November 2009
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The AFIN Team's Top Albums of 2009
This is potentially a part 1 of 2, there may depending on additional contributor selections (Christian, Jonathan, and our two new contributors, Ben and Dorian!). Carry on and check out what we’ve selected, and let us know your favorites of 2009 in the comments! Marilyn’s Picks 1. The Horrors - Primary Colours 2. TwinSisterMoon - The Hollow Mountain 3. Manic Street Preachers - Journal...
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PROJECT:KOMAKINO + Tom Furse (Horrors) Remix!
PROJECT:KOMAKINO are a four-piece band based in the UK “born out of the dark thoughts of a world that could have been…”. They’re likely quickly becoming one of the key groups in this 2000s revival in an interest in post-punk and new wave, as I had heard of them around through word-of-mouth before getting anything in my inbox! I was pleased to discover not only a...
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Label Feature: Filthy Little Angels
I was introduced to the Filthy Little Angels independent label, based in Nelson, UK and which has recently celebrated its 5th anniversary, through the fabulous Captain Polaroid who is part of it (check out the Point and Click EP for free download; previously featured here in Issue #20: “It’s easy to hear a true enjoyment of the creation of music itself here, from the seamless flow...
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Independent Music Discoveries, Issue #25
~*Updates*~ The Bloodsugars (Label Feature: Engine Room Recordings) - Indie / Pop / Big Beat - New York, USA Their press release sums them up well: “Imagine a house designed by Paul Simon, built by Prince, and decorated by The Flaming Lips and you’ll have some idea of where The Bloodsugars live.” They’ve also grown immensely since I last covered them in the ERR label...
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AFIN Music Blog Directory
Things have been a bit quiet around here at A Future in Noise lately. Or, well, in blogland-terms rather, where posts every-other-day are the norm and if there’s nothing new for a week people start to wonder whether something has gone horribly wrong! Aside from being in the process of heading off to the Bay Area and setting up a record label (Vulpiano Records - but more on that after it...