Video: Brown Brogues

03.45 fiqih nufi


I’ve been meaning to post about Brown Brogues for a good few months but somehow never got round to it. Their carefree and lo-fi take on garage rock has got them catching the attention of a good few fans during 2010, and 2011 looks to be an exciting year for them.

The Wigan band have just made a video for single Treet U Beta to promote their upcoming 7" through Suffering Jukebox. The video was made with the guys that do the videos for Manchester Scenewipe, so it was always going to be good. It features beer, crooning, and old ladies dancing – and a pretty darn good song. Watch (and listen to) it below.



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Dan Amos

02.21 fiqih nufi

I've just been sent an album by an artist called Dan Amos from the guys in the band Illness, who are doing their best to share the love of some very, very good and very, very lo-fi experimental psych pop.

Between us, we don’t know much about Dan. We think he’s from Kent, we’re not sure if he plays live, and we’re not sure if he still even makes music anymore but we do know he makes awesome music, and that’s what matters.

Thunderheart is 17 tracks of passion, joy, and a natural flare for writing what seem to be effortlessly brilliant pop songs – dirty synth sounds burst into colour alongside Dan’s weirdo vocals and a catchy drum beat. They might be covered in thick layers upon thick layers of noise and fuzz, but dig below the surface and you will be more than rewarded with sweet, sweet goodness.

Listen and download below, or grab the whole album here.


Dan Amos - You Can Rest Easy Now


Dan Amos - You Get No Protection From Me

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Mowbird

03.21 fiqih nufi


Fuzzy garage rock from Wrexham, with hints of surf, punk, and pop. Who’d have thought it?

Download some tracks below, at the band's Last FM page, or download the Excellent, OK EP plus two demos from their bandcamp.


Mowbird - Oh, Susan


Mowbird - Thank You, You Are Revolting (demo)

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Levek

02.18 fiqih nufi

Florida’s Levek may have been first blogged in 2009 last year, made some blogs best of 2010 lists, and possibly even have been active since 2008 (judging from MySpace dates), but that doesn’t mean I can’t share his stuff now, right? It’s seriously good, so it’d seem a shame not to.

The work of David Levesque, apparently a former school bus driver if you believe the words that anybody who has ever written about him has mentioned, Levek is self-described as “Mickey Mouse tribal sounds”.

As sarcastic as that may sound, much of the music isn’t actually that far off the description. NW 4th St., for instance, genuinely sounds like it should soundtrack Lion King, and Heave Ho, taken from the Dumbo EP brings forth childhood visions of the seven dwarves. But that’s not to say it’s silly music. Tracks are (largely) layered and complex experimental pop – ranging through tribal rumbles, clicks, and tings to jazzy/progressive styled drum patterns, wonderful and wonky vocals (sometimes in acapella styling or harmonised beautifully), moments of Dirty Projectors guitar shuffling, hints of synth, handclaps, to even moments of panpipes. From moments of dark drama to complete celebratory joy, Levek doesn’t sit still for one minute.

For fans of Islet, Connan Mockasin, and the obvious Dirty Projectors, Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear.

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Levek - NW 4th St.


Levek - Look On The Bright Side


Levek - Dream Entry No 1
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Red Psalm

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Post-punk has really had a kick in the teeth from mainstream bands in the past few years. For a genre so important and creative, recent dull Joy Division carbon copies (White Lies, Editors, Chapel Club etc) will have left a generation of youth wondering what the fuss was all about. If there was any justice in this industry, Red Psalm would storm the charts and re-inspire the masses.

Red Psalm is Kansas City’s John Dickson. Basic guitar lines accompany bass-snare drum machine, buzzing bass, whirring synth, and John’s recognisable deep monotone vocals and some noisey droning effects. As obvious as it is that this is the music of one man sat in his bedroom recording on a laptop, the music still manages to hold an unnerving and powerful feel – atmospheric and dark psych-y post-punk. This is good.

Stay Subtle EP will be out this year on AMDISCS.

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Red Psalm - Your Wedding Cake

Red Psalm - Colorhouse

Red Psalm - Monster City
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Aishwarya Rai Calendar 2011

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