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2011-06-24T05:35:00.000-07:00

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We Are Losers - Moany

2011-06-23T04:00:00.000-07:00

We're very excited here at Dance to the Radio to be working with We Are Losers from Newbridge, County Kildare in Ireland. There's a double A-side single on its way in July with the stupidly infectious tracks Sunset Song / Cheerleader. Huge fuzzy guitar pop tunes with great harmonies. Like Raey said, bit like the Ramones meets the Beach Boys, close enough we suppose (but not really).

Here's another tune of theirs that you can have for nowt from http://dancetotheradio.bandcamp.com/, or just watch it (listen to it) loads and loads of times on Youtube, see here

The Pigeon Detectives - Done In Secret (HQ)

2011-02-28T05:02:00.000-08:00

Bear in Heaven Pitchfork Special

2010-05-26T11:46:00.000-07:00

Three Blind Wolves

2010-03-31T10:36:00.001-07:00

So last night i was on my usual travels and caught Three Blind Wolves at Oporto. The band had traveled down from Glasgow, almost not making the gig when their van blew up just out of their hometown. Really impressed me, if you're into stuff like Neutral Milk Hotel, Fleet Foxes, Neil Young, Ryan Adams, Frightened Rabbit (well a mix of a lot of stuff) they might well be your thing.

Anyway the band are in Leeds at Live at Leeds on May 1st to check out again and their are a some limited copies of their new album on the DTTR shop for a fiver, bargain!

FREE DOWNLOAD MP3 - Three Blind Wolves - Emily Rose
VISIT MYSPACE - http://www.myspace.com/threeblindwolves
PURCHASE - Three Blind Wolves - The Sound Of The Storm

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DTTR RADIO - Local Natives Special

2010-03-29T07:53:00.000-07:00

Here is the latest of the Dance To The Radio LSRFM shows featuring an interview with Local Natives.

Dance To The Radio On Lsrfm - Show 5 by Dance To The Radio on Mixcloud

Still Occupied, Though You Forget. Different Colours, Diffrent Shades.

2010-03-29T06:29:00.000-07:00

2010 is the year Dance To The Radio, the Leeds independent label turns 5 years old. To celebrate this fact the label is reuniting some of the class of 2005 who appeared on the first Dance To The Radio release, Dance To The Radio : Leeds (DTTR002), with a new school of Dance To The Radio bands.

Dance To The Radio : Still Occupied Though You Forget features new material from The Sunshine Underground, Honour Before Glory (Whiskas / ¡Forward, Russia!) plus an exclusive preview of new material from I Like Trains. Joining the old guard will be a mix of the current Dance To The Radio roster and a selection of our favourite bands from around the world with Paul Thomas Saunders, Rose Elinor Dougall, Bear In Heaven, Club Smith, Three Trapped Tigers, Oberhofer, Bear Hands and (The) Tony Castles joining the party

Released on a glorious 12” picture disc the label will be joining the worldwide celebrations for Record Store Day. Dance To The Radio has also promised £2 of every 12” record sold through the DTTR store will go to the UNICEF, helping out with the current world disasters.

Dance To The Radio : Still Occupied Though You Forget is released on very limited 12” (with a code to download the tracks) on Saturday April 17th 2010.

FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD - Three Trapped Tigers - 11

PRE-ORDER (LIMITED) - DANCE TO THE RADIO : Still Occupied Though You Forget

SIDE A
1. Oberhofer - AWY FRM U
2. Bear In Heaven - Ultimate Satisfaction
3. Club Smith - Lament
4. Three Trapped Tigers - 11 (Edit)
5. I Like Trains - When We Were Kings
6. Bear Hands - High Society

SIDE B
1. (The) Tony Castles - Adequate Sheen
2. Just Handshakes (We’re British) - Hold Your Breath
3. Honour Before Glory - Lions
4. Paul Thomas Saunders - The Death Of A Sports Personality
5. Rose Elinor Dougall - Third Attempt (Version)
6. Blood Oranges - This Is Not About Kat (Convincing Everyone)
7. The Sunshine Underground - We’ve Always Been Your Friends (Alt. Version)

Drink Up Buttercup Sign to Dance To The Radio for UK

2010-03-29T06:19:00.000-07:00

Drink Up Buttercup // Born and Thrown on a Hook EPK from Drink Up Buttercup on Vimeo.

Drink Up Buttercup may hail from Philadelphia but the geography of their debut album “Born & Thrown On A Hook” is less easily located on a physical map. It’s an occasionally surreal mythology filled with tales of hopelessly flawed characters, star-crossed lovers, drunks, fairy tales & bad trips. It exists in a world touched upon previously by Tom Waits, Hans Christian Anderson and Lloyd Kaufman while musically it follows a direct lineage of classic song writing: Bowie, The Beatles & The Beach Boys late 60s lysergia, early Roxy Music, Sabbath’s bass heavy pulse & the crescendos of Arcade Fire.

Recorded meticulously throughout 2009 by Bill Moriarty (Dr Dog / Man Man) and mixed by Rusty Santos (Animal Collective / Owen Pallett) it perfectly balances consistently catchy melodies with the raw energy of their trashcan pounding live show.

Pre-Order 'Born And Thrown On A Hook' for £8
FREE DOWNLOAD MP3 - 'Mr Pie Eyes'

1. SEASICKNESS PILLS
2. ANIMATE THE HANGTIME
3. YOUNG LADIES
4. DOGGY HEAD
5. EVEN THINK
6. GODS AND GENTLEMEN
7. LOVERS PLAY DEAD
8. WHO SPILLED THE BEAKER
9. HEAVY HAND
10. PINK SUNSHINE
11. VIETNAM WALTZ
12. SOSEY AND DOSEY
13. MR. PIE EYES
14. MAESTRO MONSIGNOR

“every song is a highlight” - The Deli Magazine

"Psychedelic without being cheesy, this band sounds like a sinister carnival." - NPR All Songs Considered

“a rollicking disc of smart-pop: a collection of energetically neurotic psychedelic/glam/art rock packed with stuttering circus-y keyboards” Blogcritics

“They have a spinning circus vibe and shout out loud tendency a la Arcade Fire (but in a very different, less emotionally heavy way)” Stereogum

Rose Elinor Dougall

2010-03-29T06:01:00.000-07:00

So i've been so slack at using this thing, sorry. Anyway for those out the loop on Dance To The Radio we are now working with a fantastic artist called 'Rose Elinor Dougall.' Rose used to be in The Pipettes some time ago but left to start work on solo material. Her debut album Without Why is coming out later in the year but here are a few videos from her at SXSW festival in Austin this year.

Rose's new single 'Find Me Out' is released on May 3rd and you can pre-order it here - http://dancetotheradio.bigcartel.com/

FREE MP3 - 'Static Saturday' (from Singles 1,2,3 Mini Album)

Watch out for a exclusive track from Rose Elinor Dougall on the Dance To The Radio 5th Birthday compilation 'Still Occupied Though You Forget'

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Dance To The Radio on LSRFM Streaming

2010-02-24T11:48:00.000-08:00

So we can now stream you the shows and the tracklistings. Here you go...

Dance To The Radio On Lsrfm - Show 5 by Dance To The Radio on Mixcloud

Dance To The Radio On Lsrfm - Show 4 by Dance To The Radio on Mixcloud

Dance To The Radio On Lsrfm - Show 3 by Dance To The Radio on Mixcloud

Dance To The Radio On Lsrfm - Show 2 by Dance To The Radio on Mixcloud

Dance To The Radio On Lsrfm - Show 1 by Dance To The Radio on Mixcloud

DTTR RADIO SHOWS

2010-02-19T05:05:00.001-08:00

So Dance To The Radio launched a radio show this month on Leeds Student Radio. The show has so far included exclusive interviews with Esben and the Witch, Honour Before Glory (Whiskas / ¡Forward, Russia!), Drink Up Buttercup, The Sunshine Underground & The Tony Castles

Please feel free to download the previous 2 episodes of the show and listen in to all future episodes which go out live from 21:00 - 22:00 GMT on Leeds Student Radio. If you miss a show worry not you'll be able to catch up on here.

