Mirror Mirror

Mirror Mirror make music that I can only think to call "theatrical wizard prog rock". Their smokey mysticism can be smelled from untold fathoms. Their sound has already been compared to Pink Floyd and MGMT.

Mirror Mirror has recently released a New Horizons 7" which also includes the song Lock Up Your Sons. Their full length debut album The Society for the Advancement of Inflammatory Consciousness is dropping September 16.

You can read about their concept behind the debut album, why it's not going to be their "breakthough", and also "sex magicians", in this interview.

New Horizons -zShare

Steel Train on Conan

Steel Train put on a spastic performance of their song I Feel Weird the other night on Conan to promote their new album Trampoline:



An absolutely free MP3 of the song is available here.

Friendly Fires

Friendly Fires are about to drop their self titled debut album. What I've heard from them so far is a Cut Copy with Peruvian beats. As with Late Of The Pier, They'll be playing an album release party at PureGroove. About it being self titled they said, "I figure when it's your first album, it's allowed. It's the only time that you're allowed to do it. You're only allowed to be lazy once - we're allowed to be lazy this time." Get the garage produced album September 1st.

"Paris"


Frankie Knuckles cover
Friendly Fires - Your Love -zShare

Dan Has Potential

"Dan Has Potential" is a totally wacked-out 26 year old artist from the UK. His body of work predominantly are experiments in basic line and color, to great success.



He also does work directing music videos. He has directed the Late Of The Pier Song "Bathroom Gurgle", as well as directing the Metronomy song Radio Ladio:

Dan Has Potential's Myspace

LOTP

I've been listening to them for quite awhile now, but Late Of The Pier has been making some extra exciting noise recently. They're debut album Fantasy Black Channel will be releasing on August 11, and they just came out with a video for their song Heartbeat:



...And no mention of Late Of The Pier should be without their epic, Space and the Woods:



If you happen to live in London, and you pre-order Fantasy Black Channel from Pure Groove, you could get tickets to an in-store performance by LOTP to celebrate the release.

Band Plays

Here's an imaginary concert to bring all your imaginary friends to.

Experiences

When someone says they are "young at heart", what they really mean is they don't have a lot of life experience.

If there was a female version of Christopher Walken, I think she would almost certianly be Asian.

You can not appreciate something, but still enjoy it.

Grapefruit

Which is the gayer drink, Squirt or Fresca?

It's just that, sure, one's sugar free, but the other has that packaging.