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Manchester, drugs, bowl haircuts, fights between Fixers have started recording the singer and the guitarist, a tambourine, yet material for their second , more drugs… No, Oasis aren’t back together, the follow up to We’ll be the Moon . but the original baggy popsters the Stone Roses Of the sessions, frontman Jack are, or at least were in 2012 (after a 16 year Goldstein told OMS “We got about split following a disastrous Reading festival forty demos together which we are performance – of which Blur’s Damon Albarn working on. It’s hard to describe commented ‘it ain’t over ‘til the flat laddie exactly how the next record is sings’). This is England director Shane Meadows going to sound at the moment but filmed the result. ‘With unprecedented access I want it to be a pop record, even to the band and previously unseen archive if it disguises itself as something footage, Made of Stone is a revealing journey through the life of one of the most revered and else!” Fixers had to release their influential bands in British music history’ says the blurb. And what a life. They formed in Manchester debut album on their own imprint VANVVA AN in 1983, but their eponymous breakthrough album – a modern classic of Byrds-type psychedelia Dolphin Love after their record delivered with a contemporary dance sensibility, heralded the beginning of Britpop and sliced label Mercury pulled out on the through a stale music scene in 1989. The rest is history… This should be well worth a watch. eve of its release last year.

The Phoenix Cinema in Jericho will have a special preview screening of Made of Stone The lineup for the next Wilderness MORMMORRISONMMORRISONOORORRRRRRIRIIISSSONOONN featuring a live satellite link up with the band and director who’ll be speaking live from Festival has been announced. IIMELDMELDE AA CHIPPINGC the Manchester premier after the the film on Thursday May 30. Preview tickets are The arts/music/food bonanza that available at picturehouses.co.uk/film/the_stone_roses_made_of_Stone. The film goes on took over the site at Cornbury NORTONO O general release on 5 June. Estate two years ago happens ALLSTARSS over the weekend of 8–11 August. MMAYAAY It’s as eclectic as they come with Empire of the Sun, Noah and the Last issue’s cover stars The Epstein celebrate the release of their second album Murmurations Whale, Martha Wainwright, BEBBEVEREVERVERRLEY with a launch night at St Albans Church on Charles Street, Oxford OX4 on 27 June. Support Michael Kiwanuka and Tom Odell comes from Dreaming Spires and Jordan O’Shea. Tickets are £10 and there will be a licensed booked for this year’s music KNIIGHGGHHT O RUCERUR CE bar. Read our review of Murmurations on page 20 in this issue. stage. There’s lots more – BO BRUCERUUCE for the full programme visit SSADIEADIE wildernessfestival.com AANDND THE Local dream folk outfit Flights of Helios have been selected to play national music magazine HHOTHEADSOTHEADS Artrocker ’s New Blood Festival. The festival happens over three nights at the Hoxton Bar & Grill The next Gathering Festival, the in East featuring the best up and coming acts from around the country. FoH play on 13 DHP Promotions run, multi-venue June with Emperor Yes, Menace Beach and The Savage Nomads. Tickets are £5 for each night. East Oxford day/evening music NNELELLELLELLL BBRRYDENRYDENRYDEYDENN Flights will have an EP release over the summer – a double AA side of ‘Star’/‘Crows’. marathon will be on Saturday 19 October. Venues this year include FESTIVALFESTIVALL OF WORDS WITHWITHWIT QIQQI AND UNBOUNDU O2 Academy Oxford, Cowley Road AlanAlan DaviesDavies | HughHugh CornwellCornwell | JulieJulie Burchill | KatyKaty Brand | JohnJohn NivenNiven | RobertRobertobert LlewellynLlewellyn | SalenaSaleena GoddenGodden | Chris SullivanSullivan | GeorgeGeorge Chopping Methodist Church, The Bullingdon, Lovers of rare, second hand vinyl ought to check out In the Groove , the new shop in Henley on Port Mahon, Truck Store and St THETHE ABSOLUTEABBSOLUTESOLUTE RRADIOADIIO COMEDY EEMPORIUMMPORIUMORIUM HOSTEDHOSSTED BY EDED GAMBLE Thames. The shop has been going for some time as Henley Records but they’ve just moved into a John the Evangelist Church. AbandomanAbandoman | CComedyomedy Club 4 Kids | TheThe ShowstoppersShowstoppers | EdE d GambleGamble | LuisaLuisa Omielann | NishNish KumarKumar | Stuart GoldsmithGoldsmith much larger shop (with café) and increased the volume of records and CDs on sale. The new store Tickets are £20, a limited number | | | | is at 14 Reading Road, RG9 1AG. They will also buy/exchange. To get in touch go to henleyrecords.co.uk FinnFinn TaylorTaylorr JohnJohn RobbinsRobbins Silky Vikki Stone JonnyJonny & TheThe BaptistsBaptists of tickets for OX4 residents KIDS ZONE available at £15 from Truck Circus Skills | BBhangrahangra DanceDance | BollywoodBollywood DanceDance | BhangraBhangrahangra TotsTots | Indian MythicalMythiical DanceDance | Pirate PantomimePantomime Store. The lineup for this year’s | | | | Rising star, local singer/ Lewis Watson has been confirmed as tour event hasn’t been announced KKidsids SongsSongs A JourneyJourneourney AroundAround Thee WorldWorld FromFrom The Fields ToTo The FeastFFeast ClayClay MakingMakking UnderUnder The CanopyCanopy Creations support for Benjamin Francis Leftwich. In May, he’ll be playing six dates FaceFace PaintingPainting | PaintingPainting and MakingMaking | FunkyFunky Puppet MakingMMaking | PinholePiinhole CamerasCameras but you can guarantee it’ll be including London, Glasgow, Leeds and Birmingham. After that, in June, he’ll chock-full of indie/electronic/ FairgroundFairgrairground | GourmetGourmeet CaterersCaterers | FestivalFestival Shops | Disco Shed | AmazingAmazinng VIP and GlampingGlamping be off on his own 17 date headline tour calling at the Academy Oxford on 20 folk/rock up and comers. Last June. He has a new EP ‘The Wild’ available now on iTunes, with accompanying year’s Gathering featured Spector, video for the song ‘It Could Be Better’. Dry the River and Bastille.

