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A Skate Escalation

2010-10-29T16:58:00.002+01:00

Old news to some, but amazing to all...and I know nothing about skating beyond Dog Town & Z Boys...

Also worthy of posting for the ace song by Patrick Watson that soundtracks these immense feats!

NOTHING YET

2010-10-29T16:44:00.004+01:00

No, not a description of the amount of good feedback we've had about our blog, but a reminder of Frat Dad member James Benson's great movie Nothing Yet. You may recall we bigged it up after receiving a preview copy from the man himself over a bottle of Blue Moon in a North London boozer, well Pitchfork, whilst a little late to the party, have been screening the vid as part of their 'For One Week Only' feature.

one love

2010-09-14T19:45:00.003+01:00

Techinical gliches and the strains of big city life have kept us away for a while. But were back with a few our favourite video's from the last few weeks. Enjoy

Twin Shadow - Castles In The Snow

2010-09-14T19:45:00.001+01:00

Twin Shadow - "Castles In The Snow" from Jamie Harley on Vimeo.

Blackbird Blackbird - Blind

2010-09-14T19:44:00.001+01:00

BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD / BLIND from Alan Jensen on Vimeo.

How To Dress Well - Ready For The World

2010-09-14T19:38:00.000+01:00

How To Dress Well - "Ready for the World" from Jamie Harley on Vimeo.

Spoon Cover Jay Reatard's - No Time

2010-09-14T19:37:00.001+01:00

Autre NV - OMG

2010-08-04T20:06:00.001+01:00

AUTRE NV "OMG" from OLDE ENGLISH SPELLING BEE on Vimeo.

Prizes - Rumours

2010-08-04T20:03:00.000+01:00

Prizes - "Rumours" from Jamie Harley on Vimeo.

Tally Ho Interview - Patrick Flegel of Women

2010-08-02T14:35:00.008+01:00

With their second LP due for release in t-minus 21 days, Tally Ho thought it was as good a time as any to hassle Patrick Flegel, guitarist and main vocalist with Canada's premier art rockers Women.

Anyone who has heard leaked track Eyesore knows that Women aren't simply going through alt rock motions. They've added more layers, further exploring the sometimes uncomfortable industrial sounds they channeled on their debut, as well as creating some dust covered chamber pop with truly thrilling and unexpected moments of blissful escape, a rare find in an increasingly commercialised alternative scene.

Sibling rivalry, Chad Van Gaalen's nether regions and a monster's penis, its all here...

Can you introduce yourself for Tally Ho readers…

My name is Patrick Flegel.

Can you pinpoint any significant event that inspired you to start playing music?

Possibly listening to the Supremes and later Beck, on the radio.

You’ve mentioned in previous interviews you all played in a number ofdifferent bands together before you recorded the Women album, do anyof you still play in other bands and if not, is it something you’d be open to?

Our friend Eric Hamelin plays in a lovely jazz outfit called 'No More Shapes' who just put a record out called 'Creesus Crisis'. Chris and I have have a group with him called 'Lanyard Skynyrd' or 'No Homo'. Chris records beautiful ambient music under his name 'Chris Reimer'.

Chris and Matt back our friend Jamie Cullen (not to be confused with diminuitive jazz botherer Jamie Cullum) up in a band called 'Church Of The Very Bright Lights'. Matt played electric bass guitar on the upcoming Marnie Stern record 'Marnie Stern' and Michael plays guitar and sings in a band called 'Friendo'.

How did the recording process for Public Strain compare to that of your debut?

It was similar to the first record. Haphazard. . . . Half of them sorted the day we tracked them, including half the lyrics. Chad got this Tascam 388 specifically to track Shaking Hand on the last record and we used that for pretty much every song on this one. Different people playing different instruments on different songs. Solaris was on most of the time with the sound off. His set-up is in a two-story garage behind his house. The basement is all cavernous and concrete so we tracked some down there. I was working the graveyard shift which was nearly a detriment.

It says a lot about Chad that we finished the record, he's a ray of sunshine who will show you psychedelic animation and fill your heart with joy. A chinese harp above the door and a chandelier. When he makes an elimination he finger bangs his asshole and tweaks the pitch.

What was Chad VanGaalen's involvement this time around?

He engineered and mixed the whole thing, played some drums,tambourine, cello, theremin, synthesizer and sang back-ups. His asshole is on there somewhere too.

