There could hardly be a more apt sounding death knell for lo-fi indie garage than Nathan Williams’ infantile pop farts. Both the genre and Wavves itself have been due a backlash for some time now.
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Everybody’s trying to make some green singing the blues.
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D-66 is a one-man-band who’s been “kept for far too long in a damp basement” in Hackney, playing “angry Delta-punk”, which sounds pretty ominous. Surprisingly, though, his 11-track demo proves a murky delight, offering idiosyncratic covers of songs by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, James Brown and Hasil Adkins alongside a few whiskey-soaked originals. The apparent influence of The Cramps’ burlesque rock’n’roll fairly livens up D-66’s brand of blues, as do his rollicking beats. Plainly, it’s time for D-66 to emerge blinking into the light.
www.myspace.com/d66isd77
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AUTOCOLT are a band that deals with sound only. This is good because sometimes words hurt my head. The trio from London fuse together one Casio “with a bad temperament”, synths and fuzzy guitars in an eighties style which manages to be neither tacky nor derivative. Halfway through song ‘Resonator’, the musical equivalent of Space Invaders kicks in, while ‘The Serpentine’ rocks, rolls and pulsates in the same way that Von Südenfed do. Sounding like a diluted version of Errors, Autocolt has probably become one of my new favourite bands, which is good because I hate everyone.
myspace.com/autocolt
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Nunhead trio FORMS FORMS FORMS freely admit that “the music industry could not care less” about their idiosyncratic pop in the blurb they’ve sent with their three-track demo. Pity, because these three guys have a certain spark that could be explosive – if only they’d tightened up and stop sounding like a haphazard Yummy Fur. Still, they’re much better than The Cribs. Here’s hoping they’re not as fucking ugly as those Jarman brothers as well.
www.myspace.com/formsformsforms
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Anyone remember Alf – that American sitcom with the weird little alien of the same name that possessed one heck of a hooter? Well, thankfully, the UK band ALF aren’t half as irritating or kooky. With vocalist Christine Leach doing her best Martina Topley-Bird impression, this acoustic-based album, Suicide Is The Last Thing On My Mind, is a summery affair full of light guitar strumming and trip-hop-meets-dinner-party-music appeal. But with summer well and truly over and the Bristol effect making its impact nearly a decade ago, perhaps ALF should find some new ground to tread.
myspace.com/alfuk
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