The New Tunes Guide highlights this week come courtesy of Temple Songs and Arizona Rifles.
Manchester’s Temple Songs describe their sound as bringing together ‘The Beatles and The Stooges with the likes of Pavement and Deerhunter’, and aim to ‘carve songs that have a unique way of getting into your head and brightening up your life’. Leeds’ Arizona Rifles came together after two separate local bands, Little Vegas Lies and Formes, recently disbanded. Their debut single is entitled ‘Still Come Back To You’.
You can check the bands’ videos for yourself by scrolling through this week’s guide below, where you’ll also find eight other of our favourite new tunes of the week.
Men’s Adventures are comprised of core members and longtime friends Alfie and Jimmy who share songwriting and vocals duties.”
Feeling Bad by Men’s Adventures
“LTNT have played shows alongside musicians including Bad For Lazarus, Whales In Cubicles, Turbogeist and Lois and The Love, and have had numerous plays on XFM, Camden Roundhouse Radio and a full European tour in little under 6 months.”
“Princess released a mixtape entitled ‘Blow Up’ in September 2012, and have opened for local bands such as Sweet Jane, Girl Band and The Notas. On June 10th, they will be releasing their debut EP entitled ‘Black Cat’, and have been booked to play The Old Blue Last in London in July.”
“London-based six piece Sheen have unveiled their debut release ‘Lovelust’, available immediately as a free download from www.soundcloud.com/sheenmusic. First premiered on Artrocker.tv, ‘Lovelust’ was recorded and mixed with Samantha Bennett (Boy Kill Boy, The Horrors) and mastered by Grammy nominated producer Mandy Parnell (Animal Collective, PJ Harvey, Bjork) in Black Saloon Studios.”
Sheen / Lovelust by Sheen – the band
“The Semper Teens are lead by the bleach blonde Timothy Vincent Cassini and now make good with their first release, the 4-track 7″ EP, ‘Somebody’. Somebody by The Semper Teens was released on 20th May by SUBverse Records, available at independent record stores as well as via iTunes, Spotify and Bandcamp.”
“This is the new video for the debut single ‘Homesick’ from Communion-signed Welsh rockers Catfish And The Bottlemen. ‘Homesick’ drops on June 17th, and has already picked up early support across Radio 1 (including Zane Lowe ‘Next Hype’, Huw Stephens, Phil & Alice), 6Music and XFM. The band are currently on headline tour (following a packed out set at Great Escape) including a stop at London Barfly on June 3.”
“Manchester’s Temple Songs are a 4 piece outfit. Their official debut release, “Passed Caring” was written by prolific songwriter and front man Jolan Lewis. Temple Songs aim to be touring before and after the release of their debut 7” single “Passed Caring”. The single and B-side (Dinosaur Alley) were recorded in the bands own studio where they predominately record to tape. Currently writing and recording their debut album Temple Songs have supported the likes of Temples, Charlie Boyer And The Voyeurs, Milk Maid, Sex Hands, Vision Fortune, METZ, Shinies, Novella, Egyptian Hip Hop, Palma Violets and Childhood throughout 2012.”
“‘Still Come Back to You’ is the debut single from Leeds 4 piece Arizona Rifles. Recorded and mixed by Si McGrath, Soundmill Studios, Leeds. The band are made up of members of Little Vegas Lies and Formes who both respectively have had airplay on BBC6 music, by Tom Robinson and Shell Zenner on Amazing Radio. Formes were included in the bands to watch in 2013 list on Louderthanwar.com, but both bands disbanded to form Arizona Rifles in February 2013.”
ARIZONA RIFLES – Still Come Back to You by Arizona Rifles
“Whales in Cubicles release their new single ‘Disappear’ on June 17th on Club The Mammoth/Believe Digital. The first single, from their eagerly anticipated debut album (set for release in the autumn), ‘Disappear’ is a song about the fragility and fleeting nature of identity. They have live dates under their belt that include supporting Tribes, Turbowolf and Dinosaur Pile-Up, as well as heading out on their own UK headline tour last October.”
DISAPPEAR – AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER VIA ITUNES 3RD JUNE by Whales in Cubicles
“ArtClassSink from Oxford UK have released our 2nd free track Face The Day. This time sung by bass player Sam Edwards, it’s the last free track before they release the EP in August. Recorded at Safehouse Studios (Foals/Trophy Wife) and produced by Tim Roberts and Kit Monteith. The band have recently headlined at The Garage in London and supported Temples at Reading Oakford Social Club as well as supports for We Are Augustines and This Town Needs Guns and SKATERS.”
