Upcoming Manchester Gigs

Support touring bands while you steal their music motherfuckers. (well, good live bands, if you wanna steal the ting tings album then be my guest)

Health - April 22nd @ Deaf Institute
S.C.U.M - April 27th @ Tiger Lounge
Navvy - May 7th @ Retro Bar
Johnny Foreigner - May 17th @ Deaf Institute
Deerhunter - May 19th @ Deaf Institute
Vivian Girls - May 20th @ Ruby Lounge
Future Of The Left w/ Pulled Apart By Horses - May 21st @ Academy 3
Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - May 22nd - Chorlton Irish Club
We Were Promised Jetpacks - June 16th - Night And Day
The Thermals - June 21st @ Ruby Lounge

ELEANOR EVERYTHING

There's nothing wrong with a good pop song, anyone who says otherwise is probably a freak vampire waif of the night east london dicktit of the highest order. Admittedly pop with somewhat more alternative flavourings can turn deeply sour, ive been subjected to prolongled torture sessions of Little Boots, The Ting Tings AAAAAAAND La Roux in the past few days which is a horror my parents never quite prepared me for.
Eleanor Everything play lovely shoegazy jangle pop, think the pastels or a myriad of other c86 bands but with the twee turned down slightly. Only slightly mind. Riddled with potential, the tunes really leap out at you while the vocals are airy and float on top of everything in a pleasing, relaxing sunday morning type of way.


HEAR 'You Bring Me Up' @ www.myspace.com/eleanoreverything
SEE ELEANOR EVERYTHING @ Retro Bar May 7th

JAPANDROIDS

Canadian bands. Loads of em are reet good. Japandroids are another one, just guitar and drums making a savage racket, one of the purest combinations of shoegaze and punk sensibilities ive ever come across. I'd love to know how he gets that clean / distorted sound, some sort of dual amp shenanigan i expect.
A cursory glance over their myspace points to a self deprecating side to the band that isnt an obnoxious irritation, which makes a refreshing change. With twitter and facebook and myspace and god knows what else alot of bands are intrusive irritating cunts these days, the overenthusiastic faebook bandguy is a hideous, deliberate condemnation of mankind. These avoid that nicely. Extra points for covering Mclusky aswell.

HEAR 'YOUNG HEARTS SPARK FIRE' @ www.myspace.com/japandroids
SEE JAPANDROIDS @ not on this continent baby

SIR YES SIR

Slack as fuck, sloppy playing, awesome tunes, should frankly be massive. Sir Yes Sir deliver that american lo fi alternative sound that soooooo many bands would sell their Built To Spill limited edition t shirt for.

Some of you may regard this blog as too short. It's not.

HEAR 'HIT THREE' @ www.myspace.com/siryessiryessir
SEE MAZES @ Sounds From The Other City May 3rd