Hobbes Fanclub at Big Takeover

Six years into their musical life, Bradford, UK’s The Hobbes Fanclub finally release a debut album that fully delivers on the sound developed on their early CDr and 7” releases. Up At Lagrange embodies all that is great about dreamy, psychedelic fuzz pop. By combining The Jesus and Mary Chain’s immediate genius with the atmospheric qualities ofCeremonial-era Savage… Continue reading Hobbes Fanclub at Big Takeover

Hobbes Fanclub at Pittsburgh in Tune

British shoegaze trio The Hobbes Fanclub are looking to make a name for themselves in the United States with the release of “Up at Lagrange.” It’s solid gathering of 11 tunes that are positively awash in distortion and reverb. Leon Carroll (vocals/guitar), Louise Phelan (bass/vocals) and Adam Theakston (drums) are clearly influences by fellow U.K.… Continue reading Hobbes Fanclub at Pittsburgh in Tune

Hobbes Fanclub at Magnet

The Hobbes Fanclub, out of Northern England, has just released debut album Up At Language via Shelflife Records. Singer/guitarist Leon Carroll started the band solo, releasing two splits in 2008. Not long after those singles, Carroll gathered a few friends and filled the rhythm section.”Stay Gold,” the first  single off the new album, packs quite an indie-pop punch. The bass line… Continue reading Hobbes Fanclub at Magnet

Hobbes Fanclub at When You Motor Away

Someone must have been under the impression that I had a landmark birthday on the close horizon (I’m still 29 and holding firm, thank you).  How else to explain finding in my inbox Up At Lagrange from The Hobbes Fanclub?  This is an album that seems to be an ingenious distillation of three of my favorite groups: The… Continue reading Hobbes Fanclub at When You Motor Away

Hobbes Fanclub at God Is In The TV

Having waited years for the arrival of their début album Up At Lagrange, within a matter of days The Hobbes Fanclub have now also unveiled a brand new video. A suitably understated hand-held camcorder snapshot of the band as they visit les attractions touristiques de Paris, the video is a delightful accompaniment to ‘Stay Gold’, the second track on the new… Continue reading Hobbes Fanclub at God Is In The TV

Hobbes Fanclub at AllMusic

With the dramatic way that the shoegaze movement crashed and burned in the early ’90s, with the main players doing weird things like going country (Moose), turning into a terrible rawk band (Chapterhouse), or basically vanishing (My Bloody Valentine), one would have been hard-pressed to believe that 25 years later bands would still be gazing… Continue reading Hobbes Fanclub at AllMusic

Hobbes Fanclub at Vinyl District

The scoop is that The Hobbes Fanclub began in 2008 as a project of a single man, specifically guitarist-songwriter Leon Carroll. Before morphing into a triangular orientation with bassist Louise Phelan and drummer Adam Theakston, the Fanclub underwent a long-distance duo collab phase with Sao Paulo Brazil native Fabiana Karpinski. Surprisingly successful (Carroll and Karpinski… Continue reading Hobbes Fanclub at Vinyl District