EPISODE ONE (Originally Broadcast 4th February 2010)

New Band Of The Week - Drink Up Buttercup

Interview - Honour Before Glory

1. Chickenhawk – I Hate This, Do You Like It?
2. The Sunshine Underground – We’ve Always Been Your Friends
3. Oberhofer – Away FRM U
4. Bear In Heaven – Ultimate Satisfaction
5. Honour Before Glory – Lions
6. Three Trapped Tigers – 11
7. Drink Up Buttercup – Even Think
8. Yeasayer – Ambling Amp (from Crash Records 'Album Of The Week' Odd Blood)
9. Esben and the Witch – Skeleton Swoon

DOWNLOAD LINK

EPISODE TWO (Originally Broadcast 11th February 2010)

New Band Of The Week - The Tony Castles

Interview - Esben And The Witch

1. Keepaway - Yellow Wings
2. Wild Beasts - We Still Got The Taste Dancin' On Our Tongues
3. Paul Thomas Saunders - Getting Loose With The Obtuse
4. The Tony Castles - Adiquate Sheen
5. The Middle East - Blood
Esben and the Witch Interview pt 1
6. Esben and the Witch - Lucia, At The Precipice
Esben and the Witch Interview pt 2
7. These Monsters - Call Me Dragon
8. Sky Larkin - Smarts
9. Sam Airey - Row Upon Row
10. Snowden - Black Eyes (Le Castle Vania Remix)

DOWNLOAD LINK

Dance To The Radio Presents... BEAR IN HEAVEN

2010-02-19T04:55:00.000-08:00

After the AMAZING Esben and The Witch gig, Dance To The Radio is teaming up with The Brudenell Social Club to start the celebrations for Dance To The Radio's 5th birthday and put on one of our favourite bands from Brooklyn, New York.

BEAR IN HEAVEN
http://www.myspace.com/bearinheaven

Out of the bed of bands that gave you Grizzly Bear and Yeasayer, Bear In Heaven are a Brooklyn-based rock band formed by Jon Philpot. The sound of the band incorporates influences from psychedelic music, electronic music and krautrock. The band are set to release their current album 'Beast Rest Forth Mouth' in the UK this spring. The album came out to rapturous aplause in the US, through Hometapes, last autumn with Pitchfork giving the album the 'best new music award'.

"Bear in Heaven's greatest trick is creating music that evokes the sort of physicality and scope that could soundtrack a Hollywood film, but also works equally well at stirring up intimate bodily passion"

Rough Trade have also just recently given Bear In Heaven their 'Album Of The Week'

Bear In Heaven will tour the US this Spring alongside Cymbals Eat Guitars, including a stop at SXSW, before heading to Europe for the very first time. We absolutely love this band, have a listen to the album below at either Last.FM or Spotifty and get a free download of Wholehearted Mess.

LISTEN TO BEAR IN HEAVEN - BEAST REST FORTH MOUTH ON SPOTIFY

LISTEN TO BEAR IN HEAVEN - BEAST REST FORTH MOUTH ON LAST.FM

FREE DOWNLOAD - BEAR IN HEAVEN - WHOLEHEARTED MESS

Joining Bear In Heaven on this gig will be....

JUFFAGE
http://www.myspace.com/juffage

Juffage is Jeff T. Smith, a solo sound artist and multi-instrumentalist from Chicago. He is often seen in bars, art galleries, or basements with a band’s worth of instruments.

A recording enthusiast at heart, he has spent time in some of Chicago’s finest studios including Engine (Brian Deck) and Electrical Audio (Steve Albini). Live shows see him coming up with inventive new ways of bringing his multi-layered recordings to the stage. Through the use of cassettes, drums, guitars, and assorted other loop-pedals and gadgets, Juffage creates complex, yet surprising catchy pop songs.

Juffage performances have been compared to a synthesis of Lightning Bolt’s rhythmic ferocity, Radiohead’s lush pop sensibility, King Tubby’s manipulative production, and Andrew Bird’s ability to make a good loop. The result is loud, frantic, and often beautiful.

In 2008, Juffage somehow fit all his music gear into a station wagon and played over 100 shows across the US, before setting off for the UK and Europe. In late July 2009 yet another self-booked U.S. tour of the east-coast and midwest. In September 2009, he moved to Leeds, England.

LISTEN TO JUFFAGE ON LAST.FM

Keep your ears open as more supports will be announced.

At Brudenell Social Club.

Sunday 25th April 2010

Tickets £4 adv from Lunatickets, Jumbo & Crash

TICKET LINK

Dance To The Radio Podcast 1 by dancetotheradio

2010-02-05T07:57:00.001-08:00

Dance To The Radio Podcast 1 by dancetotheradio

DTTR Radio on LSRFM

2010-02-03T03:47:00.001-08:00

So this is good news, Dance To The Radio is launching it's own radio show. Every Thursday evening from 9-10pm on LSRFM.com starting THIS THURSDAY (4th Feb).

Tune in at LSRFM.com from Thursday 4th Febraury and from 25th February the show will be going out on 87.7FM in the Leeds Area. For those who miss the show you can download the podcast from the Dance To The Radio website from the Friday where you’ll also be able to see the tunes that we’ve played.

The show will feature tunes, interviews and sessions from some of our favourite bands from around the world plus exclusive competitions.

Too close to the truth....

2010-01-22T09:23:00.001-08:00

New Dance To The Radio 4 x 12"

2010-01-12T06:02:00.000-08:00

&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://dancetotheradio.bandcamp.com/album/dance-to-the-radio-4-x-12-volume-4"&amp;amp;gt;Even Think by Dance To The Radio&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;

Concluding the current series of the 4 x 12” vinyl compilation series, Dance To The Radio release the final vinyl on February 8th 2010.

4 x 12” Volume 4 features Philadelphians Drink Up Buttercup, Leeds artists Milk White White Teeth and Paul Thomas Saunders plus eclectic Irish outfit Super Extra Bonus Party.

The compilation is available to pre-order as usual from the Dance To The Radio online store but for the first time you can also purchase the digital compilation by itself from Dance To The Radio’s bandcamp page, which is also available now.

4 x 12” Volume 4 follows on from the success of Volume 3 which featured Chickenhawk, Esben and the Witch, Olfar and Airship.

To celebrate the release of the new 12” Dance To The Radio is hosting Esben and the Witch’s first Leeds gig at the Brudenell Social Club on February 9th. Paul Thomas Saunders and Honour Before Glory (Whiskas / ¡Forward, Russia!) will also be playing. Dance To The Radio will also have a stall at the gig with the new 4 x 12” amongst other DTTR goodies.

PURCHASE CD / VINYL / MP3 PACKAGE FROM DANCE TO THE RADIO’S ONLINE STORE (£4.49 + p&p) - http://dancetotheradio.bigcartel.com/product/dance-to-the-radio-4-x-12-volume-4-vinyl-cd-feat-drink-up-buttercup-milk-white-white-teeth-super-ext

PURCHASE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD (MP3 or higher quality) FROM DANCE TO THE RADIO BANDCAMP STORE (£2.99 or 75 pence per track) - http://dancetotheradio.bandcamp.com/

FREE DOWNLOAD There is also a bonus download available for free now. Andrew W.K. (yes the real Andrew W.K.) has remixed Drink Up Buttercup’s track and is available to download for free here - http://www.mediafire.com/?qwmzmua1wen

Tracklisting

Side A
1. Drink Up Buttercup – Even Think ( http://www.myspace.com/drinkupbuttercupband )
2. Milk White White Teeth – The Calendar Will Crawl ( http://www.myspace.com/milkwhitewhiteteeth )

Side B
1. Super Extra Bonus Party (feat. R.S.A.G.) - Who Are You And What Do You Want? ( http://www.myspace.com/superextrabonusparty )
2. Paul Thomas Saunders – Getting Loose With The Obtuse ( http://www.myspace.com/paulthomassaunders )

Drink Up Buttercup:
Originating from Philadelphia, Drink Up Buttercup sound like the bastard sons of Frank Zappa, The Beach Boys and The Beatles with their chaotic psychedelic pop. Their amazing debut album ‘Born and Thrown on a Hook’ is set to drop at the start of 2010

Milk White White Teeth:
Leeds based 8 (yes 8 piece) piece collective Milk White White Teeth formed in December 2008, played Leeds / Reading festival and in general are rather good.

Super Extra Bonus Party:
Eclectic Irish outfit teamed up with R.S.A.G to give us an exclusive remix of a song from the acclaimed album Night Horses, which draws from a wide palette of hip hop, rock, folk, electronica and pop.

Paul Thomas Saunders:
Leeds based songsmith Paul Thomas Saunders has just come of the back of a UK tour with fellow DTTR friend Blue Roses. Comparisons have been given to Nick Drake & Leonard Cohen.

Dance To The Radio Present Esben and the Witch

2009-12-23T09:12:00.000-08:00

DANCE TO THE RADIO PRESENTS......

