Mystery Jets + The Count & Sinden = After Dark
Mystery Jets + The Count & Sinden = After Dark
Klaxons' comeback // a breakdown
Klaxons' comeback // a breakdown
FAJ + Danny Sangra
FAJ + Danny Sangra
Maximum (balloons) Theophilus (LDN)
Maximum (balloons) Theophilus (LDN)
BEFORE TODAY by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
It doesn’t take much to make me feel stupid. Trying to find the words to describe the debut album of Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti at 4AD is just one of many examples I could give you. To me, ‘Before Today’ sounds like an album that Kevin Barnes could be recording if he loved goth bands more than funk ones. Or like the cold wave genre entering a multicoloured psychedelic stage instead of glazing at it's own depression. Don’t mind my threadbare examples; this is the album that will make it onto every interesting top 10 of the year and you don’t wanna miss it.
Nathan Smith
I can't resist (probably overpriced) basics-with-a-twist. My wardrobe, full of T by Wang, Oak, Bassike and yes, American Apparel is proof of this; and since in Australia, a new favourite has emerged in the form of Nathan Smith. His selection of supersoft tees, tanks and dresses have sucked me into buying multiples of a number of styles in different colourways. You just can't go wrong with these though! Addictively and endlessly wearable - and not in actual fact, overpriced in the slightlest - Nathan Smith is the way forward for your wardrobe.
Freaks and Geeks
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Rong He
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The Selby Is In Your Place
The ultimate in peeping tom into other, cooler, more fashionable, richer, quirkier and more-hipster-than-thou lives is Todd Selby's The Selby. Having previously been an internet only voyeur's dream, Todd has just last month released The Selby Is In Your Place, a book  the coffee table tome full of twee drawings, colourful interiors and people showering. Half of the images in the books are favourites from the website and the other is stuff he hasn't published online yet. So go check it out, maybe buy it if you can to make your crappy coffee table in your crappy apartment that little bit cooler with pictures of someone else's cool stuff.
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Best in the Class - the Director's cut

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So last year, Late of the Pier graced us with the awesome 'Blueberry', and now their first release of 2010 is the double A-side single including 'Blueberry' and 'Best In The Class', coming out on March 1st via Phantasy.

 

The vid below has been directed by Steve Glashier and Sam Potter, and is the director's cut for the forthcoming 'Best in The Class'. I find the video makes me snicker a little bit (in a good way). There's something awkwardly amusing about watching a bunch of preening girls dancing in choreographed circles around the camera til everyone gets naked and throws coloured powder around (which totally strikes me as quite LOTP-ish. And Primary 1-ish). The most fun part is how quite ingeniously Steve and Sam (and editor Mike Prior) have toyed with the speed and frames in fast forward/reverse/skip/repeat.

 

Best in Class (Directors Cut)

 

The guys seem to be expanding themselves with other creative pursuits and projects - from solo albums, collabos, films (including the video below for 'Best In The Class' co-directed by Sam Potter) and production (like Sam Eastgate and his production work on Egyptian Hip Hop). Not even to mention work on the follow up album to one of our perpetual favourites, Fantasy Black Channel which of course, we can't hardly wait for. In the meantime, watch out on March 1st for 'Best in the Class'.

Blueberry of the Pier
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Late of the Pier

 

When I first heard Late of the Pier, it took me such a long time to getting the hang of pronouncing the 'of' bit their name instead of 'off'. And finally, WOO they are getting set to release a new single. Their shimmering style, schizophrenic guitars and frenetic percussion are all still present, but they've gone a slower, more emotive and melodic kind of route this time. I CANNOT WAIT to hear more as these guys are an absolute mainstay on my musical rotations.

 

They debuted this track - entitled 'Blueberry' - live, really early in 2009, but it's only going to be released in February 2010 on the band's own label Phantasy as a double A side single with 'Best In The Class'. Check it out in a rip from Erol Alkan's BBC 6mix below:

 

Blueberry - LOTP

Colorful Geometry by Durkl
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Late of the Pier by Durkl

If you are into multi colored geometric shapes or childish drawings then this is what you're going to be wearing in the upcoming warm sunny days. American label Durkl have just released their lookbook for Spring/Summer and it features Brit (post?) new rave band Late of the Pier as models. The boys are just the right ones for the job as like the collection, their music is a mix of cheesy '80s influence seen through fresh modern eyes.

 

The clothes also have a second hand shop flavor; using odd combos from an 80s colour palette. Without the trouble of having to try and fit into a smaller size as you would in a second hand shop, there are a wide variety of pieces available from T-shirts to hats; from jumpers to jackets, so no need to rummage, there's gonna be something for everyone.

 

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This collection if for those who think that Benetton wasn't as edgy as they want it to be.

 

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Late Of The Pier - Bathroom Gurgle (Filthy Dukes remix) [mp3]

IM//A\\PARTY by SP:00
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Alisson Gothz, the host

 

Welcome to our IM//A\\PARTY - The Synth Pop Edition galleries! The line-up was graced with Bag Raiders, Luciano from The Twelves, Boss in Drama and Pomada from Funhell. Not one, but SIX of the best party photographers in São Paulo also represented and here are our favourite shots from each.

 

This is IM//A\\PARTY as seen through the lense of SP:00.

 

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