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CRITICAL HEIGHTS presents the Honeyslide EP launch party...

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:36:31 -0400

CRITICAL HEIGHTS presents the Honeyslide EP launch party
HONEYSLIDE
+ Baaaangin’ Special Guests
+ Critical Heights DJs

Wednesday 26th of June, The Waiting Room. Stoke Newington Church Street
£5

All the info here:https://www.facebook.com/events/129734717222489/

firerecords: Scott & Charlene’s Wedding New album ‘Any Port...

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:23:31 -0400

Scott & Charlene’s Wedding

New album ‘Any Port in a Storm’ due out on Fire Records 22 July

UK Summer Tour Announced

Listen to “Fakin’ NYC” here! (Premiered over on Spin)

https://soundcloud.com/firerecords/sacw-fakin-nyc

The impeccably named Scott & Charlene’s Wedding are back with not so much a brand new album, as a generation’s glimpse of love, home-sickness, basketball, alienation, rock and roll and all things that matter to an expatriate Aussie stranded in New York, to be released on Fire Records in July. Any Port In A Storm is fated to become your essential backdrop to the summer of 2013. The brainchild of the amiable and unashamedly charismatic Craig Dermody, Scott & Charlene’s Wedding offer a sonically charged take on the Lemonheads’ ramshackle melodicism and Pavement’s lo-fi drawl.

Craig Dermody and pals will be hitting the road in the UK and Europe with a ridiculous amount of shows in England including a slot at Glastonbury, the Yes Way Festival and East End Live, a headline show at the Victoria in Dalston (promoted by Upset the Rhythm) and a whole host of classic instores at likely and unlikely venues, including Flashback in London, a yoghurt shop, a pie shop and Urban Outfitters in York. You should definitely take the opportunity to catch them while you can! Dates below.
Scott & Charene’s Wedding

LIVE DATES:

29 June: Glastonbury, UK
30 June: The Garage, London, UK (supporting Mission of Burma)
1 July: The Haunt, Brighton, UK (supporting Mission of Burma)
2 July: Green Door Store, Brighton, London, UK
4 July: Undertone Bar, Cardiff, UK
5 July: Registry, Southsea, UK
6 July: The Victoria, Dalston, London, UK (Album Launch)
13 July: East End Live Festival, London
7 August: Shipping Forecast, Liverpool, UK
8 August: Tye Die Tapes, Sheffield, UK (with Fawn Spots)
9 August: Heart Attack & Vine, Newcastle, UK (with Fawn Spots)
10 August: Rook & Gaskill, York, UK (with Fawn Spots)
12 August: Adelphi, Hull, UK (with Fawn Spots)
13 August: Wharf Chambers, Leeds, UK
14 August: Arts Center, Colchester, UK
15 August: Hungry Dog, Derby, UK (with Fawn Spots)
16 August: Yes Way Festival, London, UK

Scott & Charlenes Wedding will also be doing a series of free promotional performances at the following places:

27 June: Sound Knowledge, Marlborough, UK
2 July: Lick Yogurt, Brighton, UK
13 July: Independent Label Market, London UK
10 August: Sound It Out Records, Stockton on Tees, UK
11 August: Urban Outfitters, York, UK
16 August: Flashback Records, London, UK

Talibam! play next weekend’s TV On The Radio-curated All...

Tue, 07 May 2013 07:14:09 -0400

Talibam! play next weekend’s TV On The Radio-curated All Tomorrow’s Parties at Camber Sands.

Things could get puffy. To get you in the mood here’s a free mixtape featuring the full festival line-up: https://soundcloud.com/alltomorrowsparties/atp-curated-by-tv-on-the-radio

New Virginia Wing single ‘Red Sails’ is out...

Tue, 07 May 2013 07:12:02 -0400

New Virginia Wing single ‘Red Sails’ is out today!

