New Reverend & The Makers Tracks

Here are a few new tracks from Reverend & The Makers people might not have


Paris At Night (Demo) - this is an old track but only surfaced recently
Everybody Hates Ryan (Demo)
Dead Men's Shoes Ft. John Cooper Clark (Demo)
The Last Chapter (Demo)
Politics On Pogosticks (Lowlands Session)
Treacle On Tap (Lowlands Session)
Dear Lydia (Live @ Eurosonic) - another oldish one but not widely known

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Album Of The Month - September: Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

This album has the perfect combination of beautiful ballads and rock classics that Dave Ghrol & Co are so good at producing.

Lyrically, its easily an improvement on all other Foo Fighters albums. For once, theres clearly some really heart in the lyrics, especially in Let It Die. It's been said it was written about Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, and its easy to see how that idea could come about.

Musically also, it shows the Foos at their best. Full of the manic guitar of their previous 5 studio albums, but also the slower tracks that show how the band have gelled over the years.

If one thing is for sure, its that the Foo Fighters know how to start an album. The Colour And The Shape (1997) opening with Doll straight into the timeless Monkey Wrench and All My Life at the start of One By One (2002). Again, with single The Pretender, they've produced a classic opening to a truly classic album.

Put simply, this how 2005's In Your Honor should have sounded, and then so much more.

Best Tracks:
The Pretender
Long Road To Ruin
Home

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Beans On Toast

This is all my stuff by Beans On Toast, about 35 tracks. Saw him at about 2 in the morning at Leeds Festival this year.

Link

Give him a listen.

www.myspace.com/sexdrugspolitics

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Sheffield Music

I thought I'd put up some tasters of some of the current up and coming bands from Sheffield. Its still got the best music scene...

Give some of these a listen, then go out and support them...

Alvarez Kings
Best song: A Means To An End

Dead World Leaders
Best song: One Thing After Another

The Field
Best song: I Never Even Knew That You Could Dance

Gas Club
Best song: Bordertown

The Headliners (technically, they're from Barnsley)
Best song: Hanging On The Washing Line or Figure You Out

Paddy Orange
Best Song: Where Did You Go?

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Some classic sets

Here are some classic sets that I've downloaded over time. They are all bootlegs, none were released at live albums.

The Killers - Glastonbury 2007
Everything about this set was just immense. if you saw it on the BBC Glasto coverage you'll know what I'm talking about

Arctic Monkeys - Sheffield Forum - December 12th 2004
The version of A Certain Romance on this is great

Arctic Monkeys - Electric Factory, Philadelphia - May 17th 2007
My favourite Arctic Monkeys set I have, and I have about 25 I reckon. It's a really good recording, it's got some quality banter from Alex and the songs just all sound awesome.

Ben Gibbard - Live At Schuba's Tavern
This is just amazing

Ed Larrikin - Live At Residence Gallery
The version of At The Feet Of Rae is just beautiful

Little Man Tate - Live At Boothy's
This set sums up Little Man Tate perfectly in just under 35 minutes

Muse - Live At Shepherd's Bush Empire
Black Holes & Revelations album launch gig. My favourite bootleg from the best live band on the planet (see Q Awards, October 8th 2007).

The Wombats - Live At London Calling Festival, The Paradiso, Amsterdam - 31/03/2007
I was there. As with Little Man Tate, this set sums The Wombats up perfectly in just under 35 minutes.


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Lesser known albums of the year

Here are 10 albums released this year that everyone may not have heard of, but really needs to hear:

Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies
Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light
GoodBooks - Control
Milburn - These Are The Facts
Justice - †
Good Shoes - Think Before You Speak
Air Traffic - Fractured Life
Gogol Bordello - Super Taranta!
Harrisons - No Fighting In The War Room
Gallows - Orchestra Of Wolves

give them a listen. especially if you've never heard of them.

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