Glasgow’s Nanobots sound pretty much like they could have fallen through a time warp from the very early 80’s — before New Wave got slick and commercial (or even sharply differentiated from punk). It makes perfect sense that they’ve been opening lately for the current edition of the Rezillos, and I didn’t need to hear [...]
Entries from Mar 2009
Song of the Week: Nanobots, “Spontaneous Combustion”
31 Mar 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: indie rock · new wave · song of the week
Song of the Week: S-S-S-Spectres, “Witches vs. Wolves”
25 Mar 2009 · No Comments
I show no signs of getting tired of bands that worship at the temple of The Fall’s early days: ungainly lurch, quirky lyrics, atonal-but-strangely-catchy — I can’t get enough. S-S-S-Spectres’ “Witches vs. Wolves” might sound like a runner-up in a fake Fall album/song-title contest, but it made me say “what the heck?” in the its [...]
Tags: s · song of the week