"Soundtrack to the middle of the end of all things. As if someone were to make a field recording of Michael MacDonald's time-share burning to the ground. A survivalist murdock champion who's out there somewhere...with a blue vest, a carton of Marlboros, extra socks, Clif bars, and a fully-functioning, factory-installed cassette player blaring pristine recordings of Keith David's voice."
-- the king egg
(reprinted with permission)
There are at least two different groups performing under the name "The Voices": "The Voices" from Cardiff, Wales is a post-shoegaze trio. Swathes of warm guitar fuzz and buzzing synths combine with breathily delicate melodies on hypnotic mini-epics.
Second album "The Sound of Young America" due for release on the My Kung Fu label in June 2007. And "The Voices", a UK 5 piece playing indie-rock. When the final line up was completed mid 2005, the Tamworth based band recorded the Blue Light EP followed by a series of gigs to promote their self-recorded demo.
The Rational Academy are a noise/pop band based in Brisbane, Australia active since 2004. After a slew of 7" vinyl EP's and compilation appearances they released their debut album in 2008 to international acclaim. Produced by Lawrence English, "A Heart Against Your Own" married the Academy's pop leanings and guitar heavy approach with avante garde and experimental interests. In 2009 they released their sophomore effort "Swans"...
Summer Cats are two girls and three boys from Melbourne, Australia. Like most people from Melbourne, they spend their time either: a) enjoying summer or b) waiting for summer to arrive. They play crash pop in an attempt to make you dance, so if you feel the urge...go right ahead! Musically they are somewhat of a cross between Stereolab and The Go-Betweens....or is that Talulah Gosh and The Left Banke?
Los Robertas are a band from San José, Costa Rica. Bandmembers are, Mercedes Oller, Monserrat Vargas and Franco a.k.a Ana M. Valenciano. They released their debut full-length album Cry Out Loud in May 2010. The project started in 2009, Meche and Monse met years before, then they met Lola, decided to put up something together and started the band. Franco arrived a couple of months later and completed the lineup. (Later on, Lola left the band to pursue her college studies.)
The Stopouts were formed in 2006 after Al and Dejan saw ska legends The Toasters play a gig in a total dive on a scummy industrial estate near Liverpool, supported by pathetic ‘chaos’ and ‘rape’ metal bands. They decided a ska revival was needed on Merseyside to counter the prevailing influence of dire metal bands and arsehole indie wannabes. Recruiting Rob on drums, they started playing a few covers, before quickly moving to original material with the arrival of vocalist Tom and Anna on saxophone.
With only 21 years, Willy Moon already rolled halfway around the world and was finding its musical references on these trips. Born in Wellington (New Zealand) went to Europe with 18 years and ran there until finally finding home in London. Like the artist, his music travels a lot. With free-spirited and spontaneous, he defines it as "A sort of Bo Diddley remixed by Swizz Beatz." In fact, the sound of this man can be considered retro, but without resorting to any move to some kind of redemption.
There are at least 4 bands known as Loomer: 1.A shoegaze outfit from Brazil that was formed in august 2008 (http://www.myspace.com/loomerband)
2. The Toronto, Canada alt/country band formed in 1999
3. The Brisbane, Australia indie/shoegaze band that was formed in 2008.
4. US, San Francisco shoegaze band Loomer (http://www.myspace.com/loomersf) with album World Tipped Blue 1998 (Evil Eye Records) Current Members: Lynda Mandolyn, Hugh Caley, Serge Vladimiroff
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The band are Stefano Fell (guitar, vocal), Liege Milk (bass, vocal), Richard La Rosa (guitar) and Guilherme F. (drums).
Girls Names are a two piece from Belfast who love Beat Happening, Black Tambourine, Jesus and Mary Chain, Josef K, The Fall, Orange Juice and make reverb soaked noise pop.
Urgent Talk are a three piece indie-pop band formed in Sheffield, England in 2007. The lineup consists of Roo (Viola, Violin, Vox & Glox), Warren (Vocals, Synths, Guitar, GameBoy), and Jack (Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards, Sampler). Warren and Jack previously played together in heartyeah. Urgent Talk's first release was Winter Olympiad '88 as a DVD single in early 2008. They followed this up by releasing two released 2 EPs, 'Ampersand' and 'Ampersands', simultaneously in February 2009. All three releases were put out through the band's own Dear You Records label.