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Win tickets to see Wave Machines in London!!
Liverpudlian art rock disco act Wave Machines new single I Go I Go I Go is released on 8th June on Neapolitan Recordings. They support it with a slew of dates, and we've got tickets to give away to their London show: Wave Machines Live @ Islington Bar Academy 18 May.

Simply tell us where Wave Machines are from? Then shoot your answer to bill@godisinthetvzine.co.uk by the 17th when a winner will be plucked from our big bucket of joy!

Little Boots: hype and backlash!

Nobody was ever going to expect the whole population of the world to stop what they were doing and go out and buy Little Boots’ debut album. Nor would you expect the vast majority of music fans to fall head over heels in love with ‘Hands’ the second they first heard it. But a general opinion has emerged that somewhere along the way, she’s bottled it, made a record completely dictated by an urge to sell records, a record that ignores her electronic roots. But in truth, the moment we became fixated with ‘Stuck On Repeat’ was the moment we became presumptuous as to how Little Boots’ first offering would sound.

With Joe Goddard of Hot Chip on production duties, people had every right to expect what they didn’t get. Instead of a dark, hypnotic debut album is something that Clash Magazine calls a little more “lightweight“. But in truth it might have been poor judgement on our part to expect a deep exploration into the weird and the wonderful, such as the Jools Holland performance of ‘Meddle’. But Victoria Hesketh certainly made no attempts to shy away from this sketched-out image. Already, in comes the conspiracy theories of big label influence, the grossly negative reviews, the general consensus of almost feeling cheated. But is ‘Hands’ more predictable than we’d imagine?
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Hinterland Festival, Glasgow, 30th April – 1st May

Inspired by indoor, multi-venue events such as the Camden Crawl and Great Escape, Glasgow’s Hinterland festival crashed onto the Scottish music scene for two days this Spring. Advertising over 100 bands playing in 15 venues scattered across the city, the line-up appeared eclectic, with an emphasis on local and Scottish bands, as well as plenty from further afield.

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The Swede Sound of Music
I hate Abba with a passion, but that’s the first thing anyone ever thinks of when you use the word ‘Sweden’ in conjunction with ‘music’. But some quality alternative artists have been putting the country on the map too, over the past decade. Indie pop extraordinaire label Slumblerland Records in the US has just signed up new Swedish band, Lichtenstein, who continue rousing that ghost of C86 with their simple girl harmonies, bare guitar chords, primal drums and tunes full of aching hoping hearts. We’re reminded of a stack of attractive Swedish indie/pop projectors from recent years.
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Orphans & Vandals/ Fredrick Stanley Star/ Blue Wall@ Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff- 12/06/09
http://www.clwb.net/
Price: £4
Doors:7.30pm- 10.30pm

We're delighted to announce highly tipped London act Orphans and Vandals as our headliners for a very special show on the 12th of June at Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff. They arrive promoting their astounding recently released debut album 'I Am Alive and You Are Dead' that depicts the quality of front man Al's unique, personal, sprawling, literate style and their grand mini orchestra that will surprise you at every turn.

Front man Al Joshua first imagined Orphans & Vandals two years ago. Escaping the confines of London and the musical limitations of his then band, Al embarked on a Parisian pilgrimage retracing the steps of Arthur Rimbaud. Returning with new resolve, he and musical cohort Raven began eighteen months of recruitment; building a 5 strong band of multi-instrumentalists that would combine the classics with popular song, and reach beyond the restrictions of the prevailing musical mainstream.

To see them live is to be caught in a surrealist gaze upon a humdrum world, narrated, transcribed and re-imagined in the light of Pulp, Steven Reich, Bob Dylan, Arthur Rimbaud, The Velvet Underground and The Langley School Music Project.

"...an epic nine track wonder, powered by Al Joshua's mesmerizing delivery...dizzyingly complex arrangements recorded live... A fascinatingly articulate talent emerges." - Attitude

"The best new band in London" - Pop Junkie

"The single most exciting band I've encountered in a long time" - Tom Robinson, BBC6

“Orphans and Vandals create romantic music of the street; harsh, dangerous, melancholic yet heartbreakingly euphoric all at the same time.” – God is in the TV

http://www.myspace.com/orphansandvandals

In support come Fredrick Stanley Star a Cardiff based 5 piece group of avant-garde musicians; Alex Williams, Dan Messore, Jo MacGregor, Stephen Linehan and William Hughes. Despite all hailing from Loughborough the band for the most part met in the wilderness of the Pembrokeshire coast. The band describes their musical style as ‘progressive shanty’. Heaviside Layer, the debut album, was released to great acclaim late last year on fellow Cardiff band attack+defend’s imprint Shape Records. It was recorded with Frank Naughton at Ty Drwg studios in June 2008. On this debut album the band use field recordings ranging from a creaking gate to a typewriter to enhance their experimental folk sound. Live the band use free improvisation, 5 part harmonies and various percussive effects including foot stamps and large wooden spoons. They've been compared favourably to the likes of Fleet Foxes, British Sea Power, Arcade Fire, and Richard Thompson. They won the best live act of the year award in a local vote by the promoter Loose.

http://www.fredrickstanelystar.com
http://www.myspace.com/fredrickstanleystarmusic


Opening this eclectic show with an electric shock are Cardiff upstarts Blue Wall. Blue Wall are Tom, Andy and Ollie, and together they generate angular, catchy, post-punk that jerks around and puts a smile on your face. You can buy their recent single "So Here's a Picture" at gigs, and on iTunes!It gained them well deserved attention and airplay from local tastemaker of choice Bethan Elfyn on her Wales Radio one.

http://www.myspace.com/bluewallmusic

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