ESBEN AND THE WITCH

MYSPACE - http://www.myspace.com/esbenandthewitch

DOWNLOAD - http://esbenandthewitch.bandcamp.com/album/33

Dance To The Radio proudly presents Esben And The Witch’s first gig in Leeds. The Brighton 3 piece have been making waves in recent months with their incendiary live show playing with the likes of The XX and Deerhunter. Described as ‘nightmare pop’ the band recently featured on Dance To The Radio’s 4 x 12” compilation EP alongside Chickenhawk & Olfar and their first EP is available to download for free from the link above. This is a band you cannot miss!

“Esben remind you of the malice in wonderland, the beauty in horror and the horror in beauty” – The Guardian

“sample-filled mournful beauty” - Teletext

“Like Polly Harvey stepping in for Beth Gibbons during Portishead sick leave” - NME

PAUL THOMAS SAUNDERS

MYSPACE - http://www.myspace.com/paulthomassaunders

Set to feature on the next Dance To The Radio 4 x 12” alongside Drink Up Buttercup & Milk White White Teeth the Leeds based songsmith returns to the Brudenell with his beautiful live show. Having supported Blue Roses and Bombay Bicycle Club already this year, he is set for big things. Paul Thomas Saunders is a man wise beyond his years influenced by the likes of Joe Meek and Leonard Cohen.

“His whisky-soaked vocals belie his years, and the understated delicacy of his songs is a lovely treat” - The Fly

HONOUR BEFORE GLORY (Whiskas / ¡Forward, Russia!)

MYSPACE - http://www.myspace.com/honourbeforeglory

DOWNLOAD - http://honourbeforeglory.bandcamp.com/track/broken-bottles-empty-hearts

What needs to be said? Honour Before Glory is the solo project from Whiskas of Dance To The Radio / ¡Forward, Russia! Fame. Think a mix between Jason Molina (Magnolia Electric Co), My Bloody Valentine and TV On The Radio and you’re pretty much there. We’re delighted to have him playing.

“HBG is a great, naturally tentative and atmospheric piece of work” - Steve Lamacq

At Brudenell Social Club.

Tuesday 9th February 2010

Tickets £4 adv from Lunatickets, Jumbo & Crash

TICKET LINK - https://www.lunatickets.co.uk/event_page.php?event=Esben+and+the+Witch

End of year lists........

2009-12-04T08:15:00.000-08:00

Ok so its that time of year for the best albums and tracks released. We've also included our favourite albums and tracks of the decade for good measure. Keep your eyes peeled for contributions from bands on the label and friends. I've also cheated on my list as i couldn't get it down to 10 so i made my best albums and singles of the decade 20.

ALI

TOP 5 ALBUMS OF 2009

5. Memory Tapes – Seek Magic
4. Grammatics – Grammatics
3. The XX – The XX
2. Wild Beasts – Two Dancers
1. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest

TOP 5 TRACKS OF 2009

5. La Roux - Bulletproof
4. Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
3. Local Natives - Airplanes
2. Animal Collective - My Girls
1. Jay Z (featuring Alicia Keys) - Empire State Of Mind

TOP 20 ALBUMS OF THE DECADE

20. LCD Soundsystem – LCD Soundsystem
19. Daft Punk - Discovery
18. Radiohead – In Rainbows
17. PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea Island
16. Outkast - Skankonia
15. Mew - Frengers
14. Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlantisim
13. Band Of Horses – Cease To Begin
12. Rufus Wainwright – Want One
11. Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker
10. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
9. Primal Scream - XTRMNTR
8. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
7. Jay Z - The Blueprint
6. Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise
5. Queens Of The Stone Age - Rated R
4. Andrew W.K. - I Get Wet
3. The Streets - Original Pirate Material
2. The Strokes - Is This It?
1. Radiohead - Kid A

TOP 20 TRACKS OF THE DECADE

20. Justin Timberlake – Cry Me A River
19. Mew – Am I Wry? No
18. Queens Of The Stone Age – No One Knows
17. Beyonce – Crazy In Love
16. The Streets – Let’s Push Things Forward
15. The Strokes – Last Nite
14. Andrew W.K. - Party Hard
13. Daft Punk – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
12. LCD Soundsystem - Yeah
11. Sigur Ros - Svefn - g - Englar
10. Outkast - Ms. Jackson
9. Radiohead – Everything In It’s Right Place
8. Coldplay - The Scientist
7. The Knife - Heartbeats
6. Boards Of Canada - In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country
5. Johnny Cash - Hurt
4. At The Drive It - One Armed Scissor
3. Queens Of The Stone Age - Feel Good Hit Of The Summer
2. Jay Z - 99 Problems
1. Sufjan Stevens - Chicago

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MICK

TOP 5 ALBUMS OF 2009

5. Monsters of Folk –Monsters of Folk
4. Doom – Born Like This
3. Vitalic - Flashmob
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz
1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion

TOP 5 TRACKS OF 2009

5. Vitalic – Poison Lips
4. Brian Eno – An Ending (Ascent) ** REISSUE**
3. Mujava – Township Funk
2. The Juan MacLean – The Simple Life
1. Animal Collective – Summertime Clothes

TOP 10 ALBUMS OF THE DECADE

10. Neon Neon – Stainless Style
9. PJ Harvey – White Chalk
8. Madvillain - Madvillainy
7. O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack
6. Loretta Lynn and Jack White – Van Lear Rose
5. Daft Punk - Discovery
4. Johnny Cash – American IV The Man Comes Around
3. Nicolai Dunger – Soul Rush
2. Wilco – Yankee Foxtrot Hotel
1. Panda Bear – Person Pitch

and the best reissues -
Kraftwerk – Man Machine, Townes Van Zandt – Delta Momma Blues, Gene Clark – No Other, Fripp and Eno – No Pussyfooting (including the songs in reverse and half speed)

TOP 10 TRACKS OF THE DECADE

10. Midlake - Bandits
9. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
8. Ash Into The Sky – Benoit Pioulard
7. Bon Iver - Skinny Love
6. Daft Punk – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
5. PJ Harvey –You Said Something
4. Ryan Adams – Magnolia Mountain
3. Rufus Wainwright – Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk (Reprise)
2. Panda Bear – Take Pills
1. Johnny Cash - Hurt

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PHIL

TOP 5 ALBUMS OF 2009

Moderat - Moderat
A Place to Bury Stangers- Expoding Head
Appleseed Cast - Sagamartha
Super Extra Bonus Party - Night Horses
Vitalic - Flashmob

TOP 5 TRACKS OF 2009

Chickenhawk-Scorpieau
Norman Bleik- I Was A King
Grammatics- Murderer (Requesters Remix)
The Rayographs - Francis
Rammstein - Pussy

TOP 10 ALBUMS OF THE DECADE

Deerhunter - Microcastle
Half Man Half Biscuit - CSI Ambleside
The Dirtbombs - Ultraglide in Black
The Fat Truckers - For Sale
Fischerspooner- #1
Guided By Voices - Earthquake Glue
Chrome Hoof - Pre-Emptive False Rapture
Mew - Frengers
At The Drive In - Relationship of Command
Daft Punk – Discovery

TOP 10 TUNES OF THE DECADE

Les Favvy Fav - Sweat Descends
Sludgefeast - Daytona Motherfucker
Circulus - My Body is Made of Sunlight - Circulus
M.I.A - Paper Planes
Chrome Hoof - Pronod
Cardiacs - Ditzy Scene
Von Sudenfed - Flooded
Stars - Ageless Beauty
LFO - Freak
Miss Kittin - Requiem For A Hit

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OWEN - GRAMMATICS

Top 5 Albums Of 2009

1. Blue Roses - Blue Roses
2. Future Of The Left - Travels With Myself and Another
3. Ramona Falls - Intuit
4. PJ Harvey and John Parish - A Woman Walked By
5. Bat For Lashes - Two Suns

Top 5 Tracks of 2009

1. Blue Roses - Doubtful Comforts
2. Bat For Lashes - Daniel
3. Future Of The Left - Arming Eritrea
4. Ramona Falls - I Say Fever
5. PJ Harvey and John Parish - Black Hearted Love

Top Ten Albums Of The Decade

1. Cursive - The Ugly Organ
2. QOTSA - Songs For The Deaf
3. WHY? - Alopecia
4. Low - Things We Lost in The Fire
5. Duels - The Barbarians Move In
6. Radiohead - In Rainbows
7. Desaparecidos - Read Music/Speak Spanish
8. GlassJaw - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence
9. This Et Al - Baby Machine
10. PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea.

