demo starts with breathless vocals and stomping guitar that bounces off some delightful bass lines before collapsing in a heap, regaining composure and then stomping off again.
Funeral for a Friend: Roses for the Dead
The fact that you clicked on this link means you probably already know what to expect from these Welsh pop-hardcore champions, and with "Roses for the Dead" you'd be right on.
Authors of Malicious Code: Part 1
I've been listening to this two track CD for the last 24 hours on and off, trying to find something to write about.
Djevara: Third World War: Cast the First Stone
"Third World War", an opening track that explodes in your face, waltzes its way through a world of emotions, and politely passes you onto track two "The Death Of Cliff Richard".
90's band Terrorvision are back for a very short tour and this was the warm up to it. There were concerns beforehand about whether they'd cut it anymore, or whether they'll turn into that sad band trying to recapture past glories, but playing to ever smaller crowds until they end up at Butlins.
The upstairs room at the Cardigan Arms is a perfect place for an acoustic gig. With its small, dark room, the atmosphere is made even better by the dozen or so candles that are situated around the room, creating a very intimate feel to the whole place.
i concur @ Leeds Festival 2008
i concur's focussed songwriting and euphoric guitar sounds set them apart. They go to no great lengths to present themselves as individuals or as a band on stage.
As one half of ambient techno messiahs Orbital, Paul Hartnoll can feel justifiably proud of his act's legacy since their inception as early 90's warehouse rave regulars to their swansong at Glastonbury 2004.
Desert Monkey: Made Great By A Breeze
Starting off with the title track sounding like a rougher Kyuss with furious bluesy guitar riffage and fat drums, Desert Monkey are looking like quite the heads down, balls to the wall rock band.
To say this is only New Adventures' second release (and their second single at that) is impressive. The title track is a slab of radio friendly, uplifting rock with the sort of soaring chorus that would give radio-rock superstars Coldplay and Snow Patrol a run for their money.
It has to be said that on first listen, I struggled to find anything worthwhile on this album. As the follow up to 2004's 'Raw Nerve' debut album my expectations were high, especially after seeing their strong set live.
This is Rob Nichols third and most assured album. It's comprised of relaxed and natural sounding arrangements of ten fine new songs.
In the field of heavy metal/ hard rock, some bands try their very best to push forward the template to an otherwise limited genre.
Rhode Island: Happy Birthday EP
The first thing I noticed when this CD started playing was that ... it was amazing! I'm not just saying that to avoid being harsh to the band (which I have noticed happens too much), this EP is truly incredible.
The High Chairs: Second Thoughts On Dreams And Doubts EP
The High Chairs are taking on that increasingly daunting task of getting their name around as another unsigned indie band in Leeds.
Arctic Monkeys: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
There's that little bit of elitist in me that would just love to shoot this album down right from the off, to rip into it with merciless vigour and launch a tirade about how why it's because of bands like the Arctic Monkeys that music isn't like it used to be.
Leeds' latest progressive-alt-rock band, Blue Sky Project, show plenty of promise with this record yet generally fall just short in delivering the quality goods expected of a band fronted by enigmatic singer / songwriter / guitarist / promoter / label boss Lewis Denby.
Little Japanese Toy: Disused No 5
Well, first thing's first: Little Japanese Toy score a whopping 0/10 for presentation. The demo consists of a hastily scribbled on, almost unreadable CD-R.
Five O'Clock Heroes: Speak Your Language
'Speak Your Language' by Five O'Clock Heroes kicks off in the best possible form with the ear-Prozac of 'Judas.' This song will make you instantly fall in love with frontman's Antony Ellis' addictively angular voice and the band's talent for mixing awkward indie with just the right amount of pop, to create something that's original, but accessible.
I wish I could start this review in the same way Polaris start this eponymous album of theirs. Because then you'd understand exactly what it was I was setting out to do.
The Mars Volta: De-Loused in the Comatorium
This first album from The Mars Volta has truly outdone itself. To be quite fair, their unique style and energy is almost indefinable, but I'll give it a go.
Hellogoodbye: Here (In Your Arms)
Hello. I never really thought I'd be reviewing a song which could have easily walked last week's Eurovision song contest.
Adding an electronic ambience to metalcore is maybe not what you'd think would work, but when done simply and subtly it certainly does.
Having spent four years of my life in Bradford, I still never worked it out as to why this curry capital of the north has managed to take it's place as the 'must have' of any self respecting Rock bands tour dates.
Eureka Machines: Being Good Is Okay (But Being Bad Is Better)
Chris Catalyst appears to have had his sinister fingers in any number of Leeds-baked pies in recent years.
Pulled Apart by Horses: Meat Balloon
Most of the connotations carried by the name Pulled Apart by Horses likely centre around their [in]famous sweaty and lawless live performances.
Unfortunately for the discerning popster, this CD would not appear - like many a K-Tel offering of yesteryear - to be available in any shops.
On first tonight were Saving Lenny. Whom I missed. Moving on... Cactus warmed the crowd with their own brand of rocking guitar based songs with the occasional metal influence, but not so much that it wasn't accessible, especially in this venue, which is more of a wine bar than a rock club.
It's not often that I listen to a review CD as many times as this. Unyson's six track "Science Fiction" has some right good songs, played and sung with style and conviction.