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Post rockers Listing Ships have released a 16 track remix album Ship of Oxford indie/folkers We Aeronauts Theseus which is available to download for free now at listingships. release their second single ‘The bandcamp.com. The album features reinterpretations of the band’s Hayling Don Valley EP’ soon. They’ll be Island Sessions by All We Are, Cineplexx and Karhide and Oxford acts After celebrating the release with a the Thought, Tiger Mendoza, Space Heroes of the People, Seb Reynolds and night at the Academy Oxford Manacles of Acid. on 8 June. Also on the bill are Salvation Bill, Dallas Don’t and Count Drachma – tickets are £5 Zenshit is a new Blessing Force-related bi-monthly club night being held at The Cellar in in advance. The EP is reviewed SATURDAY 1st JUNE Oxford. Each night will feature a local band and a touring act along with guest DJs. The first on page 21 in this issue. night in April had a stellar cast featuring Pet Moon, Kill Murray, Motherhood and Salvation Bill. O2 ACADEMY2 The next night is 27 June with Zenshit DJs and very special, yet-to-be-announced guests. For OXFORD Oxfordshire Music Scene is published announcements, go to their website – zenshit.co.uk by Back & to the Left. Box Oce: 0844 477 2000 Editor: Stewart Garden Buy online: Contact: [email protected] www.ticketweb.co.uk Spring Offensive will be curating and headlining a micro Beard Museum festival at St John the Design: Simon Minter at nineteenpoint.com Evangelist Church on Iffley Road, Oxford on 15 June. The bands picked by Spring Offensive for Thanks to all the contributors: their only local headline show of the summer are: Salvation Bill, The Ruby Kid, Adam Barnes, Leo Bowder, Andrew Grillo, Naomi Rose Steinberg, Rosie Bloom, Angus Burnett, Pixel Fix, Peter & Kerry and the Stornoway DJs also appear. There will be two stages, a bar and Marith Norodom, Tom McKibbin, Andrew a barbecue. Tickets are £12 from We Got Tickets, music starts 6pm. Fletcher, Caroline Corke, James Cunning, Dave Watson, Johnny Moto

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ORFSB – A NEW MEANING TO ‘MUSICIANS WANTED’

head rabbit e have been point, later, as we settle Wconducting a photo- down to our ‘skinny frappe stuart macbeth lays shoot in various dusty cells mochachinos’ in a trendy THE ORIGINAL RABBIT it down about the in the historic Oxford jail Oxford café. when the curator pops in. band’s next album ‘Another five minutes, lads’ Writing she chirps ‘or you’ll be So, was this deemed getting a lock in!’ This is useful from an artistic or FOOT SPASM BAND: perhaps not the kind of inspirational point of view? bar-related lock-in the ‘It was just a cheaper and ORFSB are used to (or is more interesting way to live. it?). Things speed up a I liked the idea about ‘PARTY SEVEN’ little before they break out waking up and having an of jail for some down time orchard for your back prior to their Cellar gig. garden. I did that while I From the cell to the Cellar; was writing this record… what is it about Rabbits and We have a rural, pastoral, AT THE READY confined spaces? ‘I spent outdoors, old weird nine months living in a England theme to the songs words: leo bowder tent’ Chief Rabbit Stuart and I find that whole pictures/cover MacBeth states matter-of- Wicker Man -folk-horror photograph: johnny moto factly, as if to prove the thing quite compelling. 6 / OXFORDSHIRE MUSIC SCENE / MAY 2013 DESIGNED BY NINETEENPOINT: WWW.NINETEENPOINT.COM SEE BACK ISSUES AT WWW.OXFORDMUSICSCENE.CO.UK OXFORDSHIRE MUSIC SCENE / MAY 2013 / 7 FEATURES

