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Listen: Cloud Control unveil ‘Scar’ from new album ‘Dream Cave’

London based Australians, Cloud Control, have just unveiled another track from their forthcoming album ‘Dream Cave’. ‘Scar’ follows the release of ‘Dojo Rising’, the first single from the album and is more upbeat and instantly accessible than the latter.

The band’s debut album ‘Bliss Release’ was a thing of beauty and was on constant rotation when I got it. ‘Dream Cave’, which was produced by Barny Barnicott (Suede/Ladytron/Kasabian) is due out on September 13 in Ireland which the UK getting it two days later.

July 25, 2013
The 1975: Chocolate, Live on Conan O’Brien (Video)

The 1975 continue their quest of world domination and it took another step this week when they appeared on Conan O’Brien performing ‘Chocolate’. The band have two more US dates, San Francisco tonight, July 25, and San Diego tomorrow before heading back to the UK. They have a string of dates in the UK leading up to the release of their debut self titled album on August 31st. They also play Electric Picnic in Laois, Ireland on September 1. You can pre-order the album now on iTunes. I’m really looking forward to this one, quality band.

July 25, 2013
Download: The Gorgeous Colours – Bright Ideas

The Gorgeous Colours are back with a bang! Bright Ideas is available as a free download and is taken from the band’s forthcoming album ‘Bring Out The Axe’. The Gorgeous Colours released their debut in 2008 and followed up with ‘The Creatures Down Below EP’ in 2010, which showed them to have an uncanny knack for writing great melodies and harmonies with a certain quirkiness. They continued on trend with the track ‘It’s OK to be Normal’.

‘Bright Ideas’ is memorable and will have you humming the track afterwards plus I absolutely adore the drums on it, for some reason they remind me of OMD’s ‘Sailing on The Seven Seas’. I really like when the song breaks down, it almost sounds like the band have gone back and used the original demo for that segment of the song. Nice… So what are you waiting for? Click Download!

<a href="http://thegorgeouscolours.bandcamp.com/track/bright-ideas">Bright Ideas by Gorgeous Colours</a>

July 19, 2013
Culture Cafe on RTE 2XM: Show 103 July 10 2013

That was quite a packed show! Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. I had chats with Jarlath from Swords who have just released their album ‘Lions and Gold’ and with Stephen from Raglans who have just signed to Cuckoo Records in the UK. I also caught up with Michael Conlon, Director of the Liberties Festival and with Leszek Wolnik of The Copperhouse Gallery about the ‘Propeller’ initiative which the run for Art students.

Here’s what happened:

1. DJ Flip & Freezemaster Slick: Crossroads
2. Chat with Jarlath from Swords
3. Swords: Lions and Gold
4. Chat with Michael Conlon of Liberties Festival
5. Lois and The Love: Eye of The Storm
6. Chat with Leszek Wolnik of The Copperhouse Gallery / Fire Design Studio
7. Ella Fitzgerald: Too Darn Hot (RAC Remix)
8. Chat with Stephen of Raglans
9. Raglans: Natives
10. Sound of System Breakdown: Neon Contrails

Thanks to all my guests and thanks to you for listening. Don’t forget you can listen to the full show again on the RTE Player. The show is broadcast every Wednesday at 1400 GMT and is repeated every Sunday at 2100 GMT. You can also subscribe to the Culture Cafe podcast on iTunes.

July 10, 2013