Too Many Sebastians shared a great Empire Of The Sun remix, as well as some confusion over the bands UK releases
“We’re totally perplexed by the release dates of Empire Of The Sun in the UK, ‘Standing On The Shore’ (Kanye West approved! ZOMG!) is apparently the next single to come out here. But it could be put back for another re-release of ‘We Are The People’ or a re-re-release of ‘Walking On A Dream’. Really, who knows? But this is a fine remix from Lifelike. 8 Minutes of bliss.”
Strange Glue reviewed this years Leeds Festival
“In 2009, a reputation was in danger of being forever lost. For years, the Reading & Leeds festivals had been a bastion for eclecticism. While other sites narrowed their focus, they proudly refused.
Taking in elements of rock, metal, punk, pop, electro, avant-garde, post-rock, folk and generous helpings of indie. There used to be something for everybody. Then, as is often the case, it all went horribly wrong.
The punk bands slowly disappeared, replaced by the growing hordes fresh off the Fueled By Ramen production line. The headline-acts stopped changing and there were few, if any, surprises. No longer could you spend hours happily exploring the various stages in pursuit of your next favourite band. Chances were, if you hadn’t heard of them before, they were a floppy-haired ‘emo’ band, some with annoying screams!
With that in mind then, 2009 was a familiar breath of bleach-drenched faeces (in a good way). The emo-kids had their scene represented, the punk kids saw their heroes, and the indie kids could happily ignore that any other type of music ever existed as they sprung open their deck-chairs in front of the main stage. Everyone’s a winner!”
Pasta Primavera reviewed the new Noah & The Whale album
“Noah and the Whale brilliantly capture the spirit of that tumultuous yet inspiring time with their new album The First Days Of Spring. This is an album of love lost, pain, heartbreak, loneliness, solitude …yet whispers of hope for the future.”
Surfing On Stream shared with us the St. Etienne remix of ‘Higher Than The Stars’ by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
“U.K. dance-pop legends St. Etienne add a smooth and sexy treatment to The Pains of Being Pure at Heart’s latest single “Higher Then the Stars”. The mix should take you back to 1990′s-era club mixes as guitars are replaced by gentle piano and dreamy waves of synth.”
IndieBlogHeaven featured the much discussed news that Jay Z was at the latest Grizzly Bear show
Jay Z had this to say about checking out the indie hipster band,
“Grizzly Bear is an incredible band. The thing I want to say to everyone– I hope this happens because it will push rap, it will push hip-hop to go even further– what the indie rock movement is doing right now is very inspiring. It felt like us in the beginning. These concerts, they’re not on the radio, no one hears about them, and there’s 12,000 people in attendance.”
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