developed – new track have no idea they are ‘Eynsham Witches’, for dancing to songs about instance, has a more daffodils and taxidermy…’ SUPPORTED BY -centric feel. ‘There’s so much talent in the Drinking band £74 band’, he says, ‘it’s hard to At this, I spot a little of the know where to put it. paradoxical complexity of Guitarist, Carlo, is from the Original Rabbit. A Naples; so as well as a singer/songwriter musician background in the he in an R&B/ combo brings a Mediterranean who sings about pastoral feel to it’. life, the presently teetotal ‘We had a few ‘swingier’ frontman of what Cellar pieces of music last time, compere Count Skylarkin’ but we also like raw blues/ will that very evening gospel stuff. The question introduce as ‘the hardest is: how do you write an drinking band in Oxford’, English country blues who releases product on ASH / THE SUBWAYS Although the music we a living, to have a drive for song? I write about both wax cylinder and record has its roots in it… You have to have a witches and maypoles MP3, who listens to a American blues and Gospel disregard for having flashy and Charles II…’ massive amount of of the early 20th century, I suits. I’m sure if I wore electronica in his spare DAN LE SAC VS SCROOBIUS PIP / DRY THE RIVER couldn’t put my heart into Gucci shoes that’d be nice, Party record time – yet insists on about America.’ but I’d rather be in a band But why is it called Party organic simplicity in GAZ COOMBES / THE JOY FORMIDABLE / PATRICK WOLF With this he takes off his with the shit shoes I’ve got Seven ? Is it because there recording. There is fedora and sips his on. (At this OMS sneaks an are seven Rabbits? something universally beverage. ‘However, I uncomprehending peak at The MacBeth brow accessible about where it AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR / / WE ARE THE OCEAN couldn’t think of anything some highly polished furrows and he squirms a comes from sonically; the less likely to go down well brogues sprouting from dark little in the seat. ‘It’s reason why they go down LEWIS WATSON / FRANKIE & THE HEARTSTRINGS / FOY VANCE with hipsters in East London blue pinstriped trousers). difficult, there is a reason, so well at both trendy than a collection of songs The album Party Seven was but I’d have to write it festivals like Boomtown PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING / TOY / THE BOTS / ULTRASOUND about the Oxfordshire recorded in two days in down on a piece of paper and classy society dances. countryside written on a Evolution Studios in Oxford. and think about it…’ But Frank Zappa banjo in a tent…!’ Mostly on the first take…’ Really? Do you think you famously said that writing ALESSI’S ARK / THE COMPUTERS / WET NUNS / THE HISTORY OF APPLE PIE / BO NINGEN The Rabbit Sound is have a tendency to about music was like Recording unusual in that it seems maybe… er… overanalyze dancing about architecture. PLANES / THE FAMILY RAIN / ADY SULEIMAN / BROTHER & BONES / ARCANE ROOTS Quite, but how did the somehow timeless, the things a little? Stuart It is only when the Rabbits MAX RAPTOR / THE PHYSICS HOUSE BAND / JACK MARTELLO / TREETOP FLYERS / KIMBERLY ANNE songs translate from the sweaty rhythms, strident chuckles softly at this take to the stage in a tent to the studio? ‘A bunch beats and brash brass could ‘Maybe I do… Maybe I crowded Cellar that night, PYLO / WILD SWIM / THE ELECTRIC SOFT PARADE / FONDA 500 / THOMAS TRUAX / LUKE SMITH of songs were written, then be from any era. How do do. OK. Party Seven was a bathed in blue light, shades we ran through them a few they get that? ‘Ideally I’d make of beer that was on, and blasting it out EDIBLE FIVE FOOT SMITHS / LE EMU TAVERN / THE REDLANDS POLAMINO COMPANY / THE EPSTEIN times and kind of picked like to stand up in front of prevalent in the 60s and royally, that it all finally THE DREAMING SPIRES / HUCK / THE YARNS / STEVIE RAY LATHAM / CASE HARDIN things up at gigs. We’re a one mic and record the 70s, manufactured in begins to make some kind working whole thing live. That’s not Northampton, where the of glorious sense. TROUBADOUR ROSE / PAUL MCLURE band, so the music evolves what we’ve done, but we vinyl is being pressed. THE on stage while we’re reached a compromise to I kept a broken clock party seven is + working instead of at get a lively sound.’ fixed to seven o’clock while released on 19 august TAKEOVER rehearsal. We’re at the I was writing the songs. on serious types stage we can read each Mediterranean feel It’s a party record. Our don’t miss these gigs: TALL SHIPS / GUNNING FOR TAMAR / CRASH OF RHINOS / STAGECOACH / FREEZE THE ATLANTIC other intuitively onstage; The Rabbits have had next record will be a jericho tavern AXES / THE SOCIAL CLUB / SALVATION BILL / FIGHT LIKE APES we know where the beat is various incarnations, but funeral record. We’ve (14 June); headed. You have to be a Stuart MacBeth is the played parties where truck festival, particular type of person original Original Rabbit. people are doing society- steventon (19– 20 july) ON SALE FROM: TRUCK STORE (OXFORD) OR to want to make music for Their sound has style dancing when they 8 / OXFORDSHIRE MUSIC SCENE / MAY 2013 DESIGNED BY NINETEENPOINT: WWW.NINETEENPOINT.COM WWW.TRUCKFESTIVAL.COM FEATURES FEATURES dallas don’t ‘freak pop punks’ turning heads with new ep

