Originally written by Colin Roberts · 25 April 2006
We're back at the Barfly this Friday, with a corker of a line-up to sink your teeth into! Not to mention Bat for Lashes and more the week after...
Aye, it feels like ages since we filled the Barfly with AC/DC songs at 2.30am and two cracking live bands, so let's get going with another!
Battle Four lads from around the perimeter of London. We've a history with Battle, having them support grimester Kano on a bill with iLiKETRAiNS, back at the start of 2005. The band have just finished their debut album and celebrate with this very special club show. Expect cutting guitars, infectious hooks and massive choruses.
Napoleon IIIrd DiS staffer John Brainlove turned us on to this one-man pop wunderkind. Effortlessly blending electronics and melody to create a special breed of singer/songwriter. His track 'The Conformist Takes It All' featured on the recent dance_to_the_radio compilation and consequently got mad love on the Drowned in Sound Radio podcast.
+ DJs Pirate Gaz & Ollie Russian, White Heat and DrownedinSound.com
So that's... Camden Barfly, 49 Chalk Farm Road, NW1 £5 advance (from here) / £8 door 10.30pm - 3am
See you there!
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Also coming over the horizon...
Saturday 6th May, 8pm-3am @ the Tatty Bogle, Soho, London thetattybogle.net
the wonderous... BAT FOR LASHES myspace.com/batforlashes As her warm-up for Devendra Banharts ATP. Debut single 'The Wizard' out 7th May on Drowned in Sound Digital Singles Club.
the wonderful... KID HARPOON myspace.com/kidharpoon Who has Fearne Cotton in the video for his debut single?!
the new kid on the block... FINDLAY BROWN myspace.com/findlaybrown Who made a friend of mine's heart stop.
PLUS DJ sets from Emmy The Great Drowned in Sound and more TBC!
...and an extra wee plug for something even further into the future than what's above...
DiS does RoTa @ Notting Hill Arts Club, London Saturday, June 3rd; 4pm-8pm Starring: The Boss - MySpace Meet Me In St Louis - MySpace Applicants - MySpace Collapse - MySpace Plus DJs Mike Diver and John Brainlove. FREE ENTRY....more on this event will follow, fo'real...