Son Of Hal presents a new UK band every day.

[sonofhal]

Day 7 of Scottish Week.

17 - The Pictish Trail.

The Pictish Trail facts.

1 - Johnny Lynch (AKA The Pictish Trail) is from Edinburgh.
2 - He is signed to Fence records, home of the Fence Collective.
3 - He probably didn't have too much problem getting a deal, as he co-owns the label.
4 - He co-owns the label with Kenny Anderson - AKA King Creosote.

Winter Home Disco.



Words Fail Me Now.



www.myspace.com/pictishtrail

[sonofhal]

18 - Slow Club.

Slow Club facts.

1 - They are from Sheffield.
2 - They are signed to the rather fab Moshi Moshi label.
3 - Their live setup is very minimal (mainly acoustic guitar and a couple of drums)
4 - The debut album, Yeah So", came out in July.

Me And You.



Because We Are Dead.



It Doesn't Have To Be Beautiful.



http://www.myspace.com/slowclub

[normalone75]

do one Wild Beasts

[sonofhal]

19 - Crippled Black Phoenix

Crippled Black Phoenix facts.

1 - They are mostly from the Reading/Slough area of England.
2 - They used to share a bass player with Mogwai.
3 - They have recently turned from a 5 piece to an 8 piece.
4 - They are ridiculously loud (and great) live.

Rise Up And Fight.



444



A Lack Of Common Sense.




www.myspace.com/crippledblackphoenix

[sonofhal]

20 - The Joy Formidable.

The Joy Formidable facts.

1 - They are from Mold, in Wales (our first Welsh band - there are not many good ones to choose from).
2 - They are now sensibly based in London.
3 - Their debut album, "A Balloon Called Moaning" was released earlier this year.
4 - They are spending the fall on tour with Passion Pit (Well, it can't all be good).

Austere.



Cradle.



Whirring.



www.myspace.com/thejoyformidable

[sonofhal]

21 - Wave Machines.

Wave Machines facts.

1 - They are from my hometown of Liverpool.
2 - Their debut album, "Wave If You're Really There", came out earlier this year.
3 - They are signed to Neapolitan Records.
4 - They are quite fond of masks.


I Go I Go I Go



The Greatest Escape We Ever Made.

http://www.myspace.com/mywavemachine



Punk Spirit.

[amyzzz]

Thanks for putting this is the Rumors Forum so it took me a couple weeks to see this. Yeesh.

[sonofhal]

It's the Wish List part of the forum that is apt. Stop living up to your title.

[sonofhal]

22 - James Yuill.

James Yuill facts.

1 - James Yuill is from London.
2 - He's signed to Moshi Moshi.
3 - He recently made a song purely from random samples that fans sent him.
4 - You can download lots of his remixes for free here. http://www.jamesyuill.com/download.htm

No Pins Allowed.



No Surprise.



This Sweet Love.





www.myspace.com/jamesyuill

[sonofhal]

23 - The Week That Was.

The Week That Was facts.

1 - They are from Sunderland.
2 - They are really a he. He being "Peter Brewis"...
3 - ... who is also one half of Field Music.
4 - He is signed to Memphis Industries.

Scratch The Surface.



Learn To Learn



The Airport Line (Rehersal)

[sonofhal]

24 - School Of Language.

School Of Language facts.

1 - School Of Language are also from Sunderland.
2 - They are really a he. He being David Brewis (brother of Peter from yesterday).
3 - David is the other half of Field Music.
4 - He is signed to Thrill Jockey in the U.S. and has released one rather fabulous album.

Rockist.



Disappointment 99.



www.myspace.com/schooloflanguage

[sonofhal]

25 - Stricken City.

Stricken City facts.

1 - They are from London
2 - They are signed to Pure Groove (which, like Rough Trade also has a record shop).
3 - Their debut album, "Songs About People I Know", is out in October.
4 - There will only be 1000 copies of it made on CD.

Tak O Tak.



Lost Art.



Gifted (Acoustic)



www.strickencity.com/
www.myspace.com/strickencity

[sonofhal]

26 - Future Of The Left.

Future Of The Left facts.

1 - They are from Cardiff.
2 - They were formed by ex members of mcluskey and Jarcrew.
3 - They are signed to 4AD, who released their 2nd album this summer.
4 - They will be touring the US in Oct supporting ...And you will know us by the Trail of Dead and Secret Machines.

Manchasm.



The Hope That House Built.



adeadenemyalwayssmellsgood.



www.futureoftheleft.com/
www.myspace.com/futureoftheleft

[Boourns]

This is one hell of a thread. Mad props.

[sonofhal]

27 - Malakai.

Malakai facts.

1 - They are a duo from Bristol.
2 - Their debut EP was produced by Geoff Barrow.
3 - They are also signed to his Invada label.
4 - The singer always wears a monkey mask when they play live.

The Battle.



Snowflake.



