Heliopause

Posted on 07/12/2012 by brightonmusicblog

Heliopause came to our attention at Sea Monsters earlier this year with their widescreen folk vision. A few months later, The Lumo Tape appeared – an album that mixed folk with layers of cinematic post-rock and sparkling electronica. It was one of our favourite releases this year – a judgement which lasted a lot longer than the hangover from the buckfast that got passed around at the album launch at Brighton Electric!

Heliopause are feeling festive and have announced that they’re giving us a new EP for free on Monday. Keep an eye on their social media next week for announcements (facebook, twitter)

Heliopause

Brighton Music Blog Advent Calendar / Day 6 / Munich

Posted on 06/12/2012 by brightonmusicblog

It’s been quite a quiet year for Munich in terms of headline local performances and proper releases, but the band did give us a sneak peek at what they’ve been up to by putting some of their demos up on bandcamp for a limited time to download. And if these were just the demos, I can’t wait to hear what the final recordings end up sounding like – lilting guitars, soaring choruses, epic pop. Just Like You was the soundtrack to our summer.

Munich

Brighton Music Blog Advent Calendar / Day 5 / Moulettes

Posted on 05/12/2012 by brightonmusicblog

Moulettes returned with their second album The Bear’s Revenge this year, which was even better than their debut. Sing Unto Me and Uca’s Dance were released as singles, and the highlight for us was their intimate gig at the Marlborough in April where they were joined on stage by Arthur Brown (who they would go on to support later in the year)

Brighton Music Blog Advent Calendar / Day 4 / Curxes

Posted on 04/12/2012 by brightonmusicblog

Day four is Curxes. Glorious industrial electro-pop. This year they gave us a couple of fantastic singles – Spectre and Haunted Gold – and a some memorable live shows with awesome visuals. They’re also our local contender in the Blog Sound of 2013 poll, which had it’s longlist published yesterday.

Curxes next live date in Brighton is supporting Polly Scattergood at The Haunt on 10th December.

Curxes

Brighton Music Blog Advent Calendar / Day 2 / Dark Horses

Posted on 02/12/2012 by brightonmusicblog

Second on our list is Dark Horses. The Richard Fearless produced Black Music was one of our favourite albums of 2012. It was greasy, it was dirty, it was dark and we loved it. In their review, Artrocker said “It’s never felt so good to be so devastatingly alone”. The launch gig at the Green Door Store felt electric.

Dark Horses