We really like this haunting track and video from Midas Fall. Check out the album and more info at http://www.myspace.com/midasfall.
Midas Fall – 17 from monotreme records on Vimeo.
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Susan Enan
Plainsong, the self-produced album from Susan Enan was recorded in 5 different countries features guests musicians including Ashwin Sood, Steve Schiltz, Graham Maby and Oli Kraus, with guest vocals from Declan O’Rouke and Sarah McLachlan.
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Daniel J Nixon
It’s been a busy month and I haven’t really had time to properly go through the music inbox so here are just a few quick call outs for a couple of tracks that stood out.
http://danieljnixon.bandcamp.com/
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Jennie Mahood
Really like these tracks by Jennie Mahood and I really what she’s doing with her internet promotion. This track is part of a series where she is releasing a track a week with an accompanying video. The tracks and videos…
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Elk
Elk began as a home recording project. Eric Luoma, former singer and frontman for the alt-country band Bellwether, was recording lo-fi acoustic based songs with his wife, Kari on piano and violin. The recordings made their way into the hands of drummer Chadwick Nelson and Bass player Aaron Lundholm, both veterans of the Minneapolis band the Hangups. Soon, the recording project grew into a full-band effort, and the foundation of
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Mary Epworth – Black Doe
We love this great track from Mary Epworth and have dubbed it ‘Psycho Folk’ – Enjoy!
“Spectral deer stomp your face” Available on 7″ from handofglory.co.uk
More tracks and gig dates from Mary Epworth at…
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Cop On The Edge
Love this little Electro Pop EP from London based Cop On The Edge.
From the press release….
They’re Donna Summer milking cows with The Fall. They’re holding the dartboard while Duran Duran and Magazine play for the world championship. They’re sleeping with Giorgio Moroder’s wife behind his back and are terrified New Order are
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David’s Lyre
This dropped into the inbox, it’s a rough live recording but the song writing has got some real character. The only info supplied was that David’s Lyre is alternative, big beat, pop birthed in London and in residence in Manchester. David’s Lyre has been remixed by the likes of JaKwob and The Last Skeptik.
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Defend the Melody
Just received these great trippy tracks from Defend The Melody, Australian based but touring internationally it looks like it could be a really beautiful album when it’s released on Payne Street Records.
Defend the Melody are like, really…
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Paul Green
This track recently arrived in the IndieLab inbox and has been soothing and intriguing us ever since. We’re looking forward to catching Paul live at some point soon to see the live show is even half as interesting as his…
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Paul Green - Boxing Clever
This Morning Call
This Morning Call has been described as “Portishead on anti-depressants” and “LCD Soundsystem with a hangover”. The musical moniker of Manchester producer Ben Heyworth, This Morning Call has a quirky mix with electronic and indie influences with an…
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This Morning Call - Tides
The Vanguards
Hailing from the out skirts of Manchester hard edged, sub pop, band The Vanguards have been working in the studio producing tracks and playing round the UK in 2008, with their latest single ‘Regress’ being a hit with the local…
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VanGuards-Regress
Julie Peel
Just had this great little track dropped into our Sound Cloud Dropbox. Softly beautiful and mellow, it evokes feelings of late night firesides under starry skies. From the Cannes born Julie Peel, this is taken from her debut…
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Julie Peel - Living in a Movie
FANGS
I caught these guys at the Un-Convention closing party and they just blew the room away. Signed to the King Tuts Label in Glasgow, they are a bundle of punk electro energy that really come into their own…
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FANGS - Sicko
Run Toto Run – New EP
Anybody who counts My Brightest Diamond, Sujan and The Postal Service amongst their influences is on my wavelength, add into the mix a lady with a gorgeous voice and some recorder love and you’ve got an awesome little band from…
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Run Toto Run - Plastic Gold
Paris Riots
The Paris Riots were recommended to us by Blue Print Studios and they’ve been on the mp3 player ever since. Obviously a good proportion of the gig going public agrees with us as they’ve just won the
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Paris Riots - Introspection
The Get Out Clause
I’m sure I’m coming quite late to the party blogging about this video but I love the ingenuity behind it. One of the main challenges bands have these days is making their music or work stand out against the noise…
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Red Labels
We’re loving the new ‘Silence Breaks’ EP from The Red Labels. Recorded with producer Guy Massey at the Dublin Sun Studios it’s a storming energy filled record.
With a modern sound which evokes the remnants of 1970s raw rock…
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Red Labels - Swallow
Everything Everything
I caught the video for Everything Everything’s new single on the Manchester TV channel during a run down of the top 10 bands from the city. The single, Suffragette Suffragette is being released by XL’s new imprint label ‘Salvia’…
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ON ITZ HEAD
Hailing from Manchester this Dance/ Indie/ Disco/ Pop outfit are causing quite stir with their up-tempo party dance floor fillers.
Connecting over a love of non classic 70’s Disco, Obscure Dance, 80’s Pop and Abstract Rock.Jax and Louis’ peculiar…
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ON ITZ HEAD - Sister Brother Music Lover
The Miserable Rich
We caught these guys at the wonderful Manchester Deaf Institute on their recent UK tour with WoodPigeon and the wonderfully quirky Winter Journey. Described by one reviewer as ‘chamber pop’ they are an eclectic line up…
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Miserable Rich - The Time That's Mine
