MAN LIKE ME

I must admit, when I first heard Man Like Me's new single 'Peculiar' I was bit like ~ meh. However, it only took a few days and a second listen to realise my first impression was nothing but a total mind lapse and brain malfunction. Still not sure how I didn't instantly bust out to those carnival beats and trumpets.
The colourful new video for the track was directed by Anna Lomax (Jiggery Pokery) and Jamie Brown and has the two Camden natives reminiscing about their school days. I was kind of under the impression you had to be over the age of 50 to recite the line, 'never the same in my day', but this clearly isn't the case and I guess I can relate (Nokia 3210 > iPhone 4 etc)



'Peculiar' is out Oct 3rd through Cartoon Records.

B R E T O N

Following up from their critically acclaimed Counter Balance EP which was released back in December, Breton have revealed the first glimpse of their forthcoming debut album, Other People's Problems. 'The Commission' creates an ambience that's smothered in reverb and held together by broken beats, whilst showing us a different side to the UK outfit, with the track taking a slower change of pace to previous endeavours. Under the moniker BretonLABS the band also directed the video which accompanies the track, with help from motion graphics artist, Stuart Sinclair.



Other People's Problems is out February 2012 through Fat Cat Records

W E E K E N D

'Hazel' is a brilliant new slice from Weekend, yeah that's Weekend, not 'The Weeknd' or 'Weekends' just Weekend. Due to appear on the San Fransisco band's forthcoming EP entitled Red, the new record will see a release on September 20 via Slumberland Records.

   Weekend - Hazel by Slumberland Records

E A G U L L S

It's been way too long since I've heard anything from Eagulls, they basically got me all excited with the release of 'Council Flat Blues' earlier in the year and then just left me stranded with a hard-on waiting for more. So, it's not hard to imagine how amped I was to hear some new stuff from the Leeds outfit. 'Possessed' doesn't stray too far from where they left off and stays true to the Eagulls formula with George Mitchell howling over the droning guitars.
I'm definitely going to make it my mission to see these guys live before the year is out

Possessed by eagulls

CITY CALM DOWN

Maybe City Calm Down should temporarily change their name to London Calm Down, just for the next day or two. It's been a while since I last heard from the Melbourne quartet, but it would seem the guys are back with a brand new track. 'Sense of Self' is the first single to be taken from their forthcoming debut album, set for a release in early 2012.

Sense of Self [Single 2011] by City Calm Down

GEOFFREY O'CONNOR

Geoffrey O'Connor is such a fucking uber-nerd, he's got this whole Jarvis Cocker swagger going on, which really works in his favour. The limp wristed Crayon Fields' front-man will be releasing his debut solo album Vanity Is Forever on September 24th and in the lead up he has dropped his new video for 'Whatever leads me to you'. Have a peep and download the track below.




Whatever Leads Me To You from Geoff O'Connor on Vimeo.


Vanity Is Forever is out Sep 24 through Chapter Music.