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27 The Star,Thursday, February 2, 2012 www.thestar.co.uk TIMEOUT You can find out more by going into dontsleepdream. bandcamp.com and down- loading it for £3.50, although if you’re willing to shell out another £1.50 you can also get the limited edition 12-inch vinyl, complete with a set of lyric cards featuring nifty accompanying artwork by Mark. The download also comes with this package. For a taster they’re head- lining a show in aid of two autism/Asperger’s charities tonight. The West Street Live gig is free entry but organis- ers will be collecting dona- tions and running a raffle. Firesuite, LINEUP2 and John Swain also play. change THOSE globe-trotting Arctic Monkeys have been nomi- nated in seven categories in the NME Awards – more than any other act. At London’s O2 Academy Brixton on February 29 the Sheffield band could pick up accolades for Best Brit- ish Band, Best Album, for Suck It And See, and Best Track, for The Hellcat Span- gled Shalalala. “We’re up for all the big ones – we’re very happy,” confirms drummer Matt Helders. “We had a lot of fun making Suck It And See and it’s great to be up for Best Live Band.That’s all we do - record or play live - so it’s good to be recognised.” Eight million votes have been cast this year for the 26 award categories and Kasabian and The Horrors are set to fight Arctic Mon- keys for the biggest. Tickets go on sale at 9am tomorrow via www.nme.com Arctics’ seventh heaven MUSICNOTES CURRENTLY sporting a “beautifully disturbing” video for new single Before We Burn, alternative rockers Decode build on a busy 2011 with an O2 Academy headline slot next Friday. Formed in August 2010 by Daniel Jeffery (vox/gui- tar), Adam Mintram (guitar), Lewis Wild (bass/vox) and Daniel Greasley (drums), the Sheffield quartet fuse hard rock with melodic vocals and pop hooks. Several independent single releases preceded their debut EP last April, recorded at Treehouse Studios, the Cutthorpe desk used by Fightstar and Rise To Remain. Decode recently signed to independent label Ambicon Records with plans for a series of singles in the run up to recording a debut album this summer. Before then download their Shap- ing Shadows EP for free at soundcloud.com/decodeuk See the video at youtube. com/watch?v=C48TjFl335I Their EP and they know it WITH their new album sneaking out next Monday there’s a chance to catch The Twilight Sad in action at close quarters next week. The Scottish squad follow that third long-player – No One Can Ever Know – on February 20 with Another Bed, a disco-tinged corker that is arguably their most accessible single yet. It also catches singer James Graham in lyrically chilling form. No One Can Ever Know saw the band collaborating with Andrew Weatherall in the role of ‘anti-producer’ while experimenting with vintage analogue synths to develop core sounds. The Sad play Queens Social Club a week on Sat- urday before crossing ‘The Pond’ for a US tour. Have yourself a Sad day n The Kabeedies Soap (Fierce Panda) IF you ever get a quiz ques- tion to name a band from Norwich... Second album from the East Anglians and a refreshing if understated pop jig that grabs identi- ty from the likes of Blond- ie and Bom- bay Bicycle Club, topped with clean girl/ boy vocals. No stunner, but clean, very lean and, er, keen. n Django Django Django Django (Because Music) CLEARLY fans of the D word, these recent city visitors harvest some of the wonky psychedelic work-outs with which they’ve been dizzying crowds. East London bed- room originat- ed but mined in ’60s Cali- fornia, this is an eclectic, sometimes flaky/compelling, arty break from the norm. n Goldfrapp The Singles (Astralworks) SEEMS an odd time for a ‘best of’but why not a timely re- minder of the fluctuating bril- liance of these Bath bound- ers; from the early electronic ballardy of Lovely Head, through dancey Black Cherry to synth- pop newbieYellow Halo and fresh new wave ballad Melancholy Sky. LISTENINGPOST certainly wanted to make my voice stronger with guitars. A lot of that’s probably confi- dence too.” The latter seems a tad surprising from a band that have prospered hugely since achieving the notoriety of being the last act to appear on Top Of The Pops. Then, while new single This Isn’t Everything You Are is more in keeping with previous Patrolling epics, lead hit Called Out In The Dark signalled an ambitious departure and possible upset. What followed was a record with electro