SXSW Countdown
WaterCoolerGossip — ... Temple 05:00 The Lisps 06:00 White Ghost Shivers 07:00 Jukebox the Ghost Saturday 3/15, High Noon ATJ/Indie Outlaw/Paper Garden Day Party @ Lucky Lounge 209 W 5th St Free and open to the public Open bar + BBQ and free shirts and bags courtesy of Speakerheart! 12:15 Peasant 01:00 The Pendletons 01:45 Darla Farmer 02:30 The Answering Machine 03:30 LoveLikeFire 04:15 Morning State 05:00 ...

After the Jump at SXSW 2008
The Modern Age — ... beer and bbq! 7 Laura Palmer 745 Senryu 830 The Physics of Meaning 915 Salt and Samovar 10 Oliver Future 1045 These United States 1130 The Lisps Saturday 3/15, High Noon ATJ/Indie Outlaw/Paper Garden Day Party @ Lucky Lounge 209 W 5th St, Free and open to the public, Open bar + bbq and free shirts and bags courtesy of Speakerheart ! 1215 Peasant 100 The Pendletons 145 Darla Farmer 230 The Answering Machine 330 LoveLikeFire 415 Morning State 5 Cloud Cult ...

NEW SOUNDS: THE BUILDERS & THE BUTCHERS - THE ANSWERING MACHINE - THE VOYEURS - OTHERS
FUTURE SOUNDS — ... This next act, THE ANSWERING MACHINE, are from Manchester, England and their full-length, 'Another City, Another Sorry" on ...

LISTEN TO FUTURE SOUNDS ON WOXY 1.26.09
FUTURE SOUNDS — ... – Winds Of Change – Songs For A Break-Up Vol. 1 EP – Unsigned Black Taxi – Wanted Man – Demos – Unsigned The Ringers – Jaguar Moves – Headlocks & Highkicks – Unsigned The Voyeurs – Things People Say – Otik Records BREAK The Brothers Movement – The Salute – The Brothers Movement – Unsigned The Answering Machine – Emergency – Another City, Another Sorry – Heist Or Hit ...

VIDEO: THE ANSWERING MACHINE "LIGHTBULBS"
FUTURE SOUNDS — ... We can't get enough of Manchester's THE ANWERING MACHINE - here's the video for "Lightbulbs" off their album 'Another City, Another Sorry'. ...

The Answering Machine: Another City, Another Sorry
Home — Another big blast of indie pop coming from Manchester in 2009 is The Answering Machine . The band have an upcoming tour supporting Ra Ra Riot. They then head out on the road on a rotating headlining tour through March with Flashguns & Casiokids. Below is the press release it’s a pretty accurate description, I think it’s fair to say they deliver nothing new but they do deliver well. Do you get my drift? They are fresh, fast and furious. Enough said! the-answering-machine The Answering Machine release their new single, “Cliffer”, on the 9th March through brand new indie label, ...

Snow Day New Music Roundup
There Goes The Fear — ... A friend introduced me to The Answering Machine a couple of days ago. His way of selling it to me wasn’t great, but when I checked them out I realised he actually was telling the truth - they’re pretty good. Then I found the picture at the top of this post, and decided that any guitar band that can get out glitter and sport the nerd-chic glasses that bassist Gemma is wearing is ace in my books. The Manchester-based four-piece have spent much of 2008 holed-up in North Yorkshire working on their debut album with the legendary Manic ...

Pick Up the Phone
the finest kiss — ... It’s been some time since we heard from Manchester’s the Answering Machine.  I kept expecting an album from them last year but they stayed in hibernation for most of last year, holed up in some cave recording their debut long player with producer Dave Eringa (Idlewild & Manic Street Preachers). Well it looks like they’re finally done with it and the first fruits of the record are getting to see the light of day. ...

Video of the Day #1: Ra Ra Riot - Can You Tell?
There Goes The Fear — ... ) on Tuesday of Syracuse’s finest, when we (hopefully) catch them and the brilliant Answering Machine at Kings College. ...

