Feathers had the ultimate home ground advantage when playing SXSW this year. Not only were they on their own turf of Austin, Texas, they were also playing as support to Depeche Mode – a band that their own synth pop sound is heavily indebted to. One can only assume it …
Smothering themselves in a musical aesthetic somewhere between old-world spiritualism and the sci-fi gloss of a not-so-distant future, Austin four-piece Feathers are the brainchild of New York transplant Anastasia Dimou. Forging a path somewhere between the Internet-enabled, alt-electro of Grimes and the grittier, more mechanised side of synth-pop, Feathers’ forthcoming …
New Music Ed (Bronya) talked to LCMDF about Berlin, setting up their own label, the cyber world, self-help, and K-pop.
What inspires you lyrically apart from other music?
I’ve been reading a lot of self-help books and I’ve been to this life coaching experience, and Mental Health is about a …
Last weekend saw Replay host the Rob Da Bank stage at Bestival. Located on a grassy hill, the stage was home to the likes of Death in Vegas, Willis Earl Beal, Dan Le Sac, Grimes and my personal fave – AlunaGeorge.
The Bestival partnership is part …
September is set to be a terrific month, not least because Shoreditch-based club XOYO will be opening its doors again. After a 6-week summer break, the popular club will be surprising dedicated clubbers with a smashing makeover and a line-up of artists and performances we cannot wait to check out.…
We spoke to our BOTW, AlunaGeorge, about their massive online following, RnB vibez, and the importance of aesthetics.
I genuinely have kept on listening to ‘You Know You Like It’ ever since it first came up on the internet like a year or two ago and you guys have …
We were told about a new artist called SINAH not too long ago. She immediately caught our attention with ‘Nobody Knows’, a composition of delicate instrumentation and vocals that somehow manage to be composed and fiercely intense at the same time. After downloading her new EP for free on Bandcamp…
New Music Editor, Bronya Francis, caught up with our Band Of The Week, Bleached, a few weeks ago and talked about ‘90s music, couch surfing, fast food and, um, bleaching shit.
What’s one fact that no one knows about you guys?
Jen: Jessie and I used to be really obsessed …
A while ago PlanetNotion met with Kwes, and have a chat over multiple cups of tea. We talked about tons of things: his childhood, Power Rangers, joint mixtapes with Micachu, prog, The Congo, and conquering shyness.
I saw you play with Micachu at the South Bank Centre a month or …
Where: Victoria Park, London
When: 6 – 8 July
Cost: £45
Size: 5,000
Age: 6
In a word: #hipster
Web: www.fielddayfestivals.com / @fielddaylondon
Like a regrettable night at The Dolphin, Field Day is an East London rite of passage. The entire hipster contingent of LDN’s self-proclaimed ‘trendiest borough’ will descend …
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