Clash Magazine called it “enchanting, bewildering indie-pop with a poetic flair”, we just think it’s mega.

Get the 7” from the CRITICAL HEIGHTS shop: http://tinyurl.com/cfpwl6g

Music-Diary: R. Stevie Moore (+Keel Her) @ Blind Tiger Club, Brighton

Tue, 07 May 2013 07:00:08 -0400

Music-Diary: R. Stevie Moore (+Keel Her) @ Blind Tiger Club, Brighton:

diaryofmusic:

(Source: www.myoldkentuckyblog.com)

Keel Her: The electro trash experimental whatever one woman project I expected turned out to be a 4 piece band - blues rock band even. A fat funky bass, an ambitious boyfriend playing one of two guitars and leading on stage. Maybe my 20 minutes…

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Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:35:26 -0400

Browsin’ on RSD

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:35:15 -0400

Browsin’ on RSD

honeyslide:

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:43:20 -0400

honeyslide:

Happy Birthday Critical Heights!!! Having a little dance to our...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:54:00 -0400

Happy Birthday Critical Heights!!!

Having a little dance to our birthday playlist…https://soundcloud.com/criticalheights/sets/critical-heights-2nd

HONEYSLIDE New Double A Side 10” Drippin/Deep...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:55:47 -0400

HONEYSLIDE

New Double A Side 10” Drippin/Deep Architecture

to be released on Critical Heights on 10 June

Listen to “Drippin” here:
https://soundcloud.com/criticalheights/drippin

PLAYING at Critical Heights 2nd Birthday Party along with

VIRGINIA WING and FAWN SPOTS (with DJ set by KEEL HER)

Friday 19th April - Power Lunches
Doors 7pm
FREE Entry
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/212593

New Critical Heights signings Honeyslide are set to release the follow up to their sold-out debut cassette the Honeyslide EP with a double A side 10” featuring two lead tracks “Drippin’” and “Deep Architecture”, plus two further tracks “Sugar Routine” (which you can listen to here: https://soundcloud.com/criticalheights/honeyslide-sugar-routine) and “Untitled #240”. Swathed in reverb, bathed in noise and drowned in dreamy vocals, Honeyslide blend the experimental with the melodic to provide thrillingly provocative sounds.

The 10” captures a specific moment in time in the history of Honeyslide, with a cross section of work from the end of 2012, less than a year after the recording and release of their debut EP. The new record features a track from their debut, the first song they ever wrote, “Drippin’”, which has been lovingly remastered. The rest of the tracks represent the progress of an adolescent band as they grapple with discovering their true sound, whilst having a hell of a time along the way.

Even the artwork comments on the continuously evolving nature of the band, featuring the original Honeyslide EP artwork defaced with splattered paint, virtually obscuring the image. The band are saying goodbye to the old version of Honeyslide as they hurtle onwards creatively, constantly evolving, continually changing and poised to become something utterly spectacular.

Based in London, Honeyslide comprises the core trio of Josh (guitar), Mo (guitar/vocals) and Meytal (bass/vocals). Their live shows are intense and brutally loud, having shared the stage with bands such as Swedish punks Holograms, Dignan Porch and Yuck’s bassists side project Parakeet. The band will be playing a lot more in 2013, keep your ears peeled.

“Honeyslide make sluggish lullaby grunge, the shoulder‐shrugging melodic entreaties carried on waves of anesthetized guitar crunch” – Don’t Die Wondering

“The entrancing five minute track is dribbling with romantic sludge.” ‐ Sexbeat

LINKS:

Listen to “Sugar Routine” here:

https://soundcloud.com/criticalheights/honeyslide-sugar-routine

Release page link:

www.criticalheights.com/index.php?page=release&releaseid=01046

www.honeyslide.co.uk

www.soundcloud.com/honeyslideband

http://criticalheights.com/

the-boys-age: KEEL HER Radio Galaxy - KEEL HER

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:39:50 -0400

the-boys-age:

