Fred Perry - The Buzz

Hailing from Leeds and Sheffield, Volcanoes have released their new EP “Shaking That Brass”. The foursomes’ “Face-slapping Glamfreakbeat” has gained them considerable support from Yorkshire’s music press, as well as indie approving nods from NME and BBC radio.

They also appeared on Channel 4’s “Orange UnsignedAct”, but don’t let that put you off. Basically, If you love The Artic Monkeys, you’ll like these guys. Indeed the boys have cut their teeth supporting Arctic Monkeys, The Maccabees and The Big Pink amongst others.
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Chicago band, Welcome To Ashley will probably not be a name you’re familiar with yet, but that may soon change. Their reassembled blend of brit influences produces songs that sound reminiscent of Suede or The Smiths, albeit with some Midwestern, American seasoning.

Their EP, “Absent Man”, released earlier this year has attracted a lot of local attention likening it to everyone from Jesus and the Mary Chain to Bowie, and Chicago has proved a fertile nursery for American indie in the past, so Welcome To Ashley may be a name to watch out for.
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Everybody’s favourite Polyphonic Spree escapee, Annie Clark (better known as St Vincent) continues to blaze a trail with the latest single offering from her current album “Actor”. “Marrow” juxtaposes Clark’s ever beautiful vocals with high muscle guitars and some other worldly programming. The accompanying video is also a beautiful if slightly unsettling treatment.
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Sitcoms and popular music normally don’t really go together, right? Horrible, awkward transmissions, such as that time Boy George was on “The A Team”, destined to echo forever on youtube, DVD box sets and randomly titled TV channels.

There are exceptions, like that time Motörhead were on “The Young Ones”, Chas and Daves’ soundtracking of “In Sickness And In Health” and of course Dexy’s Midnight Runners’ contribution to “Brush Strokes”. Fortunately “The Inbetweeners Soundtrack” is one of these exceptions.
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Veteran, Scottish, indie band, Trashcan Sinatras have announced some interesting additional dates to their tour calendar, this November, including an outdoor show as part of Kilmarnock’s Homecoming celebrations on Saturday 28th November. The event is intended to show support for Kilmarnock, the bands hometown, which has been bit harder than most by the economic downturn.

For more details on this and the other dates, go to trashcansinatras.com.