Live Review: Ra Ra Riot and The Answering Machine at London Kings College - 17th February 2009
There Goes The Fear — ... Anyone not in the know might have thought tonight was a joint headlining show. Such was the strength of main support, Manchester’s The Answering Machine. We could use many phrases to describe them, however we’ll nick one from a guy stood behind us to his mate: “They’re like the Strokes if they’d been to Art School and didn’t have money, together with Franz Ferdinand if they’d bunked off Art School or if they’d not spent years poncing around”. Couldn’t have put it better myself. ...

A Baker's Dozen : Volume 14
A Certain Romance — Alright. Since I saw you last, we've been blessed with a beautiful baby girl and two major surgeries that seem to have my son pointed in the right direction healthwise. It's been an insanely busy and emotionally rollercoastery time. There hasn't been much time for music, but here are the tunes that have kept my brain sane and ears entertained (sans commentary this time around). 01 - The Answering Machine - "Another City, Another Sorry". 02 - Cut Off Your Hands - ...

Young Guns (Go For It)
The Devil Has The Best Tuna — ... young band absorbed a wide variety of influences from The Killers to The Smiths via Pink Floyd, The Cars and Sigur Ros creating a gaunt, slanted indie pop that's got more hooks than a Peter Pan convention. The young guns have been working with Stephen Street on their 2nd single which will be released next month. They've done some NME Awards shows with Ida Maria, and in March they'll be out on the Clash Presents tour with The Answering Machine and Casiokids. So don't expect them to stay under the radar for ...

Flashguns (Go For It)
Artrocker — ... Ros creating a gaunt, slanted indie pop that’s got more hooks than the cloakroom at a Peter Pan convention and is one of the few bands I’ve heard in twenty years that capture the pure essence of the early Smith and I think I’m already a fan. The Flushguns have been working with Stephen Street on their 2nd single which will be released next month. They’ve done some NME Awards shows with Ida Maria , and in March they’ll be out on the Clash Presents tour with The Answering Machine and Casiokids . So don’t expect them to stay under the radar for ...

The Answering Machine
Exitfare — Myspace The Answering Machine's video for their new single, "Cliffer," is easily the best video I've seen so far this year (even if it will probably give me nightmares tonight). It's touching and funny, the colors are great, and it features some great performance footage... basically, it's everything a band would want out of a video. Although I'm doubting that the song is really about the falling out of a ventriloquist and his dummy, I think the video is a perfect fit for the upbeat indie-rock song as the ...

More Acts Announced for Hinterland
The Skinny :: Latest articles — ... spaces. With the demise of so many other alternative festivals in the last 12 months, this is a pretty unique opportunity to catch as many alternative artists as you can. Tickets for Hinterland are priced at 42 for a two-day ticket and 23.50 for single day tickets. A limited number of discounted early bird two-day tickets will initially be available priced 35 and are available here . Further to those already confirmed previously , the newly announced acts are: Answering Machine Be a Familiar Black Sun Count and Sinden De Rosa ...

Video of the Day #23: The Answering Machine
There Goes The Fear — We first mentioned The Answering Machine on Snow Day (wow, seems so long ago now), and then caught them live just a few weeks later. They’re pretty amazing, and now have their debut single out on Monday, 9th March. Their shiny new video features the likes of Sesame Street Characters (for the life of me I can’t remember the name of the one, but I’m sure one of you geniuses will be able to remind me in the comments!) Cliffer is a pretty great song - it’s got a confident, meatier punch than some of ...

Out in the UK on Monday
Torr — ... Shop Boys - "Love Etc." [Vid. Great 1st single from their 10th album.] Metric - "Help I'm Alive" [EPK. 1st single from their disappointingly weak 3rd album.] Keane - "Better Than This" [Live Vid. 3rd single from their 3rd album.] Grammatics - "Shadow Committee" [Vid. Their debut album is out next week.] The Answering Machine - "Cliffer" [Vid. 3rd single from Manchester ...

