Electrelane's fans include the Beastie Boys and Arcade Fire
Ros Murray and Mia Clarke from Electrelane join Paul MacInnes and Laura Barton in the pod this week. A decade and four albums into their career, they're the real Girls Aloud, creating dark, complex tunes redolent of Velvet Underground and Stereolab. They've got fans in high places too: they'll be opening for the Beastie Boys tonight in London and supporting Arcade Fire on their forthcoming European tour. The only place they won't be heading back to any time soon is the Creepy Crawl in St. Louis any time soon. If you haven't heard their music before, now's the time to tune in.
Also in the show we hear from the Klaxons about winning this year's Mercury prize and review new music from King Creosote (which, according to Laura, is "lovely"), Reverend and the Makers and Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip.
Jose Gonzalez will be joining us next week, but until then some questions to chew over in the comments below:
· Do you prefer music that wears its politics on its sleeve or simply lets it peek out of its pocket?
· What's the weirdest venue you've ever been to?
· Are Reverend and the Makers a holy noise or just god awful?
· And what would you describe as "lovely"?
Have a listen to this week's programme and, while you're at it, why not cast your vote for us in the BT Digital Music Awards. Look for the Best Podcast category.
Gubbins
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