Is coming up on Friday 13th November... be there or be square!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
We're Almost for sale in our own Country!
First sign of sale in our own country, woowee!!..
JB Review attached reads:
The band are a 5-piece headed by the songwriting capabilities of Scott Stevens (ex- Earthmen) and Scott Brewer. With a swag of EPs and 7"s already under their name on labels such as Popboomerang, Slumberland, Wee Pop, Cloudberry and Eux Autres, Songs For Tuesdays sees them breaking out with an album full of rockin' pop magic, on a par with their acknowledged influences: The Clean, Go-Betweens, The Pastels, Cub and Stereolab. It's 13 tracks of tight, punchy indie rock 'n' roll fuelled by excellent vocal harmonies, driving keyboards and fuzzed-out guitars, like a melting pot of the best bands from the Flying Nun, Creation and Too Pure stables all rolled into one. However, the Summer Cats are no mere tribute act: the quality of songwriting clearly holds its own. This High Spot edition features an Australian only Bonus Track 'Mystified'.
JB Review attached reads:
The band are a 5-piece headed by the songwriting capabilities of Scott Stevens (ex- Earthmen) and Scott Brewer. With a swag of EPs and 7"s already under their name on labels such as Popboomerang, Slumberland, Wee Pop, Cloudberry and Eux Autres, Songs For Tuesdays sees them breaking out with an album full of rockin' pop magic, on a par with their acknowledged influences: The Clean, Go-Betweens, The Pastels, Cub and Stereolab. It's 13 tracks of tight, punchy indie rock 'n' roll fuelled by excellent vocal harmonies, driving keyboards and fuzzed-out guitars, like a melting pot of the best bands from the Flying Nun, Creation and Too Pure stables all rolled into one. However, the Summer Cats are no mere tribute act: the quality of songwriting clearly holds its own. This High Spot edition features an Australian only Bonus Track 'Mystified'.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Last week's Gig with the Brunettes
We played a gig with the Brunettes (NZ) & Wifey (syd) at the Birmingham last Sunday night.. here's some pics from the night...
Crazy crowd..
Wifey...
The Brunettes in blur vision...
Crazy crowd..
Wifey...
The Brunettes in blur vision...
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Indiefy.co.uk
Summer Cats – Songs For Tuesdays (2009)
September 19, 2009 by Tom
Following on from the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart Post here is another great album released on Slumberland from earlier this year. This time it’s by Australian indiepoppers Summer Cats whose music hits the cuter end of the indie pop scale. I first heard this lot courtesy of a release on the excellent Cloudberry records label and a self released EP. I haven’t stopped loving them since.
http://indiefy.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/summer-cats-songs-for-tuesdays-2009/
Monday, October 5, 2009
IRISH TIMES
Need to get back on the blog .. and what a better way to do so, how's this article from the IRISH TIMES !!!!
NEW MUSIC: The Aussies are coming. Those staffing the new-music radars may be about to see a massive increase in traffic from the land down under. The Temper Trap were just the first wave, and bands such as Little Red, The Vasco Era, Summer Cats, The Panics and Oh Mercy will be coming your way in the next year.
We’re also tipping Eddy Current Suppression Ring. The band came into being at the Melbourne record-pressing plant where they worked. After a boozy Christmas party, they started goofing around in the factory’s studio and recorded what they produced.
While the name might suggest they’re fans of French physicist Leon Foucault, it was really something they overheard from a fellow plant worker. After all, they thought, no point in having a proper name because this band isn’t going to last very long.
That was 2003 and they’re still pumping out snarly, gnarly, punky-as-hell garage rock today. The more people heard The Ring, the more they liked them and the more they told friends to check them out.
ECSR recorded their first riff-heavy album in a couple of hours, but took a whole day to record current album Primary Colours . Since its release in Oz last year, people have been going nuts about it (the album won the Australian Music Prize). Now, it’s time for folks elsewhere to get the Ring into their lives.
What you’ll get are a bunch of ragged, rowdy, feckless songs packed to the brim with nervy, edgy energy and tension. As furious guitars and pelting drums go about their business, frontman Brendan Huntley, who dons black gloves for the live shows to help him overcome stage fright, is at the heart of the action. Buckle up, it’s going to be a wild ride.
www.ecsr.com.au
This article appears in the print edition of the Irish Times
NEW MUSIC: The Aussies are coming. Those staffing the new-music radars may be about to see a massive increase in traffic from the land down under. The Temper Trap were just the first wave, and bands such as Little Red, The Vasco Era, Summer Cats, The Panics and Oh Mercy will be coming your way in the next year.
We’re also tipping Eddy Current Suppression Ring. The band came into being at the Melbourne record-pressing plant where they worked. After a boozy Christmas party, they started goofing around in the factory’s studio and recorded what they produced.
While the name might suggest they’re fans of French physicist Leon Foucault, it was really something they overheard from a fellow plant worker. After all, they thought, no point in having a proper name because this band isn’t going to last very long.
That was 2003 and they’re still pumping out snarly, gnarly, punky-as-hell garage rock today. The more people heard The Ring, the more they liked them and the more they told friends to check them out.
ECSR recorded their first riff-heavy album in a couple of hours, but took a whole day to record current album Primary Colours . Since its release in Oz last year, people have been going nuts about it (the album won the Australian Music Prize). Now, it’s time for folks elsewhere to get the Ring into their lives.
What you’ll get are a bunch of ragged, rowdy, feckless songs packed to the brim with nervy, edgy energy and tension. As furious guitars and pelting drums go about their business, frontman Brendan Huntley, who dons black gloves for the live shows to help him overcome stage fright, is at the heart of the action. Buckle up, it’s going to be a wild ride.
www.ecsr.com.au
This article appears in the print edition of the Irish Times
JIM CARROLL
Friday, October 2, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
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