Top Ten Tracks Of The Decade

1. Elliot Smith - Everything Means Nothing To Me
2. Radiohead - There There
3. TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me
4. This Et Al - Of National Importance
5. Duels - Perimeter Fence
6. Cursive - Staying Alive
7. PJ Harvey - Big Exit
8. Bright Eyes - Lover I don't Have To Love
9. Why? - The Hollows
10. The Bronx - Strobelife

New Sunshine Underground video

2009-11-19T09:59:00.000-08:00

Here is the new video from our friends in The Sunshine Underground. This is the title track from their new album coming out new year (well, almost title track)

Enjoy, PS free gig in Leeds on Saturday night. i'll let you know when i know.....

Eureka! A New Single For Eureka Machines

2009-11-12T08:47:00.000-08:00

Good friend of Dance To The Radio, Sister Of Mercy and all round lovely chap Chris Catalyst (AKA Robochrist) returns with his new band Eureka Machines and their new single 'Being Good Is Ok, But Being Better's Better' which is a free download from the band's website. The track also includes b-side Living In Squalor. Check It, and there is a video. Nicemaus.

DOWNLOAD EUREKA MACHINES MP3 - Being Good Is Ok, But Being Better's Better (taken from the album 'Do Or Die')
VISIT EUREKA MACHINES WEBSITE

DOWNLOAD ROBOCHRIST MP3 - ghostrainnosebleed (taken from 1st Dance To The Radio Compilation, Dance To The Radio : Leeds)
VISIT ROBOCHRIST MYSPACE

WATCH VIDEO

Hot Chips

2009-11-12T04:50:00.000-08:00

Hot Chip return with their new album 'One Life Stand' out next February. 2010, um what?! Anyway going off the point, here is a track from the new album, Take It In. The tune is a healthy slab of Hot Chip with a verse sounding like bastardized version of all those 90's house piano led pop tunes with a lush chorus.

DOWNLOAD MP3 - TAKE IT IN

VISIT HOT CHIP WEBSITE

TOUR DATES

Glasgow - Academy - Fri 12 February
edinburgh - Picture House - Sat 13 February
nottingham - Rock City - Mon 15 February
leeds - Academy - Tues 16 February
newcastle - 02 Academy - Thurs 18 February
manchester - Academy - Fri 19 February
birmingham - 02 Academy - Sat 20 February
bournemouth - 02 Academy - Mon 22 February
bristol - 02 Academy - Tue 23 February
norwich - 02 Academy - Weds 24 February
london - 02 Brixton Academy - Fri 26 February
london - 02 Brixton Academy - Sat 27 February

4x12 Compilation - Nice Words

2009-11-04T05:01:00.000-08:00

So the latest compilation came out last week, its had some lovely words written about it so i thought i'd collate them. Artrocker have given it 'Single of the Month' and NME included Esben and the Witch in their 'On The Stereo' section

COMPILATION REVIEWS

Allgigs.co.uk 4/5 - http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/4296?_Various_Artists_Dance_To_The_Radio_4X12_Volume_3_Ep_Review.html

Wooahhh - beware! The opening track is by utterly-thunderly Chickenhawk who have previously ripped my cochlea from their drums on a previous release of theirs, the "A Or Not" EP back in August (reviewed on this very site, noise fans). "Scorpieau" is not exactly a picnic in a breeze, more like a spit-roast in a hurricane. Only one way to describe these maniacal Leeds urchins - waaraagargarwgarggh! Yeah, I like them!

Next up is another quality track provided this time by Esben & The Witch's "Skeleton Swoon". I'll ignore the wrist-slap of a title and move onto the rather beguiling and trippy music it embraces. Think Siousxie Sioux and Adele Diane having a good old snog with Aphex Twin and Brian Eno doing the soundtrack to it. Easy now - I said just 'think'. Hear that? That's rather lovely isn't it? It all builds into a eerie crescendo that sounds like the Doves for some tenuous reason before eerier chimes tinkle like a tobacconist's door-bell - DTTR you have a winner with this band. Yeah, I like them also!

Back to more familiar territory with indie-chunks hurled from the mouth of Olfar - but rather tasty chunks you understand. Olfar is one man who 'likes the sea that he can't see and wet feet on a winter's day'. Sounds like he has spent far too many chilly nights in youth hostels but I'm keen to hear more thud, strum and bluster from him so, yeah, I like him also.

Finally, Manchester offer up the acceptable tones of Airship singing and free-wheeling their way through "Spirit Party", another Halloween-linked song that is, by turns, safe and sound, strum n drum. But it's not bad - in fact, their Screaming Lights-esque sound is a fair mash of the pumpkin.

The last DTTR EP was a vinegar-soaked old whore of a record - this release has been brushed down, dressed up and had a decent floss of the choppers. Yeah - I like this a lot.

Artrocker (Single of the Month) - http://www.artrocker.com/node/17562

Chickenhawk rule the roost on the latest in Dance To The Radio’s excellent 4x12 series. Kicking off the a-side, this Leeds 4 piece excite the metal tastebuds with a fat riff sandwich of a tune. It’s feisty, it’s shreddy but clichés are avoided. There some Lightning Bolt style sonic wizardry at the start of tune, giving way to a meaty stomp, before the Andy Falkous style vocals. It’s fucking great.

Eben & The Witch finish side A with some Siouxie Sioux meets Portishead style tuneage. There are some nice layers of fuzz and white noise, but it’s not really my cup of tea. I keep putting the (admittedly virtual) needle back to the start of the Chickenhawk track.

Olfar starts side B. From the press release, he’s a bit of an enigma. It’s a brilliant song - pop with intentional trip ups on the drums and a killer hook of a chorus. There’s a folky tint to it, a pastoral anthemic quality that reminds me a bit of The Waterboys. It’s the kind of tune you’d get most out of listening to on a cliff buffeted by gales and spray from stormy seas. It could be from the lyrics - "don’t leave me on the shore, leave me in the sea, all rusted over".

Airship close off proceedings with a nicely crafted indie pop tune. It’s low key and understated. They’re touring with Editors soon - which makes perfect sense.

Full marks to Dance to the Radio for providing yet another awesome slice of eclectic vinyl wonderment. You might not like all the tracks, but you can understand why they were chosen - DTTR have an ear for the interesting and awesome and a disregard for genre.

Leeds Music Scene 3/5 - http://www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/11338/

The third instalment in independent, Leeds-based record label Dance To The Radio's 4x12" series, kicks off with a brand new song from Leeds' Chickenhawk.

'Scorpieau' sees the band trading their usual shouting, squealing and screaming for an off-kilter, spoken-word vocal line that brings some catchiness and humour to the song's twisted bleakness.

'Scorpieau' is a menacing gallop of bristling riffs that twist off into spazzcore-influenced shapes. When the guitars aren't out-right snarling, they're chugging darkly away in the background, occasionally unfurling into long, gritty guitar lines. Song highlight comes when 'Scorpieau' breaks out into a riff-heavy swagger that marks the end of the song's accessible (or as accessible as Chickenhawk get) first section, and the beginning of its experimental second section. Here, Chickenhawk really indulge their penchant for the unusual; unleashing a headlong, punkish plunge of squealing riffs that collapses into a crackly, bass-heavy fug, before screeching to an abrupt finish.

As always, Chickenhawk push the boundaries of metal, but what's really surprising, is how catchy the opening half is. Splitting 'Scorpieau' into an accessible first section, and an art-rock second section, is a clever move. They lure the listener into their strange world, before shooting off on a full-on, experimental tangent, and dragging the unsuspecting listener along for the ride.

And, staying in Leeds, Dance To The Radio have found a song that performs a perfect balancing act between quirky indie, and instantly likeable, chewy-centred pop, in the form of 'Husk' by Bear Driver member, Olfar. The lurching guitars and marching drumbeats, lay down kooky indie-rock foundations, while Olfar's lilting, poppy vocals provide a sweet contrast to all that angular indie. The chorus in particular, has some serious sing along potential.

Next up are a Brighton trio who cite their influences as "glaciers, caverns and waning moons" and describe their sound as "nightmare pop." And, to continue the beautifully, darkly poetic theme, they've called this song 'Skeleton Swoon' and go by the band-name 'Esben and The Witch.'

