Thursday 23rd June 2011

There seems to be an air of menace about this week’s New Noise podcast. I’m not entirely sure why. From the off we sink into the other-worldly swirl of Planningtorock’s astounding rework of Creep’s ‘You’, and from there the clouds never really manage to part.

Once The Twerps are done sticking their own twist on garage rock, we’re knee deep in dark disco with Guy Andrews, gasping for air in the thick funk of Hot Head Show, and downright petrified of the outrageously exciting Black Flag-sampling Death Grips.

Even Little Eva’s pop classic ‘The Locomotion’ is given it’s own sinister chug thanks to U.S Girls, The British Public are all riffs and wry eyebrows, while Gala Drop at least try to tease out the sun with their textured Portugese patterns. By the time Thousands prettily ponder sewn up mouths and the onset of rain and age in their enchanting ‘Everything Turned Upside Down’, it feels like we’ve literally reached the end. Thank God then for the song’s climactic mantra, ‘See the sun go on and on’, which finally provides that lingering, hopeful hug we so desperately craved.

Those in need of a further pick-me-up should hang in there. Today I recorded another special edition New Noise podcast. It includes stunning music, inspiring tales of rock and roll legend, fantastically bad language and lots of laughter. See you in a week.

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New Noise Podcast: 23rd June 2011

1.Creep ‘You (Planningtorock remix)’ (via RCRD LBL)

2. The Twerps ‘She Didn’t Know’ (via Altered Zones)

3. Guy Andrews ‘Recollect’ (-) stream at Soundcloud

4. Hot Head Show ‘Payload’ (Hakisac) single out 27th June

5. Death Grips ‘Klink’ (thirdworlds.net) from mixtape ‘Ex-Military’ (download here)

6. U.S Girls ‘If These Walls Could Talk’ (Palmist) from split release album w/Slim Twig out now

7. John Tejada ‘Farther and Fainter’ (Kompakt) from ‘Parabolas’ album out now

8. The British Public ‘Bloodsports’ (Tip Top) single out 18th July

9. Gala Drop ‘Rauze’ (Golf Channel) from ‘Overcoat Heat’ EP out now (download at Gorilla vs Bear)

10. Thousands ‘Everything Turned Upside Down’ (Bella Union) from album ‘The Sound of Everything’ out now