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New talent heading in your direction.  BattlesLive and direct from NYC Warp look set to continue their post-bleep renaissance well into 2006. Newest signing, Battles, were one of the hottest acts at the recent All Tomorrow's Parties (and should not be confused with Transgressive Records’ singular Battle). Button-down-shirt math-rock and distorted beatboxing is kept in check by ex-Helmet stickman John Stanier. Expect the EP C/B EP collection of previous releases next February through Warp, with a full album to follow. If you can’t wait, watch Dance, taken from this year’s ATP opening performance. JC  watch 'dance' live in session battles at atp 2005 Broken Social SceneThree cheers for Canada Despite hailing from a land mass roughly comparable in size to Europe*, Canada’s bands are currently regarded as a kind of East Village commune wherein The Unicorns, Arcade Fire and The Dears live next door to each other, jam songs and borrow sugar. Toronto’s Broken Social Scene initiated the current Canuck invasion with 2002’s You Forgot It In People – musical viagra for record shop workers and mp3 thieves. Next year’s eponymous third album continues the winning formula of experimental arrangements, heart-on-the-sleeve songwriting and mob-handed performance as our live session of 7/4 Shoreline attests. JC *Canada 9,970,610 sq km; Europe 10,600,000 sq km watch '7/4 shoreline' live in session listen to ibi dreams of pavement Plan BRuff diamond So “real” are his raps that Plan B’s hardline, true-to-life lyrics hardly fit into what the majority consider entertainment; they certainly don’t shout “showbiz”. A rough diamond of the “acoustic rap” variety, this East End youth’s stance is less council estate swagger than a one-man army marching on Britain. Indeed, 21-year-old Ben’s no-holds-barred, often bleak mirror on 21st-century metropolitan life - check Kidz and Dead And Buried - is not the stuff of the disco or car stereo. Although this 679 Recordings hopeful is placed in the UK grime/garage camp, he’s more of a young John Lydon than rave crowd pleaser. Album due Feb. ST listen to no good plan b single review The Young KnivesPosh rock from the 2nd chamber Their noisy geek attack throughout 2005 won this charming punk trio plenty of praise from music fans hungry for stripped-back, stroppy English rock. Oxford-based Henry, Oliver and superbly named bassist “The House Of Lords” bagged support slots and studio time with Gang Of Four, so impressed was Andy Gill with the boys’ Pere-Ubu-meets-The-Pixies exorcisms. This “band of choice for all single mothers in Halifax” (Henry) fuses tight drum poundings and taut, choppy riffage with sharp humour, as found on their Junky Music Make My Heart Beat Faster EP. No flab here, just economic sense. Album due late spring. ST watch 'the decision' live in session listen to the decision White Rose MovementDressed up to get messed up For this year’s Most Determined To Dress Up, And F**k The Consequences award, White Rose Movement’s Flock-Of-Seagulls-meets-Japan-and-The-League look takes the biscuit. Good on ’em though, there’s no irony in their passion to pose, just an enthusiasm to “look like we’ve made an effort”. This East Anglian (now slumming it in London) five-piece’s spunky romo takes a stick to electro pop and beats out a colder, more industrial sound. Good to jerk along to, WRM’s spasmatic sonics are fed by girl keyboardist Taxxi’s (two x’s, natch) electronics and handsome boy singer Finn’s yearning vox. Fashion victims and normals unite. ST listen to alsatian
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comment by misskirz
Oct 11, 2006
i must say dat in lovin plan b's beats n flow. he is fuckin wicked n english too. his lyrics are dark n i feel like i can relate 2 his words in so many ways. diz man is gona make it hard! move aside dizzie x respect
comment by weestretch
Feb 25, 2006
The young knives are definaitely the band to watch this year. They are fresh compared to a lot of the other hotly tipped bands
comment by itsahit
Jan 4, 2006
Not really, although of those bands i only really know Thrice - are the others worth a listen?I mean more along the lines of obviously Broken Social Scene, Sigur Ros, 65 days of static, explosions in the sky... as well as would i suppose you would call indie bands but with more of a progressive edge - leaves, death cab for cutie, the postal service, modest mouse, bright eyes (i'm talking the full band sound on Digital Ash...) and even the likes of Elbow and Radiohead (i'm already ridiculously excited about their new record due this summer...) If anyone has a better way of describing these sounds i'd love to hear it!
comment by The Digital Ninja
Jan 3, 2006
Andytan,which bands do you mean? post rockish progressive? like Thrice, Coheed and Cambria, Vendetta Red.. that sorta stuff?
comment by Arnofio
Jan 3, 2006
What about 'Pendulum'? I've got 'Hold Your Colour' and its fantastic!
comment by itsahit
Dec 31, 2005
its not that, and i did give them a chance, i have about 2 hours of their demos, i just think their particular brand if music is a bit obvious, overdone and uninteresting, this is probably a personal thing but i find i feel like this about a lot of new 'indie' bands, and hence i really think that the more progessive, 'post-rock'ish bands are the most exciting producers of new music right now, therefore this criticism isnt specific to arctic monkeys, but just an expression of my general disillusionment with the 'scene' right now...p.s. there's nowt wrong with a london accent!
comment by fatladywrestler
Dec 31, 2005
What you mean funny accents - take it from that your a bloody cockney.......what's the accent got to do with anything. You are entitled to your opinion - i know - but I guess you haven't listened to any of there lyrics, which are funny and original. flw
comment by itsahit
Dec 24, 2005
Glad to see Broken Social Scene get a mention, they are indescribably good and definitely deserve to make it big this year, at least amongst indie-kids! also keep an eye open for broken social scene-ster Emily's other band - Metric, they have had two LPs released in the US but nothing over here yet...i think.Arctic Monkeys i guess are destined to be big, but they make such boringly obvious white-boys-with-guitars music, oh except that they have funny accents, but i thought we were over that with maximo park and the futureheads?! Anyway, i think they're dead boring, so whats the fuss about! They're not doing anything new!
comment by shrinkwrapped
Dec 23, 2005
I'm not that fussed about The Arctic Monkeys.I'm looking forward to what 2006 will bring for Battles and The Young Knives.
comment by fatladywrestler
Dec 23, 2005
Hi there, I know I keep rattling on about Arctic Monkeys - Scummy Man will be released 2nd week January then album near the end - I just love this band - anyone else?? flw x
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 atp 2005feature bsssingle review plan bsingle review  young knivestruck festival
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