Getting started confused about which side there’s still a strong Month in Nightshift “We formed about 3 years of that divide we fall on, melodic element to them.” magazine. Oh, and Umair ago – Brian and I met but it keeps it interesting came highly recommended through work, and me and for us, as we like melody as Scottish element by Dallas Don’t’s good pals Yan used to jam together,” much as we love heavy Beside the band’s inherent The Cellar Family. Singer remembers Dallas Don’t noise in songs.” sense of melody, one of the and guitarist Jenny also frontman Niall. “Then we most striking elements of goes on to champion the found Jenny on the internet New EP their sound is Niall’s strong likes of We Aeronauts, and took her to a practice Coming to terms with the Scottish accent, something Salvation Bill, X-1, Agness room out in the sticks on a two, seemingly disparate, which also feeds into the Pike, Von Braun, Listing cold winter night. That’s aesthetics is what brought lyrical themes in the songs. Ships, Rhosyn, and Spring not what it sounds like…” the band to their current “Lyrically, the influence Offensive as among her sound. “Our first demo is a mix of my own favourite local acts, adding: Influences was very much us figuring experience, particularly “I think there is so much That’s exactly the kind of out what sort of music we from the time I spent variety out there. Even edgy humour you should wanted to play. The second growing up in the North of though there is a definite a shot of expect from on-the-up one was a bit of a step up Scotland. Re-tellings and Oxford sound, it’s a city freak pop-punks Dallas for us, and we’re still re-imaginings of stories from keen to embrace anything Don’t whose most recent playing songs like ‘Lesson’ local history, pop culture new and different.” release, the rather excellent and ‘Phoebe Henderson’ and everyday life help me We certainly embrace Retrace this Place EP, from it live, but I think to explore themes I find what Dallas Don’t have got salvation perfectly brings the band’s some of the tunes were a interesting, both personally, to offer. love for well-crafted indie bit mismatched. The new socially and occasionally Words: Tom McKibbin pop songs and post- EP is more linked politically too.” Who’s in the band? Is/Samoans) and Chris Don’t m hardcore noise into thematically through the iss dallas don’t former ute & old OT: So at the moment it’s Wasyliw (I Am Thieves). at wychwood fes harmony. Niall explains lyrics and it just has the Oxford sound tival grinding young frontman me (Ollie Thomas) and I (1 june) and o2 acade “We’re as influenced by strongest tunes we’ve But the band is very much my play acoustic as well as Who is Salvation Bill? Oxford (8 June, with lifts the lid on new band, Hefner, Seafood and written. ‘The Witches tied to its Oxford roots too; we aeronauts) salvation bill with full band with these OT: It’s from a great Belle and Sebastian, as Stone’ is the poppiest song their last EP was recorded retrace this talented gents – Mike poem called ‘The Ballad we are by Fugazi, Shellac we’ve written yet and by former Xmas Lights place ep available Chilcott (from my previous of Salvation Bill’ by and F…ed Up. I think although ‘Solution’ and man Umair Chaudhry at a now from bands The Old Grinding Robert Service. this means that people ‘New Wolf’ are among the session they got from dallasdont.bandcamp.com Young and ute) and Chris “I’m called Salvation Bill; are sometimes a bit heaviest we’ve written, winning Demo of the Rouse (Hold Your Horse I teach the Living Law / 10 / OXFORDSHIRE MUSIC SCENE / MAY 2013 DESIGNED BY NINETEENPOINT: WWW.NINETEENPOINT.COM SEE BACK ISSUES AT WWW.OXFORDMUSICSCENE.CO.UK OXFORDSHIRE MUSIC SCENE / MAY 2013 / 11 FEATURES REVIEWS

And Bally-hoo the Bible with Would you ever play one What other bands are you Plans – do tell… the best / And if a guy won’t of the old bands’ songs? listening to? OT: We’re playing Truck listen – why, I sock him on OT: Of course not. OT: Bands I’ve seen live this year which is exciting. the jaw / And preach the that I’ve found particularly Going to be getting this Gospel sitting on his chest.” Best gig so far? good are Trophy Wife, record out some point soon live OT: Well, we’ve only really Dallas Don’t, Von Braun too which is also exciting. Describe your sound? done a handful but they’ve and Water Pageant. I really I think I’m still trying to

OT: A real mix of my all been pretty cool. I like their stuff on record work out the sound of m o d o former styles with ute with particularly enjoyed too. I’ve been listening Salvation Bill. It’s exciting r o N

