Frantzeska is a three piece punk/alternative rock band from Bilbao, Spain. ‘BesauriOn!’ is their second release and although it may be half the length of their prior record, stylistically, they branch out twice as far. In just five numbers and with the help of four friends, they show off a multitude of styles and influences, from pure punk, to ska/reggae, funk, with touches of pop and even lounge jazz.
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THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS – Nanobots
They Might Be Giants have never been known for churning out hits, and yet, have often found themselves with a loyal cult audience and record company support. It’s also hard to believe that – taking on board their sideline in making albums for children – 2013’s ‘Nanobots’ is their sixteenth album. Their first to be released on the power pop label Lojinx in the UK/Europe, does such an association mean the music has shifted farther towards the kind of music often released via that label? No. Is there an obvious hit single among its staggering twenty five tracks? As with most TMBG releases there are a couple of contenders, though as always, the most commercial moments aren’t necessarily the most captivating.
ARMCHAIR COMMITTEE – Imola EP
Recorded at Oxford’s Courtyard Studios in late 2012 with Band of Skulls producer Ian Davenport at the helm, ‘Imola’ – the debut EP from Bristol trio Armchair Committee – is immense. During its playing time of just under sixteen minutes, the band waste no time in grabbing the attention. The riffs are laid on thickly, while other more atmosphere driven elements are often delivered with a layer of distortion for good measure.
Post War Glamour Girls: new single and tour news
Leeds noisemakers and Real Gone favourites Post War Glamour Girls have a new single out on 15th April.
The two track release is the first for the I Like (ILR) record label and features ‘Jazz Funerals’ (a PWGG original) with the band’s twisted take on Robert Palmer’s ‘Johnny & Mary’ on the b-side. According to the band’s press, the Palmer cover “reimagines the memorable synth line as a broken and gnarled guitar riff”.
Copies of the 7″ are limited to 451 copies and can be purchased from the ILR shop.
TANYA DONELLY – Lovesongs For Underdogs
Best known as frontwoman for Belly and sometime member of Throwing Muses, this first solo outing by Tanya Donelly is everything you’d expect. Issued on 4AD records in 1997, ‘Lovesongs For Underdogs’ does not always sound like great departure from previous work with Belly; but while not greatly different, it manages to pull together the soft sounds of that band’s ‘Star’ and rockier parts of ‘King’ on one release. In that respect, it could be viewed as Donelly’s most “complete” record.