The best unsigned bands in the uk, and how to find them!
THE ANSION BARON
Ambient electronica is ten a penny but that doesn’t make it any less of an evocative sound, any more than the amount of rock bands takes away from the thrill of that genre. The Ansion is, as ever, an individual. The recent material has been recorded in four different rooms in three different houses, hence the current EP entitled A Third of Four Rooms. Three tracks and a remix that were destined for a forthcoming album are all available for a mere pound at Bandcamp and each track seethes and undulates. The highlight is Will You Shut Up And Get Off The Damn Ground, a fierce, bass-shredding and distorted sparkle. So while The Ansion really isn’t doing anything more than making music for him/herself, it’s still a compelling drone-addled listen.
http://theansion.bandcamp.com
In the great tradition of Jens Lakeman, Owen Pallet, Scott Walker and Andrew Bird, well articulated male voices are often best joined by elaborate arrangements. Baron brings brass, female harmonies, piano, xylophone, flute, percussion, bass, guitars and whatever else fits into their widescreen vision. Hailing from Brighton, their debut album Illegitimate Nephew not only reminds us slightly of a less twisted Dungen, our favourite ever Swedish band, but also the album is now available free on Bandcamp, which means you can enjoy their sweeping, grandiose stylings anytime you want. Do it.
http://baron.bandcamp.com
THE ANSION MAKE A COMPELLING BASS-SHREDDING SPARKLE…
WOMAN’S HOUR
Splitting their time between chiming, languishing guitar pop and noisy, more awkward forays into textured rock outs, Woman’s Hour are a trio who all originate from Kendal in Cumbria. Armed with bass, guitar, female vocals and a drum machine they seem unconcerned with making an impact and would rather spill their innocuous – but at times disarmingly harsh – brand of song into your ears. Give it time and we’ll hear a lot more from these three loveable oddballs.
www.myspace.com/womanshour
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