Fall Out Boy is: Patrick Stump - Vocals, Guitar Joe Trohman - Guitar Andy Hurley - Drums Pete Wentz - Bass, Backing vocals While walking across the stage to receive the MTV2 Award for "Sugar, We're Going Down," the only thing on Fall Out Boy bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz's mind was "please don't drop an f-bomb." Shortly thereafter the band, originally from suburban Chicago, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
Violet, Indigo, Blue: Green, Yellow, Orange, Red. The colours of a rainbow when you stand on your head.
Having supported Laika Dog and with an upcoming show sharing the stage with Forward Russia, Indigo Skins could be going places.
When Hot Prophecy first start their set, two things become apparent very quickly. The first being that the sound quality is very good considering the size of the venue and the second being that the band are clearly in love with what they're playing.
Why is it that only guitarists can pull off wearing a cowboy hat? And why is it only drummers who wear vests?
How healthy/unhealthy must British music and the Leeds scene be right now if Boy Kill Boy can barely half fill the Cockpit second room?
Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences: We Are Not Other People
'Unexpected Error' makes no effort to ease the listener into the weird and wonderful world of Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences, as it opens with a blaring, Atari-esque sound effect that'll make you wonder whether this is, in fact, a comedy album.
Many People don't like ska. I am one of those people. I just don't get it! I understand the aspect of "fun" in the music, I understand that many local ska bands incorporate as many instruments as possible in order to rectify the lack of musical talent.
Yellow Stripe Nine: 1 White Horse
You join me amidst a stormy battle. In one corner are Leeds based rockers Yellow Stripe Nine, heavily armed with copious fine live performances under their belt and shiny new album "1 White Horse" tucked firmly under their arms.
This 10 track CD on Eggbert Records is a celebration of traditional guitar pop values. Danny Slack, Sam Forrest, Dave Hunt and Tom Johnson do timeless craftsman-built songs as if English punk had never happened.
Parisman: Responsible for Everything EP
Parisman's "Responsible for Everything" EP starts in a blaze of unabashed Geetar Rock-disco synthesiser fusion.
The Scaramanga Six: The Continuing Saga Of
Whatever they might get up to in Huddersfield, The Scaramanga Six are pretty big in the large city of Leeds.
Sawthroat @ Cross Keys (Morley)
I've seen these guys many a time and this is was definitely Sawthroat at their very best. Probably the best that I have seen them play since their gig at The Cavern in August.
Deerpark: It made her look spidery
The slightest thing about this CD is the relative frailness of the songs themselves. The tunes are gentle modulations around a couple of notes that suit the singer's range.
OK, here's a strange one - a CD that comes with a disclaimer! Apparently it's "by no means EP quality and the songs aren't the finished article", but having enjoyed the USA live onslaught, I was keen for a listen all the same.
Liam Stone: I Didn't See My Reflection For The Entire Month Of March
18-year-old Mr Stone has lovingly nurtured and raised a small bedroom masterpiece. First track 'The Last Rose' is a perfect, aching tale of loss.
Wrathstonbury is, believe it or not, one of the most important dates on Leeds' live music diary. Eighteen bands compete with beer for your attention.
Town. Okay. Everyone knows where town is right? That's a good place to start. Now, make your way up to Park Row.
On a cold, wet and dark Tuesday night Gavin Miller talks with Ross Futureheads from the highly showbiz and rock and roll location of a Leeds Travel Lodge...
Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan @ City Varieties
Euros Childs, former frontman of Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, provides some strange folk indie to warm up the crowd.
The world is undoubtedly a better, not to mention considerably more interesting place with The Butterfly in it.
"It may be hard to pronounce but if you learn it I'm sure you'll find it will pay". And so the confusion starts.
Impossibly big-mouthed Richard Archer of chart-hugging Staines chancers Hard-Fi props the bar up and gazes amenably into the eyes of his young paramour, trying hard not to notice being noticed and no doubt savouring the relaxed Thursday night vibrations and eclectic vinyl selections of the Chicken Shack DJs.
What a stupid rule! You're in the venue but to get to the room where the bands will be performing you have to go back outside and round to the other entrance instead of walking ten yards through the doors in front of you, quickly supping off the fresh pint you've just acquired!
AntiProduct @ Brudenell Social Club
Sex, Drugs, Profanity, Leaping, Stripping, Heckling, Moshing, Exploding Equipment, Biting the heads off bats...
Badly Drawn Boy: Have You Fed the Fish
Badly Drawn Boy's "Have You Fed the Fish" (AKA All Possibilities) is a recording project devoted to two questions: "who is Damon Gough?", and "how can he survive as an aspiring artist in 2002?".
Marvins Revolt @ Bar 1-20 (Huddersfield)
The latest You Are Invited all-dayer in Huddersfield may be the last unless some benevolent soul steps forward and offers to support the event.
Before I start I'd just like to say that I've eaten the nicest tea I've had in ages tonight. It was a stir-fry.
I give you fair warning. I am about to break the ancient, time-honoured and globally respected code of the International Covenant of Authors, Note-Takers, Writers, Reviewers, Interviewers, Talkers and Editors (or ICANTWRITE for short) covering the critique of musical releases and/or performances on precisely 2 counts. In fact one of these has already been broken. So apologies if this warning comes too late in the day and has already caused you unnecessary distress.