slow club Archives - Various Small Flames https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/slow-club/ New and independent music Fri, 15 May 2015 09:04:58 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-finalwhite-e1490809629909-1.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 slow club Archives - Various Small Flames https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/slow-club/ 32 32 88787050 Happyness – ‘A Whole New Shape’ https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/02/13/happyness-a-whole-new-shape/ Fri, 13 Feb 2015 20:01:01 +0000 http://www.wakethedeaf.co.uk/?p=38 Just a quick one today, with a heads up that London indie rockers Happyness (who came to our attention via the fantastic 80N7 compilation) have released a new single called ‘A Whole New Shape’. It’s a far more upbeat sound than I’m used to from the band, but their West Coast DIY rock influences are still readily apparent. If you like Pavement, Yo La Tengo et al. than give Happyness a go. Why not listen in the player below? The […]

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]]> Just a quick one today, with a heads up that London indie rockers Happyness (who came to our attention via the fantastic 80N7 compilation) have released a new single called ‘A Whole New Shape’. It’s a far more upbeat sound than I’m used to from the band, but their West Coast DIY rock influences are still readily apparent. If you like Pavement, Yo La Tengo et al. than give Happyness a go. Why not listen in the player below?

The track is the band’s first single for new label, Moshi Moshi,and will appear on the re-release of their debut album, Weird Little Birthday, which will be available to buy from the 30th of March.

The band also have a whole host of upcoming tour dates with Slow Club and JAWS. Here are the dates if you’re interested:

February Tour With Slow Club

5  The Bullingdon, Oxford   18+
6  Arts Centre, Norwich
7  Arts Centre, Colchester
11 Sugarmill, Stoke
13 Arts Centre, Pocklington
14 Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh  14+ / U16 w adult
15  Trades, Hebden Bridge
16 Arts Club, Liverpool    14+ / U16 w adult
23  Wardrobe, Leeds
24 Cookie Jar, Leicester
26 Guildhall, Gloucester    14+
27  Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham  18+
28  Queens Social Club, Sheffield  SOLD OUT

March dates with JAWS

3  Norwich Epic Studios
4  London Heaven
6  Manchester Academy
7  Birmingham Institute

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]]> 38 The Covers Mix: Volume #11 https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2014/05/29/the-covers-mix-volume-11/ Thu, 29 May 2014 18:40:00 +0000 http://www.wakethedeaf.co.uk/?p=210 We have somehow managed to see this Covers Mix malarkey through to an eleventh (!) volume. There’s a real mix of genres on this one, with folk, pop, rock, electronic and experimental all accounted for. There are old songs by new bands and new songs by new bands and we like them all. As ever, please support any of the acts you like and buy their own music. There are some super-talented and prolific acts on here who release a […]

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]]> We have somehow managed to see this Covers Mix malarkey through to an eleventh (!) volume. There’s a real mix of genres on this one, with folk, pop, rock, electronic and experimental all accounted for. There are old songs by new bands and new songs by new bands and we like them all.

As ever, please support any of the acts you like and buy their own music. There are some super-talented and prolific acts on here who release a lot of their stuff for free, and I’m sure a few dollars, or even just an email of appreciation, would be very welcome.

Tracklisting:

1. Seasons (Waiting On You) (Future Islands Cover) – Slow Club
2. Don’t Let Me Get Me (P!nk Cover) – Arrange
3. Doin’ It Right (Daft Punk Cover) – Verdigrls
4. Flotus (Flying Lotus Cover) – Spazzkid
5. This Charming Man (The Smiths Cover) – SKATERS
6. Ain’t That Enough (Teenage Fanclub Cover) – Nai Harvest
7. Son Of Sam (Elliott Smith Cover) – The Provincial Archive
8. Her Sinking Sun (Coma Cinema Cover) – Julia Brown
9. Thru The Wall (Paul Baribeau Cover) – Matthew Lee Cothran & Delaney Mills
10. It Is What It Is (Blood Orange Cover) – How Sad
11.Dreams (Fleetwood Mac Cover) – Emily Reo
12. Is This Is (The Strokes Cover) – Total Warr
13. Everything Is Embarrassing (Sky Ferreira Cover) – Saturday Looks Good To Me
14. Bein’ Around (The Lemonheads Cover) – Courtney Barnett
15. Call It What You Will (Joe Pug Cover) – Vandaveer
16. Waking Hour (Vandaveer Cover) – Joe Pug
17. The Promise (When In Rome Cover) – Sturgill Simpson
18. The Mother We Share (CHVRCHES Cover) – SOAK
19. Game Of Pricks (Guided By Voices Cover) – Meursault
20. Ooh La La (Faces Cover) – Manchester Orchestra
21. Romulus (Sufjan Stevens Cover) – Donovan Woods
22. Drive All Night (Bruce Springsteen Cover) – Sharon van Etten

Covers Mix #11 from Wake The Deaf on 8tracks Radio.

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