From previous interviews, it seems the four of you all got involved inthe writing process for the first record, is this still the case or has one member emerged as the 'main' songwriter?

Similar to the first record, I typically have a skeleton but the songs change drastically when everyone else is involved. Lyrics and music. There are some songs that were written by the other folks.

The brilliant track Eyesore from Public Strain is currently available online; do you plan to release a single from Public Strain, with a video and the whole promo shabang?

That was actually an accident, the single selection! I think we'll release the other one later. I feel for the most part that videos are promo trash, but I did like that Health video that Eric Wareheim did.This child cuts a monster's penis off in the rain and is left alone screaming ( in the rain ) with blood all over it's face.

You seem happy to play around with your songs live, for instance Group Transport Hall from the s/t LP was almost unrecognisable when I saw you guys live, it was slowed down to a throbbing, hypnotic pace which I thought worked really well. Is that simply about stretching out a relatively short song to elongate your set, or are your songs constantly evolving?

Thanks. We just wanted to 'Chairs Missing' that track. Since we rely heavily on production we change songs around to make them work live. For the first record we just played them like a rock band with a few tapes in the mix. This time around we're going to manipulate the live sound more, possibly even bringing a sound 'guy' into the fold.

How much of your live set is improvised?

There are a few bits where no one really knows what's happening.

Would you ever allow Women’s music to be used in an advertisement?

I just want something for free, for the rest of my life.

You must have played with a fair few bands now at home and abroad, whohave been your favourite supports/tour partners so far?

Azeda Booth, Manchild, No More Shapes, Church Of The Very Bright Lights, Morgan Greenwood, Topless Mongos, Memory Screen, Sharp Ends, Faux Fur, His Clancyness, Deerhunter, Boundary Jim, DD/MM/YYYY, Metz, Freak Heat Waves, Nu Sensae, Shearing Pinx, Mutators.

Bit of a tabloid question but how is it being in a band with your brother? And going back a little, do you think it helped evolve your music taste having someone around that was into similar, esotericmusic?

Matt and I are actually feuding right now. Matt didn't wear shoes for a while and got me into 'Nam music. I started looking into different eras when I was 18.

You’ve mentioned your love of New York groups previously, particularly the No Wave scene; give us your ultimate NY band line-up…

Chris Frantz ( drum solo )

The Static

Teenage Jesus And The Jerks

Red Transistor

DNA

Neon Boys

And finally can you give me one musical and one non-musical influence?

Diana Ross / Jackie Chan

-Women are on tour in the UK in August

Big Troubles - Bite Yr Tongue

2010-08-01T19:34:00.003+01:00

Anyone who was wise enough to pick up a copy of Heavy Medicine, Tally Ho's first foray into the world of releasing comps, will be familiar with the woozy stylings of New Jersey's Big Troubles.

Well as a little teaser for their forthcoming LP on Olde English Spelling Bee (i know, they're all over this blog at the mo!) they've put out a vid for new track Bite Yr Tongue which features a lot of Happy Days style Super-8 clowning, a lot of hear disease inviting fast food, and, well you'll just have to watch the vid...

BIG TROUBLES "BITE YR TONGUE" from OLDE ENGLISH SPELLING BEE on Vimeo.

Ducktails

2010-07-28T20:55:00.000+01:00

Sunday Brunch: Ducktails from Ray Concepcion on Vimeo.

Co Co Ri Co

2010-07-28T20:27:00.004+01:00

Athens, Georgia has proved a veritable gold mine for us in the last few weeks..... First there was the psychadelic nob twiddling of Sunspots then the pop lanscaping of Qurius and now Co Co Ri Co.
The band consists of Andrew McFarland(drums), William Kennedy(keys, glockenspiel), Parks Miller(bass), and Addison Adams(vocals, guitar) are influenced by anything from African traditional music to American hardcore.
Live they like to rearrange their songs, changing speeds and parts culminating in one epic coherrent piece. Much like an episdoe of Lost that had a meaning.

Popsicle - Co Co Ri Co

Popsicle by Tallyho

Black Mountain - Old Fangs

2010-07-26T22:34:00.004+01:00

Here's the trippy new vid from Canada's Black Mountain.