elements, club-chugging beats and rag- ged guitar riffs – Troy Van Leuwen from Queens Of The Stone Age added guitars on two tracks – alongside raw acoustic intros and trade- mark emotional drama. These tunes are siblings, if not distant cousins, to past glories. The common DNA of all is Gary’s voice and lyrical style. “We’re always going to push ourselves; I’d like to think we could do a bit more. But we’re very lucky we have a distinctive singer. In one way it allows us to push musically further because we’re always rooted in Gary’s voice. “I certainly got ex- cited about new things this time. You could say I was kind of dismissing our strengths, but there’s a bit more band personality, which has always been there but maybe confidence was an issue. “Roles have changed slightly and instead of doing what we did with 10 guitar tracks I’m trying to do with one and make that a huge moment, fewer guitars but more moments. And all the electronic stuff on this record is played. In the past we’ve sequenced stuff. This time it was a lot more real and or- ganic. We didn’t clean it up as much. We’ve learned we want to keep mistakes in there.” Even so, they know how to push the right buttons, this time tendering New York as the album’s Run/Chasing Cars song. “Gary will always have those songs in him, it’s just part of who we are and we do it very well. “You have to remember your strengths as much as push yourself but this album is a step into us maybe break- ing the mould a little more. There are moments you can actually dance to and things like Fallen Empires are just mind-blowingly insane.” So is that reflected in the aftershow antics, now they’re all a bit older and wiser – or is it all Barocca and Evian? “It’s up and down, but there’s always at least two of us flying the party flag. It’s like shift work. We’re a band on the road, we like to party. The band has been touring for 17 years and have got pretty good at it. You fall by the wayside sometimes, but it is rock ‘n’ roll.” the Snow men n Snow Patrol play the Motorpoint Arena on Tuesday. Tickets, £22/£32.50, from 0114 2565656.
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27The Star,Thursday, February 2, 2012www.thestar.co.uk
TIMEOUT
You can find out more bygoing into dontsleepdream.bandcamp.com and down-loading it for £3.50, althoughif you’re willing to shell outanother £1.50 you can also getthe limited edition 12-inchvinyl, complete with a set oflyric cards featuring niftyaccompanying artwork byMark. The download alsocomes with this package.
For a taster they’re head-lining a show in aid of twoautism/Asperger’s charitiestonight. The West Street Livegig is free entry but organis-ers will be collecting dona-tions and running a raffle.Firesuite, LINEUP2 and JohnSwain also play.
change
THOSE globe-trotting ArcticMonkeys have been nomi-nated in seven categoriesin the NME Awards – morethan any other act.
At London’s O2 AcademyBrixton on February 29 theSheffield band could pickup accolades for Best Brit-ish Band, Best Album, forSuck It And See, and BestTrack, for The Hellcat Span-gled Shalalala.
“We’re up for all the bigones – we’re very happy,”
confirms drummer MattHelders. “We had a lot of funmaking Suck It And See andit’s great to be up for BestLive Band.That’s all we do- record or play live - so it’sgood to be recognised.”
Eight million votes havebeen cast this year for the26 award categories andKasabian and The Horrorsare set to fight Arctic Mon-keys for the biggest.
Tickets go on sale at 9amtomorrow via www.nme.com
Arctics’ seventh heavenmusicnotes
CURRENTLY sporting a“beautifully disturbing”video for new single BeforeWe Burn, alternative rockersDecode build on a busy2011 with an O2 Academyheadline slot next Friday.
Formed in August 2010by Daniel Jeffery (vox/gui-tar), Adam Mintram (guitar),Lewis Wild (bass/vox) andDaniel Greasley (drums), theSheffield quartet fuse hardrock with melodic vocalsand pop hooks. Severalindependent single releases
preceded their debut EP lastApril, recorded at TreehouseStudios, the Cutthorpe deskused by Fightstar and RiseTo Remain.
Decode recently signed toindependent label AmbiconRecords with plans for aseries of singles in the runup to recording a debutalbum this summer. Beforethen download their Shap-ing Shadows EP for free atsoundcloud.com/decodeukSee the video at youtube.com/watch?v=C48TjFl335I
Their EP and they know it
WITH their new albumsneaking out next Mondaythere’s a chance to catchThe Twilight Sad in action atclose quarters next week.
