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Delays / Scouting for Girls

Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears / Chester French / Janelle Monae / Company Of Thieves

Thu 10/23

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18+

$14

Delays

http://www.myspace.com/delays
http://www.thedelays.co.uk/
Delays have long been British rock’s best kept secret. A heady concoction of angelic harmonies, beat-group hauteur and groove-based hedonism, they belong to British pop’s most regal bloodline: (early) Floyd, The Smiths, The Stone Roses.

Hitch a lift with them to North America, however, and you’ll see their euphoric ballroom blitz send fans into a frenzy. Head south of the border and it’s a full on teenage rampage. “We played a sold-out stadium gig at this bullring in Mexico” says Aaron. “We got a limo to the gig and they were selling bootleg Delay’s t-shirts on the streets outside the arena. Not bad considering we haven’t even released a record there.”

Sometimes a delay can be a good thing. Had a brisk north-easterly not slowed the progress of the Armada when it was bound for the South Coast in in 1588, you’d probably be reading this in Spanish. Equally, having formed a decade ago in Southampton as glam-rock reprobates Corky –recruiting Aaron en route- the band have forged a bond which trumps faddishness hands down. Aaron: “We’ve known each other from school. Because of that, we’ve got a really deep connection, which comes through in the music. We’re a proper gang, we grew up together, we just do what we feel is right.” Such togetherness has brought with it a keen sense of purpose, as well as a pan-generic psychedelic know-how covering all bases from Oz to Prince to the Aphex Twin.

Scouting For Girls

http://www.myspace.com/scoutingforgirls
http://www.scoutingforgirls.co.uk/
Twelve months can be a long time in music. As 2006 greeted 2007, vocalist and pianist Roy Stride was working the day shift at a phone store in Harrow. Fast-forward to 20th January 2008 and Roy is celebrating with a number one album, safe in the knowledge that his band (of lifelong friends) are one of the most exuberant and successful British acts in years. Life can be sweet.

From promoting regular pub gigs in their hometown, Scouting For Girls' ear for a melody and knack for a tune meant things began to progress quickly. Within days of signing a deal with Epic Records (Valentines’ Day 2007) they were swept out to the legendary Helioscentric Studios in East Sussex to record their debut album with producer Andy Green.

The first taster to a wider audience, was the release of the “It’s Not About You” EP in June 2007. It became the first limited edition EP to chart in UK history. The following September Scouting For Girls released their first single, ‘She’s So Lovely’ which peaked at 7, and spent an amazing six weeks in the UK Top 10. The foundations were set, the radio stations tuned in, and Britain was (literally) waking up to Scouting For Girls as the new British indie-pop sensations.

With the release of their highly acclaimed eponymous debut album on 17th September 2007, Scouting For Girls delivered a record that is resiliently upbeat in sound, and yet delves deep into the soul – posing questions and answering them in one swooping, rushing, head-spinning melody.

Owing their success largely to the support of their longstanding Wolfcub fans, recalling those roots is important. Even today, as the trio sit as all conquering chart heroes, time is spent conversing via the internet to their fans, and preparing Wolf Cub packs for the bludgeoning waiting list.

Black Joe Lewis & The Honey Bears

Chester French

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=125498803
A they, not a he, consisting of young friends D.A. Wallach and Max Drummey, Chester French seeks to prove that pop music can be at once challenging and accessible. And with the bracing, involving and always-surprising set of pop-art songs on their debut album Love the Future, the duo has made a bold statement that’s as delightful as it is ambitious, an album informed by a great wealth of music that is poised to break barriers and set new standards.

Chester French’s world is a musical universe in which everything’s in play. The glorious “She Loves Everybody” mixes sensibilities equally drawing on Motown and power-pop. “Beneath the Veil” throws country twists into hip-hop aesthetics. “Neal” has echoes of swing, hip-hop and rock – with a guitar break paying tribute to the genius and magic fingers of Les Paul. And “Fingers” is just your basic orchestral-pop with, you know, a lap steel solo. There’s a curtain-raising “Introduction,” and a couple transition pieces (“The String Interlude” and “Country Interlude”) to help tie it all together and stress that this is, overall, far more than just a collection of songs, but a whole statement.

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