More than a hint of a Electra Glide in Blue, Easy Rider going on here and with some Kenneth Anger style occult love action thrown in for good measure...not that there is anything wrong with that!

Pigeons - Wrong Man

2010-07-22T22:05:00.003+01:00

If you ever find yourself wishing the music on the Wicker Man soundtrack was by a real band, and that that band would follow you round minstrel like, single file through your life forever sound-tracking your trials and tribulations, Pigeons debut album Si Faustine could satisfy your dirty pagan urges.

Sultry Olde English lady vocals lead the charge as all around them archaic instrumentation pounds and pomps its way through some pretty impressive psych folk.

The album is out now on Brooklyn based Olde English Spelling Bee and here's a track for your aural pleasure (and download) courtesy of those fine folks.

Pigeons "Wrong Man" by OESB

RIP Charlie & The Moonhearts -- Long Live Moonhearts

2010-07-22T21:43:00.005+01:00

West Coast Beach Beat group Charlie & The Moonhearts have now become simply Moonhearts, and they'll be releasing a great LP on indie label Tic Tac Totally come 9th August.

Anyone who dug on their Tally Ho endorsed single Real Hot Breakers will not be disappointed by the sounds to come. They come on like Sunset Strip era Love with both shoes firmly on, harmonies crash in and out as wild drum fills colour the quiet corners of songs such as I Said, whilst Eat My Shorts is, despite the dumb title, a pretty tight little DC Hardcore/Garage rock hybrid for all the fake Black Flag fans out there to dribble over...

Here's a stream of I Said for a taster...Just when you think you're done with Garage rock, Moonhearts come along and make you wonder why you'd ever need anything else...

I Said by Moonhearts

The Sandwitches - Baby Mine

2010-07-22T17:02:00.000+01:00

The Sandwitches - "Baby Mine" from Empty Cellar on Vimeo.

All Summer - Kid Cudi + Best Coast + Rostam Batmanglij

2010-07-22T16:24:00.002+01:00

The best of intentions......maybe

Sunspots - Special Secrets

2010-07-20T08:25:00.005+01:00

Sunspots is the brand new real world incarnation of Georgian Will Weber's bedroom recording project.

Influenced in it's tiered complexities by anything from the Flaming Lips, The Who and Dr. Dog to more recent envied experimentalists Animal Collective and Oberhofer. This track Special Secrets is so good, we'd like to keep it as just that. Locked up in the Tally Ho vault for our own listening.

But with Will describing the music thus...' The feeling of the songs is very grounded in a love for a nice psychedelic romp outside with your best friends', it's probably best we let this one out, I mean i love a psychedelic romp as much as the next man

Special Secrets 1 by Sunspots

PANDA BEAR - TOMBOY

2010-07-19T21:28:00.006+01:00

New track from the inimitable Panda Bear its on Itunes tomorrow, but Tally Ho today!

Is it me, or is the b-side Slow Motion much more interesting?!

Panda Bear - Tomboy Single by Panda Bear

WHITE HEAT TOMORROW!

2010-07-19T21:19:00.003+01:00

As good a line up as any you'll see this side of the Women & Walkmen dates coming up soon, clear your diary...

Eagulls

2010-07-19T13:44:00.005+01:00

Centaurs, Harpys, Mermaids, Minotaurs.....now Eagulls! Zeus doesn't half have some tricks up his tunic

Eagulls - Council Flat Blues

Plains - Innovator

2010-07-19T13:11:00.002+01:00

Innovator from Michael McGinnis on Vimeo.

Collage Party

2010-07-19T12:58:00.002+01:00

Collagé Party - It Feels Alright Mp3

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Mistaken Wedding

2010-07-17T21:47:00.000+01:00

Forestry

2010-07-16T20:07:00.004+01:00

I love the forest, the solitude, the quiet, the earth under foot, nature in it's ardent splendour.
I love the forest most, because knowone can see what i'm doing........

FORESTRY - EDMONTON AB
Edmonton, AB by Beings

ANR - Endless Field of Mercury

2010-07-15T14:12:00.000+01:00

ANR - "The Endless Field of Mercury" from Jamie Harley on Vimeo.

