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Pictures from some recent gigs we've hosted:

29 March 2013 - Brixton, London

Viv Albertine, VuVuVultures, Left Leg, Mickey Gloss, Big Wave, No Cars, Arthur Gunn, Simon Love (Pictures)

8 March 2013 - Lexington, London

R.Ring, Golden Grrrls, Slushy Guts and Equinox (Pictures)

On Our iPod

Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold (album)

Antony Harding - Why Do Birds Suddenly Appear (album)

Black Angels - Indigo Meadow (album)

Thee Oh Sees - Floating Coffin (album)

Still Corners - Strange Pleasures (album)

Savages - Silence Yourself (album)

Mikal Cronin - MC II (album)

Can’s Ege Bamyasi played by Stephen Malkmus and Friends(album)

Victoria and Jacob - Festival 7"

Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (album)

Sauna Youth - False Jesii Part II 7”

Lightning Bolt - Oblivion Hunter

Robyn Hitchcock - There Goes The Ice (2x 12")

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Alela Diane featuring Alina Hardin
Alela & Alina

Article written by Ged M - Nov 26, 2009

If you’ve seen Alela Diane live this year, you’ll have noticed she shared the stage with a statuesque young singer, Alina Hardin, the younger sister of Alela’s schoolfriend back in Nevada City. Their collaboration is out now on (limited edition) vinyl, six tracks that are accurately subtitled on the sleeve: “a collaboration of old and new and borrowed”. This is simply played, just voices and guitars. Alela’s songs have her familiar, slightly austere voice while Alina’s sole composition has a Laurel Canyon 70s singer-songwriter feel. There are neat folk covers (‘Bowling Green’, ‘Matty Groves’) but the one that works best is the version of Townes Van Zandt’s confessional ‘Rake’. It’s a back to basics style that shows off some sweet harmonies and reflects Alela Diane’s more traditional musical upbringing.

Links:
http://www.aleladiane.com/
http://www.myspace.com/alelamusic