The song itself is a languid meander across glistening, moony soundscapes constructed from frontwoman Rachel's ghostly vocals, lashings of icy sound effects, and voiceovers about X-rays, shadows and spontaneous combustion. Rather than a tune, the effect is a sensation of space, with the sound effects that account for approximately 90% of 'Skeleton Swoon' echoing away into the song's cold, distant corners. As a piece of mood-music, it evokes a powerful atmosphere, but it's too insubstantial to be a song, in the traditional sense.

Everything about Manchester foursome Airship's contribution is understated. From the subtly military-tinged drumbeats, to the slippery-slick bass coiling away in the background, and the backing vocals breathing and sighing behind frontman Elliott Williams's vocals, 'Spirit Party' is luxuriant, unhurried grooviness, from start to finish. Despite a construction similar to indie anthems, the chorus is also curiously understated. It goes for a softly expansive feel, with sweet, high notes courtesy of Williams, rather than chasing after that big, garish, stadium-filling blow out. It's a refreshing bucking of the 'anthemic indie' trend.

'Dance To The Radio Volume Three's major draw is the new Chickenhawk song 'Scorpieau,' but Airship's contribution is also a solid, indie-rock track that just may have you checking out more of the band's back catalogue. OlfarEsben and The Witch's contributions definitely have a rough-around-the-edges, 'new band' feel to them, but are nevertheless an intriguing introduction to acts you probably won't have previously heard of. An eclectic round-up of four bands who hover just outside of their chosen genres.
and

High Voltage 4/5 - http://www.highvoltage.org.uk/displaydemoreview.asp?num=4504&band=2668

The first track on Dance To The Radio’s new mini-compilation is Chickenhawk’s ‘Scorpieau’ which is a bit like Reuben at their angriest, or maybe Helmet. The song is a fast charged, juggernaut of a rock song, not the ‘thrashing metal’ that the NME so helpfully describes it as.

Esben and The Witch’s ‘Skeleton Swoon’ is a completely different affair, a lithe little echo of a song that could have been oddly at home on post-Waters Floyd albums like had it not been for Rachel Davies’ ringing vocals that dominate any cavernous spaces in the track. Dark but not too cold, a particularly clever thing is ‘Skeleton Swoon.’

‘Husk’ is Olfar’s new demo, is a more conventional and accessible being, with some nice and pleasant chords, vocal melodies, percussion and choruses. Almost like a little cousin of Wintersleep (czech ‘em out). One of those songs that really grows on you.

From the start Airship’s ‘Spirit Party’ sounds exciting. It’s one of those tracks with a lot of promise that starts off in a lazy garage rock way before flourishing out of its chrysalis into a beautiful butterfly. A great song, which is nicely in keeping with the other expertly sourced songs on Dance To The Radio’s concise new release.

This Is Fake DIY 6/10 - http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/eps/dance-to-the-radio-4-x-12-vol-3

Onto Volume Three in the brilliant Dance To The Radio EP series, and the objective is clear. Rather than providing a cohesive collection, DTTR are bringing you samples of the underground from all over the place. Yes, you could just download these tracks from blogs, but it's not quite the same as having them on a nice 12" record is it?

Side one here is cracking, featuring Dance To The Radio hallmarks of REALLY loud rock music and something completely from the left-field. The former slot is filled by Chickenhawk's hardcore thrash track 'Scorpieau'. With excellent drum fills and some double kick action underpinning a frighteningly lively song it's exactly what you'd not expect from the label that bought you The Pigeon Detectives. Neither is 'Skeleton Swoon', by Ebsen and the Witch. Samples of dialogue, discussing the advent of X-Ray scans, opens the track before giving way to Florence (and the Machine) style vocals and a twinkling xylophone backing. Interspersed with more vocal samples it manages to be both prettily epic and oddly minimal.

Side two falls down slightly, however, meaning that thus far this is the weakest EP in the series. That's not to say that the music's terrible, you understand, just that it's entirely expected. Both Olfar's 'Husk' (Demo) and Airship's 'Spirit Party' are jangly, pleasant indie-pop songs that are neither here nor there, unless of course 'there' is your standard hipster blog – in which case they certainly are 'there'. The former of the two sounds as though it has its roots in British Sea Power's second album whilst the latter opens sounding like Pixies. Not just a little bit like Pixies but EXACTLY like Pixies. The bassline is to thank for this, having the same steady harshness that Kim Deal is famous for. Sadly, instead of exploding in a completely copycat fashion 'Spirit Party' sort of plods along like Voxtrot without the heartache or Good Shoes on a slow day.

A slight dip maybe, but still worthwhile for Side A. Hopefully the conclusion to the series will bring it back up to the usual DTTR
standards.

Rock Midgets.com 4/5 - http://www.rockmidgets.com/releases.php?&id=3888

Christ, we like Chickenhawk here at Rockmidgets. You guys really should too. Lucky for us this latest edition of Dance To The Radio's 4x12" series is headed up by their track, 'Scorpieau', a three minute searing blast of noise that incorporates their frantic riffery and outstanding drumming, and is yet another storming track for their catalogue – even if Paul's vocals do sound a bit like Zed from Police Academy here...

But we're not letting our favouritism push aside the other three artists involved; Esben And The Witch offer up an eerie slice of dreamy alternative, and Airshipmassive effort from Olfar (which is only a demo!). 'Husk' manages to stomp and soar, complete with infectious chorus and majestic piano, it's a total contrast to Chickenhawk but only highlights the eclectic skills of Dance To The Radio's offerings, on this third edition of 4x12", it's beauty and
prove why they're the perfect band to support Editors on their current tour with their Joy Division-meets-Flaming Lips anthem, 'Spirit Party'. But better still is the simply beast that stand out.

Teletext 9/10 - http://www.teletext.co.uk/PlanetSound/Single-Reviews/default.aspx

An EP that fits Esben And The Witch's sample-filled mournful beauty, as mysterious as when Maxinquaye was released, with Airship's stunning open-hearted anthemic passion.

The Middle East

2009-10-28T07:01:00.000-07:00

Possibly one you have heard of before but i'm in love with this. The Middle East are from Queensland’s northern villages in Australia and originally self released their album which was then re-released on Spunk records, the Australian home to The Shins, Bonnie Prince Billy, Bright Eyes & Animal Collective.

'Blood' The Middle East

the middle east | MySpace Video

FREE DOWNLOAD MP3 - THE MIDDLE EAST - BLOOD
MYSPACE LINK

Skye

2009-10-26T09:37:00.000-07:00

My totally bad ass dog Skye died this morning. I don't really know why i'm sharing this but i feel it's what she would have wanted.

RIP little one.

James Kenosha

2009-10-22T04:02:00.000-07:00

I JUST FOUND THIS

Free Pulled Apart By Horses Album Track

2009-10-22T03:15:00.000-07:00

Leeds's noisiest X-BOX Halo geeks Pulled Apart By Horses have put out a free download through NME.com of a brand new album track 'Get Of My Ghost Train.' The track was recorded with the one and only JK (thats James Kenosha not the twat in the hat) in Bridlington this summer. If you click through to the NME link you can win tickets to band's Brixton Academy show with Biffy. Any now in true James Brown style i'm going to give you the myspace and facebook logins for Dance To The Radio....... YEAH RIGHT!

Done

FREE DOWNLOAD MP3 - PULLED APART BY HORSES - GET OF MY GHOST TRAIN

NME BLOG LINK - WIN TICKETS TO PABH GIG WITH BIFFY CLYRO

Free Pulled Apart By Horses / Sky Larkin gig.

2009-10-16T08:25:00.000-07:00

Do You Like The Following Things....

Well if you do you're in for a treat. Pulled Apart By Horses and Sky Larkin are playing a FREE gig at Eiger Studios in Leeds on November 5th and we're going to be DJing the event. Radio One's music guru Huw Stephens will also be comparing and the event is in association with XBOX 360.

To apply for tickets click here

Download MP3 - Sky Larkin - Smarts

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New Dance To The Radio Compilation - Shit Yeah!

2009-10-14T05:15:00.000-07:00

So yeah we're releasing the 3rd in the 4x12" vinyl compilation series. True to form it's a giant mash up of everything kicked off in the most brutal of ways by Chickenhawk.

Have a listen to the bands we're putting on it, if you like please make a purchase.

Chickenhawk

Esben and the Witch

Olfar

Airship

LISTEN TO MP3s

PURCHASE 4x12" Volume 3 (you'll receive full MP3s straight away!)

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CANT - Ghosts

2009-10-14T05:02:00.000-07:00

Chris Taylor, the bass player and sometime producer for Grizzly Bear has announced his side project CANT. He is releasing the track Ghosts on his own label in the US, Terrible Records.
It's a stunning track and well worth a listen!

