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The Race + King Of Spain + My Device + Anton Barbeau
| 0 | READING: The Cotton Club |
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| P | Tuesday 30th June, 2009 |
| N | 7:30pm |
Shifty Disco Presents
The Race
"endearingly awkward... couldn't be more triumphalistic if they soundtracked Brandon Flowers taking a unicorn for a victory lap round a paddock" NME
Championed by Radio 1, 6 Music and XFM and supporting the likes of Supergrass, The Spinto Band, Babyshambles & Captain - Reading 5 piece The Race have gathered legions of fans and favourable reviews courtesy of NME and The Fly, among others.
The Race admit to turning to North America for musical inspiration - to the magical realism of Arcade Fire or the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and realise ambitions of capturing the bigger spaces of Pixies and the emotive Americana of The National and inform them with a distinctly English sensibility.
http://www.myspace.com/raceuk
King of Spain
King Of Spain are a four piece hailing from Balham, South London. Their much anticipated debut album 'Battleships and Aeroplanes' is out now on pioneering Oxford label Shifty Disco.
http://www.myspace.com/kingofspainmusic
My Device
My Device are a fervent, fiery three piece from Brighton playing their frenzied pop songs as loud as they possibly can.
http://www.myspace.com/mydevice
Anton Barbeau
Anton Barbeau represents the Sacramento chapter of that nameless coterie of enduringly reliable, acid-tinged singer-songwriters that includes XTC's Andy Partridge, Robyn Hitchcock, Julian Cope and the Bevis Frond's Nick Saloman. His new album bathes beautifully constructed, thoughtfully arranged songs in a fading psychedelic sunshine, and it would be many casual consumers' album of the year if only they got to hear it. Four stars. -Stewart Lee, Sunday Times
http://www.myspace.com/antonbarbeau
| 0 | University of Reading London Road Campus Reading Berkshire RG1 5AQ |
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