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Kisses – Kisses

Brand new Kisses – Kisses.

You can catch their 1st ever UK show alongside Fixers and a DJ set from thisaintnodisco on the 18th of this very month. Full info here.

Plaid + Southbank Gamelan Players

Plaid featuring the South Bank Gamelan from Ben Dowden on Vimeo.

Check out this amazing trailer for Plaid and the Southbank Gamelan Players. Really beautiful and strange, almost tribal qualities. Gamelan is a hugely underrated form of musical expression, you can hear it in so much from Dirty Projectors right through to Foals. A lot of the syncopated stuff you hear in music these days comes right from this interesting style of music.

Add the always amazing Electronics of Plaid (Warp) and the result is really something.

John Lennon 70

Saturday marks 70 years since the birth of John Lennon, one of the all time greats. We want to spend Friday afternoon listening to and remembering the guy so here is a quote from an Eat Your Own Ears favourite along with some of our favourite songs.

“My favourite album of all time is John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band album. that one kills me every time. It’s the most emotionally intense album I’ve ever heard, really intense animal misery. But it is also very beautiful and uplifting in a strange way. He feels the pain so deeply so that we might be spared. It’s sort of the Jesus crucifixion of pop music.” – Kevin Barnes / Of Montreal

And here is a link to Yoko Ono on 6 music

Kate Nash’s Best Friend Could Be YOU!

Kate Nash’s Best Friend Could Be You!

Win a chance to attend the soundcheck and spend some time with Kate Nash before her London show at Shepherds Bush Empire on the 18th of October!

To be in with a chance we want you to interpret a Kate Nash song…

We want you to get creative! You could bake a cake, draw a pictures or act out a play of your favourite lyrics, even perform your own cover version…

Get involved and upload us a video, a picture or maybe even a short story.

The three entries with the most ‘likes‘ on our facebook wall will go through to the final and Kate Nash herself will pick a winner!

All entries need to be submitted on the Eat Your Own Ears facebook wall

Competition closes Midnight on Thursday the 14th of October.

To get the ball rolling here is our very own entry:

Twilight Sad Fatcat Podcast

Fatcat Records Podcast – The Twilight Sad Podcast by Fatcat Records on Mixcloud

Tonight we have The Twilight Sad and Errors co-headlining at XOYO. Lovely then, to wake up and discover a podcast by The Twilight Sad for the brilliant Fatcat records. This is a pretty great mix as well, as you can see from the tracklist that takes in everything from Autechre to King Tubby.

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Of Montreal Playlist

Davey Pierce, guitarist in Of Montreal has made Baeblemusic a pretty brilliant playlist, and we shall be listening to it in anticipation of the band’s set at KOKO tonight, and we advise you all do the same.

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1. “Stuck On Broke” – BLCTXT (Ft. Life the Great) – Acknowledgment

I randomly met BLCTXT in the Atlanta airport when I missed my flight and he is quickly becoming on of my favorite rappers. He is a perfect example of the limitless talent ATL has to offer.

2. “All My Friends” – LCD Soundsystem – Sound Of Silver

LCD Soundsystem has been a huge influence on me since the first time I heard them and this song has always been one of my favorites, It’s so beautiful and simple and undeniable.

3. “If I Could Build My Whole World Around You” – Marvin Gaye – Number 1’s

This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written, it makes happy every time I hear it.

4. “Dear John” – Loney, Dear – Dear John

I had the pleasure of touring with Loney, Dear a couple of years ago and I was completely blown away. buy everything, you won’t be disappointed.

5. “Det Snurrar I Min Skalle” – Familjen – Det Snurrar I Min Skalle

A friend showed this to me a couple of years ago and I loved it. I actually just recently rediscovered it in the depths of a box of cds. He hails from sweden and I guess never really made it over here, which is too bad because he’s great.

6. “Reasons” – Built To Spill – There’s Nothing Wrong With Love

This is my go to song to when I can’t decide what to listen to.

7. “Into The Shadows Of My Embrace” – WHY? – Eskimo Snow

I first listened to why? After reading the worst review possible for their album “Alopecia”. I just figured “there’s no way anyone is that bad”, and I was right, it wasn’t bad at all. in fact it rules. this track is from their newest record, Eskimo Snow, which also rules.

8. “O’ Katrina!” – The Black Lips – Good Bad Not Evil

Great song from a great band who may or may not be pretty bad at basketball. Possibly. Maybe.

9. “If We Can Land A Man On The Moon, Surely I Can Win Your Heart” – Beulah – When Your Heartstrings Break

When I first came across this I was in the decline of a very long punk phase and it was so refreshing to hear. No loud guitars or screamy angry dudes, just honest, pretty pop music.

10. “Animal” – Miike Snow – Miike Snow

Such an awesome song, I cant stop listening to this record.