MP3 - CANT - Ghosts
Purchase 7" (UK)

New Grammatics Single

2009-10-06T04:46:00.000-07:00

Coinciding with the Bloctober tour Grammatics brand new single ‘Double Negative’ is here. You might have heard the track played at some of the recent Grammatics shows. The single comes with a cover of The Good Life track ‘Notes in his Pockets’ as the b-side.Both tracks were recorded with Mr James Kenosha in Bridlington at the start of the summer.

Digitally the single is available to buy NOW from iTunes but if you pre-order the 7” (out 26th October) from Dance To The Radio’s online shop you will be sent the MP3’s to the tracks very soon after the order has gone through.

To get your hands on the single from iTunes click here - http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=333006298&s=143444

To get your hands on the 7” and MP3s click here - http://dancetotheradio.bigcartel.com/

Also if you visit the Dance To The Radio store you can get hold of the album which can be shipped worldwide (vinyl & CD) along with some of the 7”s and a number of other releases.

On top of this we're giving away a free download of DILEMMA & Murderer (Gavron Remix) to everyone who signs up to http://www.grammatics.co.uk

Danny North / Chickenhawk

2009-09-07T03:01:00.000-07:00

Well Done Guys!

Chickenhawk Myspace
Danny North Website

NO SOUP FOR YOU

2009-09-04T05:08:00.001-07:00

Leeds Festival

2009-09-01T09:26:00.000-07:00

So, wow that was that then. Another year, another Leeds Festival. There was some simply incredible performances in that.

Honerable mentions go out to Radiohead, Kaiser Chiefs, White Denim, Friendly Fires, The Big Pink, Wonderswan, Milk White White Teeth & Amazing Baby.

The DTTR stage at this years festival was simply incredible. The crowd was packed all evening and all the bands killed it. I took a few little photos and recorded a couple videos on my camera, when i get better pictures i'll put them up but here they are for now..... For now take care, enjoy a download of Bear Hands - Blood & Treasure from the Daytrotter Blog

FREE DOWNLOAD MP3
Bear Hands - Blood & Treasure (From Daytrotter Session)

Golden Silvers new video

2009-08-10T08:57:00.000-07:00

One of my personal favourite bands this year, here is the new video from Golden Silvers for Please Venus

Dance To The Radio Stage - Leeds Festival

2009-08-10T06:32:00.000-07:00

We're delighted to announce that for the 3rd year running Dance To The Radio will be curating a stage at Leeds Festival. The stage takes place on the Thursday evening from 7-11. This year 5 bands will be playing along with DTTR DJs.

Blood Red Shoes

Wild Beasts

Bear Hands

Airship

Holy State

Download

Wild Beasts - Hootin' & Howling (Debukas Remix) <<<>>>
Airship - This Is Hell <<<>>>

See you there!! xx

Sometree

2009-07-29T09:15:00.000-07:00

Our good friend Whiskas has just put this up on his blog. I wanted to share it with you all.

"

The first time I saw SOMETREE was about 8 years ago, supporting The Appleseed Cast at The Josephs Well - in the heady days when Bright Eyes, Cave In and the like were regular visitors. The gig stuck with me for a long time - it was one of those gigs where a seed was sewn, and over the following years I invested greatly in the bands back catalogue.

Sometree are a German 4 piece, and have not played over here too often. Sonically, they share a lot with The Appleseed Cast, with some wistful vocals and destructive guitar salvos. Here are some choice cuts from their career:

MP3 - Sometree - Notion (taken from Moleskine)

MP3 - Sometree - Lilth (taken from Sold Heart To The One)

MP3 - Sometree - Hands & Arrows (taken from Bending The Willow)
BRAND NEW MP3 - Sometree - Yonder (taken from Yonder out 18th September)

In recent times we've become friends, culminating in Dance To The Radio releasing the lead single from their last album 'Bending The Willow' and the band supporting Forward Russia on tour in the UK 2008.

At the end of the month, they're previewing their new album (their 5th) at an intimate show at a Berlin theatre - I'm absolutely delighted to have been invited by the band to go over, and more than a bit dissapointed that I'm unable to go. Having just supported Snow Patrol on a number of days, the prospective scope of the new material is obvious, and it's now been of a few years gestation. I'm very excited to hear it, whenever I manage to eventually do so"

Thanks Whiskas!

¡Forward, Russia! - Eleven (65daysofstatic Remix)

2009-07-27T05:01:00.001-07:00

I spent some of this weekend cleaning out my flat, whilst doing it i found this remix that 65daysofstatic did for ¡Forward, Russia! which we used as one of the b-sides for Nineteen. It's been a while since i heard it but i bloody love it!

DOWNLOAD MP3 - ¡Forward, Russia! - Eleven (65daysofstatic Remix)

Oh Julian

2009-07-15T08:31:00.000-07:00

Pulled Apart By Horseflys

2009-07-15T07:51:00.000-07:00

Words.Fail.Me

Pulled Apart by Horses - new material from Pulled Apart by Videos on Vimeo.

Grammatics to release new EP this month

2009-07-14T07:45:00.000-07:00

Fresh from the release of their critically acclaimed self titled debut album and tours with Rolo Tomassi, Maximo Park & Red Light Company Grammatics release Murderer on July 27th. The single will come out digitally and include new tracks The New Sobriety and Kicking Crutches plus watch out for a host of remixes to appear over the coming weeks from the likes of Cale Parks & Napoleon IIIrd. The band are set to play Reading / Leeds in August, Truck Festival in July and are main support to Bloc Party on their ‘Bloctober’ Tour. Included are 2 free remixes from The Requesters & Richmanu + album track Inkjet Lakes (featuring Blue Roses)

Download

MP3 – Murderer (Richmanu Remix)
MP3 – Murderer (The Requesters Remix)
MP3 – Inkjet Lakes feat. Blue Roses (from the debut album ‘Grammatics’)

Live Dates

21st July – Ruby Lounge, Manchester, UK
22nd July – Korova, Liverpool, UK
24th July – Fibbers, York, UK
25th July – Truck Festival, Oxfordshire, UK

3rd August – Nation Of Shopkeepers, Leeds, UK **This is a special performance with Owen and Laura Groves aka Blue Roses**
29th August – Leeds Festival. Leeds, UK
30th August – Reading Festival, Reading, UK

2nd October - Empress Ballroom, Blackpool, UK (w/ Bloc Party)
3rd October - Picture House, Edinburgh, UK (w/ Bloc Party)
4th October - Iron Works, Inverness (w/ Bloc Party)
6th October - Music Hall, Aberdeen (w/ Bloc Party)
7th October - Alhambra, Dunfermline (w/ Bloc Party)
8th October - City Hall, Hull (w/ Bloc Party)
10th October - Academy, Sheffield (w/ Bloc Party)
11th October - Academy, Leeds (w/ Bloc Party)
12th October - Engine Shed, Lincoln (w/ Bloc Party)
14th October - Victoria Hall, Stoke (w/ Bloc Party)
15th October - Academy, Birmingham (w/ Bloc Party)
16th October - Centre, Newport (w/ Bloc Party)
18th October - Arena, Llandudno (w/ Bloc Party)
19th October - University, Liverpool (w/ Bloc Party)
20th October - Academy, Bristol (w/ Bloc Party)
22nd October - Hall For Cornwall, Truro (w/ Bloc Party)
23rd October - Pavilion, Plymouth (w/ Bloc Party)
24th October - Centre, Brighton (w/ Bloc Party)
26th October - Cliffs Pavilion, Southend (w/ Bloc Party)
27th October - Corn Exchange, Cambridge (w/ Bloc Party)
28th October - Rock City, Nottingham (w/ Bloc Party)
30th October - Rivermead, Reading (w/ Bloc Party)
31st October - BIC, Bournemouth (w/ Bloc Party)

Watch out for more remixes coming up here soon.

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Vinyl Cut Of The Day - Wah! Heat....

2009-06-25T09:30:00.000-07:00

Before Teardrop Explodes, Before The Bunnymen, came The Crucial Three with Julian Cope, Ian McCulloch and Pete Wylie. Pete Wylie formed Wah! Heat and this was the debut single from March 1980. The album Wah! Nah Poo The Art of Bluff was also amazing.

This was before The Story of The Blues and all that jazz.