The Answering Machine & James Yuill - NYC dates & MP3's
brooklynvegan — ... Manchester's The Answering Machine have been playing together for around three years and get compared a lot to Los Campesinos! but owe more than a little to The Strokes and Maximo Park as well. Though if you're ...

Leave Your Name After The Beep
The Devil Has The Best Tuna — The Answering Machine Genre: Indie From: Manchester, United Kingdom Following quickly in the success of recent single ‘Cliffer’ Manchester citygazers The Answering Machine unleash ‘Obviously Cold’, another indie dancefloor anthem in waiting, on the 18th May 2009. The single precedes their debut album, ‘Another City, Another Sorry’, which is scheduled for release on the 1st June, through Heist or Hit Records. ...

The Answering Machine "Obviously Cold"
Exitfare — Myspace // "Another City, Another Sorry" [Audio] If you're the observant type, you'll note that there are palm trees in this video, something you will not find in Manchester. This video, the second off of Another City, Another Sorry, was shot while the band were in Los Angeles earlier this month. Apparently curling and sun do mix. "Obviously Cold" is out on 18 May (my birthday) through Heist or Hit Records. ...

The Answering Machine
5 Acts — Manchester, England I try to listen to "Cliffer" every morning to put me in a good mood. "Cliffer" The Answering Machine on MySpace The Answering Machine on The Hype Machine ...

Never gonna go back home
Heartache with Hard Work — ... I just can't say no to a track like this. Fast, furious, big messy guitar lines, and lines that are in such a hurry to get out onto the dancefloor that they stumble over themselves. The Answering Machine come from Manchester, and they play the sort of music that deserves to be heard in every packed London club this year. ...

The Answering Machine Announce Manic Street Preachers Support Tour
Altsounds - News — ... 28th May @ London, Roundhouse (with Manic Street Preachers) 29th May @ London, Roundhouse (with Manic Street Preachers) 30th May @ London, Roundhouse (with Manic Street Preachers) 1st June @ Wolverhampton, Civic Hall (with Manic Street Preachers) 2nd June @ Brighton, Dome (with Manic Street Preachers) 5th June @ London, Koko (Club NME) 7th June @ Kent, Sellindge Festival 26th July @ Clapham Common, London (Ben & Jerry’s Sundae Festival) the answering machine. on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music ...

Out in the UK on Monday
Torr — ... [Stream. 1st single from their upcoming 2nd album.] Kasabian - "Fire" [Vid. 1st single from their 3rd album.] Pet Shop Boys - "Did You See Me Coming?" [Vid. 2nd single from their 10th album.] Empire Of The Sun - "We Are The People" [Vid. 2nd single from their debut album.] Also out this week: The Answering Machine - "Obviously Cold" [Vid. 1st single from their debut ...

VIDEO: THE ANSWERING MACHINE "OBVIOUSLY COLD"
FUTURE SOUNDS — ... , you know that almost every week we play a track off the "Another City, Another Sorry" album by THE ANSWERING MACHINE. We just got tipped to their latest video for the new single, "Obviously Cold" - here it is.... ...

The Answering Machine visit towns, offer apologies
Another Form of Relief — ... Website / Myspace / Twitter Share: ...

A Baker's Dozen : Volume 15
A Certain Romance — ... - "Tree Roots Turn To Forts". 07 - Peggy Sue - "Lover Gone". 08 - Jessica Lea Mayfield - "For Today (Live "Have You Heard" Session)". 09 - Bowerbirds - "Northern Lights". 10 - Airship - "Algebra". 11 - The Answering Machine - "Obviously Cold". 12 - ...

Out in the UK on Monday
Torr — ... stuff that's out in the UK on Mon June 15th... Albums: My Sad Captains - Here & Elsewhere [Vid. Debut from London 5-piece.] Wave Machines - Wave If You're Really There [Vid. Debut from Liverpool trio.] We Were Promised Jetpacks - These Four Walls [Vid.  Debut from Glasgow 4-piece.] The Answering Machine - Another City Another Sorry [Vid. Debut from ...

