I must admit I don’t know a lot about Our Burgundy but what I do know is that they rock! They’re two kids from Pomfret, Conneticut, Seth David Christian (guitar/vocals) and Alex Herr (drums), who have created a sort of Bush meets White Stripes sound. Don’t take my word for it, have a watch of their ‘Bad Things’ video below:
Also head to the Our Burgundy bandcamp page for free downloads of their Through The Grapevine 1 and Through The Grapevine 2 EP’s
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Michael Kiwanuka has announced details of a European tour for later this year. The thirteen date tour kicks off in Lille on the 9th November, concluding at the previously announced Royal Festival Hall in London on the 5th December.
When a band puts out an animated video it usually means the record company has made a commercial decision that they’re far too busy with the day job of playing shows and general touring to spend a couple of day piddling about under a motorway flyover, playing their future hit 58 times whilst looking longingly at the hired model acting as the love interest, who has been hired in for a couple of days. It doesn’t generally involve the lead singer “tracing over 1500 stills on a lightbox, putting in about 4-6 hours work a day for a couple of weeks”. The result of those 70 hours (i averaged it at 5 hours over the 2 weeks) spent doodling are superb.
The song itself is one of the more upbeat and “pop” songs on their ‘Teenage Blood’ record (my album of the year so far), which had a certain darkness, especially lyrically but the track is upbeat from the off. Great guitar riff, nice vocal harmonies in the chorus and just at the end they throw in a cheeky bit of violin. It’s splendid, shimmering summer folk. B-side ‘Right Side of My Head’ is an altogether more darker affair and could easily have suited the album. Dark, brooding and shimmering but retaining a beautiful melody. Two more tracks, two more reasons why Tom Williams & The Boat are one the best, most unique bands in Britain in 2012.
LA electronic duo Nguzunguzu, pronounced en-goo-zoo-en-goo-zoo, have unveiled a sneak preview of their forthcoming ‘Warm Pulse’ EP, released on 3rd July, in the form of a track ‘Delirium’ on their soundcloud page. Have a listen below:
Davey MacManus, singer in The Crimea, has announced a solo show at the Enterprise in Chalk Farm on 21st June. The gig is a fundraiser ahead of a 2 month trip to Soweto, to nurse at an HIV orphanage, and follows a similar trip to Kenya in 2011. Tickets for the show are available here. With the money raised Davey will buy harmonicas, guitars and other musical instruments. Here’s a video explaining:
Following the Kenya trip in 2011 MacManus wrote a short eBook, ‘Fear of Sky’, which gives a detailed and unique insight into his life as a volunteer nurse at Nyumbani orphanage and includes photos, poems and related short stories. You can get a copy, including a free song ‘Out of Africa’ from The Crimea’s Limited Pressing site.
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Tickets for The Enterprise show
London-born, Devon-raised folk singer Ben Howard has announced the release of his new single ‘Old Pine’ on the 6th August through Island Records. The release comes ahead of a sold out month long jaunt around the UK that culminates in three sold out show’s at London’s Brixton Academy.
They really, really want you to like them so they’re also giving away a free download over at their bandcamp page. Watch the video, like them on facebook and download the free tune at bandcamp and catch them live. This is a band to watch, listen to and enjoy!