Tagged: indie rock
Dollars to Pounds: Night Engine
San Francisco-born Kim Taylor Bennett fled to Europe at 11, currently resides in London and once played guitar onstage with Green Day. She’ll report on new British music every other week. Weddings. No longer simply … read more »
Video: Night Engine, “Seventeen”
Last October, I stopped by my local basement dive, the Sebright Arms, to check out Night Engine’s second ever live show. The London quartet sold out the venue, and standing shoulder-to-shoulder on the cramped stage, … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: Swim Deep
San Francisco-born Kim Taylor Bennett fled to Europe at 11, currently resides in London and once played guitar onstage with Green Day. She’ll report on new British music every other week. A few months ago … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: Peace
San Francisco-born Kim Taylor Bennett fled to Europe at 11, currently resides in London and once played guitar onstage with Green Day. She’ll report on new British music every other week. I like Harry Koisser. … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: Martin Creed
It’s an uncharacteristically hot day in London but Martin Creed is dressed up smart in a black suit and a bright red ’70s polyester sport shirt. “That’s unbreathable,” I tell him. “I know, but I … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: Breton
I have a thing for abandoned buildings. There’s a creepy children’s hospital near my apartment in east London that I’ve been dying to explore for years, so I admit what drew me to Breton initially was not … 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: 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 »
GEN F: Crystal Stilts
JB Townsend and Brad Hargett of the band Crystal Stilts grew up in the same South Florida town. Together they listened to The Velvet Underground and planned their escape. According to Townsend, who answers every … read more »
