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THE VICTORIAN ENGLISH GENTLEMENS CLUB / 'PARROT' VIDEO!
Nerdy Frames | Aucklands greatest audio and pop culture blog EVA — The video for 'Parrot', the forthcoming brand new single from The Victorian English Gentlemens Club is now online! http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=4u394-bOew0 'Parrot' is released on 6th July 2009 via This Is Fake DIY Records, and will feature on the band's forthcoming second album, 'Love On An Oil Rig', which follows in September. The Victorian English Gentlemens Club 'Parrot' July 6th This Is Fake DIY Records September 2009 sees the release of The Victorian English Gentlemens Club's sophomore album, 'Love On An Oil Rig', heralded on July 6th by a new single, 'Parrot'. 'Parrot' started life as a sappy acoustic song written by Adam and was promptly ...

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The Victorian English Gentlemens Club release new single 'Parrot'
Altsounds - News — September 2009 sees the release of The Victorian English Gentlemens Club's sophomore album, 'Love On An Oil Rig', heralded on July 6th by a new single, 'Parrot'. 'Parrot' started life as a sappy acoustic song written by Adam and was promptly assassinated by a revolted Louise, via the power of a triple distorted bass tuned lower than Josef ...

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The Dirty Dozen - July, 2009
The Skinny :: Latest articles — Reviewing Personnel: Troy Sanders (vocals/bass) Brann Dailor (drums) Bill Kelliher (guitar) Brent Hinds (vocals/guitar) Darren Sanders (Troy s Brother and Guitar Tech) Girls Hellhole Ratrace (Fantasytrashcan, 6 July) Troy: This could come in handy at 3am in the morning, if you re standing by yourself in a bar feeling that you just need a good cry to make yourself feel better. Brann: Right when you realise that the woman you ve been courting and trying to sleep with is a man. Troy: It s the perfect soundtrack to that scenario. Brann: Buy that man a revolver. Dave: Marks out of ten? Brann: If we re talking about playing this in a situation where you ...

Mastodon's Dirty Dozen - July, 2009
The Skinny :: Latest articles — Reviewing Personnel: Troy Sanders (vocals/bass) Brann Dailor (drums) Bill Kelliher (guitar) Brent Hinds (vocals/guitar) Darren Sanders (Troy s Brother and Guitar Tech) Girls Hellhole Ratrace (Fantasytrashcan, 6 July) - Troy : This could come in handy at 3am in the morning, if you re standing by yourself in a bar feeling that you just need a good cry to make yourself feel better. Brann : Right when you realise that the woman you ve been courting and trying to sleep with is a man. Troy : It s the perfect soundtrack to that scenario. Brann : Buy that man a revolver. Dave : Marks out of ten? Brann : If we re talking about playing this in a situation ...

THE VICTORIAN ENGLISH GENTLEMENS CLUB / 'PARROT'
Nerdy Frames | Aucklands greatest audio and pop culture blog EVA — Just a reminder that 'Parrot', the brand new single from The Victorian English Gentlemens Club, is released NEXT MONDAY (6th July). It is the first track taken from the band's forthcoming second album, 'Love On An Oil Rig', due to follow this September. The video for 'Parrot' can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch? ...

The Weekly Sweep
Sweeping The Nation — Allo, Darlin' - Henry Rollins Don't Dance [Myspace] (Supporting the Lucksmiths at their last London gig next week, along with Daniel Kitson. That's a fairly unmissable bill) Animal Collective – Summertime Clothes [YouTube] Camera Obscura - Honey In The Sun [YouTube] Dinosaur Jr - Over It [YouTube] Dinosaur Pile-Up - Summer Hit Song [Myspace] Emmy The Great - Edward Is Dedward [Myspace] (Remember how when First Love came out we talked about how she had an album's worth of eked-out songs not on it? Well, she's gone and put some of them on an EP out at the end of ...

THE VICTORIAN ENGLISH GENTLEMENS CLUB / 'PARROT' OUT NOW AS FREE DOWNLOAD / FULL ALBUM DETAILS
Nerdy Frames | Aucklands greatest audio and pop culture blog EVA — The Victorian English Gentlemens Club release brand new single 'Parrot' today (6th July) - and it's available as a FREE DOWNLOAD from the band's website RIGHT NOW! http://www. thevictorianenglishgentlemensc lub.co.uk/parrot It is also available on limited edition YELLOW 7" vinyl. The band are playing live tonight at London's Lexington to celebrate the single's release, and have a string of further live dates confirmed for across the Summer. The video for 'Parrot' after the hump 'Parrot' is taken from the band's forthcoming second album and the track has already been included in NME's '10 Tracks You Have To Hear This Week' feature, and has ...

The Weekly Sweep
Sweeping The Nation — Adam Donen - It's Over Now [Vimeo] (The third different project we've featured of his, technically. Choice quote, laden with heavy irony from those who know his back catalogue: "none of it is in any way morose, weighty or apocalyptic. At all.") Animal Collective – Summertime Clothes [YouTube] Army Navy - Saints [Vimeo] Arthur & Martha - Music For Hairproducts [YouTube] Camera Obscura - Honey In The Sun [YouTube] Charlotte Hatherley - White [YouTube] Emmy The Great - Edward Is Dedward [Myspace] Kill It Kid - Burst Its Banks ...

THE VICTORIAN ENGLISH GENTLEMENS CLUB / 'LOVE ON AN OIL RIG' / ALBUM 7TH SEPTEMBER
Nerdy Frames | Aucklands greatest audio and pop culture blog EVA — THE VICTORIAN ENGLISH GENTLEMENS CLUB 'Watching The Burglars' - 10th August 'Love On An Oil Rig' - 7th September This Is Fake DIY Records Since the release of their first album, The Victorian English Gentlemens Club toured for too long, then locked themselves away. They wrote 100 songs, disposed of 88 humanely, and have now laid out the remaining dozen on a 3" silver platter, for your dirty soul to revel in. Their previous opus was based on a severe lack of musical understanding. Their eponymous debut saw them groping their instruments like over-anxious teenagers, fast, furious and lots of fun. Their second is full of confidence and somewhat brutally, demands ...

The Weekly Sweep
Sweeping The Nation — Camera Obscura - Honey In The Sun [YouTube] Charlotte Hatherley - White [YouTube] Dananananaykroyd - Some Dresses [Bebo?!] Emmy The Great - Edward Is Dedward [Myspace] Kill It Kid - Burst Its Banks [Myspace] Lion O'Brien - This Life [Myspace] Loqui - Hermes Pan [Myspace] Mission Of Burma - 1, 2 ,3, Partyy! [mp3 from Matador Records itself] Noah And The Whale - Blue Skies [Myspace] Not Cool - Wonderful Beasts [Myspace] The Pastels/Tenniscoats - About You [Myspace] Randan Discotheque - ...

THE VICTORIAN ENGLISH GENTLEMENS CLUB / WATCHING THE BURGLARS - RELEASED TODAY!
Nerdy Frames | Aucklands greatest audio and pop culture blog EVA — The Victorian English Gentlemens Club release new single 'Watching The Burglars' TODAY (10th August). It comes backed with brand new B-side, 'Polish Man'. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=322682458&s=143444 ...