APOCALYPSE 2012
New Years Day

Music in the morning by BORIS, in the afternoon with VICTOR CALDERONE

Pier 94, 55th Street & 12th Avenue, NYC – More info at www.apocalypsenye.com/

After some investigating I found out who they were and realised that I have come across this band name before; My Tiger My Timing played the John Peel stage at Glastonbury festival earlier this year after making it to the finals of the Emerging Talent competition. They are a London based band of 5 and have previously released 3 singles, with their 4th single Written in Red due for release in November and talks of a debut album in early 2012.

My Tiger My Timing – Written In Red by mytigermytiming

Written in Red is an instantly likeable track, it’s bright, poppy & fun. The catchy lyrics and uplifting melody follow you around for hours after you hear it, making it impossible to take life too seriously. I am particularly fond of bands with female vocalists and Anna Vincent has one of those delightfully soft voices that effortlessly serenades your ears as you tap along to the beat. This song isn’t really lacking anything. It’s retro, edgy and addictive. My Tiger My Timing have definitely found themselves a new fan. The single is due for release on November 14th and UK tour dates are below.
Be sure to have a listen, you won’t be disappointed.

Nov 11th – The Drop, Stoke Newington
Nov 24th – 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff
Nov 25th – The Cockpit, Leeds
Nov 27th – Captain’s Rest, Glasgow
Nov 28th – Stereo, York
Nov 29th – The Castle, Manchester
Nov 30th – Mojo, Liverpool

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Indie-girl-rock supergroup Wild Flag played their first New York show since the release of their self-titled album on Saturday, October 15, at Brooklyn’s Bell House. After playing a series of sold-out shows beginning in the spring, the band finally have a proper record to peddle. But as good as that album is—and it’s pretty good—there’s no replacing their live show. Maybe it’s just a natural result of debuting as a live band with no catalog to speak of. But the excitement generated when the band was announced last year and then when they played their first shows and improbably lived up to the hype—that’s tough to capture on record.

It’s possible that the reason the live shows are so energetic is because the band’s Sleater-Kinney half—drummer Janet Weiss and guitarist/singer Carrie Brownstein— were so used to playing huge venues (Weiss with a host of other bands besides SK), and just forgot to tone it down for these smaller clubs. But that would be ignoring the contributions of keyboardist Rebecca Cole and guitarist/singer Mary Timony, who for my money is one of the best female rock guitarist around, period.

On Saturday night, they tore through their album at a blistering pace (though delving into meandering jamming periodically), then threw in a few covers for good measure, one of which was Television’s “See No Evil.” And it really can’t be overstated how well Brownstein and Timony compliment each other. I’d give Timony the nod as far as axe chops go (can’t beat the jagged, Medieval guitar lines and two-finger tapping!) but Brownstein is by far the better showman. But you can definitely see the influence they’re having on each other,  especially in Timony’s attempts at keeping up with Brownstein’s master class of Pete Townshend guitar kicks and jumps. They may be the most endearingly dorky guitar histrionics ever, like if Napoleon Dynamite was a girl who was awesome at guitar.

It should be also mentioned that the opener was Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Renaldo + Band—a four-piece that also included SY drummer Steve Shelley—in their first performance as a band, according to Renaldo. “It’s a strange night to be starting a new project,” Renaldo said, referencing the fact that his Sonic Youth bandmates—wife/husband Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore— had just announced their split. He actually made quite a few references to the divorce, introducing one song saying “This goes out to a couple of friends of mine who are having a tough time,” and after introducing Shelley on the drums, “We’re still playing together.”

Musically, Renaldo’s sound didn’t veer too far from Sonic Youth’s musical palette. You could easily imagine Gordon or Moore speak-singing his lyrics, which may be a backhanded way of saying that the tunes sounded like decent facsimiles of Sonic Youth songs.

The Tennessee country/punk outfit Those Darlins hit New York City on Friday, October 14th, playing Brooklyn’s Bell House. The three-girls-and-a-guy group got the crowd going by opening with their “let’s just be friends” anthem “Be Your Bro,” and neither the band nor the crowd (which I’m pretty sure included Best Coast baritone guitarist Bobb Bruno) let up the rest of the night. The band oozed attitude and desire (though in the case of “Fatty Needs a Fix,” the desire is for a lover—to get some food, stat!), rolling through most of their second album Screws Get Loose, adding in a generous dose of songs from their more-countrified first record.

Lead singer Jessi Darlin came out in what’s becoming her standard sequined gold leotard, which she totally pulled off despite the fact that it looked absolutely ridiculous. Her look was helped out by a serious dosage of crazy eyes, and a few forays offstage into the crowd, which added to the whole “screws get loose” concept. And while Jessi is center stage most of the time —and it’s hard not to be the center of attention when you look like Amélie in a sparkling unitard—Nikki and Kelley Darlin, along with drummer Linwood Regensburg, all chipped in their fair share of lead vocals. Standouts included Kelley Darlin’s “Boys,” an ode to the men she encounters on tour, and Nikki Darlin’s matter of fact, back-the-fuck-up-mister declaration, “Wild One.”

While performing all our favourite hits, he jumped around the stage, joked with his DJ and interacted freely with the audience of about 50 people in what felt like a private show. He even gave us a preview of a newly penned track ‘Love Suicide’. Check out the pics below:

Friday: Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Tiga, Gareth Emery, Markus Schulz, Benny Benassi, Moby, Carl Cox, Tiesto, Richie Hawtin

Saturday: Beardyman, Sander van doorn, Luciano, Tommy Lee & DJ Aero, Above & Beyond, Dirty South, Guetta, ATB, Ferry

Sunday: John Dahlback, Calvin Harris, Chromeo, Afrojack, Dubfire, Diplo, Armin van Buuren

BSK = Photo Credit: Bennett Sell-Kline for ElectricZooFestival.com
SRK = Photo Credit: Scott Kowalchyk for ElectricZooFestival.com
JRL = Photo Credit: Jordan Loyd for ElectricZooFestival.com

Formed in 2007, the band have continued to go from strength to strength with a combination of melody infused with some darker and more contemplative moments. Chiming guitars and uplifting bass, fuelled by crashing drums and plaintive-but-hopeful vocals have led to the band gaining success from various avenues.

Check out the result of their hard-work below: