“no mics, no sounds of semen on paper, no bible pages, no crayfish nerve tissue no whoopee cushions and no polish trains. what we are left with is essentially seven and-a-bit tracks of matmos stuck in a sega megadrive and thrust into space…”; release – ‘08 MORE>

“it's like a little dog on a retractable leash flying off and levelling out when the slack is taken up…”; release – ‘08 MORE>

“isobel campbell (former member of belle & sebastian, looks like she wouldn’t hurt a fly) and mark lanegan (former singer with screaming trees, looks like he’d eat your kidneys) are back with new single…”; release – ‘08 MORE>

“while ineptitude and resignation are recurring themes throughout, box of secrets never feels maudlin or self indulgent. In fact these themes have rarely sounded so fun…”; release – ‘08 MORE>

“it starts brilliantly and is very immediate and then it forgets what it’s good at and tries to bury the melodies under it’s own importance…”; release – ‘08 MORE>

a line up stronger than hercules on steroids for our return to the cross kings. get your tickets now! MORE >

“the video unsurprisingly features a strong radio theme, in particular seeming to refer to u.s. am radio – the home of ‘80s college radio stations, purveyors of some of the finest ‘indie’ music ever broadcast. of course this song sounds nothing like any of that…”; release – ‘08 MORE >

pugh rogefeldt’s ja, da a da - the first ever swedish rock record - gets the plaudits from be your own pet’s nathan vasquez. MORE>

the last few weeks have seen ms. norris chat with local luminaries sexy bitch (“i don’t think any band wants to get signed less than us!”), attend pioneering dubstep nights with bass cleff and jay le surgeon, get down to puffin jack and nod in appreciation to agaskodo teliverek, countryside, turbowolf and more. all documented herein. MORE>

a pair for each date in the above mentioned towns up for grabs. MORE>