Tagged: DOLLARS TO POUNDS
Dollars to Pounds: Toy
The first time I saw Toy was unintentional. They were supporting Big Deal and they were a helluva lot of hair, immersed, along with the audience, in a groove-heavy, swirling wall of sound. Two months … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: Fixers
Oxford quintet Fixers played their first show two years ago. They performed Christmas covers, wore Santa hats and singer Jack Goldstein’s mom handed out festive home-baked goods. From the ashes of various local bands singer … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: Mozart Parties
It’s been just over a year since 23-year-old James Bennett composed his first song as Mozart Parties. From the isolation of the village Kirkby Lonsdale, located in England’s verdant, mountainous Lake District, Bennett found himself … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: NZCA/LINES
The first time I heard Michael Lovett’s music I was shocked. Up until a year ago I knew the 24-year-old as the bassist for Your Twenties, the quite brilliant London (by way of Totnes) indie-pop … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: Big Deal
When an audience watches Big Deal, glasses make it only midway to mouths and conversations fall away to a hushed silence. Hiding behind hair and guitars, Kacey Underwood and Alice Costelloe’s combined power lies in … read more »
Video: Spector, “What You Wanted”
The first time I caught Spector live it was in Dalston pool club Efes. It was full to the gills with singer Fred’s indie heroes. More on that here, in their recent Dollars to Pounds … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: Elephant
Yes, there are a lot of boy-girl duos around these days. Kisses, Tennis, Summer Camp, Cults, Big Deal and Cat’s Eyes. They all sound different and fantastic in their own ways but the common vibe … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: Wolf Gang
I met up with Wolf Gang aka 24-year-old Max McElligott the day his album Suego Faults was released in the UK. Produced by Dave Fridmann—who’s worked with the Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev and MGMT—McElligott’s debut … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: Spector
For a while if you googled “sleazy moustache” this picture of Fred Macpherson was the sixteenth result. Sadly his moustachioed visage has now been usurped by others with more questionable facial furniture. I had breakfast … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: Blood Orange
I always enjoy talking to Dev Hynes. He’s candid and switched on and it also helps that his musical output is always surprising. First there was the twitchy dance-punk of Test Icicles, formed when Dev … read more »
