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ABoF Tunes for a Tuesday (on Thursday… and what?!)

We love to talk about music, talk to others who love music, talk to musicians, talk to those who work with musicians and talk about musicians. But occasionally, when we all shut up, we listen to music as well. It's a little late due to being super busy the dreaded Lurgi but this is what we’ve been listening to recently.

Paul: Moving Mountains - 'Deathless'
Moving Mountains have been around for quite a number of years now with the band forming around 2005, their recent split EP with Prawn ended a 2 year hiatus. Known for their emotional post-rock sound, Moving Mountains have been compared to the likes of Sunny Day, Real Estate and Appleseed Cast and it’s easy to see why on their track Deathless. Looped acoustic guitar, gorgeous string arrangements and harmonised vocals make this an exquisite wintry ear worm. It also doubles up as the perfect track to accompany a reflective montage moment in a drama series. The camera panning from left to right as it fades from home to home, some families sad, some happy, there’s the woman who is addicted to prescription drugs but she's hiding it from her loved ones, and the man with a secret illegitimate family stashed away in a Travel Lodge in, er, Bradford, before settling on an old person looking wistfully out of the window as the snow falls, melting on the concrete below, a metaphor for those gone but not forgotten. End credits.


Claire: Thyla - ‘Us And Them’
A bit of ethereal grunge from Brighton based band Thyla. I’m really loving this track Us And Them - great vocals. This pretty much sums up the sound I’ve been digging in 2015 and I think they’ll do big things next year.


Ellie: BOYTOY - 'Your Girl'
I came across this band the other day and immediately couldn’t get enough. BOYTOY are a Brooklyn-based trio of pop-punk rockers with a surf-rock edge. Their latest EP Grackle is an absolute treat for the ears and Your Girl is a particular belter.


Adam: Arthur Beatrice - 'Who Returned'
The first release since their 2014 debut Working Out is a great return from the London 4-piece. The first half of the song settles back in to the chilled, atmospheric sound that was the bands hallmark on the previous release, Ella Girardot's vocals are again stunning. However the change for the second half feels like a step up for the new material, the added intensity is particularly welcome as for all the beauty of Working Out I felt it did struggle to reach that moment of release, as if the band always had their collective foot over the break.