New Band of the Week - 23/02/12 - Bronto Skylift

We featured these noisy Scots on our last podcast, but they deserve another mention here. The two-man, guitar and drums, set-up is reminiscent of That Fucking Tank, as are the propulsive rhythms and ten-tonne riffs.


Bronto Skylift are their own men, though, and bring in elements of metal with disorientating shifts of tempo and time signature that keep you guessing and in suspense for the next massive groove to kick in.


The band are currently looking for shows in Manchester and London in March 2012. Promoters, if you've got anything, book 'em up and let us know so we can come down and party.


In the meantime, enjoy the swaggering, half-time middle eight of new song Tiger:





www.brontoskyliftmusic.com 

New Video - Los Jardines de Bruselas - Changing, Just Growing

Los Jardines de Bruselas, who featured on our last podcast, has an excellent, if not a tad creepy, new video out. Directed by Tino Raimondi, this short film pictures the story of a young girl who is  chased by monsters through a dreamlike forest and she runs away scared until, finally, she decides to play with them, lose her fear and grow up.Take a look:

Los Jardines de Bruselas - Changing, Just Growing from Los Jardines de Bruselas on Vimeo.

Chapter24 US Tour

SNH veterans, Chapter24 are embarking on a mammoth US tour this week. They will be making their presence known at Noise Pop Festival in San Francisco, 35 Denton Festival, Beau Jam, Neon Reverb Festival and SXSW, as well as a host of others! 

Check out the full list of dates below, or visit their Facebook:

23/02 Noise Pop Festival San Francisco w/Dirty Ghosts +Bare Wires

24/02 Kaleidoscope Vision Seattle WA w/Grave Babies

25/02 East End Portland OR w/Di Di Mau, Pathogens

27/02 Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver, BC w/Ford Pier

28/02 Manor House, Boise, ID

01/03 Moe’s Denver, CO w/Instant Empire

02/03 Replay Lounge, Lawrence, KS

03/03 Des Moines Beechwood Lounge, IA w/Blind Shake

04/03 Turf Club, St. Paul, MN w/Blind Shake

05/03 Quarters, Milwaukee, WI w/Blind Shake

06/03 Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL w/Blind Shake

07/03 Lager House, Detroit, MI

08/03 Firebird, St. Louis, MO

09/03 The Conservatory, Oklahoma City, w/Night Beats & White Mystery

10/03 35 Denton Festival, Denton, TX w/ Atlas Sound & Best Coast

11/03 Beau Jam Festival, Beaumont, TX w/ Natural Child, Turbo Fruits and more

SXSW 12/03 Sailor Jerry Party @Spider House, Austin, TX 

SXSW 13/03 Monofonus Party @Beerland Austin, TX 

SXSW 13/03 Panache Party @Scoot Inn Austin, TX 

SXSW 14/03 NiИXSxSWƧxƧXNiИ @ Club 1808, Austin, TX

SXSW 14/03 Panache Showcase @Beauty Bar, Austin, TX

SXSW 15/03 KXLU/The Smell Party @Domy Books, Austin, TX

SXSW 16/03 Waterloo Cycles, Austin, TX

SXSW 16/03 And So Party @Spider House, Austin, TX 

SXSW 18/03 Drag Party @ Iron Bear, Austin, TX

21/03 Meat Market, Tempe, AZ

22/03 Neon Reverb Festival, Las Vegas, NV

23/03 Acrobatics Everyday/UC Irvine, Irvine, CA

24/03 The Smell, Los Angeles, CA w/Bitches

27/03 Uptown, Oakland, CA

28/03 Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco, CA

Poino UK Tour

The lovely chaps from Poino are embarking on a rather substantive UK/Ireland tour. Cool! Be sure to catch them on the following dates:

16th - WINDMILL - LONDON
with: Chips For The Poor + Trogons + Fountains

22nd - THE STAG AND HOUNDS - BRISTOL
with: Arabrot (NO) + Manatees

23rd CRANE LANE THEATRE - CORK
with: Hands Up Who Wants To Die (IE) + Private Underground Residence (IE)

24th SAL'S - WATERFORD
with: Hands Up Who Wants To Die (IE)

25th WHELAN'S - DUBLIN
with: Hands Up Who Wants To Die (IE) + Private Underground Residence (IE) +
Magic Pockets (IE) + Nanu Nanu (IE) + Bridges Of Madison County (IE) + Ginola (IE)

26th LOMAX - LIVERPOOL
with: The Eyes + Lucifer Rising + A Heretic

29th THE SHACKLEWELL ARMS - LONDON
with: Arabrot (NO) + Throne

Dead Wolf Club record launch w/Fever Dream

Just one last shameless plug (I guess that's what blogs are for) in support of our Dead Wolf Club record release party tomorrow. We're massively excited about this! DWC have been getting some proper awesome reviews for their debut album, and we cant wait to palm some copies off on you!

If you can't wait until tomorrow, you can get yourself a copy here.

We're also dead excited to welcome Fever Dream back to the SNH stage. These guys are truly ace! Have a listen below.

Catch you tomorrow, facebook details are here!

New Band of the Week - 06/02/12 - Mozart Parties *ON TOUR*

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SNH Podcast Jan/Feb '12

I trust you'll be pleased to learn we have belatedly whipped out another podcast, full of post-rum musings and musics. No Alwin this time - fear not - we found a more eloquent (and arguably better looking) replacement in the form of a delightful jar of Polish pickles. Check it it aaaawwwwt!

New Band of the Week - 01/02/12 - Clara Clara

Francois Virot is somewhat of a genius. Every band he's featured in we tend to love (remember Reveille(?), we put them on last year and they put on a spliffing show down The Victoria in Dalston). French outfit Clara Clara mix odd rhythms with electronica keyboards and Interpol-esque virtuoso bass lines. However, as with all Francois' projects, there is always a pop sensibility in the musical DNA that sets them apart from the crowd. Do check out the following track. The change in pace and almost metal ending is worth the listen alone.

SNH 001 - Dead Wolf Club - Dead Wolf Club - released TODAY

This is a pretty big moment for us at SNH HQ - today we release our first record! It's available on vinyl, CD and as a digital download and you can get your hands on a copy here.

New Band of the Week - 23/01/12 - Balue

Hello! You’ll be pleased to hear that New Band of the Week is back. We’ve had a little break to put some plans in motion - thus ensuring 2012 is THEBESTFREAKIN’YEAREVER!  But, yeah, I can assure you that we’ll be posting about the joys of new music, every Monday, forever more!

So, who is going to be our first NBotW of the year? Good bloody question!  I’m really digging US natives Balue at the moment (as in Balue from the Jungle Book, I believe).  They combine plinky guitars, that are a bit tinny at times, but surprisingly pleasant; melodic pitter-patter drums and pockets of silence, tinged by the sound of waves and suchlike. It’s quite nice really, and makes me want to sit on a beach, drinking a pinacolada, watching the sunset. 

 04 Worry Toobs by Balue