Ben Moorhouse, Gwylim Gold and Alexis Nunez formed Golden Silvers in 2007. The London based trio have been described by Time Out magazine as "(an)infectious, oddly futuristic mix of Blockheads, of Montreal and doo wop".
Bright, young commanders of a brand of unique Englishness, Pete and The Pirates' blend of smooth edged punk and pop produces music which is sweet, raw, joyous, melancholic, raucous and tender. The Pirates' idiosyncratic and endearing songwriting puts them somewhere between the Flying Nun band Tall Dwarfs and the wistful reflection of On The Beach-era Neil Young. Pete and The Pirates is the side-project of frontman Thomas sanders, who is also in Tap Tap.
“Beginning like a rock concert on the Klangers planet, before surging into an amped up, wiry rebirth of the same demonic soul that drove Young Knives to wear Victorian casual wear and (probably) smoke pipes in the comfort of their red velvet coated den, But with a more muscular physique - keep the name on your lips, I have a feeling you’ll be using it more frequently in the near future!” Subba-Culture (single of the week)
A sound reminiscent of a more experimental The Velvet Underground, infused with a heady dose of old European decadence. Poetic narratives, corruption, longing, and a strong sense of place. A young british Beirut in the making. Al Joshua - guitar, harmonica, vocals, toy piano
Francesca - violin, piano, glockenspiel, percussion, backing vocals
Gabi Woo - drums, percussion, backing vocals, harmonium, glockenspiel
Quinta - viola, musical saw, percussion, piano, backing vocals
Raven - bass guitar, backing vocals, harmonium
'Garage Monsters For The Modern Era' Austrian/Italian, London Irish, Polish/Indian, Greek & French/Spanish…That’s White Man Kamikaze. A contradiction! Something that shouldn’t work on paper. This London based Quintet are a sonic explosion of discarded and re-absorbed record collections. A band determined to force its audience to leave obvious at the door and dance to the unrelenting unexpected.
Lord Auch formed in London in October 2007. The 3 piece consists of Si McCabe (vox), Liam W. (guitar) and Danny Prescott (drums). Si and Danny formerly of Black Wire and Liam of Courtney Love played their first live show at Bardens Boudoir East London on the 7th December 2007. At the first show they were picked up by indie label Young And Lost Club Records for a single release in May 2008. The band also embarked on the sold out Young and Lost Club U.
MIT was formed in 1934 when one of the first ever robots was created and learned german, MIT then spent the rest of their days writing songs about it and its exploits.