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Border Surrender along with Smokey Carrot return to The Old Queen Head for Do You DIY?

Monday, 24 May 2010

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Smoky Carrot Records is a London based independent record label focussed around creating a fair deal, believing in and releasing outstanding music, ranging from alt.folk-americana to 21st century psychedellia. with the hope of having some fun along the way.

The Border Surrender
A uniquely British romp through the amercan influenced, vocally led and utterly compelling alt.folk genre.They released their debut Ep – “Blood In The Snow” on SCR in April 2010, available now vinyl and digital from www.smokycarrot.com
“Downbeat, moody and broodingly brilliant”

DOWNLOAD: Border Surrender – American Car

May 24, 2010 | Filed Under Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Matthew and the Atlas & Communion at Do You DIY?

Friday, 21 May 2010

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The eponymous Matthew is Matthew Hegarty and The Atlas is his wonderful band. They play a bruised, soulful and muscular brand of modern folk music.
Imagine Joe Cocker singing Bon Iver in a pair of steel toe-capped boots after working in a field all day and you’re some of the way there. His voice sounds a hundred years old, with all the heartache and weariness that implies, but wrapped around these melodies its rough edges take on a real tenderness – like a lumberjack picking roses.

Last winter, in a snowy North London, they recorded the beautiful and widely praised ‘To the North’ EP. Earlier this year they started to play it live – and are finding it pretty hard to stop.

Communion was born in the summer of 2006 at Notting Hill Arts Club. Founded by Ben Lovett (Mumford and Sons), Kevin Jones (Cherbourg) and producer Ian Grimble, it grew into a community of musicians, industry and fans alike, and provided a platform for the newest bands on London’s circuit. The night has seen the likes of Noah and the Whale, Laura Marling, Mumford and Sons, JJ Pistolet and Peggy Sue grace the stage and has become closely associated with the nu-folk movement in the capital. As well as this, it helped spawn the careers of artists such as Esser, The Holloways and Example, in keeping with the eclectic ethos that Communion has come to stand for. Communion has also just launched itself an independent record label with Matthew and The Atlas as it’s first release.

More on Do You DIY tomorrow folks, until then enjoy this live footage of Matthew and the Atlas!!

May 21, 2010 | Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Thomas Tantrum & Sotones for Do You DIY?

Thursday, 20 May 2010

Thomas Tantrum consists of Megan Thomas (lead vocals, guitar), Dave Wade Brown (drums, vocals), David Miatt (guitars, vocals), and Jim Shivers (bass, vocals).

Since the release of their critically acclaimed self titled album released in 2008 Thomas Tantrum have been a busy old bunch. With the release of strong singles such as ‘Work it’ and ‘Shake it, Shake’ gaining them a cult fan base with even the likes of ‘Lilly Allen’ amongst fans.

In 2009 change was on the cards, as the band introduced Dave Wade Brown as new drummer. This saw them work on a more mature sound, while the inspirational front woman Megan Thomas began to experiment with vocals, the rest of the band began introducing new sounds. Following touring with bands such ‘Glasvegas’ and ‘Futureheads’ important time was taken out, to retreat to the studio while writing and recording new material.

Thomas Tantrum are now back with the brilliant new track ‘The Last Kiss’. It’s four minutes of breezy power pop will be stuck in your head, and having recently toured with ‘Band of Skulls’ and a new album on the cards this is going to be a busy summer for them!

Watch the video for their hit ‘Work It’

Sotones began as a club night which brothers Rob and Dave Wade-Brown (Thomas Trantrum) promoted in Southampton and soon blossomed into a label. It was founded as a co-operative. This means that the artists are also members, who own the label entirely together.
Since its’ inception, Sotones has come leaps and bounds with new signings since 2007, a distribution deal with Believe and their first 12″ and 7″ releases as well as founding a publishing arm. A highlight of summer 2009 (alongside festival spots for various Sotones artists at Glastonbury, SGP, Bestival and Burningman among others) was the Bike Tour, where Sotones’ Lonely Joe Parker played twelve dates in fourteen days, traveling between shows by bicycle and co-headlining with other Sotones artists including Thoms Tantrums very own guitarist David Miatt (Jackie Paper) along the way.

The label has released over 25 records and the label’s output has received local and national radio play on BBC stations including BBC Radio 1, 6Music and Radio 2 as well as Xfm and Resonance FM.

Check out some of the Sotones artists below!

Lonley Joe Parker

Edward J Hicks

Stay tuned for more info on those confirmed for Do You DIY?

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May 20, 2010 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Do you DIY? Pt.2

Tuesday, 18 May 2010

Celebrating live music, labels, bands, blogs,clubs,magazines and fanzines.

After the successful first instalment earlier this month we will be hosting another special all-dayer, giving home to the growing indie and alternative DIY scene, which is currently taking a hold of the countries music underworld.

If you were lucky enough to have been at the first part, you’d not only have felt the atmosphere, but you would have witnessed a DIY Scene is as strong as ever and very much alive. Replacing fanzines and homemade recordings of the indie 80s, Blogs and MP3s have reached a whole new generation of underground music fans. Not only will we be showcasing the most relevant labels and blog’s of today, there will also be appearances from the labels which built this scene paving the way many years ago.

Matching the ethics and feel, there will be a killer line up of fresh live acts all from a DIY background.

With FREE entry all day from Midday till Midnight – make sure you’re there for the whole thing.

MAINSTAGE UPSTAIRS

Thomas Tantrum (Sindy Stroker’s Records) / Matthew & The Atlas (Communion) / Border Surrender (Smokey Carrot) / Real Fur (Strummerville) / The Understudies (Cloudberry Records) / The Momeraths ( Smuggler’s Records) / Fables

Matthew & the Atlas

ACOUSTIC STAGE DOWNSTAIRS

Them:Youth (Big Hand Recordings) / Lucky Soul (Ruffa Lane) / Luke Leighfield (Got Got Need Records) / Boy Mandeville (Voga Parochia) / Peter Lyons (Tape Club Records) / Kerry Leatham(Tape Club Records) / Lee Mitchell (Got Got Need Records) / Mr James Bright (Tape Club Records) / Dogtanion (Tape Club Records)