retired_kishnata

Russian Circles </BLOCKQUOTE>

Yep, how did I forget them from my list. Amazing live.

retired_kishnata

Cats and cats and cats. These probably my favourite new band at the moment. Also, check out Yndi Halda. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Efterlang got a 10 on DiS, from what ive heard, they're pretty good.

Plsu Daniel Flay :thup: </BLOCKQUOTE>

I'm not overly keen on Efterlang. A friends band (Air Formation) are supporting them in Brighton on the 1st December. I hear everyone raving about how good Efterlang are but they do nothing for me.

retired_kishnata

Another thing how the hell did I miss 'Dartz!' from my list.

Definately the best debut album of 2007 in my opinion.

I also missed Frank Turners debut.

Both of those were so early in the year I thought they were last year.

I'm also liking the Tellison album a lot lately.

So to summise, if you look properly there are **** loads of good British bands/artists this year.

retired_kishnata

Obviously FOTL and Meet Me in St Louis come above it.

retired_daungst110

Ah, too much music!

Chistmas is coming though, may ask for an amazon voucher...

retired_tikoalegendre

You're joking right? Saw them 2 years back, and they didn't impress me.

Mate of mine saw them a few months back, called them an Arctic Monkeys tribute band, which they didn't like one smidge. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Seen them a few dozen times by now tbf, they are really really good, blatantly gonna make it.

And if sounding like Arctic Monkeys is a bad thing.... </BLOCKQUOTE>

It's not, but when your mantra is to imitate, not innovate, then what's the point?

I gave them a chance at the time, and they were nothing special imo. No idea if they've improved any in the two years since though. </BLOCKQUOTE>

TBF they are only 19 now so still plenty of time to improve further, but what makes you say their mantra is to imitate? How do you know that?

And they can't be bad, their single got to #2 in the BBC indie charts last week, beaten only by the super furries. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Using chart position as a slide rule of greatness?

Should've said *if* they're mantra is to imitate, sorry. As i've said i've only seen them once.

cbhoyhern

Russian Circles </BLOCKQUOTE>

Yep, how did I forget them from my list. Amazing live. </BLOCKQUOTE>

There's a pretty good quality live video on youtube of "Death Rides A Horse". It's quite frankly the best thing ive never heard live, it's also on my top fifty songs to hear live before I die.

Their new album will be out of this world, Brian Cook of Botch/These Arms Are Snakes fame is playing bass on it.