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Fortuna POP!
11/2/2009 8:00 PM at The Sexual Objects + The Tamborines + A Classic Education + Standard Fare
259 Upper Street, Buffalo Bar (Nearest tube : Highbury & Islington), N1 1RU
Cost: £5
Fortuna POP! presents Basement Scam
plus DJs playing indiepop, northern soul, post-punk and 60s psych till late
Guest DJ: Wayne Gooderham (Uptight)
Advance: £5 from We Got Tickets/Door: £6
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/63236
THE SEXUAL OBJECTS
The Sexual Objects are the latest outfit of the legendary Davy Henderson, previously of the hugely influential post-punk band The Fire Engines, 80s art popsters Win! and the fabulous Nectarine No. 9.
“Here Come The Rubber Cops has the attractively louche narcotic drawl of Lou Reed, and sounds like Prince taking on The Only Ones. You can hear a bit of Marquee Moon’s apocalypse – the darkness doubling, lightning striking itself – too” (Fire Escape Talking)
http://www.myspace.com/thesexualobjectsmusic
THE TAMBORINES
The Tamborines are a fuzz rock band consisting of core members Lulu Grave (Keyboards, Percussion) and Henrique Laurindo (Guitar, Vocals). They have been rapidly gaining acclaim throughout London with their mind-blowing, tripped-out live shows. Raised on a diet of underground indie, Bergman movies, and distorted guitars, The Tamborines combine their daydreaming sound with an art aesthetic that blends West Coast psychedelia with the noir of The Velvet Underground. “Insanely catchy chorus + INCREDIBLY LOUD GUITARS = perfect pop music” (NME)
http://www.myspace.com/thetamborines
A CLASSIC EDUCATION
Hailing from Bologna (home of tagliatelle, ragu bolognese, Lamborghini and Maserati), A Classic Education been together for about two years and have played with the likes of the Arcade Fire, Modest Mouse, Fanfarlo, Lightspeed Champion, Jeremy Warmsley, and Los Campesinos!
"Epic, multi-layered and expansive... file next to the likes of Arcade Fire and Decemberists with impunity. " (Tangents)
http://www.aclassiceducation.com
http://www.myspace.com/aclassiceducation
STANDARD FARE
The latest band to join the legendary Thee SPC roster, Standard Fare are a trio from Sheffield who blur the lines between post-punk and indiepop, sounding like a long lost Peel favourite brought back to life for 2009. Angular, melodic, spiky, intimate, there are hints of Young Marble Giants, The Go-Betweens, early PJ Harvey and The Lodger all tussling for space here.
"I love Standard Fare for many reasons: the crackling female vocals; the way each song seems as though it’s about to fall apart before it roars off into the stratosphere again; the fact that, in the days of ridiculous band names, they have a quite self-effacing one" (A Layer Of Chips)
http://www.myspace.com/standardfare
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