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Stylusboy video featured on AAA Music and Panic Dots!
Well, if you haven't seen the new video for Stylusboy's upcoming EP title track, Whole Picture, now's your chance!
Both AAA Music and Panic Dots are featuring the video, along with a download link so readers can download the first track from his upcoming EP absolutely free. Get over there, and check it out.
Whole Picture will be released via Lazy Acre Records and will be available to buy on limited edition cd and MP3 on 6th June.
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Penguins Kill Polar Bears News Explosion!
We're kicking off this Tuesday with a veritable Penguins Kill Polar Bears news explosion, as a host of online publications have decided to spread the news about their upcoming UK tour and single!
The first titbit of news comes courtesy of Classic Rock Magazine (Online), who've not only alerted their readers to the impending release of their latest single, Sapling, and their UK tour, but have also provided a link for people to download a copy of an acoustic version of the single's title track, which they've chosen as their "Track Of The Day".
Next up is AAA Music, who are also shouting news about the tour and the single from the rooftops, as well as sharing the fantastic new video that accompanies Sapling.
The video is also getting a lot of exposure on (deep breath) This Is Fake DIY, Sound In The Signals, Killer Parties, Panic Dots, God Is In The TV Zine and Are You Noisy, Sunshine State. So if you haven't had a chance to watch the video yet, now you have no excuse - it is absolutely EVERYWHERE!
That's more news than you can shake a stick at!
To celebrate the release of Sapling, the band are heading out on a UK tour. Check out the full listings below:
23rd - Boiler Room - Guildford
24th - Dublin Castle- London
26th - Milo - Leeds
27th - Tunnels - Aberdeen
28th - Cabaret Voltaire - Edinburgh
29th - Captain's Rest - Glasgow
Their new single Sapling will be released via Mountain Halo on 23rd May 2011.
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Knifeworld reviewed by Oliver Arditi
Knifeworld's upcoming EP, Dear Lord, No Deal has picked up a fantastic review online.
Oliver Arditi got his hands on a copy of the EP, and wrote a gloriously detailed review of the band and their upcoming release. It's clear from his writing that this reviewer likes to get his teeth into music that's challenging, while still being accessible. Head over there and check it out.
If you can't see the trailer for Knifeworld's forthcoming EP Dear Lord, No Deal below, check it out on Believers Roast's YouTube page.
If you can't see the waveform for EP track, "Pilot Her" below, listen to it, and download it for free, from the ABoF SoundCloud page.
Knifeworld - Pilot Her by abadgeoffriendship
Dear Lord, No Deal will be released via Believers Roast on July 4th 2011.
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Stylusboy featured in Fame Magazine
Stylusboy's upcoming EP, Whole Picture, continues its grip on the online press, and there's still three weeks until it's released!
Fame Magazine have treated their readers to a Stylusboy feature, showcasing the marvellous video for title track, Whole Picture, and also providing a link so people can download the track absolutely free!
We know you love a bit of a Monday giveaway, so get over there now and check it out.
Whole Picture will be released via Lazy Acre Records and will be available to buy on limited edition cd and MP3 on 6th June.
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Knifeworld to release “Dear Lord, No Deal” EP
"Explosions of intricate melodies, twisting sometimes angular time changes and blatant sense of adventure. It's challenging but wholly worthwhile."
- Classic Rock presents Prog Magazine
After playing a vital part in the release of Leader Of The Starry Skies: A Tribute To Tim Smith, Knifeworld have joined forces with A Badge Of Friendship to promote the release of their new EP, the progressive masterpiece Dear Lord, No Deal. It's not set for release until July 4th, but the record has already attracted the attention of publications such as Rock A Rolla, The Quietus, and Classic Rock Prog Magazine, all of whom will be featuring the band in upcoming features over the next few months.
Knifeworld is the vehicle for Kavus Torabi's unique and progressive psychedelic songwriting. Torabi, former frontman for The Monsoon Bassoon and guitarist in Cardiacs and Guapo, initially conceived Knifeworld as a solo outing but following the critically acclaimed 2009 release of debut album Buried Alone: Tales Of Crushing Defeat, he expanded the project into a full six piece band. Featuring renowned Iraqi oud player Khyam Allami (drums), North Sea Radio Orchestra mastermind Craig Fortnam (bass), Chrome Hoof members Emmett Elvin and Chloe Herrington (keyboards and sax/bassoon respectively) and former Cardiacs vocalist Melanie Woods (vox), this EP is the first recording of the full band line up.If you can't see the trailer for Knifeworld's new EP Dear Lord, No Deal below, check it out on the band's YouTube page.
Explosive opening track "Pilot Her" marries the opposing forces of breakneck punk rock with a blend of farfisa, rhodes, saxophone and bassoon in an urgent, melodic paeon to music. Soaring bittersweet vocal harmonies and knotty rhythms collide in Knifeworld's most direct and immediate song thus far. Dear Lord, No Deal, the EP's title track, crams more ideas into two minutes than most bands can muster on a whole album, with its lolloping pace and summery melancholia. The track is all lysergic sonics and giddy kitchen sink production; it's a beautiful Syd Barrett-esque pop tune that demands repeat listens. Closing track "HMS Washout", is a nautical epic, and is easily Knifeworld's most ambitious song to date. This fourteen minute psychedelic tour de force is a kaleidoscopic journey into rock's outer reaches showcasing a band that are comfortable enough to experiment with contrasting sounds, while pursuing a greater musical truth.
If you can't see the waveform for EP track, "Pilot Her" below, listen to, and download it for free, from the ABoF SoundCloud page.
Knifeworld - Pilot Her by abadgeoffriendship
Dear Lord, No Deal is due to be released digitally on 4th July 2011, via Believers Roast.
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