KEEL HER Radio Galaxy - KEEL HER

itssimplyphoto: Honeyslide 10.04.2013 @ Birthdays

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:14:50 -0400

itssimplyphoto:

Honeyslide

10.04.2013

@ Birthdays

itssimplyphoto: Honeyslide 10.04.2013 @ Birthdays

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:14:24 -0400

itssimplyphoto:

Honeyslide

10.04.2013

@ Birthdays

7 days to go, 10 tickets left! ...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:13:45 -0400

7 days to go, 10 tickets left!

http://www.facebook.com/events/114662875389414/

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/212593

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Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:13:04 -0400

HONEYSLIDE BIRTHDAYS, DALSTON 10 / 04 /...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:39:49 -0400

HONEYSLIDE

BIRTHDAYS, DALSTON

10 / 04 / 2013

https://www.facebook.com/events/507905115913131/

Sneak preview! 330ml, 5% abv, cascade & columbus, brewed...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:13:00 -0400

Sneak preview!

330ml, 5% abv, cascade & columbus, brewed & bottled in London. Available one night only: CRITICAL HEIGHTS SECOND BIRTHDAY PARTY

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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:41:34 -0400

Virginia Wing sign to Critical Heights! “The reiteration of...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:58:02 -0400

Virginia Wing sign to Critical Heights!

“The reiteration of every profound feeling. A gentle push into an internal world. The evocation of a lifetime of memories rather than a knowing nod toward a diminutive era. “

Formed in early 2012, Virginia Wing’s initial desire was to play and record as quickly as possible but they soon realised a more considered approach was necessary if the band was to be at all fulfilling. Combining the talents of Alice Merida Richards, Samuel Pillay, Emma Wigham and Sebastian Truskolaski, Virginia Wing recorded their debut 7” “Red Sails” with their friend Misha Hering at Holy Mountain Studios.

With a knack of making their songs sound like essential forgotten classics, Virginia Wing create thrillingly crafted pop tunes that exist within that time honoured dialogue between the popular and the avant-garde. Their sound veers from the minimalist post punk of Young Marble Giants, to the twisted 60s psych bliss of Arthur Lee and Love and the Radiophonic Workshop inspired cinematic krautpop of Broadcast. “Red Sails” is due to be released via Critical Heights on 6 May.

Listen to the new single ‘Red Sails’ via Clash

http://www.clashmusic.com/news/listen-virginia-wing-red-sails

DIVA at The Old Blue...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:00:56 -0400

DIVA at The Old Blue Last!

http://criticalheights.com/index.php?page=release&releaseid=00000000881

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CRITICAL HEIGHTS presents the Honeyslide EP launch party...

firerecords: Scott & Charlene’s Wedding New album ‘Any Port...

Talibam! play next weekend’s TV On The Radio-curated All...

New Virginia Wing single ‘Red Sails’ is out...

Music-Diary: R. Stevie Moore (+Keel Her) @ Blind Tiger Club, Brighton

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Browsin’ on RSD

honeyslide:

Happy Birthday Critical Heights!!! Having a little dance to our...

HONEYSLIDE New Double A Side 10” Drippin/Deep...

the-boys-age: KEEL HER Radio Galaxy - KEEL HER

itssimplyphoto: Honeyslide 10.04.2013 @ Birthdays

itssimplyphoto: Honeyslide 10.04.2013 @ Birthdays

7 days to go, 10 tickets left! ...

7 days to go, 10 tickets left!

http://www.facebook.com/events/114662875389414/http://www.wegottickets.com/event/212593

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HONEYSLIDE BIRTHDAYS, DALSTON 10 / 04 /...

Sneak preview! 330ml, 5% abv, cascade & columbus, brewed...

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Virginia Wing sign to Critical Heights! “The reiteration of...

DIVA at The Old Blue...

http://www.facebook.com/events/114662875389414/

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/212593