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Yes, I Don't Know

    ‘Yes, I Don’t Know, is the title track from the debut album by recent FatCat signings and Netherlands power trio Abdomen.

    Opening with fragile, picking, floating in reverb, for a second, you’re fooled into thinking that you’re listening to a Robin Guthrie / Cocteau Twins tune, before serrated, cyclical slashing ‘serenades’ Peter Van Beets’ words concerned with the awful, crushing, gaping hole, of a lover’s passing. The cut climaxing in cathartic / agonised cries of ‘I can’t turn around!’

    When asked about their often trance-inducing rhythms and riffs, Roel explains, “The repetitiveness, and build ups, are designed to be something to lose yourself in,” and states that this is inspired, in part, by the motorik of groundbreaking Kosmische band, Neu!.

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    Yes, I Don’t Know

    Jennifer Touch

    Behind The Wall

      Equally at home on and off the dancefloor, it’s wave-kissed dreariness dripping with cold sensuality is both vibrant and brooding. Showcasing her unique sound in the saturated world of electronica, Touch successfully draws from electropop and disco influences, combining 80’s vintage synths with industrial soundscapes, delivered with a visceral post-punk snarl. Introduced to 80’s pop and new wave via her father’s extensive collection of Human League, Karat and Duran Duran, she honed her trademark sound with the likes of The KLF, Karen O and PJ Harvey motivating her early productions. The results led to releases on Catz ‘N Dogz’ Pets Recordings and Lunatic Records, as well as making regular appearances on Riotvan, the Leipzig-based record label run by Peter Invasion and co-owned by Panthera Krause. ‘Behind the Wall’ opens with the dark and powerful ‘Imaginary Boys,’ a soundtrack to Touch’s long journey through the city to the studio each day. It is followed by ‘Attic,’ which she describes as the “driving point of the whole album.” It’s an invitation to dance with me, a lullaby, a consolation,” she says. “Like a mantra.” And that is exactly what this record feels like.

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      1. Imaginary Boys
      2. Attic
      3. Daria
      4. The Wall
      5. Teflon
      6. I Love You, Let’s Go
      7. Iggy´s Sight
      8. Flatlands
      9. Chemistry (Album Version)
      10. Supersize
      11. Your Dawn 

      Glasgow two-piece Honeyblood announce the release of their eponymous, debut LP. Recorded at legendary producer Peter Katis' Tarquin Studios (The National, Interpol) in just ten days last November, 'Honeyblood' is an accomplished and delightfully fierce record. "Peter was the perfect match for us," singer/guitarist Stina Tweeddale said of the recording. "He perfectly managed to capture our live performance in the studio." From the urgent guitar and dive-bomb drums of opener 'Fall Forever', the album twists through the gutsy punk of 'Killer Bangs', to reveal discordant anthems like 'Super Rat'. It has pared down alt pop gems in the likes of 'Biro' and 'No Spare Key', but also more country/folk influenced moments like, '(I'd Rather Be) Anywhere But Here', 'Braid Burn Valley' and 'Bud'.

      The band started from humble DIY beginnings, organising their own guerrilla show at The Old Hairdressers in Glasgow to commemorate the release of a raucous two-track cassette entitled, 'Thrift Shop'. Honeyblood quickly ingrained themselves into the bustling Glaswegian scene, fast becoming one of its most talked-about names and going on to play festivals everywhere from The Great Escape to their native T In The Park. But with their full-length debut ready to go, big name supports, and world tours locked, 2014 certainly looks to be the year with Honeyblood's name written all over it.

      "There are a tonne of wicked reference points to get excited about – a vague hint of The Vaselines, nice touch of Velvets two-chord simplicity and even bit of Moz (solo, circa 'Viva Hate') chucked in for good measure in the melody" NME

      "Sounding like something from a California dream." The Fader

      “Achieves special merit points, not just for its irresistibly perky two-minute popsmarts but for productively moving the post-White Stripes formula on in a way that many have tried and many more have failed to do.” MOJO


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      1: Fall Forever
      2: Super Rat
      3: (I'd Rather Be) Anywhere But Here
      4: Bud
      5: Killer Bangs
      6: Biro
      7: Choker
      8: No Spare Key
      9: Joey
      10: Fortune Cookie
      11: All Dragged Up
      12: Braid Burn Valley (Blink, Now You've Missed It)


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