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The Moth & The Mirror interviewed by Radar!
The Moth & The Mirror released their debut album, Honestly, This World, today, and they've already picked up some fantastic press for the release.
Radar managed to catch up with founding member Stacey Sievwright for a chat about the band's history, how it feels to finally have the physical copy of the album in her hands and what the band's plans are for the future. Be sure to check out the full interview, where they're also streaming album track "Germany".
Honestly, This World is out now on Olive Grove Records and available to buy on the band's Bandcamp page or alternatively you can get it on Amazon or iTunes.
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DELS performs Last.fm pop-up session at The Lock Tavern - 8pm tonight!
DELS (aka Kieran Dickins) will be performing live tonight from 8pm at The Lock Tavern, so if you're around Camden this evening, make sure you pop down - it's going to be amazing! Entry is free, but on a first come/first served basis, so make sure you get there on time.
This event kicks off the next three pop-up sessions planned by HP and Last.fm. The Leisure Society are next to be lined-up for the pop-up session treatment on 24th November at Tamesis Dock.
For all the latest information keep up to date on HP's "Artists Lounge".
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The Moth & The Mirror: “Honestly, This World” out now!
"Scottish supergroup", The Moth & The Mirror, release their debut album Honestly, This World today via Olive Grove Records. The album track "Fire" is also available to download today via the A Badge of Friendship Soundcloud page.
The Moth & The Mirror - Fire by abadgeoffriendship
The Moth & The Mirror comprise of members taken from an array of Scottish talent including: Stacey Sievwright from The Reindeer Section and Arab Strap (vocals/guitar), Gordon Skene from Frightened Rabbit (guitar/vocals), Louis Abbott from Admiral Fallow and Song of Return (guitar/vocals) Kevin McCarvel (bass), Iain Sandilands (percussion) and Peter Murch (drums).
Honestly, This World is the band's debut album following on from their first official release, the single, Germany. It's a melodic tour de force; the arrangement of the backing track creating deeply textured soundscapes that elevate Stacey's vocals to a transcendental plateau to captivate the listener. Tracks like "Boxes" showcase The Moth & The Mirror's ability to strip a song down to its very basics, before exploding into a glorious shower of noise and distortion. As a whole, the album works like a well oiled machine, each track feeding into the next to create an experience that's more than the sum of all its parts.
"Germany (Headron Remix)", which is a remix of their first single, can also be downloaded via the ABoF Soundcloud page.
The Moth & The Mirror - Germany (Headron Remix) by abadgeoffriendship
Honestly, This World is out now on Olive Grove Records and available to buy on the band's Bandcamp page or alternatively you can get it on Amazon or iTunes.
ABoF Friday News Round-Up!
It's finally Friday, which means two things - the weekend is so close you can practically taste it, and it's time for another ABoF Friday News round up!
Press for The Birthday Suit's debut album once again featured prominently in our news feed this week, with an article penned by Idlewild guitarist and songwriter appearing in The Skinny, explaining why one of his heroes is the immortal Thurston Moore.
Rod also took the time to chat to the folks over at GaydarNation, giving one of the funniest interviews we've read all month, and the band's debut album, The Eleventh Hour, picked up a great review on This Is Fake DIY, and had one of its tracks featured on the Best In British Music Show With Tara O., as well as Bethan's Rock n Roll Book Club on Amazing Radio and Magnet Magazine (online).
Although The Eleventh Hour is due for release on 11th of November 2011 (that's 11.11.11) via Sing It Alone Records, the band have made the album available to download from their official website today at a special early bird price for fans - £5!
The Moth & The Mirror picked up a fantastic review from our friends at Geeks.co.uk, hailing Honestly, This World as "...a great record for the inevitable dark, moody evenings".
The Scottish super-group also saw one of their tracks given a spin by Ally McCrae on his BBC Introducing. . . in Scotland show on Radio 1, as well as having the Headron remix of album track "Germany" featured on FAMEmagazine
Honestly, This World will be released on November 7th via Olive Grove Records as a download and limited edition CD.
The Lowriders released their debut album at the beginning of the week, picking up a great 3 out 5 star review from Panic Dots, as well as seeing album track "Big Moustache" featured on Echoes And Dust, Extreme Listening Mode and AAA Music.
Catch their impressive live show at one of the dates listed below:
Fury was released via Adrenalin Records on 31st October 2011. You can buy it for £7.99 from iTunes and £6.99 from Amazon.
ABoF were also very pleased to announce that HP and Last.fm have plans for three more pop-up sessions, starting this coming Monday at 8pm at The Lock Tavern. DELS (aka Kieran Dickins) will be performing a live set, so if you're around Camden on Monday, make sure you pop down.
The Leisure Society are also lined-up for the pop-up session treatment on 24th November at Tamesis Dock. For all the latest information keep up to date on HP's "Artists Lounge".
This week also saw our very own Paul and Claire ABoF grace the pages of the legendary NME Magazine, where they had a chat about the financial aspects of running an independent company, and how they cope on a day-to-day basis. Make sure you grab a copy of the November 5th issue of the NME (out now).
Coming Up
Next week sees debut album releases from two of our amazing Scottish artists - The Moth & The Mirror's Honestly, This World, and The Birthday Suit's The Eleventh Hour. Both already feature prominently in our weekly news feed, and we're sure the press is going to go crazy for them when they're released next week.
Until then, ABoF out!
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The Moth & The Mirror album reviewed on Geeks.co.uk
The Moth & The Mirror are about to release their stunning debut album Honestly, This World on Olive Grove Records. The album has been getting great reviews ahead of the release and it's no wonder since the band comprises of members of Arab Strap, Admiral Fallow and Frightened Rabbit.
Geeks.co.uk are the latest website to review the album saying "this is a great record for the inevitable dark, moody evenings".
A remix of the single Germany is available to download now on our Soundcloud page. We'll be giving away the album track "Fire" next week so keep checking our Soundcloud page and website for details.
The Moth & The Mirror - Germany (Headron Remix) by abadgeoffriendship
Honestly, This World will be released on November 7th via Olive Grove Records as a download and limited edition CD.
If you'd like more information about this, our PR services or anything else, please email info@abadgeoffriendship.com