The Long Blondes second album "Couples" appeared on the shelves on 7 April (god, don't you love UK spring-time for new releases!).
This band from Sheffield first appeared on the airwaves in 2004 then took what seemed to be an age to release their first album "Someone to Drive You Home", which was certainly worth the wait - one of the best first albums I've ever heard.
The second album doesn't disappoint. Also published on Rough Trade, it's a bit of a departure on the first album so anyone who hasn't heard these guys (mostly gals), I'd recommend buying both.
A session recorded for London's XFM can be found here
Here's a video for the opening track on the new album...it's called Century.
"I'm just never getting there. I'm getting round to it. I'm beginning to understand it a bit more"
title quote from - Mark E. Smith, The Fall.
Did you recently wake up and think shit, where did all my spare time go? You still love going to gigs but there an increasingly large number of bands you haven't heard of...maybe you've even started buying CDs of bands of the 1980s that you only have on tape - in a vain effort to 'revive' your youth.
STOP RIGHT THERE!
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Did you recently wake up and think shit, where did all my spare time go? You still love going to gigs but there an increasingly large number of bands you haven't heard of...maybe you've even started buying CDs of bands of the 1980s that you only have on tape - in a vain effort to 'revive' your youth.
STOP RIGHT THERE!
Gen X Jukebox was set up by a like-minded group of post-young professionals trying to make a living whilst staying in touch with the "right" side of their brain.
Site Rules
No bullshit - we're interested in the music, not what you think about it! Only music released in the last year or so Only bona fide links to online music content
An emphasis on independent bands and labels A heavy emphasis on live performance
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