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some newer interests like playing acoustically with Brandt Brauer Frick loads for me though. To have t i r a

electronics. It’s still pretty Spring Offensive at an recently who have just something in which I can M new so you’ll just have to unplugged gig at the Turl done an amazing album work acoustically and with listen and keep up with us Street Kitchen. Their with orchestral musicians. other musicians. It gives if you want to know what audience are insanely the whole project more we sound like I guess! attentive and they were Strong imagery – who freedom! angelically quiet! does your artwork – Stewart Garden talking to ute, The Old Grinding what’s the idea? Ollie Thomas Young, Salvation Bill – Who are your influences? OT: Theo Peters. He is what’s the difference? OT: Nick Cave and Scott amazing (tpetersart. listen at s OT: The last two have Walker are big influences wordpress.com). He works alvationbill.co.uk totally different songs from for different reasons, mainly in lino prints at the don’t miss: 15 june – ute. Salvation Bill’s my new lyrically and musically. I moment which gives him a st john the evangelist chur thing. The Old Grinding listen to quite a lot of strong identity, I think ch (beard museum/ spring of Young’s my old thing. production on tracks at the because of the deep cut lines fensive all- dayer). Salvation Bill is the project moment as I’m recording in the art. He has a way with 19– 20 July – truck I feel settled with most and I an EP for the band and drawing birds and intense, festival, steventon feel really happy with it all. self producing it all. rock-like facial features.

MAJOR LAZER

major lazer o2 academy, oxford Miss Dynamite gets the night rolling – we last saw her at Truck seven female audience members gyrating in a row and one fest 2010 (in a skimpy silver tracksuit – the image has never hyperactive topless teenage male, who’s ordered to ‘dance as hard truly left me) and she’s rocking the same upbeat G-girl vibes. as you can!’ He simply jumps up and down like a loon. Shirts are Sassy and funky; the men don’t know, but the little girls flung on the stage. “Get down low!” they order, “jump up and understand. And there are many here tonight (as well as a fair touch the ceiling!” Major Lazer himself – in a comical massive amount of likely lads). head and complete with ammunition belt, beret and mirror Before long, ML soundman DJ starts to crank it out, shades – prowls the stage. However, it’s when the Lazers ease off hidden behind what looks like a massive wall of vintage speakers. on the gimmicks and finally let the music do the talking, it gets In front of him four MCs and dancers (including two bootylicious a little deeper. Theirs is a unique combination of digital military maidens) soon work the crowd into some kind of unholy and Euro-house, catchy synth pop and dubstep, with a l’il bitta frenzy. There’s a lot of: “1, 2… 1,2,3,4” – Boom! Boom! reggae (but nothing too chilled tonight) thrown in. All the hits tick, boom! Boom! tick, or simply BOOM!BOOM!BOOM!BOOM!, are there from 2009’s Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do and “Meeya-jah Leeya-zah!!”. And Bass. The kind of Bass you can present album – ‘Get Free’, ‘Jah No Partial’ and hang a picture on. a massive ‘Pon de Floor’, a remix of ‘Welcome to Jamrock’ snippets But the show is as much a party as a gig, and audience of oldie-baiting tunes such as Eurythmic’s ‘Sweet Dreams’ and participation is key. “This is Oxford!” they hector – “This is where Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’. Tonight certainly does – sounds the crazy people are, right?” At one point the Lazer crew get six or like it too… (LB) 12 / OXFORDSHIRE MUSIC SCENE / MAY 2013 DESIGNED BY NINETEENPOINT: WWW.NINETEENPOINT.COM SEE BACK ISSUES AT WWW.OXFORDMUSICSCENE.CO.UK OXFORDSHIRE MUSIC SCENE / MAY 2013 / 13 REVIEWS REVIEWS live t t m e o n d r o u r B a s N u g h t n i r A a M

