June 20, 2009
Live action!
Allo, Darlin's release party last thursday was a lot of fun. Thank you to everyone who were there for making it so special.
There are lots of shows happening this week:
Amida is having a Manchester launch show for "If the wave loves two suns" this Friday, June 26th is at Fuel Cafe, presented by the lovely folks of Pull Yourself Together.
Mexican kids at home will be playing with Moofish Catfish this Monday at Vines in Derby, then head to Belper for the Belper Summer Festival on the weekend, and a couple of shows in London on the following Monday and Tuesday.
Allo, Darlin' is playing two shows this week! On Wednesday, 24th, They'll be playing with Stuart Flynn's Dear Britch, Xylitol and Monster Bobby at Special Sounds, a new night at Oliver's Bar in Greenwich (London).
On Friday, they'll be one of the many bands playing Bruce Springsteen songs at the launch party for a tribute compilation WIAIWYA has put togehter. It's all happening at the Bufallo Bar (London) from 8:00 onwards. Tickets and details here.
Let's whisper and Transmittens will be playing next Sunday, June 28th at the Monkey Bar in Vermont(US). It's an early one (for the American standards), open from 7:30/8 with the music starting at 8:30.
And this is just the beginning! x
June 11, 2009
'Henry Rollins don't dance' available to pre-order now
Allo Darlin's new single - Henry Rollins don't dance - is now available to pre-order!
Allo Darlin' was one of the first bands we contacted when we started the label, back when they were still called 'The Darlings, and now, almost two years after releasing the Photo EP, they're back on weepop! with three new songs on a 7" vinyl release.
It is a bit unfair calling this record a "single". The whole thing is just so damn good, each track should deserved a big front cover of their own. Those of you who were lucky to see Allo darlin' play live in the past months are probably familiar with these songs, and know just what I'm talking about.
We're having a single release party/ show at the Wilmington Arms (London) next Thursday, June 18th, when we will also be celebrating our 2nd Anniversary. We promise everything a good party should have - cake, great music and lots of fun. Come along!! Advance tickets are available on wegottickets.
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June 05, 2009
June already!
June already!! We'll be two years old very soon, Summer (and the festivals that come with it) is just 'round the corner, and we have two new releases on their way:
We start the month with another ace addition to the weepop! catalogue by Manchester's popsters Amida (who also appeared on our Starting Anew compilation earlier this year), with the five track ep "If the wave loves two suns".
Brought together via the usual channels of musician wanted ads, Amida combines the members' different backgrounds to create infectiously jangly indiepop packed with lots of c86 and 90s indierock influences.
They will be playing a couple of shows in Manchester later this month - at at Chorlton Irish Club on the 12th, at Fuel on the 26th and hopefully a date in London soon. We'll keep you posted.
The EP is available to pre-order now on our release page.
And after a long time in the making, we're ecstatic to say that in couple of weeks we'll present to you an awesome single by Allo, Darlin' - three songs, all of which deserved the A-side, pressed on bright orange vinyl.
We're having a single release party on June 18th at the Wilmington Arms, where you'll be able to see the band in their full excellence playing a 45 minute set, with support by Moustache of Insanity and Sweden's incredible Moofish Catfish. Advance tickets are available now on wegottickets.
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May 29, 2009
T-shirts!!!
Woot! The awesome Vermont-based illustrator David Zacharis designed a t-shirt for us, and we just got a big box full of them back from the printers.
Have a look at our (brand-new) merch page for more details and/or to get one.
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May 22, 2009
Back and busy
I'll be back in London this Sunday and there will be lots happening at the weepop! headquarters straight away, starting with a brand-new release next weekend.
Following an appearance on our new year's compilation, Moustache of Insanity has a whole EP ready for us now. This London-based duo are Niklas Vestberg and Will Harrison. Using an electric guitar, drum backing tracks, a variety of vintage Casio keyboards and whatever else they can find lying around, they make fun, super catchy songs.
The ep features artwork by James Paterson (including a fun twelve-page comic book full of references to the band's lyrics) and every copy comes with its own unique badge made by Nik himself.
You can get an idea of what MOI is all about and pre-order a copy of the ep on our release page. If you're in the UK, maybe you can go see them play too - They're doing a three-day tour, starting in London this Thursday, May 29th, Manchester on the 30th and Edinburgh on the 31st. More details here.
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