Fading World.



www.myspace.com/malakaibristol

[rage patton]

Chris, did I mention I enjoyed those Pulled Apart By Horses songs? Well, I do. I am going to have to look into them. They do look like they would be fun live. And they have excellent song titles.

[sonofhal]

28 - Theoretical Girl.

Theoretical Girl facts.

1 - Theoretical Girl is from Southend but based in London.
2 - Her debut album came out this summer.
3 - She is signed to Memphis Industries.
4 - Her real name is Amy Turnnidge.

The Hypocrite.



Rivals.



The Boy I Left Behind (Live Acoustic).

[sonofhal]

29 - The Answering Machine.

The Answering Machine facts.

1 - They are from Manchester.
2 - Their debut album (Another City Another Sorry) came out this summer.
3 - They made their U.S. festival debut at Monolith last month.
4 - Watch out for a dodgy cameo from me in the Oklahoma video.

Lightbulbs.



Oklanhoma.



Obviously Cold.



www.myspace.com/theansweringmachine

http://www.theansweringmachine.co.uk/

[sonofhal]

30 The Superimposers

The Superimposers facts.

1 - They are from London
2 - They are signed to wonderfulsound.
3 - Their last album (Harpsichord Treacle) is a gem.
4 - They list their influences as "Peace, Love and Harmonies" yet still don't suck.

The Northern Song.



Would It Be Impossible.



Heavy Sigh.



http://www.myspace.com/superimposers

[Sushov23]

I get a circa 2006 Fratellis vibe from the answering machine. LOVE IT!

[sonofhal]

31 - Jeremy Warmsley

Jeremy Warmsley facts.

1 - He is from London.
2 - He has released two very fine albums.
3 - He is half French, but i don't know which half.
4 - He also moonlights with Fanfarlo on occasion.


I Believe In The Way You Move



I Promise



Dancing With The Enemy.

[mountmccabe]

11 - The Phantom Band

The Phantom Band Facts.

1 - They are from Glasgow.
2 - The band members surnames are all famous educational establishments.
3 - I reckon they may have made them up.
4 - Their debut album is certainly in my top 10 of 09.

5 - Their debut album came out on Chemikal Underground, the album started by the Delgados to release their own material (and then a single by Bis that hit the top 40 and made them money, and later the debut albums by bands such as Mogwai and Arab Strap)
6 - The album was, unsurprisingly, produced by Paul Savage, who was the drummer for the Delgados and is married to Emma Pollock.
7 - After hearing just one of those YouTubes I want this CD.

[mountmccabe]

26 - Future Of The Left.

Future Of The Left facts.

1 - They are from Cardiff.
2 - They were formed by ex members of mcluskey and Jarcrew.
3 - They are signed to 4AD, who released their 2nd album this summer.
4 - They will be touring the US in Oct supporting ...And you will know us by the Trail of Dead and Secret Machines.

I did not know about this tour... I haven't heard about either of those bands coming to Phoenix in October (or later) but oh man I would love to see Future of the Left. I haven't heard their second album yet, though.

[mountmccabe]

29 - The Answering Machine.

4 - Watch out for a dodgy cameo from me in the Oklahoma video.

Must say you do look a bit stiff.



I have more catching up to do, too, which'll be good because I can add more non-YT posts and help make this thread easier to load.

[amyzzz]

Really enjoying this thread. Got through most of page 1 yesterday at work. Love The Whip. THANK YOU.

[sonofhal]

This week, it's bands so new that even they haven't heard of themselves.

32 - Esben And The Witch.

Esben And The Witch facts.

1 - They are from Brighton.
2 - They are so new that they have yet to infect the world of youtube (bar one live vid of the usual dubious quality).
3 - Their name is a bit shit, really.
4 - Their music is not.

For those who need further encouragement to click a link to a myspace page (I know, it's a lot of effort) , their sound will probably appeal to you if you like Bat For Lashes, Portishead and a dash of post rock.

http://www.myspace.com/esbenandthewitch

[sonofhal]

33 - Codes In The Clouds

Codes In The Clouds facts.

1 - They are from Dartford.
2 - They are signed to Erased Tapes.
3 - Their debut album, "Paper Canyon!, came out this summer.
4 - It's a post rock vibe.

http://www.myspace.com/codesintheclouds

[sonofhal]

Day 3 of bands so new, they haven't even heard of themselves.

34 - Zun Zun Egui

Here is something about as left of left field as it gets (but all the better for it).

Zun Zun Egui facts.

1 - They are based in Bristol.
2 - They are signed to Blank Tapes records.
3 - They only have one EP so far, but it's very special.
4 - If Fela Kuti joind Boredoms, it may sound like this.

http://www.myspace.com/zunzunegui

^Take the jump. Your ears and brain will thank you^

[dorkfish]

This Zun Zun Egui is FANTASTIC.

[sonofhal]

It sure is. Seeing them at the end of Oct. Can't wait.