Cougar Microbes

Slow Club are long overdue a mention on these pages given that they havebeen a regular fixture at Cougar HQ since its release. The Sheffield band have been dubbed as the new White Stripes in some quarters but I find that comparison slightly lazy.

Yes they are boy/girl duo, Yes Rebecca Taylor plays the drums whilst Charles Watson rocks a guitar but…whilst the Detroit heroes have patented their garage rock sound, Slow Club operate in a different yet equally interesting territory.

Their debut ‘Yeah So’ introduces an intimate folk sound and a shade of 60′s optimism in a way not too dissimilar to The Magic Numbers and She & Him. Both in terms of vocals and deliver these are far more apt comparison in my mind.

The band head out on a tour of Japan early next month which should well received. Meanwhile with countless live shows scheduled closer to home I am keen to catch their next performance.

‘Yeah So‘ is out now on Moshi Moshi.

TRACKS

Slow Club – Giving Up On Love

Super to discover Cougar Microbes was added to hypem.com this week! In fact, it is highly likely that many of the people reading this blog right now have come directly from there. I will happily admit that when I started this project one of the aims I set out was to be added on The Hype Machine and Elbows as soon as possible .

I have discovered many of the blogs I regularly read on these sites and my work day would last much longer without them. There may be something slightly egotistical about wanting your musings to reach a vast audience but at the same time it is nice to recieve feedback/suggestions/criticism/praise/hate mail from someone a million miles away who is looking for new music just like I would.

Here are three songs that vaguely describe the feeling above.

MP3′s:

The Magic Numbers – Take A Chance

Patti Smith – Everybody Wants To Rule The World

Elle Milano – Believe Your Own Hype. Always