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Issue 55 / 2013
Event preview:
Emancipator @ XOYO
Album of the month:
Where The Heaven Are We
American trip-hop producer, Emancipator,
Brings His Stunning Live Show To XOYO
13th October
Renowned for its heavy
nights out, XOYO might
not be the first place on
your list of things to do on
a chilled Sunday evening.
However, on Sunday 13th
October, make sure that
this is an exception as Bird
On The Wire are presenting
the
extremely
talented
American trip-hop producer,
Emancipator. Having selfreleased his debut album
Soon It Will Be Cold Enough
in 2006, at the age of 19, the
tracks from that album have
since proved to be timeless.
The instrumentation, agile
beats, layered melodies
and intoxicating samples
are always really chilled-out
and dreamy, so for a Sunday
night out, this won't be a
huge wild affair. Tickets are
£11.50 so buy one early to
avoid being disappointed.
Four-piece band and Birmingham-based Swim Deep's debut album is amazing. i thought this
band couldn't surprise me anymore with their music, and yet they have proven their a serious
face in the Indie competition.
It's characterised by the blissful
delivery of Austin Williams' poetic,
bittersweet lyrics, along with bright
synth sounds, chimes, heavily backed
up guitars and subtle yet tasteful
drum beats.
The single that first brought them
to attention last year is the driving
'King City', which is a firm favourite.
Synths chime in the background,
accompanied by enthusiastic 'ooh
oohs', as Williams yearns 'I wanna be
everything that I'm not, I wanna be
rich, I wanna show off'. The uplifting
'Honey' will make you smile and have
you singing along with the brilliantly
infectious chorus 'Don't dream in
your sleep, it's just lazy'. Another
standout track is the album's closer
'She Changes The Weather', which is
mature sounding and is led by cooing,
love-struck vocals.
All in all, Where The Heaven Are We is
a great album full of youthful, dreamy
guitar pop and perfect for sound
tracking laid-back summer days.
September RELEASES
MGMT
MGMT
Placebo
Loud Like Love
The Naked And Famous
In Rolling Waves
The Presets
Pacifica
Twin Forks
Twin Forks
Chvrches
The Bones Of What You
Believe
Haim
Days Are Gone
Agnes Obel
Aventine
Teen Daze
Glacier
Anna Calvi
One Breath
Cage The Elephant
Melophobia
PAPA
Tender Madness
