Ho Ho Ho! Treat yourself
to a mince pie, a glass of Sherry and relax with this
festive offering from Standard Fare. "Tinsel Politics"
is released to coincide with the pre-release of their
new 7" single "Fifteen". Standard Fare MySpace
OUT 11th January
PRE-ORDER NOW!
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Cats For Peru- "Asleep In Monaco"
c/w "The Bearded One"
Thee SPC and Phantom Power
Records are very proud to jointly release the debut
album from Cats For Peru "Attack Of The Pitching
Machine"
Comparisons to bands such as Arcade Fire and Elbow
are inevitable, but welcome. Like those bands, Cats
For Peru create songs full of emotional tension and
melodic punch: The single "Asleep In Monaco"
is quite simply a gorgeously simmering pop song.
Cats For Peru are named after an odd tale from Parkgate,
Northern Ireland where rumour spread of a strange and
elusive South American catching cats to take back to
his native Peru. Cats For Peru are out to catch things
too: Your hearts. Cats For Peru MySpace
Our latest free virtual
vinyl is taken from the debut album "It Hertz"
by eletronic pop duo Katsen.
"Let's Build A City" is a frenetic gallop
through electronic sounscapes and pop hooks, with Donna
and Chris sharing the urgent vocals. "Cactus"
is a very splendid cover of the Pixies song from the
Surfa Rosa album.
Katsen are the electronic pop duo of Chris Blackburn
& Donna Grimaldi. Donna and Chris became friends
in 2001 while selling clothes at a craft market in Brighton.
Chris: "We'd get together to listen to records
and, after exhausting Donna's extensive and very cool
collection, we'd get out my synths and toy keyboards
and create our own sound long into the happy night."
This free virtual vinyl
is taken from the debut album "Leap Into My Fervent
Arms" by ace Sheffield 5-piece Screaming Mimi,
courtesy of our friends at Phantom Power Records.
Screaming Mimi say:
"There were times we thought it'd never happen.
There were times Denzil Phantom Power thought it would
never happen. But it's here. And it's ace. Tremble before
the radiant beauty of our new 13-track LP, "Leap
Into My Fervent Arms". It contains all the singles,
the full (and quite frankly epic) version of "Electric
Thighs", the previously compilation-only "DirtyPillowSlip"
and a bevy of un-released tracks. Phew." Screaming Mimi MySpace
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The Interiors- "My Little Pony"
c/w "Without Style"
This ace
free virtual vinyl is taken from the debut album "Delays
Are Dangerous" by The Interiors,
courtesy of our friends at Phantom Power Records
- an excellent independent Sheffield label!
Say hello then to Sheffield's punk-pop
outsiders The Interiors. A four-piece fronted by three
with vocal duties split equally between Bob, Sharleen
and Adam, while John keeps everything tight on the drums.
Their debut album, recorded with Sheffield
legend Alan Smyth at 2Fly studios, features 16 urgent
sub-three minute slices of in-yer-face punk pop. Comparisons
with the likes of The Pixies and The Ramones would sit
heavily on the shoulders of many bands. Not so with
the direct and untamed energy of The Interiors.
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Slow Down Tallahassee - "The
Beautiful Light" c/w "Limbs"
This free
virtual vinyl is taken from the debut album "The
Beautiful Light" by Slow Down
Tallahassee. The album is a gloriously shining
beacon of indie pop. As Slow Down Tallahassee put it
themselves:
“We started the band because
we wanted to write songs with warmth and passion. Songs
that people could dance to and fall in love with, combining
truth with fantasy, exploring the shadows between innocence
and corruption. But, above all, our goal has been to
make a great pop record.”
And that they have done. Taking guidance
from their love of 50s twang, 60s pop and 80s indie,
Slow Down Tallahassee have created a world of their
very own. Join their gang and you’ll never be
lonely again.
Fantastic
Free 'virtual box set' from Stoke indiepoppers Horowitz.
The pack includes three excellent songs, a high quality
video for "I Need a blanket" and a virtual fanzine,
postcard and badge set!
Two of the three songs are taken from
Horowitz's debut album "Frosty
Cat Songs", of which we said: "There's a depth
to the songwriting that shines over & above their influences
(which probably include the likes of Pavement, Velvet
Crush, Razorcuts, Hefner, Sonic Youth, Belle & Sebastian,
The Aisler Set and so on.) It's a smashing album that
I urge you to check out".
Get ready
to shake with Heartyeah: Messed up
electronica, with brash guitars, rants and raves.
"Chris Huelsbeck" is taken from Heartyeah's
debut album "Traps",and "AAAEnd" was
Heartyeah's contribution to our critically acclaimed
electronic compilation, released in 2006, "Thee Sheffield
Radiophonic Workshop".
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Monkey Swallows The Universe -
"Sheffield Shanty" & "Jimmy Down The Well"
Monkey Swallows
The Universe are a fantastic acoustic five piece who
write beguiling songs about love, jealousy, apathy,
imaginary friends and pirates! We have taken two splendid
songs from the Monkey Swallows The Universe
album "The Bright Carvings".
Florence
is the additional track that featured on the CD version
of the Monkey Swallows The Universe
single 'Science' but not on the 7"
vinyl version. Download it here for free!
Following
on from their critically acclaimed single on Thee SPC,
Champion Kickboxer release their debut
album "Perforations" and we have taken
two plum tracks from it for your delectation and delight.
Smokers
Die Younger simply defy
categorisation in the cosy, post-modern "if you like
this, you'll like this" journalistic climate of the
modern era. We have taken "I Spy Dry Fear" from their
brilliant debut album "X Wants The Meat"
as a free taste of SDY.
Virginian
chicken farmer, Charles Cullen, is a genuine DIY phenomenon.
He writes music, makes movies, presents TV shows and
is a puppeteer. His songs are like Neil Young meets
The Moldy Peaches doing the soundtrack to a John Waters
film. We have taken three splendid songs from the Charles
E Cullen album "Welcome To The World
Of Charles E Cullen".