Review: The Answering Machine – Another City, Another Sorry
There Goes The Fear — I’ve been a bit supporter of The Answering Machine lately here on TGTF. Normally not my sorta thing, this bunch of Manchester indie kids have bags of talent. Think of the Strokes. Take away their pretentiousness, and add in some Manchester style. You’re halfway there. They’re loud, they’re raucous, but above all they have great tunes – mainstream enough to (hopefully) get radio play, edgy enough that they won’t do a Scouting for Girls or Hoosiers on us. As a randomer behind me put it so ...

another city, another sorry.
FUCKING DANCE — today sees the release of Manchester band, The Answering Machine's debut album. it has been an extraordinarily long time coming for those of us there from the beginning! i last wrote about the band when they had a drum machine called Mustafa, but since then they have picked up a real live boy to do the drumming as well as racking up numerous positive reviews from all over the shop. full of 'ooh's, hand claps and insanely brilliant pop gems, The Answering Machine have created a fantastic first album. kicking off with the album title track, they launch ...

The Answering Machine – Another City, Another Sorry
The Line Of Best Fit — ... impression, though, is that their best might still be to come when they find a way of roughing things up a bit from the slightly too clean production lines throughout this album, advancing their influences away from something Absolute Radio might gladly playlist towards a happy point between their dynamic abilities and their potential range. For now it still feels like great guitar pop searching for a way to fulfil its potential. 67% The Answering Machine on Myspace Related posts Pop Scene ...

FUTURE SOUNDS 33 RELEASED TODAY ON ITUNES
FUTURE SOUNDS — ... to land them for FS33 but they just signed with Universal Republic so congrats for jumping the line. San Francisco based duo writing perfect indie rock songs. EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS – Track: Home The LA based collective sometimes contains as many as 15 members and recalls the ethos of Ken Kesey & The Merry Pranksters circa 1964, complete with a Partridge Family school bus. A phenomenon. THE ANSWERING MACHINE – Track: Emergency This Manchester UK act’s ...

The Answering Machine in Manchester
Exitfare — [Photo Credit: Emily Dennison] Myspace // "Oklahoma" (Dutch Uncles remix) [Audio] // "Obviously Cold" [Video] This Friday in Manchester (UK), favorite sons (and daughter) the Answering Machine will be playing a gig at Man City Stadium with Doves, Twisted Wheel, and the positively terrible Kid British. Although the band has only dipped their toes into the US, they've been blowing up in their home country, fresh off of a support tour with Manic Street Preachers. ...

Video of the Day #90: The Answering Machine
There Goes The Fear — Click here to view the embedded video. I went through a stage earlier in the year of loving The Answering Machine a bit too much (here), and sort of run out of energy. However this video re-ignited my passion for them, a perfect fit to their new single, Oklahoma, which is out on 11th August. ...

News Roundup (11/08/09)
The 405 RSS Blog — ... BBC Radio 1’s Huw Stephens and takes place over the 22, 23 & 24 of October. http://swnfest.co.uk/site/ The Answering Machine The Answering Machine have announced details of a five-date UK tour for October. The Manchester quartet will play the following venues: 14/10, Bristol Louisiana 15/10, Nottingham Bodega 16/10, London Borderline 17/10, Leeds Cockpit 20/10, Glasgow King Tuts http://www.myspace.com/theansweringmachine The Little Comets ...

The Answering Machine / October 2009 UK Tour
There Goes The Fear — The Answering Machine have announced a string of five UK shows for October. Catch them at the below dates: Wednesday 14th October 2009 – Bristol Louisiana Thursday 15th October 2009 – Nottingham Bodega Friday 16th October 2009 – London Borderline Saturday 17th October 2009 – Leeds Cockpit Tuesday 20th October 2009 – Glasgow King Tuts ...

THIS WEEKEND: WOXY CURATES STAGES @ THE MONOLITH FESTIVAL AT RED ROCKS
FUTURE SOUNDS — ... Shiv and Joe will be there in person, introducing bands as well as introducing beer to their faces. I mean, DEER TICK? NEON INDIAN? GENERATIONALS? THE ANTLERS? And of course our shared love, THE ANSWERING MACHINE, on loan from England. For a full line-up of the festival, ...

