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Post by Sean on Nov 17, 2010 17:56:27 GMT
Brother
This week's band of the week have already received support from various national DJ's, been on the pages of NME, and sold out headline gigs. Their website, acidlove.net, contains a manifesto, introduction video and promise of a 12 page broadsheet paper to be released in the future. Away from all that though are the songs, only three of which have been heard to date. Future single, 'Darling Buds Of May', 'Time Machine', and 'New Year's Day', all which sound like a modern take on Britpop, with some even comparing them to NIN. Whoever and whatever they're compared too, they're definitely ones to watch.
Also worth noting they're recording their debut album with Stephen Street, obviously the producer of St. Jude.
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Post by Darren on Nov 17, 2010 20:04:26 GMT
Had a listen to these a couple of weeks ago and one track stood out to me but can't remember the name of it.
Think they only have a few songs about, so I wouldn't mind hearing more.
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Post by Sean on Nov 17, 2010 20:43:15 GMT
Yeah there's the track above, Time Machine you can get free by signing up to their mailing list and the video to New Year's Day is on youtube and their website, all top I think.
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Post by tommyjohnson on Dec 14, 2010 18:26:07 GMT
I'm not an NME head, I buy it if someone I like is on the cover which last week happened to be Lennon.
They had a little interview in it, these two quotes struck a chord 'oasis are not around anymore, that's where we come in' and 'i specifically hate Liam Fray. I find him vile. He's everything I don't want to be, just a watered-down version of his hero'
So they don't like Fray and think they can fill the Oasis void. We'll see if they can walk the walk, seem to be shouting the odds saying they will bring back guitar music in 2011 and yet they've done f*ck all yet.
They sound a bit too much like Blur for me, and I was never really into them. I follow a slightly structured and biased view on music though and find it hard to incorporate new bands.
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Post by Sean on Dec 15, 2010 6:34:40 GMT
Yeah I wrote this before I read that interview, it didn't impress me. It feels like they're doing what Liam did a bit when they first started, and I said to them basically it's not worth slagging off other people. The songs are good at the moment so there's no need.
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Post by tommyjohnson on Dec 24, 2010 0:46:43 GMT
Give it another go and I still dont like it. The singers voice seems quite indie and yet the guitars seem to be going for a britpop or 90's rock vibe and they dont fit for me.
I think if the guitars suited his voice then maybe
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Post by spiralxstatic on Dec 24, 2010 2:01:16 GMT
i do UNDERSTAND the fray comment. he does clearly style himself after oasis. but the music speaks for itself. i dont like oasis, specifically LG, yet I love the Courteeners.
go figure.
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Post by tommyjohnson on Dec 24, 2010 17:25:56 GMT
In certain respects I can see where he is coming from but Oasis, Stone Roses, The Smiths, Joy Division, The Verve, Inspiral Carpets, James are massive bands from in and around Manchester and I could go on.
When Manchester music and the fashion that came along with it was so influential in the late 80's and 90's its hard not to dress like that and have a hair cut like that. I've gone the same way myself and I'm quite proud of it, it sort of makes you who you are so I don't think he has a right to call him for it, its the way he was brought up.
Other places don't get affected like that, so I think criticism is unfair.
In terms of sounding like his heroes, then if any I'd say The Smiths, Inspiral Carpets and Stone Roses. Oasis wouldnt come into much for me, this band Brother sounds like they are trying to be britpop too much (in particular Blur).
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