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Lightships :: Electric Cables

5013 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardGiven that Teenage Fanclub has been releasing music for more than 20 years, it’s amazing that the first major steps outside of the group were only taken by members in the last year. First came Norman Blake’s work with Euros Childs of Gorky’s Zy... more info

New band of the day – No 1,255: Virals

5020 days ago
Guardian MusicThere's a sun-kissed, slothful energy to this one-man band's infectious music that evokes the sound of late-70s power popHometown: Worcester.The lineup: Shaun Hencher (vocals, instruments), plus live band.The background: On Friday, we interviewed New... more info

Lightships: Electric Cables – review

5044 days ago
Guardian Music(Geographic)Fans of Gerard Love's work with Teenage Fanclub will sigh contendedly at how Fanclubesque this album is. Every element is in place: Love's diffident, uninsistent voice; quirky arrangements where the expected guitar is replaced by somethin... more info

Lightships – Electric Cables: exclusive album stream

5047 days ago
Guardian MusicListen now to the lovely debut album from Lightships – AKA Gerard Love from Teenage Fanclub and friendsGerard Love, singer, songwriter and bassist with Teenage Fanclub – which is another way of saying "indie rock god" – has gone and made a reco... more info

[Last Night's Playlist] New Music Night IV at River Gods

5107 days ago
Bradley's AlmanacRoughly 12 hours ago I was up in the River Gods DJ booth for the first New Music Night of twenty-twelve, once again splitting the 4-hour shift with fellow Boston-based music blogger extraordinaire Jay Clicky Clicky. While I've been doing the RGs DJ t... more info

Album review: 'Young Adult: Music From the Motion Picture'

5138 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissMikael Wood reviews the soundtrack to Jason Reitman's new film, "Young Adult," which stars Charlize Theron. The soundtrack is full of low-effect alt-rock acts such as Teenage Fanclub, the Lemonheads and Dinosaur Jr.. Listening to these songs one aft... more info

Old music: Silver Sun – Last Day

5170 days ago
Guardian MusicThe height of Britpop wasn't the best time to launch a band who were in thrall to American rock There's never really a good time to be a British band in audible debt to Cheap Trick. On the rare occasions when powerpop has gained a toehold in Britain ... more info

Total Babes: Swimming Through Sunlight

5188 days ago
Here Comes The Flood Total Babes, a quartet from Cleveland, OH, sound like the well-worn 45s that have been gathering dust on the shelves for decades. When Chris Brown and drummer Jayson Gerycz started messing around trying to create a vibe, they fell in step creating ... more info

Watch Upside Down: The Creation Story Now!

5196 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.comFans in the UK can watch the documentary chronicling the highs and lows of the UK's most inspired and dissolute independent record label - Creation Records, founded by the maverick Glaswegian, Alan McGee.It contains some great early footage of Oasis ... more info

Diamond Rings Cover Teenage Fanclub

5206 days ago
StereogumOn his version of the shambling 1995 Teenage Fanclub hit “Mellow Doubt,” Toronto synthpop chameleon Diamond Rings strips away all the acoustic guitars and replaces them with bubbly old-school house piano. Listen below. (via Pitchfork) The cover a... more info

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