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ABoF Friday News Round-Up!
Another busy week for us here as we finally say goodbye to the October heatwave, and round up what's been going down in the office at ABoF HQ!Released this week..
The Lowriders released their outstanding single, Who's Gonna Save Your Soul, on Monday, giving people a taste of their upcoming album, Fury. They've created a sound that harks back to the days when bands would captivate an audience in a smoky bar with their simple, yet effective, rock and roll grooves.
You can listen to "Big Moustache", a track taken from their upcoming album, on the ABoF SoundCloud page.
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Check out their impressive live show at one of the dates listed below:
Who's Gonna Save Your Soul was released via Adrenalin Records. You can buy it for £1.29 from iTunes.
Monday also saw The Unkindness Of Ravens release their hypnotic double a-side Virus | Viper, along with the visually stunning videos for both.
The video for Virus was featured on NME.com, so if you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, be sure to check it out.
They've returned to the UK, honed their sound and the product is this razor sharp double A-side offering. “Virus” is tribal. The pounding beats punctuated only by Ben’s minimalist guitar and Nina’s staccato-like delivery of the lyrics “you have to be the cure”, over and over again. “Viper” demonstrates a different dimension to Nina and Ben’s angular, futuristic sound with heavier guitars and intertwining melodic vocals.
Check out the video for "Viper" on The Unkindness Of Ravens's YouTube page.
The single is currently available to buy on iTunes but you can buy it cheaper via the band's Bandcamp page.
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We spent the rest of the week preparing for the release of Mausi's latest single Sol, out Monday 10th October via Racecar Music. Their certainly has been a lot of interest building up around the Newcastle based band, especially after the video for their single was on NME.com.
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Team ABoF also found themselves DJing to a bustling crowd at The Wheelbarrow on Thursday at for the ace live music night, Geek Out. If you didn't manage to catch the night, keep an eye on the night's official Facebook page for news of their next event, which runs on the first Thursday of every month. The night is completely free so there's no excuses not to catch the next one on November 3rd!
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Keith Top Of The Pops featured on Barrygruff
We can't wait to catch Keith Top Of The Pops' live show on Monday, where he'll be supporting The Blood Arm at The Windmill in Brixton. In the meantime, we're happy to report that his debut album, Fuck You! I'm Keith Top Of The Pops, has been picked up by Barrygruff, who have written an introductory feature for their readers, and posted the album track "I Hate Your Band" on their site, which is available as a free download. Be sure to head over there and check it out.
Fuck You! I'm Keith Top Of The Pops is available to buy on CD, Vinyl and digitally from Corporate Records.
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This Is Fake DIY Radio feature four ABoF Artists!
This Is Fake DIY Radio have made our week by featuring four of our artists on the latest Charlie Ashcroft show.
The Lowriders have had their album track, "Big Moustache" featured on the show, just in time to commemorate the release of their latest single Who's Gonna Save Your Soul. It was released via Adrenalin Records and you can buy it for £1.29 from iTunes.
Check out their impressive live show at one of the dates listed below:
The Moth & The Mirror also had the Headron remix of Germany, a single taken off their debut album Honestly, This World, given a spin on. If you haven't heard it yet, head over to their and take a listen.
Their album will be released on November 7th via Olive Grove Records as a download and limited edition CD.
Rod Jones' (Idlewild) latest side project, The Birthday Suit, had album track "Do You Ever" featured as well, which is sure to drum up some interest ahead of album, The Eleventh Hour's release on November 11th.
Last, but by no means least, is Sweet Baboo's gorgeously autumnal track, "The Day I Lost My Voice", taken from his latest EP, Girl Under A Tree, was featured on the show. It's a great track to listen to if, like us, you're mourning the sunshine now that the chilly weather has arrived.
Girl Under A Tree, released via Shape Records, is available to buy via bandcamp on limited 10” white vinyl or Download.
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“Sol”, the upcoming single from Mausi, reviewed by Artrocker Magazine
Another great review courtesy of Artrocker Magazine this month. They got their hands on a copy of Mausi's upcoming single Sol, gave it a spin, and awarded it 3 out of 5 stars! Check out the full review in the current issue of Artrocker, or click here.
Sol is officially released next week via Racecar Music but you can download it ahead of the release date via the band's official website.
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The Moth & The Mirror debut album reviewed by Songs Heard On Fast Trains
It seems to be a day for "firsts" as Honestly, This World, the debut album from the band that some are proclaiming to be a Scottish supergoup - The Moth & The Mirror - has just received it's first review.
Our friend at Songs Heard On Fast Trains was more than a little impressed with the band's debut release, describing the album as "a rich, complex and sometimes overwhelming brew". The review is incredibly detailed, so head over to the site where you can also listen to the Headron remix of the album track and single, Germany.
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