Saturday 17 July 2010

Video Blog #July

!!! / Chk Chk Chk are back after the tragic death of their drummer a few months ago. 'AM/FM' is out now with 'The Hammer' on a limited 12" clear vinyl on Warp. New album 'Strange Weather, Isn't It?' coming end of August. Free download & more info HERE.


Scouse legends The Coral are also back this month. This is the blissful lead single '1000 Years', a great summertime tune. You can get a free download of the title track from their new album 'Butterfly House' from their website HERE.


'Coming Back Home' is the second single from Ellen and the Escapades. Its a digital only release, but the track will feature on a forthcoming EP available on 10" vinyl from the young Yorkshire Folksters. You can catch them at various festivals this summer including, in Leeds, headlining the Chapel Allerton Arts Festival on Friday 3rd September. Click on their name above to check full listings on their myspace page. Also on their myspace blog you can read about what they got up to at Glastonbury, performing SIX times!!, and christening a boat for Michael Eavis!


Mirrors are a mesmerising electronic 4 piece band from Brighton. They will be playing for us at Oporto in Leeds on Tuesday 3rd August where you will again see this video for 'Fear Of Drowning', as its one of their many live projections. Keep an eye out too for an upcoming release with Skint Records.


Unkle have just released this short film trilogy 'Saviours And Angels' acting a bit like a sampler of their new album featuring 3 tracks 'Caged Bird', 'The Runaway' and 'Another Night Out' from their latest offering 'Where Did The Night Fall'. Check it out! and if you like the first track you can download it free from RCRDLBL here.