NEW VIDEO: 'LOVERS ROCK' - GENTLE FRIENDLY (DIRECTED BY ANUPA MADAWELA)

Gentle Friendly's incredible debut album 'Ride Slow' was released last week through Upset the Rhythm, and this is Anupa Madawela's video for its most poignant track 'Lovers Rock' which I'm going to guess has everything to do with Sade album of the same name, (although I doubt she ever had exploding baby-doll heads in any of her videos).

NO PAIN IN POP COMPILATION

The guys at No Pain in Pop have taken it upon themselves to compile a compilation of everything that’s brilliant about music. From Abe Vigoda’s tropical punk, Banjo or Freakout’s digital vortex of sound, Health’s motorik noise jams, Telepathe’s ice cold Brooklyn melancholy, right through the trashed keyboard punk of Gentle Friendly, A Grave with No Name’s 8-track grunge soundscapes and hiccupping, diced two-step from Sunni Geini the compilation literally never puts a foot wrong asides from maybe not featuring a really good morally reprehensible rap song. It’s straight up 10/10 awesomeness all the way through and the world needed this so, so badly.

The standout moment comes from the reverb-laden world of Trailer Trash Tracys, and you can download it below, but you may as well come to the launch party on Saturday night, pick yourself up a copy, lose it along with your favourite hoodie that you stuffed under the DJ booth and then order a replacement online straight from the dudes themselves.

Download: 'Strangling Good Guys' - Trailer Trash Tracys

RAD LO-FI

OK, so apologies for not writing on here for a bit, but now we're back it's a good place for us to tell you about a few cool bands I've recently come across since writing here last.

The first one of these is Arch M which is the adventure of one very awesome dude called Corey. This track '21st Union', is honestly one of the best things that I've heard all year think Papa M sharing a mountain cabin with Slint and I guess we're nearly there. That really is Dave Pajo-tastic, or maybe I'm just obsessed with Dave Pajo at the moment. Anyway, I shared some beers with Corey in the dressing room of the ICA where he played on Saturday. In fact I shared so many beers with him that I passed out on the floor during his set which apparently he fucked up - maybe because he also drank too many beers.

Arch M - 21st Union

It's worth noting that Corey is also in a rad band called American Spirit who are kind of like a much more bitter, hipster version of real early Sebadoh (the Eric Gaffney tracks) but you know, in an awesome way.

Also, very much worth checking out are Gentle Friendly. I've been lucky to share a stage with these guys a couple of times and their single is coming out soon through our buddies No Pain in Pop. Imagine the midpoint between Hella, Trencher's casio grind and No Age and you get this kind of glorious racket. It's also worth noting that drummer Dan also plays in Banjo or Freakout and Buttonhead and is the nicest person I have ever met in my life.

Gentle Friendly - Five Girl Night

Finally, props due to Wavves, who find the mid-point between four-track skate punk and Pavement and as such the word 'gnarly' is all that can do this guy justice.

Wavves - So Bored

Most of these mp3s are jacked from our buddies No Pain in Pop . Tune in for more mid-90's lo-fi references next time, and please support all these artists by buying their releases.

'GHOSTS & STONES' - A GRAVE WITH NO NAME

Here’s a new A Grave With No Name track I recorded at my parents’ house this weekend called ‘Ghosts & Stones’. If you listen carefully at the end you can hear my Dad trying to get my attention, which the microphone picked up when I was recording one of the guitar tracks.

'Ghosts & Stones' - A Grave With No Name

Also, we’re playing a show this Saturday with the excellent Gentle Friendly. Hope to see you there.