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The Lovetones

The Lovetones is led by Matthew J. Tow (acoustic & electric guitars / sitar / autoharp / vocals), formerly of Drop City, Colorsound and The Brian Jonestown Massacre, along with Matt Sigley (bass / keyboards / vocals) and Chris Cobb (drums / percussion). The Lovetones released their debut album, Be What You Want in 2002 through Bomp! Records, creating a palpable buzz amongst critics from the likes of Creem and Rolling Stone magazine. The latter hailed mainman Matthew J Tow's songwriting worthy of Ray Davies, Bowie, Lennon and McCartney: a bold statement, yet in his case, completely justified.

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Indian Jewelry

Further Notes Regarding Peel It
Peel another 40-hour-workweek off the stack gyrating in your hands. Strip it from the wad and make it drizzle on the sign twirler at the live-nude intersection - “We Buy Gold, We Sell Gold” the sign reads.

Peel the gold leaf off the holy headpiece, off the Temple Mount, off the Dome Rock. Lotto jackpots get shared.

Peel the radial Goodyear’s off pop’s Ford Exploder glazing doughnuts into every Texas lawn, sister. Peel the sod away, the drought sucks like a dry hump with two backs, brother.

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Robotplant

Robotplant is an / band from Daugavpils, Latvia, formed in 2008. Band was formed at summer 2008, when was recorded debut single “Holy Bubble”.
Singles “Blue” and “Holy Bubble” was rotated in Latvian most famous radio SWH, in alternative top-10 Prieksnams.
With this material ROBOTPLANT appeared publicly for the first time in festival Rock Nights in Lithuania, where they performed at the same day as such well-known band as PARADISE LOST.

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Damon & Naomi

Damon & Naomi are an American folk-rock duo formed in 1991 by Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang, both formerly of Galaxie 500. After Galaxie 500 completed a tour of the US supporting The Cocteau Twins, guitarist and vocalist Dean Wareham quit the band, forcing the cancellation of an imminent Japanese tour. Damon and Naomi had recorded a few tracks before the split and these were released under the name Pierre Etoile by Rough Trade (UK) in June 1990.

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African Queen

African Queen are a five piece femme-fronted neo-psychadelic rock movement from east London and the surrounding area that emerged in 2007. The band's eclectic sound draws on shoegaze elements of the late 1980s and early 1990s; as well as dragging up 60's inspired tones to form a contemporary psych-rock sound typical of bands such as The Warlocks, The Black Angels or The Morning After Girls. The band are currently playing frequent shows in and around London whilst recording their first full-length album with producer and techno DJ Johnny Arthur.

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The Telescopes

The Telescopes were formed in 1987 by Stephen Lawrie and could best be described as a noise/space rock band. Their debut release was a split flexi disc with Loop on the Cheree label in 1988. There followed their debut single, "Kick the Wall", and "7th# Disaster" also on Cheree Records. They moved to What Goes On Records and released their debut LP, "Taste" and "The Perfect Needle" single which is perhaps their most famous song.

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Heligoland

There are two acts called Heligoland: 1) Formed in 1999, Heligoland are a five-piece band originally from Melbourne, Australia now living in Paris, France that plays sparse, dreamy and evocative music. Heligoland's songs and sound have been compared to the atmospheric textures and soaring female vocals of the Cocteau Twins, the spartan soulfulness of Low and the wistful melancholy of Mojave 3. Heligoland have recently finished recording a new album in Paris and Rennes which was produced and mixed by Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins / Violet Indiana).

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Big Troubles

"a dreamy, head spinning blast of fuzzed-out bliss, like my bloody valentine on minimal budget but some idiots left big black's drum machine pummelling away in the background. totally damaged and beautiful, big troubles grab the reverbed-out U.S. underground and rip it a new one. gotta be heard to be understood."
- Rough Trade

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Dolorean

The band started off in bars and cafes around Portland with singer-songwriter Al James performing songs as Dolorean. It picked up speed after he teamed up with Jay Clarke and the two began to perform as a duo. Al on the guitar and Jay on a student piano. The resulting work was considered album worthy. So, with the help of The Standard's Robbie Duncan on drums Dolorean cut its first album on CDR in 2000 (later re-released in 2004).

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