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The Unkindness of Ravens - Free track on AU Magazine!
Our very own electro rockers, The Unkindness of Ravens, are releasing their debut EP I Used To Be So Pretty on November 29th via Sonic Fire Records.
AU Magazine have featured a free downloadable track from the EP on their website. The track is called "Prototype" and you can grab if from HERE.
In November, the duo will also be heading out on a very short UK tour. All the dates are on the band's Myspace page.
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Union Sound Set - “Cause And Resolve” video!
After Rock Sound magazine's exclusive last week on Union Sound Set's video for their next single, Cause and Resolve, the boys have uploaded this onto their YouTube channel today.
The single is gorgeously epic and the video is yet another wonderful masterpiece. Cause and Resolve is out November 29th and is the second single taken from the boys' debut album Start/Stop (out now!).
Watch the video on Union Sound Set's YouTube channel HERE.
Start/Stop is available to buy physically from the Mighty Atom website (very limited copies available) or you can purchase a download copy from iTunes.
For all the latest tour dates and information, keep checking Union Sound Set's official website.
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Shield Your Eyes Album Review Round Up!
Well, we're glad that Shield Your Eyes new album, Theme From Kindness has been getting a lot of love. A couple more reviews came whizzing into ABoF HQ and we couldn't wait to share them with you...
First up Contactmusic.com who gave the album quite an impressive write up.
"... the band want to engage you intellectually rather than physically. Listening to the record quietly on headphones in order to pick out interesting textures is a far more rewarding experience than playing it loudly in the expectation of immediate thrills." - Contactmusic.com
Read the full review HERE.
Buzzin Music Blog were next up to big up the album describing it as "one of the best albums of 2010".
"Shield Your Eyes have produced one of the best albums of 2010 with their third album, Theme From Kindness. Now I need to play this again, very loud so my neighbours can stop whatever they are doing and take notice of a truly inspirational album that sticks out like a perfect storm from an otherwise mundane , calm sea of blandness." - Buzzin Music Blog
You can read the review in full HERE
Finally, One Beat rounds off an impressive bunch of reviews for Theme From Kindness scoring it 8/10.
"Honest, gripping and downright challenging (not that we'd have it any other way) - Theme From Kindness is not for the faint-hearted. The band offer their own personal take on song-writing, which is a big 'FUCK YOU!' to all the over-produced, soulless crap out there that passes for music these days." - One Beat
Read the full review HERE.
If this has whet your appetite then you should check out the track Too Little Has Been Good For The Soul on our Soundcloud page.
Theme From Kindness is available to buy now from the Function Records store and from Recordstore.
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Mimas Album Reviews in The Line of Best Fit and Contactmusic.com!
Marvelous Danish band Mimas have continued to receive kind words for their recently released second album Lifejackets.
The Line of Best Fit give the band a rousing review stating:
"It’s sometimes dreamy, sometimes catchy, and sometimes just downright weird – butLifejackets is a credit to the BSM label and it’s a sign of this band, well, ‘growing up’ and finding their footwork, which they definitely display with confidence." - The Line of Best Fit
You can read the full review HERE.
Next up Contactmusic.com form comparisons with the likes of American Football and Owls stating:
"... the band's jazzy rhythm section augment the songs with some fleet-footed playing, subtly showing off their impressive musicianship. There are nice rhythmic touches throughout, from the excitable hand-claps at the start of 'Application' to the gently loping bassline of stand-out track 'Vader'." - Contactmusic.com
You can read the full review HERE.
Lifejackets is available to buy from The Big Scary Monsters store.
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Union Sound Set Album Scores 7/10 in Subba Cultcha!
Union Sound Set have just released their album Start/Stop to worthy accolades in the music press. Subba Cultcha continue this theme by scoring the band 7/10!
"Start Stop stands out on its own as a credible record of shoe-gazing post-rock at its best." - Subba Cultcha
You can read the review in full HERE.
The band have been touring the album in the UK recently and played a rocking show with the wonderful Mimas and Ex Libras in London last night. They have two more dates of the tour to go in Aldeburgh and Newport so be sure to catch them if you are in the area.
Start/Stop is now available to buy on iTunes.
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