SIDEWALK DOCTORS

sidewalk doctors the cellar, oxford Going to a Sidewalk Doctors gig is like stepping into a Delorean for his voice is a sweet mix of Otis Redding and Gregory Isaacs. In the EILEN JEWELL a trip to the early 70s (“Roads…?”). Staying firmly in the present cramped back office of the Cellar, the band tell me about their though, I swot up on their ‘sweet and soulful reggae sound’, but recipe which comprises a “very Jamaican [Rocksteady] rhythm it seems that most fail to truly hear the range of influences which section, but then we just add a bunch a shit that we like. I even tried eilen jewell makes up their sound. They’ve got to be one of the most talented to do a Bo Diddley lick… I’m not sure if succeeded but I tried” Oxfordshire Music Scene is designed by… bands to come through The Cellar all year – guitarist Lenny Bignell says Lenny with a smile. They could be described as homage to all the bullingdon, oxford and singer Nathan Thomas and the band really know how to hold the greats – “We approach our songwriting as if we were writing songs down a groove and swing it at the same time. Licks from Lenny are in tribute to a certain reggae or soul legend” agrees Nathan. You’ll We all know that Cowley has a long-standing reputation as a melting reminiscent of Credence and Funk Brothers at the same time. Singer not be disappointed with their album Music Is Medicine , however, pot of cultures but I think Eilen Jewell was stretching things when Nathan has the energy and the showmanship of James Brown, yet it’s when they’re up on stage that they’re the real deal. (MN) she claimed that Oxford had a reputation as a honky-tonk town. The Boise born, -based singer took to the stage after her band had warmed the audience up with a rumbling, fast-paced instrumental ‘Round ‘Em Up’ from guitarist Jerry Miller’s new o2 academy, oxford album New Road Under My Wheels . nineteenpoint Eilen was determined to get a good time going on her first visit With four decades of musical mastery and over 20 hit to with wild cheers and much singing from the audience. Banter with to Oxford and carried on with the moody, churning ‘Where They their name, it was clear to those here that The Stranglers have the crowd was pretty minimal, but didn’t seem especially Independent graphic design from Never Say Your Name’ which has a noir movie quality to it. Then not lost their touch. The crowd was something of an old rockers lacking – the people wanted music, and music is what they got. she upped the ante and invited people to dance to a ‘honky-tonk’ convention – comprised of the most loyal gig-goers who remember After all, nobody likes a gig where each song must be earned by Simon Minter, Oxford, England waltz which got a few people moving around but you did long for the birth of punk and have been following The Stranglers since stroking the band’s ego with endless amounts of screaming. www.nineteenpoint.com a more raucous crowd. the seventies. Obviously, the line-up has changed many times Similarly, there wasn’t any flashy lighting or stage-set – but that And what a tight little band. Relaxed with each other, but over the years, but has still retained that harsh, raw but polished, is not The Stranglers, nor should it be. They aren’t flashy or showy; Web design attentive to every little detail that the other members were playing. sound, held together by ’s signature keyboard the show was unflinching, angry and honest. A classic drums, doghouse bass and twangy guitar outfit, they have stylings. Vocals were laid down by Baz Warne, who has proved If ever there were concerns about the band’s advancing years Music packaging the range from rockabilly-tinted numbers through western swing, himself worthy over and over of carrying the band’s on-point, affecting the quality or energy of their performance, they were blown Poster design classic Loretta Lynn to gospel. Eilen and the band are intimate political lyrics since he joined the band in 2000. out of the water. Their performance was as energetic, punchy and Logos with their roots, the DNA of country runs right through them. It’s The set list was the perfect harmony of old smashes and new in-your-face as ever, and the musicianship and skill displayed Eilen’s voice that tops it off though, versatile and controlled, sounds from the band’s most recent album, Giants (2012). puts younger bands to shame. By the time the group drew to a Print & editorial design either rocking or doing the high lonesome on ‘Thanks a Lot’. Opening with ‘Toiler on the Sea’, the room was thrumming with a crescendo with their final songs, political anthem ‘Something Better Design consultancy For their final number they move away from rootsy songs and relaxed but rock-steady bounce – a far cry from the band’s Change’ and the explosive ‘No More Heroes’, every middle-aged Search engine optimisation into an extended ‘Shakin’ All Over’ before an encore of ‘High Shelf beginnings of pogoing, thrown pint glasses and spitting, instead punk rocker was dancing and singing fit to burst, and didn’t stop Booze’ which ends with Eilen holding the notes on the last few a mellow but enthusiastic appreciation of the sound. The classics until the final bars of the encore, ‘Tank’. All in all, a riotous revival words. Highly impressive. (AB) ‘(Get A) Grip (on Yourself)’, ‘Peaches’, ‘’, were met from one of the founding fathers of the British punk scene. 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LAURA MVULA

