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Friday 6th April 2012
All Day BBQ Festival

Sparrow and the Workshop
6 Day Riot
The Nuns
Singing Adams
Y Niwl
Colours
Dignan Porch
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The Windmill
Brixton
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On Our iPod

Golden Grrrls - New Pop 7”

Chris Devotion & The Expectations - Amalgamation & Capital (album)

Trailer Trash Tracys - Ester (album)

Throwing Up - Mother Knows Best 7”

Howling Wolf - Complete Chess Masters 1951-60

The Ketamines - A Rotten Bond/1 Yr (from Oddbox Singles Club Pt 2)

Cardinal - Hymns (album)

Proper Ornaments - Taking the Gamble Out of Buying 12”

Darren Hayman - January Songs (album)

Various: Marshall Teller EP 12”

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Single/Download Review

An Experiment On A Bird In The Air Pump
Silent Hour Buy A Life Records 7”

Article written by Ged M - Dec 8, 2009

Two things seem to work against the band initially; there’s that mouthful of a name (borrowed from a disturbing 1768 painting by Joseph Wright, and sounding like a post-rock band’s moniker) and the perception of too-cool that surrounds the band. Yet a listen to the record convinces that there’s substance behind the style, and that substance is guttural garage rock. The thumping drums and primeval guitar suggest that they’re the British equivalent of some of our favourite Brooklyn lo-fi bands, C-Bird’s vocals seem inspired by Karen O, and their YouTube channel makes you think you’re watching a satanic Shangri Las. These songs are speedy, short and intense pop tunes, with the angry yowling on ‘Only in Death’ truly surprising/scary, and the single leaves you craving to hear much more. Definitely ones to watch in 2010.

Links:
http://anexperimentonabirdintheairpump.blogspot.com/
http://www.myspace.com/anexperimentonabirdintheairpump