December 4th, 2009 8:33am
Live: Friendly Fires + The Xx
Frank YangWhen I caught Friendly Fires at Lee’s Palace back at the end of March, they were here as support for White Lies and their high-energy disco party easily stole the show from the angst-ridden headliners. And while their profile has since grown to the point that they were able to play their fourth local show in just over a year on Wednesday night at the Phoenix, buzz-wise the shoe was on the other foot – the gig was sold out, but that was largely because the show also marked the Toronto debut of the astonishingly-hyped (including in these parts, yes) London outfit, The xx.
Photos: Friendly Fires, The XX @ The Phoenix – December 2, 2009
MP3: Friendly Fires – “Jump In The Pool”
MP3: The xx – “Basic Space”
The Village Voice talks to The Big Pink’s Robbie Furze.
AUX.TV has a video interview with Florence Welch of Florence & The Machine, The Irish Independent a profile.
Lots of new videos coming out of the UK – Richard Hawley has one from the second single off of Truelove’s Gutter
Video: Richard Hawley – “Open Up Your Door”
The Twilight Sad have released a new clip from Forget The Night Ahead.
Video: The Twilight Sad – “Seven Days Of Letters”
Have a first look and listen at Lightspeed Champion’s next album Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You, out February 16.
Video: Lightspeed Champion – “Marlene”
Good news – Fanfarlo has released a new video from Reservoir
Video: Fanfarlo – “Harold T. Wilkins”
Liam Gallagher tells This Is London that he may well continue on with Noel as Oasis. An album’s worth of Liam compositions. That can’t possibly go wrong.
The Age talks to Patrick Wolf.
They Shoot Music has a video session with Camera Obscura. The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, Jackson Free Press and St. Louis Today have interviews with various band members.
Despite having their Fall US tour scuppered by the IRS, Echo & The Bunnymen’s Ian McCulloch tells Spinner that they intend to return to this continent in the Spring and following the success of the Ocean Rain shows, perhaps play both Crocodiles and Heaven Up Here in their entirety. If you’re a fan of Porcupine, however, you are SOL. Sorry.
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