jessie ware, laura mvula JESSIE WARE o2 academy, oxford It’s clear that the Mercury-nominated 28-year-old Ware isn’t the only who has emulated Ware in this trend tonight – it’s a very glossy one people are keen to hear tonight – Laura Mvula’s rise from gathering this evening. daughter secondary supply teacher to Radio 6 Music star has been meteoric. Ware opens with ‘Devotion’, the moody, woozy title track from town hall, oxford As the stage lights adjust there’s an eager buzz from the way-larger - her recent album, the electronics sounding all wind-chimey in the than-usual-for-an-opener, audience. And there’s an appreciative background. The fans jump into the melancholy with gusto, swaying Daughter have managed to sell out the Town Hall in Oxford for The crowd too are an odd bunch; the venue is full and the whoop when she emerges with her six-piece band, an ensemble with intent and languidly singing along. tonight’s show, which is no mean achievement, given that the vast reception between songs is positively raucous. However, during that included cello, violin, keyboard, percussion and harp. From there we sail through a synth-soul superset, moving initially majority of the tickets went before their debut album was released the performance many are somewhat less engaged and there is What’s obvious from the first song, ‘Like the Morning Dew’, is that onto ‘Still Love Me’. Ware’s voice is rich, controlled and shows no last month. Freshly signed to 4AD, the band play delicate folk music, even a noticeable hum of chatter over the intro of ‘Smother’. Given this woman’s days as an opener will be short-lived. Her warm salted- signs of letting up. It’s not just singing that tests the power of her with a taste for atmospherics that has led to comparisons to The XX. the fragility of the song, you would predict such a response caramel voice is as haunting and as brim full of soul as Cold Specks chords – Jessie is a chatterbox, peppering the night with silly stories, “You’re too old to be so shy” Elena Tonra coos on ‘Candles’, watching a local band in the Jericho Tavern, but if everyone here (who put out my fave album from 2012) and many have likened her birthday greetings, shout-outs to present family members, etc. and somehow the sentiment is particularly apt when considering is so keen to show their apparent adoration, it adds an odd edge to Erykah Badu. She’s charming, elegant and graceful and the She’s way more bubbly than I would have guessed and her the band’s performance. Tonra giggles nervously each time a to proceedings. multi-instrument song arrangements that frequently employ confidence makes it hard to dislike her. But it does feel an odd gushing platitude is flung from the crowd toward her (which is Quite simply, this is beautiful music, but with the edges heart breaking harmonies are masterful. Her banter with us is juxtaposition – as if you were out at a club having a chin-wag often), and her bandmates appear frustratingly reluctant to do rounded off. But, despite all these minor concerns, Daughter are assured yet grateful. While I loved what she referred to as her with your bestie and she periodically bursts into song. anything more than instrumentally tiptoe around her vocals, and a band of immense promise, and deserve the time to develop “Shirley Bassey moment” – the song ‘Is There Anybody Out There’ Highlights for me are the intensely contemplative and as such the set gives the impression of an indistinct stream of and build upon the two or three outstanding songs they have for its sly complexity, I think she’s strongest on the put-your- emotional ‘Taking in Water’, which Jessie tells us is about her little songs. Each song in its own right is lovely, Tonra’s vocals deserve registered to date. hands-together, up-tempo tunes ‘Green Garden’ and the brother, and the soaring, glorious ‘Wildest Moments’, which she the respect that her band-mates show her; her voice is beautiful, You almost get the impression that the band feel that crowd-rousing anthem ‘That’s Alright’. She could have played sings second to last, closing with the pulsing, insistent ‘Running’. disconsolate and unfalteringly crisp. twinkle and drums maybe they got here too fast, and seem more at ease when several more songs and I wouldn’t have minded one bit. As she herself was fond of saying throughout the night to patter, and while Daughter are wise not to sabotage the soporific the attention of their audience veers to chatter and My first sight of the silhouetted Jessie Ware comes – I kid various parties, “mazel tov” (good luck) to Jessie Ware for mood they create, things do become more interesting when the phone-checking. This may be so but they have no choice, it you not – through the large – no giant – hoop earring of the girl solid, stamina-testing set. And to Laura Mvula for stealing a bit keys and sawed guitar are to the fore, to provide a welcome is their time, all they have to do is find the confidence to standing in front of me. 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wild swim shimmering synths, bolstered by gradually building, resounding, percussion, all reaching another night (believe recordings) a dramatic and noisy crescendo. The whole effect is perfectly encompassed in the slightly The second single from Oxford’s latest ‘great eerie accompanying video directed by Dan W white hope’ Wild Swim aiming to build on the Jacobs (danwjacobs.com). They’re being likened success of debut ‘Echo’ and another one with in some quarters to and Wild masterly production by Steve Osborne Beasts, and while they have some way to go (New Order/Doves/Happy Mondays). Frontman before they can lay claim to anything like what Richard Sansom’s characterful, rich, baritone those bands have achieved, they’re making a vocals encircle layers of echo-laden guitar and fist of it at the start of the road. (CC)

