A five-piece from Leicestershire who are barely out of their teens, Kyte make a remarkable noise. Their electro-ambience sounds like Sigur Rós rowing out to the mid-Atlantic with The Postal Service and Maps, then performing experiments on the heart-rate of sea mammals. They have already been chosen by HBO to feature on adverts for The [...]
Album Reviews
Night of the Dancing Flame
Roisin Murphy – Overpowered (EMI) October 15th, 2007 4.1/6.0 Now, I’ve never owned a Moloko album, or any of Roisin Murphy’s previous solo work either. So it was with some surprise that I found myself literally face to face with the singer of such classic hits as Sing it Back and Indigo. With a new [...]
Music: Reviews
The Star Fighter Pilot / The Colt .45s – Split EP
The Star Fighter Pilot / The Colt .45s – Split EP (Leaving Home Records) September 24th, 2007 4.8/6.0 It is with great shame that I realise how late this review is. Especially as The Star Fighter Pilot is one of Manchester’s most exciting musicians. On this split EP, The Motel is given two more reasons [...]
Live Reviews
Beautiful Burnout
Underworld Apollo Theatre, Manchester Tuesday, October 16th 2007 Increasingly, when I am at gigs, I feel incredibly old. I remember when in my teenage years I would look around and see the faces of men who were clearly twice my age. But now, it is usual for me to feel like one of those older [...]
Live Reviews
Rumble In The Jungle
The Rumble Strips with The Answering Machine Kings Cross Scala, London Wednesday, October 17th 2007 Making the trip down from the North West and first up on tonight’s bill are Manchester’s bright young things The Answering Machine. With a sound that borrows as much from The Strokes as it does from Shout Out Louds, the [...]
Music: Reviews
Watch the video to “Lightbulbs” by The Answering Machine
Kindly and talented Motel compadres The Answering Machine recently undertook a little sojourn to an industrial estate in Islington to film the video for their brand-spanking new single Lightbulbs. This shall be appearing on Indie Hour on MTV2 and is apparently also eligible for the NME Chart, so if you like it, fingers on virtual [...]
Mixtapes'n'Tapes
Mixtapes’n'Tapes: Part 10 – Animal Magic
Having been praying for my name to come out of the hat (FA Cup draw stylie, I’m informed, though what with my rather serious lack of football knowledge Goodacre could be having me on there) for the feature I’ve been itching to try my hand at, when the time came for me to choose a [...]
Album Reviews
Jekyll, Hyde and Smith
Underworld – Oblivion with Bells (Vital) October 15th, 2007 3.8/6.0 Utter the word “Underworld” to ninety per cent of the UK’s student population, and they will almost certainly reply with a horrifying rendition of a song ubiquitously played in sweaty Indie clubs up and down the country. In a naïve attempt to offer some kind [...]
Music: Reviews
Watch the video to “Sister Siam” by The Whip
As well as producing bloody good tunes, The Whip have got a knack for excellent videos. Here’s the visual accompaniment to their glorious new tune Sister Siam. The band are currently in the middle of a big UK tour with Hadouken! and Late of the Pier, so be sure to check them out if you [...]
Inquisitions
Inquisitions In Glorious Audio – The Departure
Northampton’s finest The Departure rolled into The Fugitive Motel’s home city of Manchester recently to bring their first UK tour in a good couple of years to The Roadhouse. In the absence of a poorly-sick “twee indie” Eff Em Deputy Editor Hannah, “poppy electro” Eff Em Editor Kate stepped into her stylish shoes for a [...]