If only Jamie harley could provide some kind of woozy video reel for my everyday life, it would probably be alot more interesting and i might have more friends....
Anyway, anyone who was at the recent Memoryhouse, How to Dress Well, Visons of Tree's and Prizes show at the Social that the genius Parisian (sometime Londener) provided visuals for will testify to his talent in turning the mundane into the sublime.
His new video for ANR's 'Endless Field of Mercury' captures for me that moment when laughter can turn to tears at any moment. Much like tuning into a channel Five documentary called ' The Whale with No Mouth' and realising it's for real

Shotgun Vision

2010-07-15T14:01:00.003+01:00

Hre's Nick 'Diamonds' Thornburn in a very low-key premier of new Islands song Shotgun Vision for Radio Happy Hour in New York

2010-07-15T13:54:00.002+01:00

Beige - In Kind Mp3

2010-07-15T13:48:00.002+01:00

Outdoor Miners - Friends With No Money Mp3

Nothing Yet - Trailer

2010-07-13T23:35:00.003+01:00

FRAT DAD

We were look enough to get a sneak viewing of this one while James Benson (Frat Dad) was over studying in the UK a few months ago. The comedy short focuses on a young punk rock band from New Jersey who by coincidence happen to play Frat Dad songs and also features Real Estate, Liam The Younger and Julian Lynch among others on the soundtrack.

Check out Frat Dad's awesome song Radiation Rush on our cassette tape Heavy Medicine.

Tear Jerks - Nature Scene

2010-07-13T08:31:00.003+01:00

Tear Jerks are the fruits of young Galswegian one man noise wall Kevin. This track is taken from an EP due out on Nature Scene in late September.

Easter Island - Tear Jerks by scdtallyho

Ariel Pink - She Dont Know What To Do With Herself'

2010-07-12T16:25:00.005+01:00

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti covering R Stevie Moore's 'She Don't Know What To Do With Herself' for the brand new Sick of the Radio tribute album called Copy Me, Treat Me in honour of our low-fi grandad.

Shedontknowariel by abacusscd

Mystery Claws / Sleeping Bags Split 7"

2010-07-12T12:49:00.004+01:00

Phony Checks - Mystery Claws from Easter Everywhere on Vimeo.

It seems the trappings of Princeton popularity aren't quite enough for the Kivel family. After the success of 'Calypso Gold' the debut release on the great new London based singles label Jodie & Victor comes a split 7” featuring Matt Kivel's (Pinceton Bass and vocals) new band Mystery Claws and Long Beach based Sleeping Bags.

Following on from much acclaim for the other half of Princeton Jesse Kivel's project Kisses, Matt looks to not be outshadowed with his folky pop gem 'Phony Checks' featuring a bum-budget produced video paying reference to the opening of teen dreamer flick 'Almost Famous'.

The split's other half Sleeping Bags 'Canteloupe', gives nods to shoegazers My Bloody Valentine or Ride and in its furthest reaches Kraut rockers Neu. But there's still an inkling of that California summer landscaping and commerical intention that has served Princeton so well. You wouldn't even be surprised to find the Kivels hidden in the corner of the recording studio to lay claim to another new blog hit on this one.

For any burdgeoning family bands working away, heed the call. One band just ain't gonna cut it.

Note: Jones Brothers need not apply.

SLEEPING BAGS - CANTALOUPE
CANTALOUPE by scdtallyho

SLEEPING BAGS/MYSTERY CLAWS
‘CANTALOUPE’ & ‘PHONY CHECKS’ 7”
Is released August 16th on Jodie & Victor records
You can pre-order here from Rough Trade

Civil Civic

2010-07-11T16:01:00.002+01:00

Civil Civic are a duo not concerned with following the well-trodden path of indie rock cliche. Their new 7" Run Overdrive b/w Fuck Youth is a squalling mix of Sonic Youth's wildly tuned anthemic fuzz guitar, and New Order style drums programmed to beat surrender out of all comers.

You can download the single for whatever you fancy contributing (but bear in mind they are but poor musicians) over at their Bandcamp site here

women - european dates announced

2010-06-30T22:08:00.007+01:00

Tally Ho faves Women have scheduled a fair few live dates across Europe and UK this summer/autumn in support of their forthcoming sophomore LP release Public Strain.

Tally Ho caught them at White Heat @ Madam JoJo's a while back and they were incredible, a review of that night was posted on these very pages and you can read it here. They'll be bringing their unique brand of post psych, new wave to the following venues

30 AUG 2010