We’re off to Indietracks this weekend, as you might have reasonably imagined, where one of the big draws is going to be JoGru’s increasingly manaically ferocious presence. They and Trust Fund – he/they are there too – are releasing a split 12″, three new tracks each, on 22nd September, this first taste of which harks… Continue reading Joanna Gruesome at Sweeping the Nation
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Joanna Gruesome at Impose
It’s been almost a year since the release of Joanna Gruesome’s debut LP Weird Sister. The Welsh quintet has kept busy with side projects and touring, but have only released one song since Weird Sister, a heartbreaking cover of Galaxie 500′s “Tugboat“. All that changes today with the release of the first single from a… Continue reading Joanna Gruesome at Impose
Joanna Gruesome at CMJ
Welsh non-harpists Joanna Gruesome put out one of our favorite albums of 2013, the gritty garage effort Weird Sister. Now the band is back with news of an upcoming 12-inch split with U.K. pop act Trust Fund, which will feature three tracks from each band. Jerome (Liar) is one of Joanna Gruesome’s contributions to the that split, a track that artfully… Continue reading Joanna Gruesome at CMJ
Joanna Gruesome Track Stream at Brooklyn Vegan
Joanna Gruesome are presumably working on their second album. While we wait for news on that, the scrappy Welsh popsters will have one side of a split 12″ with another UK band, Trust Fund, that will be out September 22 via Happy Happy Birthday to Me. Each band get three songs, and you can stream JG’s very… Continue reading Joanna Gruesome Track Stream at Brooklyn Vegan
Joanna Gruesome at Stereogum
Cheekily named Welsh indie-pop band Joanna Gruesome’s first original release since last year’s debut album Weird Sister — that is, not counting their great Galaxie 500 cover — will be a split 12-inch with Bristol rockers Trust Fund featuring three songs by each band. One of J. Gruesome’s contributions to the disc is “Jerome (Liar),” a playful ditty that… Continue reading Joanna Gruesome at Stereogum
Slopfest at Flagpole
To a certain set of townies, the arrival of AthFest each June is a source of excitement for one reason: It means SlopFest is right around the corner. The three-day rock and punk-oriented fest is a decidedly underground counterpart to its more visible companion but is known for featuring some of the most exciting acts… Continue reading Slopfest at Flagpole
Hobbes Fanclub at Layer of Chips
Right on cue, in the week before Indietracks, The Hobbes Fanclub, have melted my heart.Indulge me for a few moments. At the back end of 1990, the week before all my friends who’d stayed on for 6th form went back to school to further their accountancy careers, I started a job as an apprentice plumber… Continue reading Hobbes Fanclub at Layer of Chips
Bastards of Fate at Raised by Gypsies
While there are many qualities of The Bastards of Fate that make me think of both a punk band and a pop rock type of band, I am hesitant to classify this as pop punk really. It has these undertones of a band like The B-52’s, yet it has some broader commercial appeal of something… Continue reading Bastards of Fate at Raised by Gypsies
Slopfest Preview at the Examiner
his weekend if you hop on GA 316 and head on down to Athens , GA there is a little music fest that will have a darn fine line-up of bands for your listening pleasures. Slopfest2014 will once again call Little Kings home with three days of music that will rival any music fest you have ever attended.… Continue reading Slopfest Preview at the Examiner
Hobbes Fanclub at Bloodbuzzed
Hailing from Bradford, Northern England, it all began as the solo project of singer/guitarist Leon Carroll, with the transatlantic help (never met in person) of Brazilian Fabiana Karpinski. They managed to came out with a couple of split CD-R with Young Michelin and Leach Me Lemonade in 2010 and 2011 on Cloudberry andDufflecoat Records. But soon after Fabiana… Continue reading Hobbes Fanclub at Bloodbuzzed