Download MP3 - Better Scream (from Better Scream single)

Steven Wells

2009-06-25T09:05:00.000-07:00

Steven Wells 1960 - 2009

There isn't really much that's been said that hasn't been said already today but i will for one miss 'Swells' and his to the punch, incredibly funny writing. As a kid on of my highlights on a Wednesday morning was to pick up the NME to read his column or read which record he'd give either 0/10 or 10/10 to. There are very little writers of his class and had the balls to do what he did nowadays. Steven Wells, gone but never forgotten.
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Dance To The Radio 4x12" Volume 2

2009-06-24T08:08:00.000-07:00

Continuing the 4x12” series, Dance To The Radio announce volume 2 of of four 12 inch singles for 2009. Following on from the first volume (featuring Pulled Apart By Horses, Bear Hands, Wonderswan & Broadcast Society) the Leeds based label release their 2nd installment with 4 hotly tipped acts including Suckers (Brooklyn, NY), Holy State (Leeds), Das Racist (Brooklyn, NY) and Bear Driver (Leeds/London)

4x12” Volume 2 is released on 27th July 2009

Side A
1. Suckers: It Gets Your Body Movin’
2. Holy State: Jagged Lines

Side B
3. Das Racist: Rainbow in the Dark
4. Bear Driver: Mind Attack

Download

MP3 – Suckers – It Gets Your Body Movin’ (From DTTR 4x12” Volume 2) http://www.mediafire.com/?mqzmzmqmto3

Visit

Website – http://www.dancetotheradio.com
Pre-Order - http://www.dancetotheradio.com/shop.php ** THIS NOW WORKS**

Suckers Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/suckerstheband
Holy State Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/holystate
Das Racist Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/dasracist
Bear Driver Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/thebeardriver

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Vinyl Cut Of The Day - Aztec Camera

2009-06-23T07:30:00.000-07:00

Mattress Of Wire the band's second single from 1981. Roddy Frame was barely out of school. Postcard was a record label releasing glorious seven inch singles by Orange Juice and Josef K and the first three Aztec Camera singles had a homely warmth to them which has stood the test of time. This was Postcard 81:8. A well respected journalist and author once tried to steal this copy but was apprehended.

Mattress Of Wire by dancetotheradio

Download MP3 - Mattress Of Wire (from Mattress Of Wire single)

Vinyl Cut Of The Day - Scritti Politti

2009-06-22T08:14:00.000-07:00

To celebrate the 54th birthday of Green Gartside today's vinyl cut of the day comes from Scritti Politti. The Word Girl was the opening track from the band's hugely successful 1985 album 'Cupid & Psyche 85.' On a more personal note the single charted on the day I was born.

The Word Girl by dancetotheradio

Download MP3 - The Word Girl (from The Word Girl Single)

Vinyl Cut Of The Day - Pulp

2009-06-19T04:42:00.000-07:00

Today's 'Vinyl Cut Of The Day' comes from Pulp's 'The Sisters E.P.' 'Your Sisters Clothes' could be seen as the sequel to the title track of the E.P. 'Babies' with the younger sister getting her revenge on the narrator character in the song.

The Sisters E.P. was released in May 1994 through Island Records and was followed in 1995 by the release of Common People.

Your Sisters Clothes by dancetotheradio

Download MP3 - Your Sisters Clothes (From The Sisters E.P.)

Vinyl Cut of The Day - Meat Puppets

2009-06-18T08:22:00.000-07:00

Here is a new section on the DTTR Blog. Every day, or at least as many we can, we'll put up a track recorded direct from a vinyl record we're listening to at the moment. Todays 'Cut Of The Day' is Lake Of Fire by Meat Puppets from Meat Puppets II.

Lake Of Fire by dancetotheradio

Download MP3 - Lake Of Fire (from Meat Puppets II)

Wild Beasts New Video

2009-06-18T03:24:00.000-07:00

Here is the new video for Hooting & Howling, nice.

Other Lives

2009-06-17T12:03:00.000-07:00

God Damn I love those guys at Daytrotter. They've just posted a wonderful session from a band who were one of my highlights at SXSW in March. Other Lives, a 5 piece, from Stillwater, Oklahoma, released their self titled debut in the US through TBD Records (home to Radiohead in America) earlier this year and it's one of the most beatifully crafted records i've heard in a good long time. Jesse Tabish (piano, guitar, lead vocals), Josh Onstott (bass, organ, Backing vocals), Jenny Hsu (cello, piano, Backing Vocals), Colby Owens (drums), Jonathon Mooney (piano,violin, guitar) are currently in the middle of tour around the US. Hopefully they'll be over in the UK pretty soon. Check them out!

Visit Other Lives Myspace
Visit Other Lives Daytrotter Session

Download MP3 - Black Tables (from the album Other Lives)
Downlaod MP3 - Paper Cities (from Daytrotter Session)
Download MP3 - It Was The Night (from Daytrotter Session)
Downlaad MP3 - AM Theme (from Daytrotter Session)

Enjoy

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More Joy

2009-06-17T09:52:00.000-07:00

Little Joy have done a Daytrotter session!! Hurrah!!

Little Joy at Daytrotter

Download MP3 - No One's Better Sake (from Daytrotter)
Download MP3 - Keep Me In Mind (from Daytrotter)

Tomorrow i promise something none Little Joy related.

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Little Joy's new video

2009-06-16T09:15:00.000-07:00

New video from Little Joy, absolutely brilliant.

Download MP3 - No One's Better Sake

Over and Out.
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Isle Of Wight

2009-06-16T08:33:00.000-07:00

So this is what we call a pointless post. This weekend The Pigeon Detectives went off to play Isle Of Wight, which i was very very excited about as they were playing with Pixies and one of my heroes, Neil Young. Unfortuntately i couldn't go in the end but here is his set list and footage of Cinnamon Girl from 1978.

Das Racist

2009-06-12T09:15:00.000-07:00

Right its Friday its sunny and i've been listening to this band all day (and all last month). Das Racist 2 guys from Brooklyn, New York. I love them. A mix up minimalist beats, old school hip hop and piss funny lyrics.

Anyway Perez Hilton likes them (check this out), this is a little taster of the band. Watch out you'll be hearing a lot more from Himanshu and Victor very VERY soon. Go to the myspace and check out the original version of Combination Pizza Hut & Taco Bell and Rainbow In The Dark.

Download Combination Pizza Hut & Taco Bell (Remix)

Check out the Pitchfork Review

Go To The Myspace

Have a good weekend folks x

Friday Classic

2009-06-12T03:36:00.000-07:00

This week's Friday classic follows on from Hardeep's Protest Song book.

Marvin Gaye's ultimate protest song live from the excellent Real Thing, In Performance DVD

Story Behind The Protest Song

2009-06-12T02:30:00.000-07:00

If you are looking for the next Greil Marcus then look no further than Hardeep Phull. Check out the excellent "Story Behind The Protest Song, A Reference Guide To 50 Songs That Changed The 20th Century" Everything from Dylan and Neil Young to The Wailers and The Prodigy.

You can buy the hardback or Ebook from here....... http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR4141.aspx

Nacional

2009-06-10T08:59:00.000-07:00

Confession time. This blog should have been posted a week ago in time for Nacional's gig at the Faversham. Unfortuately as the DTTR cripple i've been stricken down with a number of problems but i'm back on the blog!

If you can spare a few moments I urge you to check out Nacional's videos below. They are a great band who have 2 singles out on a fellow Leeds label art/goes/pop. Anyway if you like what you see / hear check out the band's myspace and get one of their 7" vinyls.

Nacional / telephone single from josh armitage on Vimeo.

Nacional - ON TV from josh armitage on Vimeo.

Check Out the Myspace

Friday Treat - Les Fleurs by Minnie Ripperton

2009-06-05T09:03:00.000-07:00

An all time favourite this, just the ticket for some end of week fun.
Originally from the 1970 album Come to my Garden, this is surely one of the most blissful tunes ever.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......

Ambient Corner Number 1

2009-06-04T04:07:00.000-07:00

Ambient Corner will be bringing you some soundscape choices from Mick and from Simon in New York. We are going to lower you in with a bit of Fripp and Eno. More in depth later, for now now here's the surface layer. This is from Evening Star (1975) and you can hear the influence in the likes of Robin Guthrie's first post Cocteau Twins album "Imperial" released on Bella Union in 2003.

New Book

2009-06-04T03:36:00.000-07:00

Acquired a new book yesterday which I’m looking forward to having a proper delve into. Take a look at the cover pics, you’ll pretty much get the idea. I’ll let you know if it’s any good at a later date.

MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO

2009-06-02T09:53:00.000-07:00

One from our friends over at Secretly Canadian. July sees the return of Magnolia Electric Co. Josephine is released on July 20th. The band teamed once again with engineer Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago.

Download the title track 'Josephine' (MP3)

Magnolia Electric Co. visit the UK in September

September 2 London, Bush Hall 7.30pm, £15 adv
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/47647
September 3 Brighton, Duke Of York's Picture House 9pm, £12 adv
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_south&query=detail&event=316340
September 4 Leeds, Brudenell Social Club 7.30pm, £12adv
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/48317
September 5 Co Laois Ireland, Electric Picnic Art And Music Festival
http://www.electricpicnic.ie/
September 6 Porthcawl, Seascape Festival @ Grand Pavilion
http://www.grandpavilion.co.uk/
September 7 London, ICA 7.30pm, £15 adv
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=321892
September 13 Larmer Tree Gardens Dorset, End Of The Road
http://www.endoftheroadfestival.com/

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Out Of The Woods And Trees / Sky Larkin / Mother Vulpine

2009-06-02T04:43:00.000-07:00

Everytime we get a new compilation ready i always like to have a listen over the previous ones that we've put out (by the way DTTR 4x12" Volume 2 is done and will be announced very soon). I spent last night listening to the last CD comp we put out 'Out Of The Woods And Trees' i've always held this one pretty close to the heart. Call me a massive geek but i absolutely loved being involved in putting that one together and spending bloody ages sequencing it so it sounded seamless even though all 20 tracks came in at over the maximum length for a cd so myself and Andy, the chap who mastered the comp, had to make some interesting changes. Namely turning the Vessels and Held By Hands tunes into a continuous flow of music. Anyway this is getting off the point.

When i go down the list of names on the comp it does make me feel rather proud. Bobby Cook is currently in the middle of recording his debut album with his new (same) band Goldhawks, Prego are starting to make a real name for themselves, Mother Vulpine unfortunately split but into 2 rather well known and awesome bands 'Pulled Apart By Horses' and 'Dinosaur Pile-Up', Sky Larkin have gone onto wonderful things and it's always a joy to catch up for a rare shandy with them, The Chapman Family have gone onto play the NME Radar tour and Vessels have continued to show why they're one of Leeds' best bands.

So we're gonna give away a couple of tracks from the compilation for you guys to have a listen to. Also iTunes are now selling the full compilation for only £2.49 (yes thats cheap) and if you're a pacient soul then you can buy the CD direct from us for £2 (yes that's even cheaper)

Purchase From iTunes for £2.49

Purchase From the lovely folks at Dance To The Radio £2 (plus the postman fee)

Download Sky Larkin - Keepsakes (Napoleon IIIrd Remix)
Download Mother Vulpine - The Hammer That Cracked The Bell
Watch out for other little treats from old DTTR compilations.

Local Natives - Cecilia + UK Dates

2009-06-01T09:33:00.000-07:00

Feeling absolutely terrible today. Typical me as soon as the sun comes out I get a cold. Anyway, here is a great cure for a summer cold. Local Natives cover of Simon & Garfunkel's Cecilia. I can't wait to catch up with these guys next month, they're a wonderful band. Go check them out at one of these shows

13th July - London Lexington
14th July - London Shepherds Bush Empire (supporting Of Montreal)
16th July - London Borderline

Also their debut single 'Sun Hands' is out on July 6th through Chess Club. Click Here to Pre-Order.

Have a listen to the band on their Myspace here

Or download 3 tracks from the band's wonderful Daytrotter session

Airplanes (Daytrotter Session)
World News (Daytrotter Session)
Cards & Quarters (Daytrotter Session)

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An Horse

2009-05-29T07:46:00.001-07:00

So i saw this band in March at SXSW, 2 piece from Australia that re-located to US of A. Anyway they write sweet little pop songs. I got the album which should hopefully be out over here soon. Check them out An Horse, UK tour dates in July are below

Tour Dates

06/27/09 in Nottingham Rescue Rooms
06/28/09 in Bristol Thekla
06/30/09 in Birmingham 02 Academy
07/01/09 in Glasgow Stereo
07/02/09 in Manchester Academy 2
07/03/09 in Brighton Digital
07/05/09 in Brixton The Windmill
07/06/09 in Oxford 02 Academy
07/07/09 in London Heaven
07/08/09 in London Camden Barfly
07/10/09 in London White Light @ The Lexington

Myspace

An Horse Myspace

Classic Kraftwerk

2009-05-29T07:27:00.000-07:00

If you have free internet on a train journey this weekend, here is a little something to accompany the Klick klack of the tracks

Slim Harpo - Shake Your Hips

2009-05-29T05:11:00.000-07:00

How good is this?

Wild Beasts New Single / New Album

2009-05-29T04:49:00.001-07:00

I was genuinely pleased to hear the new Wild Beasts single 'Hooting and Howling' this week. It took me a little while to get into the first album but this hit me straightaway. Really beautiful track that builts to a great little hook. Anyway the new album Two Dancers comes out on August 3rd with the single out on July 20th.

You can listen to the track on the Domino website and if you like pre-order it also.

Listen

Domino Records Website

Myspace

Wild Beasts Myspace

Tapes

2009-05-29T04:33:00.000-07:00

Tapes is a lovely new website set up by some fellow Leeds friends.

Each month they record 5 tracks by 5 different artists, they also get 5 different pieces of art/illustration/design/drawing done by 5 different artists.

The art is compiled into a sexy pdf and mailed out to those who sign up, it's also available to download via the website.

Great little idea, and hopefully a site that can continue to grow.

We put our stamp on it, go check it out. They've just done a session with one of our favourite bands 'Tubelord' and also very good friend (and employee) 'Fran Rodgers'.

Website

Tapes

Neil's Heavy Concept Album (1984)

2009-05-28T09:45:00.000-07:00

We were all massive Young Ones fans at school, anyway this kid once gave me a cassette of this album. I finally found a copy of it on vinyl in an Oxfam shop last year, anyway i think it's about time more people heard it. Totally ridiculous, but frankly brilliant.

Download

Neil's Heavy Concept Album

Information

Wikipedia

Advert

Bear Hands (Daytrotter Session)

2009-05-28T08:33:00.000-07:00

One of our favourite new bands Bear Hands have also featured on the recent 4x12". Recently the band headed over to do a Daytrotter session (which by the way is a most excellent website).
Out of the session came recordings of 2 brand new songs 'Blood and Treasure', 'Belongings' and Long Lean Queen from the Golden E.P.

The band are over in the UK next month and if you can go and see them do it. They're definatly one of the best new bands from the last 2 years.

The tour dates are.......

Jun 4 2009 - Blue Flowers @ Ginglik, London
Jun 5 2009 - Insomniacs Ball @ Corsica Studios w/ Late Of The Pier, London
Jun 6 2009 - Hampton’s Bar ,Southampton
Jun 7 2009 - Middlesbrough Music Live-Cosmos Club @ Central, Middlesborough
Jun 9 2009 - The Cockpit, Leeds
Jun 10 2009 - Ruby Lounge, Manchester
Jun 11 2009 - The Plug, Sheffield
Jun 12 2009 - Rockness Festival, Scotland

Download - MP3

Blood and Treasure from Daytrotter Session

Belongings from Daytrotter Session

Long Lean Queen from Daytrotter Session

Links

Bear Hands Website

Purchase

DTTR 4 x 12" Volume One (featuring Bear Hands, Pulled Apart By Horses, Wonderswan & Broadcast Society)

PULLED APART BY HORSES - E=MC HAMMER (richmanu diskoruptor remix)

2009-05-28T07:43:00.000-07:00

OUR FRIENDS AND ESTEEMED NOISE CREATORS PULLED APART BY HORSES RECENTLY FEATURED ON OUR 4X12" COMPILATION (part one of the four). NOW RICH MANU HAS ADDED TO HIS CRUSHING REMIX OF I PUNCHED A LION IN THE THROAT WITH A MEGA REMIX OF E=MC HAMMER.

DOWNLOAD
DOWNLOAD PULLED APART BY HORSES - E=MC HAMMER (richmanu diskoruptor remix)

WEBSITE
CHECK OUT PULLED APART BY HORSES MYSPACE
CHECK OUT RICH MANU'S MYSPACE

PURCHASE
PICK UP THE 4X12" VINYL COMPILATION FROM DANCETOTHERADIO

GO CHECK OUT PULLED APART BY HORSES ON THEIR NEVER ENDING TOUR OF THE WORLD!

OVER AND OUT

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