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Showing posts with label villagers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label villagers. Show all posts

Sunday, 8 March 2015

Introducing... SPIES

Ireland is producing some fine specimen at the moment and SPIES are following in the echoes of recent bands such as Snow Patrol, Kodaline and Villagers.


Were Keane perhaps a bit less boring you’d find yourself at the feet of this five piece. Their latest track, ‘Sea Creature’, is anthemic in it’s approach and quivering vocals from frontman Michael Broderick elicit murmurs of a more poignant Orlando Weeks. The unsettled frontman’s tones soar into gale force instrumentals with intermittent whistling guitars, much like Irish brother, Villagers. The lead single off their forthcoming EP, also titled ‘Sea Creature’ is their most gigantic to date and will also feature four other tracks. 

SPIES’ ‘Sea Creature’ EP will be released on 30th March and will include tracks:

  1. Sea Creature
  2. The Holidays of Jed Bartlett
  3. Quincy Morris
  4. Always
  5. November Sky

Listen to ‘Sea Creature’ below:



If you like the sound of them you can catch the band live at The Stillery, Camden (18th March) and Electrowerkz (March 19th).

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Monday, 4 November 2013

James Blake's "Overgrown" gets 2500% post-Mercury Prize sales increase

James Blake's Mercury Award winning album has had a 2500% increase on sales, this happens every year as people always want to listen to the best music out there.

Meanwhile, fellow nominees Savages and Villagers have seen a 200% sales increase too!


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Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Mercury Music Prize 2013 nominations revealed

With London Grammar favourite to be nominated with their new debut album, anticipations and rumours for the final twelve were finally put to bed as the shortlist was announced today (11th September). With a strong focus on both indie and electronic music this year, the list this year is surprisingly less eclectic than in previous years.
Indie titans Arctic Monkeys and Foals lead the way alongside Savages where as more acoustic based music comes in the form of Jake Bugg's debut album, Laura Marling's 'Once I Was An Eagle' and Villagers. Electronic music is shown by 'Settle' by Disclosure, the sound of 2013 in my opinion, with James Blake's incredible 'Overgrown' and Jon Hopkins latest album being strong contenders. Rudimental's debut 'Home' which was commercially successful is also nominated. 
David Bowie's much anticipated album 'The Next Day' got a mixed bag of reviews when it first came out but the judging panel has decided to place the LP in the top twelve alongside Laura Mvula's powerful 'Sing To The Moon'. 


The full list of nominations; 

Arctic Monkeys - 'AM'
David Bowie - 'The Next Day'
Disclosure - 'Settle'
Foals - 'Holy Fire'
James Blake - 'Overgrown'
Jake Bugg - 'Jake Bugg'
Jon Hopkins - 'Immunity'
Laura Marling - 'Once I Was An Eagle'
Laura Mvula - 'Sing To The Moon'
Rudimental - 'Home'
Savages - 'Silence Yourself'
Villagers - '{Awayland}'