No Through Road - Winner.
Seemingly well sought after on the live scene; looking at the list of support slots they have scored (eg. Okkervil River, The New Pornographers, Ben Kweller, The Microphones, M Ward, The Tallest Man on Earth, New Buffalo, Love of Diagrams, Wolf n Cub), it might just be an idea to check them out live.
As well as that, they're getting airplay in the UK; the track Berlin Wall nearly causing Mr Steve Lamacq to cry. So you know it has to be either excellent....or tear-inducingly bad. I'll let you decide.
Check their MySpace page for shows... there's a few coming up (and a few excellent shows that have recently happened - when you get that teleporting machine working, let us all know).
....and yeah, they're right.. Girls ARE the devil.
Batrider - Why We Can't Be Together
Why We Can't Be Together is the latest release from this group of individuals; originally from New Zealand, but popping up where ever the wind may take them (or something like that). For example, if you have a quick peek at their MySpace page, you'll see a list of Batrider show dates longer than your nose, much much longer. Germany, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark.... they're all there.
Why We Can't Be Together is not all sadness though. Look at that guy in a santa costume and another guy wearing a shirt i *cough* actually used to own (and bought for about $2). Laugh! No seriously, there are a few more upbeat-esque tracks... neither Let Me In To Down Below or the secret track on the end make me want to burst into tears. All in all. Lovely.
Feel free to also look here, if a greater understanding is what you seek.
We All Want To - Back To The Car
We All Want Too, according to various sources, have actually been floating around for quite some time; formed to play the songs of Tim's solo album back in 2007. (Trust me to be the last one jumping on the bandwagon)
Back to the Car is a cute little EP, but I'm sure is just a little taste of big things to come. A complete contrast from Batrider, We All Want To can only be accused of creating smiles. There's something about Tim's unmistakable voice, girls singing pretty harmonies and the sound of a melodica that make me want to giggle inanely (on the inside, of course).
We All Want To are slightly more poppy than Screamfeeder, but for obvious reasons would easily attract the same crowd. Cute indie rock at its finest. Look: http://www.myspace.com/weallwantto and/or http://www.weallwantto.com/
Margins - Margins
The background behind the formation and writing of Margins, is far more interesting than the album itself. It seems that coming from a number of other bands (The Nation Blue, Blacklevel Embassy, Ricaine, Hardware, Rhythm Bell and Warped), bands I'm not familiar with, but bands i can only picture as being loud and abrasive (just look at that photo... don't they look angry? well.... no), i do agree that the feat that should be recognised is the production of a whole album of tunes of a soothing nature.
Anyway....Margins are playing a few shows in the coming months.... for information have a look at their MySpace page.
These releases (and many other little gems) are currently available in various places including the Low Transit Industries online store: http://artist.usync.net/lowtransitindustries
Have a good one.
Sally
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