Collaborative Music Blogging Project
As the opening band on a bill of gloomy indie rock (they are on tour with popular press darlings, White Lies) New York’s Violens (pronounced Vy-Lenz, phonetics fans) offer a slither of light in the haze of this cavernous club. Clad all in white, they deliver a set of melodic and occasionally ambient indie pop. It’s never easy warming a…
Continue reading Violens, Heaven (night club), London 8/5/09
Brooklyn based, Fortuna Pop band The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart release ‘Young Adult Friction’ on May 18th. This follows the recent critical success of their eponymous debut album. The band bring their delightful sounds to our shore for summer adventures (and stolen glances from beneath fringe moments, I’ll bet) throughout May…
Continue reading The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart single + tour details
Moshi Moshi and Anorak London bring you a headline set by those dapper indie rockers from the land of Adrian Mole: The Young Knives at a small club in Hoxton where they will preview new songs. The band are taking a break from the studio where they are working on their third album, to be…
Continue reading Young Knives to play low key show
The South London three Piece have had something of a sonic make over since their debut What’s the time, Mr Wolf? Their seemingly garage band sensibilities have been given a glossy sheen (By producer Jim Abiss of Arctic Monkeys and Adele desk- controlling fame) on this second outing. It opens with the rather sleepy Sometimes which veers…
Continue reading Album: Noisettes, Wild Young Hearts (Mercury) 20.04.09
We at Kid Vinyl like a bit of crafty behaviour, much fun was had at the Christmas Craftacular (Yeah, we like puns too, had you noticed?) and Jumble (where we touted our wares too!). If eating cake, listening to music and mooching about stalls filled with handicrafts and curios is your bag then read on folks. Crafternoon…
Continue reading Crafternoon Delights!
Pixies will play their only UK festival date of 2009 at this year’s Isle of Wight Festival at Seaclose Park, Newport ahead of Neil Young’s headline set on Sunday 14th June. I wonder if they will join forces for a rendition of ‘Winterlong’? Either way, it’s a cracking double bill. The Isle of Wight…
Continue reading Festival News: Pixies to Play Isle of Wight Festival
Charity records have long history of being naff. Obviously putting out a credible song isn’t really the point of such records and ultimately the greater cause outweighs the crimes against pop (I still have a copy of Live Aid 20 gathering dust and unused) However, novelty though this is: it does indeed…
Continue reading Single review: Comic Relief 2009 featuring Ruth Jones, Rob Brydon, Tom Jones and Robin Gibb ‘Barry Islands in the Stream’
Arena gigs are strange affairs, and the 02 especially so. For those who have never been; it is a lot like an airport: there are a heck of a lot of commercial units, surly security and gate numbers to deal with before the main event. After dealing with all of that, and having been ‘processed’…
Continue reading NME Big Gig: The Cure, Franz Ferdinand at O2 Arena, London 26.02.09
Noah and the Whale release their second album, The First Days of Spring on August 31st which will be preceded by the single Blue Skies on August 24th. In celebration of their sophomore record; the band have announced a run of screenings of the album’s accompanying film, directed by NATW singer, Charlie Fink. The…
Continue reading Noah and the Whale album release and film screenings