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Rarely is so much meaning conveyed in the space of six letters. And with regard to Xiu Xiu, its applications are infinite: always relevant, always provocative, always surprising, always evolving, always glittering.
It’s fitting, then, that as the band (now comprised of Jamie Stewart, Angela Seo, Bettina Escauriza, Marc … Read on
The Megaphonic Thrift are a Norwegian indie-supergroup of sorts, consisting of Richard Myklebust of Stereo21 and Young Dreams, Linn Frøkedal and Njål Clementsen of Low Frequency In Stereo and Fredrik Vogsborg of Casiokids and Young Dreams. They make catchy melodies and then drench them guitarnoise, best described as noisepop … Read on
The “retro soul” tag is added to almost any contemporary work that sounds like it was originally recorded before 1980, and Mayer Hawthorne is aware of how trends come and go. But, he says, he’s not interested in taking it back to the “good old days,” as much as … Read on
There aren’t many new musicians who can harness the elemental rock’n’roll soul of both Ike and Tina and Jimi and Janis. Alice Gold though, comes bloody close, a powerful pull of both masculine and feminine laced together with straight out Patti Smith punk spirit and a keen pop ear. … Read on
The second half of the Angels of Darkness/Demons of Light is at hand and Earth are ready to unveil it on the highways and byways of the UK and EU. Recorded in the same 2 week session as produced the first part, Angels of Darkness/Demons of Light II carries … Read on
Three Trapped Tigers are an instrumental noisenik outfit from London who exhibit the precision of electronica, the raw intensity of rock music and the schizophrenic spontaneity of their electro-improv past. Not easily classifiable, but with influences ranging from Aphex Twin and Squarepusher to Lightning Bolt and Battles. The … Read on
Daniel Tashian, lead singer and chief songwriter of Nashville-based quartet The Silver Seas, claims that the inspiration for the bittersweet pop songs on the group’s Cheap Lullaby debut didn’t come from a romantic breakup, some unrequited love or any of the typical catalysts for tunes like these, which teeter … Read on
On Thursday 1st of March, Station will hold its first event at the Soup Kitchen.
Denis Jones will be our first guest and brings his new collaboration “Denis Jones and the pickpocket network”.
Also on the night will be the “Mayfield Players” Dj collective. This includes Duncan Jones of … Read on
It’s funk, Jim, but not as we know it; not as we’ve ever known it over here, anyway. Kindness is the recording and performing alias of a chap called Adam Bainbridge, who divides his time between London and Berlin. With a surname like that we’re guessing he’s a … Read on
The Queers are a band from Portsmouth New Hampshire was founded in 1982 Singer / guitarist Joe King has been the principal in the group with a large number of musicians cycling in and out of the band over the years probably the band name ‘Queers’ is used simply … Read on
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