Hell's Belles

Vintage sounds, dusty grooves, and 21st-century freaks.

Lovely bit of news to wake up to: Jack White is doing a solo album. The first track, Love Interruption, is to be released as a 7″ vinyl through Third Man on February 7th.  The album, Blunderbuss, is due on April 23rd, via Third Man / XL. Bring on the wave of ebullient bloggers.

The extremely nerdy amongst you will notice that the 7″ is via Third Man only, so that might convince you to click the pre-order link on Jack White’s website now.  I did, and I discovered that for a mere $53.90, I could have this in my hands and onto ebay pretty much instantly.

(NO, I WOULD NOT DO THAT.  I did actually order it though.)

What’s more interesting is that this is off his own steam – while I rate all of the Dead Weather members highly on their own, I thought the album kind of just sounded like a jam band with really amazing tone.

Anyway.  Below is a little video thing for Love Interruption.  Enjoy.

It’s not the first time a young woman has covered Neil Young’s “Old Man” (hello, Wilson-Phillips??) but I’d definitely say it’s the most beautiful.  Becky’s giving this track away on her Souncloud page now:

Old Man (Neil Young Cover) by Saint Saviour

Her debut album is now completed, thanks in part to a record-breaking Pledge campaign (target reached in less than 24 hours), and she’s doing rather well in the MTV Brand New Unsigned competition, so if you like this, give her a vote here.

Two Scandi gems courtesy of Danish mentalists PowerSolo, signed to Copenhagen label Crunchy Frog. Lo-fi, shouty, with tons of strut and squirm-inducing videos.  Of course I’m going to love this.

Powersolo – Got No Fear by hells-belles

 

I love that Saint Saviour never listened to Kate Bush until people kept telling her she sounded like Kate Bush.  So she listened to loads of Kate Bush, and then covered her.

Musically I’d say she has more in common with Goldfrapp or Zola Jesus, but what do I know?

This is from the wonderful Suukei EP, out on October 3rd from the usual outlets, or get a lovely handmade one from her directly at www.saintsaviour.co.uk.

Saint Saviour – Army Dreamers (Kate Bush cover) by hells-belles

A band that writes snotty ear-bashing tunes about beatboxing is a band worth knowing about, and loving.

Boneyards (or is it BONEYARDS?) are from somewhere south – London or Brighton, I’m not sure – and will likely tickle you if you like Mazes, Thee Fair-Ohs, Flats or going back a bit further, The Mummies and bits of Bad Brains.  Which, being a fairly simple soul musically, I do.

Their cassette is available from what is another in a long line of brilliantly-named, t-shirt-worthy labels, Italian Beach Babes.  Said label is also responsible for the brilliant Wet Dog, who put out their record long pre-this blog, which has just reminded me that I should post something about them.

ANYWAY, they – BONEYARDS, that is – are supporting Novella at the Shacklewell Arms on Friday, which handily (for me, anyway) is on the 488 bus route, AND, ladies and gentlemen, it’s a mere THREE of your British pounds to get in.

Listen:
Snare Sneezer by BONEYARDS

Human Nature by BONEYARDS

One thing – wtf is with the cassettes?  They’re retro, but as a musical delivery medium, they are also shit.  Everyone knows wax cylinder is where it’s at.