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Italian two piece, recalling the finer moments of Heavy Trash and the Hives
Mojomatics on Myspace
Finest garage rock band in the UK, rawer than a steak from Denis Leary's barbeque. Should tour with The Bishops. And the Nuns.
Thee Vicars on Myspace
Bit like the Vines, bit like Black Lips. Excellent tidy rock tune with hooks aplenty
Young Rival on Myspace
We may have mentioned that we're fans of White Denim here at artrocker.com. Their 'Let's talk about it' ep was our record the year in 2007. This tune is taken from a Daytrotter session, and it's a cracker.
White denim on Myspace
Daytrotter website
Awesome art pop from Brisbane's finest. Nabbed from their excellent second LP
The Grates on Myspace
Punk rock girl harmony fantasticness from NYC
The Vivian Girls on Myspace
Lo-fi noise pop gem from Nashville rock sensations Meemaw
Meemaw on Myspace
Looking like a cross between Leon Russell and Justin Lee Collins, Benji Hughes tells a tale of gig going and drug binging with charm
Benji Hughes on Myspace
Awesome earbending post-hardcore rock n roll from one of the best bands in the UK
Rolo Tomassi on Myspace
Awesome earbending post-hardcore rock n roll from another one of the best bands in the UK
Pulled Apart by Horses on Myspace
Angular art punk from London 4 piece deserving of much more attention
Killerwaves on Myspace
Classic new artrock in the vein of Good Shoes, a possible new favourite band for you all
Such Identicals on Myspace
Let's be honest, it's a bit like The Pixies. Like The Pixies, it's an inventive punk pop gem with cunning twists.
The Late Greats on Myspace
Tasty proper metal from Miami. Kicks arse.
Torche on myspace
Epic swelling psych rock masterpiece from Bresnard Lakes. Like Black Mountain with balls.
Bresnard Lakes on myspace
100mph pop punking from Auckland's Cut Off Your Hands, currently enjoying a musical OE in Europe.
Cut off your hands on myspace
Recalls Exploding Hearts and Electric Chairs - dirty US punk with rough diamond sparkle, on In The Red
Cheap Time on myspace
Continuing in an Exploding Hearts vein, but with leanings towards the Jags. A power pop classic.
Gentleman Jesse on Myspace
An epic one from imminent artrocker club stars and UK psych rock standard bearers.
Cuckoo's Nest on Myspace
And that's your lot people! Look out for podcasttwo next month. And much much more audio when artrocker.com is reborn in a few week's time... If any of the artists want us to remove their tracks, let me know and I'll whip them out, no questions asked.
Best new band in Glasgow, by a mile!
...Any more snooker cliches?
...Second track sounds like a more snarly mid-60s Who. Excellent.
...First one sounds like Sean Ryder having a flashback but second track is a killer.
...once you've drunk a bottle of Maker's Mark in Copehagen?
...The more I watch it, the more I like it.
...Sex on Fire is good once you've drunk a bottle of Maker's Mark in Copenhagen
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Artrocker.com: Glasgow's a pretty hot city at the moment. I was up there just this weekend. What do you think is making Glasgow bands so hot right now?
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Felix Maccabee recommends the half crazed performance poet Derek Mains.
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ARTROCKER: It’s nearly the end of the decade – what, musically, will the noughties be remembered for?
HOUSE OF LORDS Well, it’s difficult to tell without hindsight…
HENRY: Lily Allen!
HOUSE: Yeah, I suppose there is...
Excellent slice of full on old school rock from The Binges. Recommended by our readers, it's now a firm favourite in the artrocker.com office.
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The Bumps come highly recommended in the latest Alfonzo Demo Kitchen column. They're rated 'LCD laced sugar cubes' by the moustachioed culinary one.
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I love this tune. Like Jason Lowenstein fronting The Thermals covering Sweet Jane, with Steve Albini at the controls. In their blurb, they state "we play with passion, and that's...
Excellent track from their excellent new (to the UK) album Forts (released this week, expect review here soon).
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The Be Be See give us 'Artmocker' as promised in the current edition of the mag. " Our agenda is to make people dance, think, fight, fuck, laugh and cry"...
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