The band are going from strength to strength at the moment,having just recorded new single Goose and the B.side Skank at Gavin Monaghan's Magic Garden studios in Birmingham after a personnel invitation.
They are getting busy on the gig front supporting Turrentine Jones at deaf institute fri 30 jan.And have their own headline slot at The Castle on May 9th as well as first time gigs in Leeds and Sheffield.
They have also just been asked to support Orphan Boy (featured in last weeks Essential Soundsat their album launch The Ruby Lounge March 14th. Add to that confirmation for this years Blackthorn festival and 2015 is looking pretty good.
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Essential Sounds
A mixture of new, old, unsigned and established artists we've been listening to over the last 7 days…
No Hot Ashes
Infectious Manchester-based indie-blues outfit Turrentine Jones formed in the late 2000s and have drawn comparisons to everyone from the Strokes and the Rolling Stones to Booker T & the MGs and the Doors. 2012's EP “Le Debut” was released on their own label Monkey Junk Records in 2012, and followed a series of download-only singles.
Their debut long player, Our Days, appeared worldwide this August and the first single, Moonlight is on Yer Side, blends blues, southern rock, and pop into sinister but beguiling melodies.
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Turrentine Jones
Anchored by a minimal beat amidst pulsing synths and stuttering drums, ‘Pluto’ is the debut offering from Australian native, Grace - out now viaLiberation Music.
Produced by Dave Sitek (TV On The Radio), Pluto is an emphatic statement of things to come and see’s Grace swinging from restrained menace to impassioned cries, all entwined by a voice that resonates with gripping intimacy.
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Grace
For those of you who don't know Charlie Simpson's past, I'd ask you not to Google him before listening to the track below.
For those who do, put his past out of your mind and just listen to the genuine talent displayed by a young man, still very much finding his feet and his own sound. A million miles away from Fightstar (and The Other Band), the new album Long Road Home follows 2011's Young Pilgrim and see's the singer apeing acts like Bon Iver and still expanding his repetoire,
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Charlie Simpson
If you've been following LUM over the last couple of weeks, you'll already know that we're big big fans of Montreal's, The Barr Brothers. We've been lucky enough to interview them and see them live in the last few weeks. It's safe to say the show at The Deaf Institute will take some beating as this years top live show.
Billed as a folk band, The Barr Brothers are multi-instrumentalists with the tightest chemistry I can recall seeing in a band. We've unashamedly included a 35 minute video below of a recent live set for KEXP. If you have the time, watch it. Live is the way you need to see this band.
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The Barr Brothers
