Empire Of The Sun - Standing On The Shore

The Answering Machine @ Madame Wong's

The Answering Machine is also playing this Friday at Glasshouse.

ZOLA JESUS "NIGHT" MUSIC VIDEO

Best records of 2010 so far

Best RECORDS 2010

Massive Attack - Heglioland
Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
MGMT - Congratulations
Goldfrapp - Headfirst
LCD Sounsystem - This Is Happening
Sade - Soldier of Love
The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards
Tame Imapala - Innerspeaker
These New Puritans - Hidden
Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me
Beach House - Teen Dream
Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM
Surfer Blood - Astrocoast
Phantogram - Eyelid Movies
Marina and The Diamonds - Family Jewels
Yeasayer - Odd Blood
Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New Here
UNKLE - Where Did Night Fall
First Aid Kit - Big Black and The Blue
Los Campesinos! - Romance Is Boring
The Soft Pack - The Soft Pack
Delphic - Acolyte
Efterklang - Magic Chairs
Roky Erickson with Okkervil River - True Love Cast Out All Evil
Mumford and Sons - Sigh No More
Laura Marling - Speak Because I Can
Free Energy - Stuck On Nothing
Liars - Sisterwold
Harlem - Hippies
Serena Manessh - Abyss in B Minor
Sleigh Bells - Treats
The Black Keys - Brothers
The Fall - Our Clutter Your Clutter
Foals - Total Life Forever
Male Bonding - Nothing Hurts
Freelance Whales - Weathervanes
Autechre - Oversteps
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today
Mystery Jets - Serotonin
Kings and Queens - Jet In Carina

The Answering Machine

The Modernless: A Great Band You've Never Heard Of

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The Modernless is a electronic rock band from New York but now based in London. Lead by Johnny Love on vox, Will Crewdson (Adam Ant, Rachel Stamp) on guitar, and hailing from Japan on drums, Kosei Terunuma. They are doing some shows in London, but haven't planned a full tour yet. They seem to frequent art galleries for many of their shows, as if an art installation themselves. They've just released a new album: Terror By Night as a digital download on iTunes. (Limited Edition CDs avaiable in Rough Trade).

They caught my attention last year after posting a single on twitter. It's rare that I like something that quick. The music has a rich ambience to it. Vintage post modern lo-fi. Traces of Ministry, Depeche Mode, Modern English, but fresh and new at the same time.
There have been an outbreak of bands bringing the past back into our palletes over the last couple years (Cold Cave, Crocodiles, Drink Up Buttercup, Har Mar Superstar, The Growlers, Vivian Girls, Screaming Females). For me this has been a good thing. Managing to bring some of the music we loved back to life, in new and interesting ways. The Modernless is no exception and is very pure. With most songs 5 minutes or longer, Johnny Love's vision is clearly unaffected and he's stayed true to his art.

I recommend giving this album a listen. Minkbirds is genius.

The albums is only 7$ on iTunes- You can buy it here

You can stream some of the new songs from the myspace

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