The Answering Machine @ Monolith 9.12.09
You Aint No Picasso — [image] OK. I have good news and bad news here. The good news is that I really, really enjoyed The Answering Machine’s set. They were a great addition to the fest and as one of the European groups on the bill, one that I’m not likely to see any other way. The bad news is that I really don’t remember that much about them. I remember it was some quick, guitar-driven songs that seemed like a grown-up version of what NME has been digging for the past six years, but really their Myspace could have told me that. However, I remember thinking as I walked away from their set that ...

UK Sensations The Answering Machine Invade CMJ
Altsounds - News — ... the answering machine. on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads ...

After The Jump OFFICIAL CMJ SHOWCASE (Thurs) and day party (SATURDAY)
i rock i roll — ... official CMJ showcase! Personally I'm excited to see The Answering Machine. Saturday is our 3rd annual day party at Brooklyn Bowl - make sure you see ...

CMJ 2009
Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — ... At this point I returned to Pianos to catch The Answering Machine, a British four piece who I had heard rave reviews of throughout the week. The band turned out to be my favorite performance of the week, with high energy, catchy pop-punk tunes, and the signs of true passion and enjoyment of the faces of each member of the band. It was a breath of fresh air that was much needed amongst some acts that took themselves far too seriously. This was the kind of band I would have wanted to have as a teenager and they nailed every moment of their far too short ...

CMJ 2009: Boys Who Make Dancey Music
The Modern Age — Catching up from last weekend — so many activities! OCTOBER 22nd Started the evening at the SPIN offices for a special rooftop performance by Portland, Oregon’s Hockey. Like The Rapture and The Virgins before them, these boys know how to get girls dancing. Love love love them. Find songs like “Work,” totally irresistible. The Answering Machine, a Manchester-based quartet freshly flown in from London, England, totally ...

The Answering Machine will be in NYC for a while (dates)
brooklynvegan — ... One of the bands I regretted missing during CMJ was Manchester's The Answering Machine who I liked a lot when they ...

CONTEST: THE ANSWERING MACHINE IN NEW YORK CITY
The Music Slut — [image] 11.04.09 CONTEST: THE ANSWERING MACHINE IN NEW YORK CITY [image] 11/12 @ Cake Shop. Wanna attend with a guest? If so, then e-mail us ASAP! A winner will be randomly chosen on 11/10 @ NOON. Last week, The Answering Machine shared an acoustic NYC clip. In September, The Answering Machine chatted with WOXY. Visit The Answering Machine on MySpace. MP3: The Answering Machine - Cliffer Posted by m | 1:10 pm | Topics: the answering machine No comments yet. Be the first. Leave a reply name (required) ...

UK Sensations The Answering Machine Release "Obviously Cold" Video
Altsounds - News — ... the answering machine. on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads ...

The Cribs, BOAT, Slumberland, Versus, GhostDigital, Music For 16 Futurists & more in This Week in Indie
brooklynvegan — ... Tonight (11/11) and tomorrow are the last two shows of The Answering Machine's extended NYC visit, playing Bruar Falls tonight (with ...

RRrraarr it's Dinosaur Feathers
i rock i roll — ... Last night we went over to Bruar Falls for the first time (although technically it used to be The Lucky Cat and had the exact same set up + mojitos) to check out The Answering Machine (who were up-beat and fun and basically the exact same thing as most of what has come out of Manchester in the past). What I wanted to point out, however, is actually how much I enjoyed beachy indie rockers ...

Bands to Watch #145: Pomegranates
There Goes The Fear — Slowly climbing the US indie scene, Pomegranates have just been signed to the rather good Heist Or Hit Records here in the UK, home to TGTF favourites The Answering Machine (coverage)and LoveLikeFire (coverage). They say: Shimmering self-professed “art-pop”…A youthful, open-eared quartet enlivened with a kick-ass record collection, ceiling-less imagination, ragged guitars, and songwriting chops for days. - Spin ...