KILL CHAOS – PromisesPromises

Promises Promises Kill ChaosNottingham’s Kill Chaos have been working hard at making a name for themselves, creating a mini-buzz in the north of England.  They’ve toured in support of INME, Frank Turner, Arctic Monkeys and the seemingly famous-for-five-minutes Reef and their 2013 full length ‘PromisesPromises’ [released via Field Records, home to the excellent Maybeshewill] is a reflection of the band’s live sound, in that it isn’t too polished.  Its fantastically bass heavy in places, while the main riffs often carry just the right balance between melody and distortion.

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Mick Terry & Peter James Millson at The Betsey Trotwood, London – Nov 12th 2013

Following a summer break, the Songwriters Circle returns to The Betsey Trotwood in London next week. As usual, regular performer Mick Terry will be there, joined by Peter James Millson, Jinder and Brian Wilson collaborator Nelson Bragg. That should keep you entertained as the cold nights draw ever shorter and make that long wait for Mick’s second album just a bit more bearable!

This from Mr. Terry’s current news bulletin:

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THE 1957 TAIL-FIN FIASCO – The Cruise Control EP

a0095358254_2Having already released their ‘Private Jet Flashback’ album at the beginning of the year, 2013 proved very busy for Essex-based pop rockers The 1957 Tail Fin Fiasco, as they also dropped this EP of extra material in the autumn.  It’s not clear whether it ought to be regarded as a companion piece to the full album or treated as a stand-alone EP in its own right, but what is clear is that this is a band you should not miss.  This raises the bar with regard to how something self-released should sound sonically, while musically the band Indulge in a whole cavalcade of 70s pop sounds, that’s absolutely thrilling in its all too knowing retroness.

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