New kids on the block Suica (pronounced soo-ee-ka) have been lurking in the shadows for the better half of the year and have finally released their first demo called Brother. A beautifully haunting track reminiscent of GY!BE and Mogwai. Suica are preparing to play their first show next week at The Front alongside Danger Beach and Readymen for our Dream Damage Fundraiser.

Suica – Brothers

• Release Date: 2010
• Label: Self Released
• Genre: Post Rock, Instrumental, Shoegaze

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Graveyards started up last summer under the short lived title Beat Hotel. After some line up changes and a handful of shows they are starting to settle and find their sound. A few of these guys spawned the previously posted Foucault’s Whip and the always epic BHANG YARNDI, and I’m probably wrong but I think lead singer Julian was in with False Jesii (…maybe for a day?). These boys get around.

Graveyards – Sleepwalk

• Release Date: 2010
• Label: Self Released
• Genre: Shoegaze, Alternative, Rock

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In the tradition of My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive comes local Heute-Und, also known as Simon. His new 5 track E.P Peninsula is an interesting combination of noise and shoegaze, self described as “noisegaze”.

Heute-Und has popped up out of nowhere, having never played live or released anything prior to now. Peninsula comes from the exploration of playing with loud decibels which Simon says is “not for the sake of being loud, but to sort of see what soundscapes you can make at such a volume.” The result is a surprisingly well produced collection of reverb soaked jams that balance “wall of sound” guitars with solid songwriting.

There are no plans for a physical release of “Peninsula”, as Simon prefers to keep it digital, explaining, “I’m all of the idea that charging for a release on the net is quite often a waste of time. Henry Rollins came out with a quote that kinda sums it up: ‘I’d rather be played than paid’”, although he does not count out future limited releases. When not recording for Heute Und, Simon plays in a Mathcore band “Heroics” and occasionally DJs at REV.

Listen to more at his Sound Cloud.

Heute-Und – Peninsula EP

• Release Date: 2010
• Label: Self Released
• Genre: Shoegaze, Noise, Ambient

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This is the debut solo release for Warwick JW Smith, founder of Birds Love Fighting Records, and familiar face in bands such as Mankilled, The Gashes and now bassist for Cat Cat. This new hand painted EP is now available to buy through our friends Birds Love Fighting Records, but if you don’t manage that they have kindly put it up for free download!!

The release is an example of loose, discord and atmospheric guitar, droning organ creating improvised pop songs that dives into, without sounding like a downer, situations that are under the influence of emotion. With having all that said, there is a diversion in track 6, with an improvised epic power jam with drummer Leon Twardy. Don’t let it get you down! the last song Wasted, is a nice track of solidarity to those of us who have literally stumbled into bed and woken up the next day feeling wasted.

J.W Sparrow & The Miner Birds – Little Monster

• Release Date: 2009
• Label: Birds Love Fighting Records
• Genre: Shoegaze, Dream Pop, Drone

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After dropping the melancholy weight of his first release, Lets Hear It For Love grew on me pretty fast. Its a different feel, but I dig it.

False Jesii – Lets Hear It For Love

• Release Date: 2009
• Label: Self Released
• Genre: Noise Pop, Bedroom Punk, Shoegaze

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False Jesii – Bedroom Blues

• Release Date: 2009
• Label: Self-Released
• Genre: Noise Pop, Lo-Fi, Bedroom Punk

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Cat Cat – Dig Mountains

• Release Date: 2009
• Label: Birds Love Fighting
• Genre: Alternative, Kraut Rock, Shoegaze

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Jonny Telafone – The Death Posture

• Release Date: 2009
• Label: Self Released
• Genre: Alternative, Shoegaze, Lo-Fi

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