Music, Rock, Issue 616

Shellac

'My band means too much to me for me to allow anyone to put me in a position of resenting my band. I insist that it remain a hobby for that reason. If it becomes anymore than a hobby then it becomes something that I rely on, and my frame of mind and my…

Fleet Foxes

While music with a sense of the rustic American has been back on the menu of late (what with the rise of Band of Horses and Bon Iver) Seattle’s Fleet Foxes raise the game even further. Their music is a chiming approximation of the 60s’ best country rock…

Exposure - Logan

Tomorrow’s music today

I’m sure their name rings a bell … For the past six years the boys have been doing it for themselves, with great success. They’ve sold more than 8000 copies of their first two albums,and in 2006, became the first unsigned band to have two…

Holy Ghost Revival

Not only does the Devil have the best tunes, but he lurks in the detail, and so it proved for this five-piece, religiously obeying all the rock’n’roll clichés. Trashing equipment, leaping out into the audience and sprawling himself across the floor…

Super Adventure Club - Chalk Horror!

If this CD becomes a movie (Kung Fu/Ninja preferably), the hybrid title could be The Ghost of Zappa meets Fugazi on prog-rock pills. The debut from Edinburgh trio SAC (er, Bruce, Neil & Mandy) is an unpredictable, genre-busting stream of off-kilter…

Oasis

They may not be the kings of the world any more but its easy to forget that Oasis retain some serious clout live. While past (morning) glories remain a substantial part of the live experience, they’ve built up a substantial catalogue of songs…

Rosie and the Goldbug

A Cornish three-piece, Rosie, Pixie and Plums are bringing the 80s back by conjoining the three lady forces of the age – Bush, Harry and Lauper. Having already supported Cindi, they are now embarking on their own tour, dressing up in some fabulous…

Okkervil River

If you thought Texas’ finest exports only come in cowboy boots, think again. Austin seven-piece Okkervil River are dropping some delicious indie-folk onto Glasgow this month, following the release of their fifth album The Stand Ins. With spectacular use…