The Velvet underground
The Doors
The Pixies
The cure
My Bloody Valentine
Spacemen 3
Lydia Lunch
Jesus and mary chain
Devo
Massive attack
Sebadoh
Chemical brothers
Liars
Deerhunter
Flaming lips
Mercury rev
The Stooges
Dinosaur Jr
Johnny Cash
David Bowie
Deerhoof
currently listening to:
The Kills: Midnight boom, Beatles: Abbey road, Autolux: Future perfect,
Raveonettes: Lust lust lust, ...
NME RADAR ( July 2nd 2008 )
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Biography:
Underground Railroad are set to release their new "STICKS AND STONES" album for One Little indian records UK, in Autumn 2008.
Formed five years ago in Paris, Underground Railroad released their debut album ‘Twisted Trees’ on One Little Indian in the summer of last year – a ferocious squall of a record crystallising the band’s love for post-punk and New York’s No Wave scene, it won them a passionate following through its wholly uncompromising nature.
Drummer Raphael Mura, guitarist Marion Andrau (who both take lead vocal duties) and bassist/backing vocalist JB Ganivet return in the latter half of 2008 with ‘Sticks and Stones’, a new album that smoothes over the jagged edges of their debut, imbuing upon them a strong melodic drive, without losing a trace of the band’s trademark integrity.
Recorded in Seattle at the dawn of 2008 with renowned producer John Goodmanson at its helm (Death Cab For Cutie, Blood Brothers, Sleater Kinney and Blonde Redhead), it sees Underground Railroad gain maturity without sacrificing their angular, noisy leanings; a Velvet Underground / Jesus and Mary Chain psychedelic swirl is discernible in the hypnotic ‘Stuff in Your Pocket’, while the simple, overdrive-led buzz of Pixies or Sebadoh is palpable in the heady fury of tracks like ‘Kill me now’. The record also features Seattle’s prodigious cello player Phil A. Peterson, whose arrangements on ‘Poems For Freaks’ or ‘Six Pieds Sous Terre’ lend these songs an unabashed, epic edge.
A spectacular live show is long part of the band’s appeal, Mura’s presence behind the drum kit magisterial and Andrau’s vocals captivating. Couple this with a strong desire to road-test their new material, and 2008 looks likely to grant Underground Railroad a whole new audience.
Contacts
one little indian records
contact management: John Brice at Evolution management evomgt [a] aol.com
johnbrice [a] indian.co.uk
Contact label / band : info [a] indian.co.uk
UK press: James Skinner: james [a] indian.co.uk
Radio plugger: Kevin O'Donnel: kevin [a] indian.co.uk
International press: Ruth Birch: ruthB [a] indian.co.uk
Congratulations on the video, the piece in the NME and the radio !!! youaou! lots of good news in one day! c'etait cool de vous voir hier soir, desolee d'etre partis un peu tot mais maman avait besoin de repos haha take care, jehn
Regardez bien au milieu du morceau il se prend une bouffée d'helium dans son ballon et il chante comme Donald, dans les choristes il y a Guy Man de Daft Punk, c'est encore plus la classe !
All looks well. Forecast is bright. Glad to see you guys leading the light. We must see eachother soon, I feel so confused without you all. Don't know if you've seen this, ambulance for lamont x
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