Favourite band
Saddle Creek
Hounds of Love
Heads Hands & Feet: Song for Suzie
Heidi Mortenson // Dele Af Kroppen
Deep End (1970)
The best Lana…
oM at Koko (again)
Requiem
I am really excited and happy to have my friends Peggy Sue play at my book’s launch party on April 12th. They are definitely my favourite band in London, and when people ask me ‘what is a good band from London?’ I absolutely always say Peggy Sue first. Yes yes.
Holy molies. This album. This band.
I’m just waiting for whatever Beach House do next.
In terms of making solid albums I’ve not grown tired of, and playing shows where I love every single part of it, and making a sound I am thoroughly and completely excited about; for me, there is no band like Beach House currently making music. They are my favourite band.
I wish I could remember the Cargo gig I first saw them at better. I suppose it was yonks ago now; at the end of 2008.
I’d give my pinky to hear ‘Tokyo Witch’ live again. That’s the only time I’ve heard them play it.
OR APPLE ORCHARD! They haven’t done that in London since 2009.
Glad they always do ‘Master of None’ though. Best bit is the ‘you always want to be FOR-GIVEN!’ part.
Okay time to stop this stream of consciousness.
If you only know ‘Teen Dream’ or ‘Devotion’, you must get this album.
I remember how this was and I remember I loved it alot:
Kinda the absolute worst downer to be listening to Beach House and then get a Noah and the Whale advert in the middle of it though. Made me do a shudder.
I was not there for this set, but this is a jolly nice video from the Dig For Fire/Other Music Lawn Party:
I saw the band play in January and really enjoyed it. Look forward to catching them again.
Hi guys!
I have had a book of my comics and drawings published by the lovely Something In Construction (the record label that brings you Memory Tapes, Loney Dear and Air France).
It is titled, surprisingly, Anika In London and is a selection of comics and drawings from my first two years in London; 2008-2010.
We are holding a book launch at Strongrooms on April 12th from 7pm. There will be free cakes and drinks, live music and DJs.
My wonderful friends Peggy Sue and Laura Hocking will play sets, and my longtime pals TLOBF and Wears The Trousers are DJing. And my cakey friends Dalabella are making cake. It is free to come and you can RSVP here if you fancy.
The book will be available to buy at the launch and online after. There are 200 available to purchase. It also comes with a mix CD featuring some pals of mine. This is the tracklist:
1. She Keeps Bees – Ribbon
2. The Antlers – Sylvia (An Introduction)
3. Parenthetical Girls – The Weight She Fell Under
4. Darwin Deez – Bomb Song
5. Sea of Bees – Wizbot
6. Creaky Boards – Brooklyn
7. Dark Dark Dark – Celebrate
8. Wood Pigeon – Home As A Romanticized Concept
9. Common Prayer – Us Vs Them
10. Cryptacize – Blue Tears
11. Tasseomancy – Healthy Hands
12. Scary Mansion – Go To Hell
13. Wildbirds & Peacedrums – My Heart
Here is a picture I took of my copies on my (post SXSW apocalyptically messy) floor:
Any questions about it just drop me a line. Thanks for your interest!
Love, Anika.
I’m digging what I’ve heard from this band Secret Mountains so far. Here’s an awesome song:
Secret Mountains – Weepy Little Fingers by friendsrecords
Some wonderful, woozy vocals and psychedelic guitar; really nice stuff. Should probably go ahead any buy their EP. You can’t argue with $2. Hope they come to London sometime.
Wildbirds & Peacedrums – My Heart from crazybobbles on Vimeo.
Yeah, it really was sublime. Imagine me rocking back and forth holding my heart and smiling ear to ear while this was happening. I sung along at the end.
SO DON’T!……
RUUUUUUN!!!! NO! COS YOU SEE I’M LOST WITHOUT YOUR RHYTTTTHHHHHUUUUUUM
I reckon this song was in my head for 40% of 2009, total. I spent hours and hours listening to just this one song. Love this band. I’ve seen them over 10 times now and every single time has been superb. What a band.
On the way to Texas I decided I had time to catch up with comics. On the way back from Texas I wanted to draw about SXSW but I was so sleepy that I did not manage it. Hopefully I’ll be able to draw them soon though. This week I hope.
Anyway, here are comix:
Caitlin at The Barfly
This is a day when I had a cold and went with Katy and Paul to see Caitlin play at Barfy Barfly.
Sharon Van Etten with Laura
Here is the day I went to see Sharon play, and me and Laura got tea and sammiches.
Tu Fawning
I went to see Tu Fawning at the OBL with Alan and Paul, and Jen and I planned our wedding at lunch (cos we were getting married).
Sea of Bees at The Gallery Cafe
Ah this was a lovely time. That show made me so happy.Me and Jules did heavy lifting, Jules played an amazing set, then Rosa and Katy commented on my handshake.
Sea of Bees at Westminster Reference Library
I think this show was a definition of success. So wonderful and perfect.
SXSW SOON.
Sea of Bees
Lovely, wonderful Jules. I don’t tire of hearing her play. Someone special, for sure. She was nervous but she was brilliant. One of the best decisions I made over the past two years was skipping Dan Deacon to go meet Jules for the first time. I am so happy I found her and her songs.
Shepherd’s Bush Empire was seated! I have been there so many times and this is the first time I’ve ever seen it seated.
John Grant
Just a few photos of John. We had to shoot from a few meters back, in the aisles. It was a triumphant gig for him – the audience were totally smitten and adoring; and the string quartet sounded magnificent. He played songs from the most recent ‘Queen of Denmark’ album as well as a lot of oldies.
Here is a band I accidentally saw in Texas, knowing nothing about them…
I really enjoyed their set, I hope to hear more from them in the future…