braids: wear them in your heart.

we defy you and your braids not to unravel and melt into a mild euphoria post consumption.   'native speaker' is the debut long player from  the canadian quartet BRAIDS. out now via kanine records.

“our next single is 'beer in my eye’ ” crystal stilts

brad hargett, the lead singer of crystal stilts, alienates the crowd with antagonistic eyes and is uncomfortable performing alongside french girls in floral dresses (who subsequently steal his can of san miguel and return it to him via his eye!).this much we  have discerned from their gig in cargo. but what else would you expect from these brooklyn purveyors of haunting, atmospheric post-punk pop. distant, melancholy and moody, crystal stilts’ new album ‘in love with oblivion’ might just be the perfect soundtrack to those long heady nights that belong to summer, but somehow get hijacked by winter!  

we have it on repeat. repeat i say, repeat. but don’t take our word for it….

the album will be released in the uk on 11 april 2011.

http://www.myspace.com/crystalstilts

[image: www.faultmagazine.com]

[aine herlihy]

band of the week: team me!

we recently caught team me at an upbeat, intimate gig and were so impressed by their pop/folk/electro styling’s that it seemed only fair to share.

having recently supported british sea power and the wombats for a number of tour dates their next UK show is at the lexington, london on march 31^st followed by a slot at brighton great escape festival  on may 12^th.

their first official release is a five track EP due to land on april 18^th; head over to their myspace page to hear the norwegians in action, or check out this for a tune...

http://www.myspace.com/teammegjaggu

[callum dickson]

fishlove.

half of all fish caught in the north sea are thrown overboard dead. 

poxymash understands, better than most, the curse of indicisiveness/not wanting something once you've got it, but this is out of control. 

hugh fearnley whittingstall, food writer, celebrity chef extraordinaire, and championer of the real food movement, has decided enough is enough. he's started the big fish fight, a campaign to end the carnage.

more than 640,000 people have signed up to support the campaign so far; have a look at the website, and help give plaice a chance.

[gussy aureli]

a little projection goes a long way

we all know that a little light can do big things (i think perhaps god said something similar, come to think of it). anyway, this has never been more the case than with the ice book, an animated fairytale pop-up book by artists davy and kristin macguire.

combining an artisanal aesthetic with digital media, the result is both eerie and breathtakingly beautiful. and with the bandwidth now suspended due to high bandwidth usage, the above video will have to do for now - it's definitely worth a look. 

many thanks to psfk for unearthing this little gem.

[jessica aureli]

it's a revamp.

everyone's favourite stylist nicola formichetti has been given the herculean task of reviving thierry mugler (the brand, not the man; we're not sure if formichetti has completed a first aid course, nor are we insinuating that thierry needs reviving. in any case, formichetti makes us think of little ants. cute.).

see the collection here, and a gaga-mugler-formichetti-zenest-vivanco video here.

[gussy]

still corners interview.

with the guardian declaring them ‘stand outs in a new golden age of indie’, naturally, we had to have a nose. this london based band, who derived their name from a robert frost poem, make dreamy ethereal tunes. their sound could be loosely described as … catherine longingly searching for heathcliff through moor land mists, or, inchoate lovers trembling for togetherness on the whitest, brightest morning of the year. either way, we liked them. a lot. so, on an entirely unrelated note, we wondered, how does the geography of place inform their sound….


pm: where did you grow up and how has it influenced your sound?
st: we grew up in various places. austin, sussex, brisbane, grimsby, nz. we all came together in london though and i think that maybe influences our sound a bit more than where we came from. england can be quite dark at times and i think this has seeped into the sounds and songs.


pm: if your music could be compared to a geographical location…?
st: the english countryside. windy small roads, canopies of trees, dark hollows, old churches, wicker man like villages, the low slung sun, orange autumn trees...


pm: where has been your favourite/worst place to tour and why?
st: at the moment we're touring all over britain which we really like. lots of london shows, wales, manchester, etc. this is great because we see a lot of our friends but it's great to venture out too because you meet new people. we recently played berlin in a castle at the let's kiss and make up festival. we met some really lovely people. we haven't really had a "worst" place yet, although i'm sure they're out there.

pm: where are you currently based and why does that place appeal to you?
st: currently in greenwich and stoke newington. greenwich has a big
beautiful park with lots of green and is close to the river. stoke
newington is close to shows, more of a music scene and also has amazing places to eat.

pm: any haunts in your area you would recommend?
st: royal teas in greenwich is a fantastic little breakfast nook as is the blue legume in stokey. the markets in both areas are great too. the drop in stoke newington hosts one of our favourite nights called "cosmic slop" featuring the best djs in the world! go to it and dance and thank us later.


pm: and finally, where do you travel to in your dreams?
st: deep, deep into the deepest parts of the pacific ocean. we're definitely at home there. lots of weird and wonderful creatures. we occasionally bump into david attenbourough having tea with various sea horses, he's a great chap to have a drink with, never stops talking. we all get up to various activities throughout the night, swimming with the turtles, dodging jellyfish, making music with dolphins. but in the end we slowly return to the surface and go back to the studio and begin again.


http://www.myspace.com/stillcorners

[aine herlihy]