Music :: Feature 01 Dec 2008
Milo McLaughlin: London-based Wichita Recordings are home to a dizzying array of bands that practically define contemporary indie cool - Espers, Bright Eyes/Conor Oberst, Bloc Party, Los Campesinos, Saul Williams, Those Dancing Days - and as if they needed the bonus ku...
Music :: Feature 06 Nov 2008
Milo McLaughlin: Herman Dune - Try To Think About Me Herman Dune are an anti-folk band based in Paris/Berlin/New York. They embody that genre's international elasticity - they are pop, folk and indie rock - at once everything you could possibly want from a band and at...
Music :: Feature 03 Sep 2008
Milo McLaughlin: This month's I Hear a New World podcast is the first of a two-part Fence special with the chance to hear brand new material from the excellent new albums from James Yorkston and The Pictish Trail, as well as special cover versions of James Yorkston son...
Music :: Feature 01 Aug 2008
Milo McLaughlin: Thee Moths - Don't Let the Crows Take Your Eyes "It's time to end. Thee Moths has been around in many forms for almost 8 years. Over 55 releases and hundreds of songs I've said all I can say with the project." So sayeth Alex Botten, the man behind The...
Music :: Feature 29 May 2008
Milo McLaughlin: Employee of the Month – Brainwave Corrupted Call it jazz or post-rock if you like, and it’s true that Edinburgh band Employee of the Month bear comparison to the likes of Boards of Canada and Tortoise, but their hyper-modern aesthetic is a...
Music :: Feature 09 May 2008
Milo McLaughlin: Errors – Salut! France Errors’ seemingly effortless, organic blend of live instruments and laptops makes for a stupendously good live show. An updated version of Salut! France is due to feature on their long-awaited debut album (almost fin...