kill murray tastefully put together, if sometimes a little the epstein ‘Hudson’ and ‘Another Band Had Gone’ have out of whack on the style-to-substance ratio; a classy swing to them. Also present is the microscopic feel ep the electronic sheen giving an unnecessary murmurations (zawinul records) single, ‘I Held You Once’, still sounding joyful air of modernity to what are, essentially, and anthemic. Recorded in a variety of Radiohead meets meets quite traditional songs. The best moments Their debut album Last of the Charanguistas locations, both in Europe and the UK, over any number of anthemic nineties alternative occur when Gus’s songwriting returns to undoubtedly outstripped expectations – it won quite a long period, the haphazard nature of acts on this latest EP of sturdy electro-pop. Dial F territory, on songs like ‘Hotel Zoo’, if the accolade of ‘Editors Choice’ in Rolling the recording process (which they told us Singer Gus Rogers sighs and falsettos like only because Kill Murray get back basics, Stone (Germany), and the attention of Radios about in our previous issue) doesn’t seem to Thom Yorke while the band plough through sounding like four musicians playing together 1 and 2. The songs on this LP, four years on, have had a detrimental effect on the finished a handful of synth-rock anthems that are in a band. (TM) will be immediately familiar to anyone with product. Differences from the last album are more than a passing acquaintance with the the departure of key members along the way, band as they have all been in their live set for but it’s the introduction of Seb Reynolds’ keys secret rivals matches up to the upbeat urgency of ‘Once a while now, but familiarity, in this case, that adds a third dimension to the Wills/Berry More with Heart’, the cohesive introspection of doesn’t breed contempt; far from it. The new sound which comes to fore on this album. The just fall (standard tandoori) ‘I Know Something’, and discordant pop riffs recorded versions have all of the depth and ambi-hypnotic ‘Into Daylight’ is given the full of ‘These Are Only Obstacles’. The newer songs dynamism we’ve come to expect from one of electronic treatment and shows the potential Put together through Pledge Music, Secret Rivals are decent enough, ‘Everything I’ve Lost’ Oxford’s most promising bands. Opener of the marriage of electronic trickery with obviously have a fan base who were willing has a great Cure-esque synth part, and ‘Morning News’ stands out with its mighty, the more trad guitar/vocal approach. The enough to fund their debut album, but you have ‘Half-Hearted’ effectively demonstrates clanging guitar riff, singer Olly Wills’ vocals next album is well under way, we’re told, so to wonder about their motivations for releasing the slightly jarring girl-boy harmonies so near distorting, the swooping grandeur of hopefully it won’t be such a long wait next an album at all, given that a good half of the distinctive to Secret Rivals, but compared to ‘Sofia Loren’ and the gentle “boom chicka” of time. An ‘epic win’ for The Epstein. (LB/SG) songs have already been released on previous the brilliance of some of their earlier stuff, EPs. Indeed, nothing that’s new on the album they’re not much more than filler. (CC) we aeronauts multi-layered, harmonies, to great effect. ‘Distance Learning’ builds slightly more graceful slicks an uninspired vocal chorus consisting of the don valley ep subtly, through layers of accordion, a delicate, line “Someday I just can’t do it anymore”. repeated piano riff and a stoic rhythm section. demo 5 Second track ‘æztk Bird Song’ doesn’t get Some two years since their last release, the Final song, ‘Out of the Don Valley’ harks back much more interesting, with another slow ‘Chalon Valley EP’, We Aeronauts return with to their earlier, folkier material, building Being previously of the opinion that Graceful building guitar part, accompanied by languid an altogether more majestic offering in the from a sole ukulele part accompanying Slicks were ‘good, if a little pretentious’, this vocals, whose only scrap of variance is a ‘Don Valley EP’. Opener ‘Through the Door’ sees understated, sweet vocals, to a tumultuous latest release has changed my opinion to slight volume change near the end. Last song dramatic piano and twisting synth underlie climax, full of trumpets and crashing drums. ‘mostly pretentious and not that good’. First ‘Venus Flytrap’ continues the theme of frontwoman Anna’s compelling vocals. In next Intricate and meticulously formulated though track ‘Lucky Pierre’ comprises a stock ‘low key monotony. They may be trying to make some track, the upbeat ‘Chestnut Tree’, she uses her it may be, at its heart, the ‘Don Valley EP’ is psychedelic’ guitar riff over which they’ve put kind of anti-entertainment statement – if so, voice as an instrument over the, already simply magnificent . (CC) clips of a guy speaking French, intercut with they’re succeeding. (CC)

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Summer must be coming – just listen to the latest release from this year than ‘Away/Towards’ and ‘Form & Function’ then this Phoenix for proof. Bankrupt! is another collection of , reviewer hasn’t heard it. These are perfect nuggets of psych- with the emphasis on the ‘pop’. There must have been a degree pop chaos with noise sections recalling Sonic Youth and the of pressure to follow up the sleeper hit ‘Wolfgang Amadeus aforementioned coupled with repetition and a gift Phoenix’ which made the band global festival headliners. From for melody that touches on the Brian Jonestown Massacre’s opener ‘Entertainment’ onwards, Thomas Mars et al set out halcyon days. their stall, and while there aren’t many surprises (synths buzz, Just like Real Estate did a couple of years back with Days , guitars are choppier than most and there is a healthy amount Kurt Vile looks set to soundtrack the summer with Wakin’ of swishingly disco hi-hats), everything is done with such On A Pretty Daze . The nine-minute opening track would effortlessness that it is only ever likely to make them more widely be the perfect soundtrack to one of those cinematic drives loved. ‘S.O.S In Bel Air’ is a standout, and while there is nothing through the American mid-west. The rest of the album has to quite match the widescreen ambience of ‘Love like a Sunset’ a tough act to follow. ‘Gold Tone’ is cut from the same cloth, from their last album, the seven minute title track comes close. whilst both ‘KV Crimes’ and ‘Shame Chamber’ remind this Those who were hoping for a return to Cryptograms -era reviewer of Thin Lizzy… in a good way, of course. THE lazy Deerhunter may be a little disappointed on listening to summer album of 2013. THE Monomania , the sixth record (if you include the excellent Weird ’s Yeah Yeah Yeahs return with their fourth album. Era Cont. ) from & co. There’s something a bit less This makes your reviewer feel old, but who better than the and a bit more punk about this record; indeed, Cox effervescent YYYs to make us feel excited and young again. TWANG chose to record his vocals through a low-quality microphone and Mosquito starts promisingly with ‘Sacrilege’, which on early the guitars are very treble-heavy. Much like , listens ranks among some of their best work, and even manages CO-HEADLINE TOUR this album keeps it interesting by stylistically veering all over the to add a gospel choir to the sense of melodrama. ‘Subway’ road. ‘Pensacola’ is pure Americana with a shot in the arm, ‘The meanwhile, eschews the synth leanings of predecessor Its Blitz , THURSDAY 23rd MAY 2013 Missing’ is a wonderful breath of stadium-rock fresh air, and the for a creeping, more sinister, edge. 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