The Nightjars
Debut single - Indie Single of the Week (Piccadilly Records) Debut mini-album - Album of the Week (The Big Issue) Breakthrough Artist of 2007 (BBC Manchester)
The Carletons
Annie Mac' and Nick Grimshaws Radio 1 house band of the week, once in 2008 and another in 2009. XFM'S unsigned band of the week 2009
The Ragamuffins
The Ragamuffins are a vibrant infectious four piece band who exist between Liverpool and Manchester and make noise and waves in both.
Caulbearers
Self- described as "Archaic funk fables and dub migrations...
Reviews
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OPEN HEARTS *** Album Of The Week Extra ***
23 June 2009 / Melodic / 11 Trk Download (CD/LP expected October 2009)
:: The Longcut ::
24 hours ago The Longcut suddenly announced the immediate release of their second album. Angrier, harder, more f**ked up but more heartfelt, it's The Longcut we knew and loved only more so. Out now, the above date is just to get it at the top of the page.
TRAVELS WITH MYSELF AND ANOTHER
22 June 2009 / 4 AD / 12 trk CD
:: Future Of The Left ::
Future Of The Left continue to blow up in your face with a heft pedigree
DIE TONIGHT
22 June 2009 / Kids / 5 Trk Remix CD
:: Defend Moscow ::
Respectable slice of leftfield fluffy pop, accompanied by some fairly useless dance mixes
EVERYTHING IS NEW
22 June 2009 / XL / 9 Trk CD
:: Jack Peñate ::
Nine tracks on this album is short change indeed, but if it is any consolation, every track is a potential single
CLOCKS SCREAM
22 June 2009 / Demo / 3 Trk CDR
:: Lost Calm ::
Pretty epic, built on crashing chords and bubbling emotion
THE ETERNAL * album of the week *
22 June 2009 / Matador Records / 12 Trk CD
:: Sonic Youth ::
There’s no reason why “The Eternal” can not be marked down as one of their truly classic albums
AMBIVALENCE AVENUE
22 June 2009 / Warp / 12 Trk CD
:: Bibio ::
An unsteady album, dripping in folk and funk and wobbling on a bed of psychedelic electronica
FITS
22 June 2009 / Full Time Hobby / 12 Trk CD
:: White Denim ::
Austin Texas trio White Denim serve up a good album - maybe not as good as Workout Holiday but good enough..
ALL THE PLANS
22 June 2009 / Virgin (EMI) / 3 Trk CD
:: Starsailor ::
“...married life and international politics are some of the key ingredients...We've tried to write classic songs..." Ahemm >>
YOUR HEART FEELS
22 June 2009 / Sea You Records / 1 Trk CD
:: Thieves Like Us ::
Broken melodies and throbbing two note basslines taken straight from an early 80’s New Order remix
STAND IN YOUR SHOES
22 June 2009 / Heist / 2 trk CD
:: Love Like Fire ::
Eloquent, but marvellously simple new alternative rock
NEW HOPES, NEW DEMONSTRATIONS
22 June 2009 / Epitah / 11 Trk CD
:: The Ghost Of A Thousand ::
Brighton, England – home to the crushing chords and distorted widescreen rock of The Ghost Of A Thousand
FOR OUR ELEGANT CASTE
22 June 2009 / Polyvinyl / 1 Trk CD
:: Of Montreal ::
A decent romp of falsetto and wonky funk, ferried along on a neatly bobbing fusion of electronica
BETTER THAN LIFE
22 June 2009 / Demo / 4 Trk CDR
:: Lazy Two ::
The name of the band is a little awkward but the music, I reckon could take the duo very far indeed
ALL DRESSED UP * demo of the week *
22 June 2009 / Demo / 3 Trk CDR
:: Ian Adamson ::
There’s nothing complicated about the song structures on Ian Adamson’s songs - but it works
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"The band everyones talking about...seem to justify (their) boasts...a band with genuine potential to do rather well...not one weak song in their set, soon EVERYONE will either love them or hate them!" - Cath Aubergine, Manchester's No. 1 Alternative Music Journalist
www.myspace.com/okdeadman.
Ok Deadman was formed in the summer of 2008 by long time musical cohorts Jacob Cordingley (guitar/vocals) and Benjamin Hunter (guitar) and a couple of guys they met on the internet Ed Kibblewhite (bass) and Lee Corfeild (drums). Lee left the band soon after and was replaced by Paul Waters, who himself left in February 2009.
