Indiefuzz

Yukon Blonde

Willem Schoonbeek — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:09:15 +0000

Concert review of Yukon Blonde live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam on ‘Sunday’ February 19th 2012. So what is the worst time slot for a band to play….? Yes, you are right…Sunday night at 22:00 is a killer slot. Seeing that most people are in bed, Sunday nights at the Paradiso are usually quiet with only... [Continue Reading]

Shearwater – Animal Joy

Erwin Zijleman — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:26:36 +0000

Jonathan Meiburg and Will Sheff formed the basis of both Okkervil River and Shearwater and used to reserve the livelier material for the first band and the more quiet work for the second. Nowadays Will Sheff focuses entirely on Okkervil River, while Jonathan Meiburg is pulling all the strings at Shearwater. Last year Okkervil River... [Continue Reading]

The Secret Love Parade: professional teases?

Manou Chen — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:37:17 +0000

Album and Concertreview – The Secret Love Parade, Paradiso 14th of February 2012 You have to be an absolute killjoy to rain on The Secret Love Parade. They’re so young, adorable and full of likeable musical ideas. Plus they’re from Amsterdam and are signed to the up and coming indie-label Snowstar, which recently surprised us... [Continue Reading]

Field Music – Plumb

Manou Chen — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:18:41 +0000

Plumb, the fourth release by Sunderland’s Field Music equals the level of its double disc predecessor. Considering that Field Music (Measure) was a Fuzz favorite in 2010, to continue on the same level is quite an achievement for David and Peter Brewis. Compared to Field Music (Measures), Plumb is more compact (15 songs averaging 2:30... [Continue Reading]

Only Howling Fools And Broken Horses

Manou Chen — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:38:13 +0000

Concert review – Howler + I Break Horses (Paradiso, Amsterdam, Febuary 10th 2012) ‘Don’t believe the hype, we’re just kids with guitars.’ If US rock-promise Howler are trying to make a statement on Friday night, in a reasonably well filled upstairs hall of the Paradiso, then surely this is it. Any suggestion of mainstream appeal... [Continue Reading]

Yukon Blonde – 2x 2 Tickets Give Away

Willem Schoonbeek — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:42:28 +0000

We’re giving away 2× 2 tickets for the Yukon Blonde concert at the Paradiso in Amsterdam on Sunday, the 19th of February! Yukon Blonde is a band from Vancouver, Canada, playing fresh guitar-happy folk-rock with some great vocal harmonies. Just leave a funny comment to this post – something with the word ‘yukon’. You can also... [Continue Reading]

Sharon van Etten – Tramp

Erwin Zijleman — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:05:51 +0000

The American singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten debuted nearly three years ago with the subdued folk album Because I Was In Love. The austere folk songs on the album had a lot of growth potential, but only a few fans gave this much somewhat spartan style album enough time. Van Etten hit back in 2010 with... [Continue Reading]

Django Django – Django Django

Manou Chen — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:41:01 +0000

Last Saturday when Mel Brookes’ sci-fi parody Spaceballs (1987) was shown on MGM, a generation gap manifested itself within our household. Bill Pulman flying an interstellar Winnebago with a bumper sticker that says: ‘I heart Uranus’ still made me grin, even when all around me eyebrows were raised. I feel certain that, despite their young... [Continue Reading]

Dan Mangan – Oh Fortune

fuzzbabe — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:00:37 +0000

The newest obsession started back in December. We were at the Paradiso for an Indievloot night and starting sharp at 7pm was Dan Mangan. Ok, so we were so sharp with our arrival time so when we did get there the upstairs room was packed. And I mean packed! I was standing in the hallway... [Continue Reading]

Tribes – Baby

Erwin Zijleman — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:51:02 +0000

According to the British music press, London based Tribes could grow out to be of one of the great sensations of 2012. The band is being compared to many great sensations from the past, both British (The Libertines, Blur, Oasis, Suede) and American (Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, The Lemonheads, The Pixies). Even though those very same... [Continue Reading]