New Choons: Superfood - 'SUPERFOOD'

The love/hate relationship I have with the West Midlands based music scene is forever fluctuating. On one hand you've got the fantastic widely acknowledged bands that come from the area (Peace and Swim Deep) as well as many exciting bands still aiming to break the region (JAWS, Wide Eyed, God Damn, Dumb). On the other hand you've got the god awful scene tags like 'b-town', 'West Madlands' and 'The Whack Country' (ok I made that last one up but its only a matter of time!!), you've got Peace openly embracing lad culture (definitely NOT a bragging point in my eyes) and lastly, there's a worry that after Swim Deep release their debut album in May, people will begin to lose interest and the scene might just die. If Superfood saw this outcome approaching, their debut offering is a weapon that fights relentlessly against it.

Before yesterday the band only had a reputation for solid live shows and firm endorsement from Harrison Koisser of Peace and Connor Schofield of JAWS to back them up. However a link posted by a friend directed me towards a free mp3 promoted by the band, the self titled tune "SUPERFOOD". The hype is finally justified as those not lucky enough to have caught them live are introduced with a rollocking and groovy track that definitely separates the band from their b-town contemporaries. The 90s influence is extremely evident with the post-grungey late Blur/early Pavement style guitar hooks and a baggy-ish beat that could have come straight from Fun Lovin Criminals' hit "Scooby Snacks". Singer Dom Ganderton is apparently the man behind the mixing desk on Peace and Swim Deep's early demoes so its no surprise the recording is catching everyones ears with his screams of "You're always hungryyyy" complimenting the fuzzy instrumental goodness. If "SUPERFOOD" is a sign of things to come, consider me hungry for more. 

You can send your email to the band via THIS PAGE to receive the free mp3 or simply stream it below via Soundcloud.

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Video: Swim Deep - 'The Sea'

Joys a plenty in the video from B-Town favourites Swim Deep and their most recent single 'The Sea'. Filmed in The Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre in South London, the boys stalk about as a preppy dance troupe and karate kicking fella dance and er... kick, with plenty of fans, band logo scrawled on their face with their best biro. Pointless as it may seem you can't help but smile. Swim Deep are talented lads, if not for their great songs for their unrivalled ability to make it feel like summer all year round.

New Choons: JAWS - 'Friend Like You'

Straight off the back of supporting Swim Deep on their first headline tour in February, JAWS, B-Town's underdog band, are back with a new single, the sweetly titled Friend Like You. The opening riff glistens before the band kick in swimming deep (ha ha) in a pool of reverb. It's a very familiar song even on first listen, imagine U2's With Or Without You re-written in the hands of The Cure with the vocals of Bernard Sumner. 

A contemplative and rather optimistic song as frontman Connor Schofield asks in his signature drone "do you want to look back and say you did it well?". The single is taken from the band's soon to come EP Milkshake out on April 22nd which also features past singles Toucan Surf and Surround You but will be available individually on April 1st. The band have this week announced their first UK headline tour to be starting later this month so be sure to catch them before they do a Peace and blow up! 



Tour Dates:March/April 2013
28th - Birthdays - London
30th - Joiners - Southampton
1st - Zephyr Lounge - Leamington Spa
4th - Bungalows & Bears - Sheffield
5th - MelloMello - Liverpool
6th - Cockpit - Leeds
8th - Hare & Hounds - Birmingham