Perfecto

Have a listen to the perfect pop of Perfect People. The singer's amazing voice, topped off with a lovely cockney twang, gives an edge to their songs, some of which would otherwise be verging upon 'too poppy' for my liking. They will be taking to the stage at the Concorde 2 in Brighton with Doll and the Kicks and The Perils tomorrow night. For now, here's a video that Daniel "Pilau" Rice of Hadouken fame made for them:


Perfect People logo animation from Real Time TV on Vimeo.

http://www.myspace.com/perfectpeople

Invade away

I've recently stumbled across Invasion and I think I'm in love. Psychedelic goth sounds, reminicent of classic rock and thrash bands, with a modern twist. AMAZE. Their album is launched tomorrow night and I'm going to see them play with Dinosaur Pile-up at the Halloween Ball at Koko.

http://www.myspace.com/invasion

Also, I saw The Maccabees play on Tuesday and they were BRILLIANT, obviously. And my tickets for the NME Radar Tour, featuring Marina and the Diamonds, Yes Giantess, Local Natives and Golden Silvers, have arrived. Jealous?...
This is becoming more of a brag than a blog, so I'm signing off before your eyes turn emerald green permanently.

Musical Melbourneons

Check out the 'original doo-wop punk' sounds of Little Red. They come from Melbourne, which is totally on the other side of the world. Thank God for technology and its capability to share their musica with us.



http://www.myspace.com/littleredmusic

Something GOOD

I forgot how much I like Two Door Cinema Club until I stumbled upon an article about their upcoming Kitsuné tour with Delphic. Lovely.

Pint, shot...missed the riot

I'm rather sad to have only just discovered Pint Shot Riot. Apparently this song was really popular last year, I must have gone temporarily deaf to have missed it.

Well. Good.

There seems to be a what I am terming a 'band boom' of great metal and rock artists at the moment. Outcry Collective, who seem to move in the same circles (or should I say on the same stages) as the aforementioned Deaf Havana and Young Guns, are one such group. They are rather popular on myspace, so I can safely say I'm not way off the mark here and to be honest, you've probably already heard of them. So at the risk of sounding like one of those unfortunate souls who thinks they are up on their music because they've just got into Marina and the Diamonds, I couldn't resist giving them a mention. They are playing with the brilliant Blakfish in November too. Yeeah.


http://www.myspace.com/outcrycollective

Rocks and Metal

Deaf Havana are by far one of my favourite bands at the moment and since they kicked off a new tour this week I thought it was an appropriate time to share the love. The all-male five piece from King's Lynn combine death growling and pop-rocky vocals perfectly. They are signed by A Wolf At Your Door Records. The boys started off 2009 by touring with We Are The Ocean and will be supporting Fightstar in October. Their debut album, Meet Me Halfway, At Least, is out now. http://www.myspace.com/deafhavana
Here's the video for Oh Howard, You Crack Me Up, my favourite of their musical offerings.


On tour, DH have support from the superb Young Guns. If you like your rock a tad less heavy, go check these guys out, I love them. http://www.myspace.com/youngguns
They will also be playing with both Fightstar and The Blackout at the end of the year.