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What Would Jesus Drive: 8/10 review in Rock Sound
We love Rock Sound! Every month the magazine support our releases one way or another and their current issue (July 2011, issue 149) is full of ABoF goodies.
What Would Jesus Drive are the latest of our roster to be reviewed by the good folks over at RS HQ, giving their album Black And Blue a brilliant 8/10, noting that the album is "difficult to resist".
You can read the full review below but do make sure you grab the magazine which is out now!
The album is out now on EyeSeeSound, you can buy it now by visiting the What Would Jesus Drive website.
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Gunning for Tamar’s Rock Sound takeover!
It's been quite a week for our favourite Oxford lads, Gunning for Tamar. Not only do Rock Sound have an exclusive stream of their forthcoming EP Deaf Cow Motel on their website, but they've also reviewed the EP in the magazine and highlighted the boys in their regular Radar feature.
Rock Sound hail the band's songs as "melodic, dynamic and varied". You can see the full review and Radar feature below but make sure you go and support the magazine by grabbing a copy for yourselves. The July issue, issue 149, is out now.
The track "German Treasure Island" from the EP is available as a free download and you can also watch the video for the track on YouTube.
Gunning For Tamar - German Treasure Island by abadgeoffriendship
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Introducing… Roxanne de Bastion
Roxanne de Bastion is set to release her self-titled debut EP on July 4th via Zube Records.
This self-titled EP is characterised by its laid back, minimalist guitar and intelligent lyrics shaped by Roxanne's enchanting voice, creating a whimsical landscape littered with video game references, introspection and an underlying current of innocence that allows her to deliver some incredible lyrical barbs. This is an impressive collection of vocally driven compositions and, much like her stylistic influences (Bob Dylan and Regina Spektor), they demand the listener's undivided attention for Roxanne's masterful song writing skills to take full effect.The video for "Indie Electro Pop", the first track of Roxanne's stunning EP, can be viewed on her YouTube page.
Roxanne grew up in Berlin where she began her love affair with music and performance at the tender age of ten. She moved over to the UK in 2007, equipped only with a guitar and a one-way ticket, and she's never looked back. Her previous single One Morning was accompanied by an enchanting video, shot in her hometown of Berlin, and was extremely well received by BBC 6 Music.
A full press release for Roxanne's self-titled EP can be viewed on our Roxanne's artist page on our website.
Gunning For Tamar EP Streamed Exclusively on Rocksound.tv!
Oxford has given us Winston Churchill, Stephen Hawking, Lewis Carroll and er, Hugh Laurie. All very impressive, but none of them rock like brilliant up and coming band, Gunning For Tamar.
The band have been making waves with the release of their storming EP Deaf Cow Motel and have been receiving kind words left, right and centre. So much so, that our friends over at Rock Sound have been moved to stream the entire EP on their website for absolutely free!
The record is out to buy on May 30th via Walnut Tree Records with the boys out on the road to coincide with it's release. Tonight they play Avondale House in Southampton before embarking on another five dates around the UK. The dates include:
26 - SOUTHAMPTON Avondale House
27 - RYDE Black Sheep
28 - STAINES The Hobgoblin
31 TWICKENHAM The Bear
03 NORTHAMPTON The Labour Club
04 NEWPORT The Club
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The Blood Arm Album Previewed In This Is Fake DIY and Gigape!
With The Blood Arm due to release their new album Turn And Face Me on July 4th, those lovely folk over at This Is Fake DIY and Gigape have gone and written a little preview...
This Is Fake DIY have previewed the tracklisting of the forthcoming album and have given a sneak peak of the song Introducing Randy Newman.
Gigape give a run down of some of the tracks you are likely to hear, ultimately stating that "the album sounds like an instant party, each track creating an atmosphere that's fun, exciting and almost impossible not to stomp your feet to."
Turn And Face Me is out July 4th on Pau! / Snowhite.
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