The Scottish squad followthat third long-player – NoOne Can Ever Know – onFebruary 20 with AnotherBed, a disco-tinged corkerthat is arguably their mostaccessible single yet.
It also catches singer
James Graham in lyricallychilling form.
No One Can Ever Knowsaw the band collaboratingwith Andrew Weatherall inthe role of ‘anti-producer’while experimenting withvintage analogue synths todevelop core sounds.
The Sad play QueensSocial Club a week on Sat-urday before crossing ‘ThePond’ for a US tour.
Have yourself a Sad day
n The Kabeedies Soap(Fierce Panda)
IF you ever get a quiz ques-tion to name a band fromNorwich... Second albumfrom the East Anglians and arefreshing if understated popjig thatgrabsidenti-ty fromthelikes ofBlond-ie andBom-bayBicycleClub, topped with clean girl/boy vocals. No stunner, butclean, very lean and, er, keen.
n Django Django DjangoDjango (Because Music)
CLEARLY fans of the D word,these recent city visitorsharvest some of the wonkypsychedelic work-outs withwhich they’ve been dizzyingcrowds.EastLondonbed-roomoriginat-ed butminedin ’60sCali-fornia,this is an eclectic, sometimesflaky/compelling, arty breakfrom the norm.
n Goldfrapp The Singles(Astralworks)
SEEMS an odd time for a ‘bestof’but why not a timely re-minder of the fluctuating bril-liance of these Bath bound-ers; from the early electronicballardyofLovelyHead,throughdanceyBlackCherrytosynth-popnewbie Yellow Halo and freshnew wave ballad MelancholySky.
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certainly wanted to make myvoice stronger with guitars.A lot of that’s probably confi-dence too.”
The latter seems a tadsurprising from a band thathave prospered hugely sinceachieving the notoriety ofbeing the last act to appear onTop Of The Pops.
Then, while new singleThis Isn’t Everything YouAre is more in keeping withprevious Patrolling epics,
lead hit Called Out In TheDark signalled an ambitiousdeparture and possible upset.
What followed was arecord with electro elements,club-chugging beats and rag-ged guitar riffs – Troy VanLeuwen from Queens Of TheStone Age added guitars ontwo tracks – alongside rawacoustic intros and trade-mark emotional drama.
These tunes are siblings,if not distant cousins, to past
glories. The common DNA ofall is Gary’s voice and lyricalstyle.
“We’re always going topush ourselves; I’d like tothink we could do a bit more.But we’re very lucky we havea distinctive singer. In oneway it allows us to pushmusically further becausewe’re always rooted inGary’s voice.
“I certainly got ex-cited about new things
this time. You could sayI was kind of dismissingour strengths, but there’s abit more band personality,which has always been therebut maybe confidence was anissue.
“Roles have changedslightly and instead of doingwhat we did with 10 guitartracks I’m trying to do withone and make that a hugemoment, fewer guitars butmore moments. And all theelectronic stuff on this recordis played. In the past we’vesequenced stuff. This time itwas a lot more real and or-ganic. We didn’t clean it up asmuch. We’ve learned we wantto keep mistakes in there.”
Even so, they know how topush the right buttons, thistime tendering New York asthe album’s Run/ChasingCars song. “Gary will alwayshave those songs in him, it’sjust part of who we are andwe do it very well.
“You have to rememberyour strengths as much aspush yourself but this albumis a step into us maybe break-ing the mould a little more.There are moments you canactually dance to and thingslike Fallen Empires are justmind-blowingly insane.”
So is that reflected in theaftershow antics, now they’reall a bit older and wiser – oris it all Barocca and Evian?
“It’s up and down, butthere’s always at least two ofus flying the party flag. It’slike shift work. We’re a bandon the road, we like to party.The band has been touringfor 17 years and have gotpretty good at it. You fall bythe wayside sometimes, butit is rock ‘n’roll.”
the Snow men
n Snow Patrol playthe Motorpoint
Arena on Tuesday.Tickets, £22/£32.50,from 0114 2565656.
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