Monday, December 10, 2012

Concrete Knives/Bastardgeist/GUMS!

Concrete Knives - Wallpaper

From Normandy and with an album due on 18th February through Bella Union, Concrete Knives arrive at the very point where youthful exuberance becomes maturing self-realisation, chant vocals over insistent percussion and intricate hooks with hints of early Talking Heads.



Bastardgeist - Coast

Chicago's Joel Midden made a minor STN impact in 2011 with his startling blend of polyrhythmic percussion, kalimba and processed vocal. This early taste of second album Even Out begins like a stuck Tom Waits experimental record and is gradually taken over by harmonies and electronics, finding inner beauty amongst the droning and clanging.



GUMS! - New Year

A nearly festive offering from a Glasgow collaborative we've written about before and who have an album promised for next year, wherein Teenage Fanclub power-pop melodies rub up against Aidan Moffatt-channelling sour reflections.

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