Kevin Devine To Release New Album In The UK On Big Scary Monsters

Kevin Devine will release his new album, 'Between The Concrete And Clouds' in the UK through Big Scary Monsters on October 17th.

The UK edition of ‘Between The Concrete And Clouds’ includes two exclusive bonus tracks, ‘Part Of The Whole’ and ‘Luxembourg’. You can pre-order the album here.

A remix to the track '11-17' by White Sea (Morgan Kibby of M83) can be streamed and downloaded here.

Algernon Cadwallader Sign To Big Scary Monsters (Europe)

Big Scary Monsters have announced they will release Algernon Cadwallader's new album, 'Parrot Flies', next month.

The album is now available for pre-order on CD and 12" vinyl (200 transparent blue/300 black) with an exclusive t-shirt here.

Big Scary Monsters Records Release New Charity Compilation

Big Scary Monsters Records have released a new compilation to coincide with its 5-a-side football tournament.

Like the event itself, this CD is raising money for the Bobby Moore Fund (part of Cancer Research) with 100% of the sales going to the good cause.

The CD can be purchased here.

01. Tangled Hair - I'm Calmer Than You Are
02. †Hymns† - A Punch To The Temple
03. Delta/Alaska - D.L.O.I
04. Three Trapped Tigers - Noise Trade
05. Tall Ships - Ode To Ancestors
06. The Xcerts - I Am Home
07. Johnny Foreigner - I Heard, He Ties Up Cats
08. Big Success - Pete Sadler (To The Max)
09. Shoes And Socks Off - Made
10. Stagecoach - Ice Age
11. Tubelord - If Muji Made Lovesongs (demo)
12. Shapes - Allure A Hore
13. Talons - Impala
14. Hold Your Horse Is - Starts And Ends
15. Rosa Valle - Needles to Say Nothing Really Mattress
16. Brontide - Jura
17. Mimas - Relationship

Album Review: Shapes - Monotony Chic

One would be quick to assess the channeling of the defunct Blakfish through the similar style and verve that Shapes display. In fact, the two mathy bands are simply part of the same homegrown Birmingham scene that allowed the former to burst into a wider scene with their angular, quick-shifting alternative rock. Shapes seem to be injected with the same urgency and tendency for sonic assault in the form of their debut album ‘Monotony Chic’.

Opening salvo ‘Siren Song’ sets the tone, a strong representative of things to come as the band unload their math-hardcore ammo with fist-clenching energy. On many of the tracks, such as ‘Allure A Hore’ and ‘Lipstick Vulture’, their sound suffers a little from this sense of a constant wall of noise and they do much better on an effort like ‘The Victim’ where they take a step back and breathe a little space into the equation to introduce flirtations with melody and various experimental expressions of rhythm.

Pink Mist Collective New Noise Podcast Interview

An interview with Pink Mist; the recently launched label collective of Big Scary Monsters, Blood and Biscuits and Holy Roar can be heard on the New Noise podcast, which can be heard here or below.

New Noise - 27.05.11 - Pink Mist Special by jonhillcock

Tall Ships Set To Begin UK Tour and Release New Single

Tall Ships will begin a run of UK shows tonight.

26th May – Preston, Mad Ferret (with TTT)
27th May – Bristol, Start The Bus (with TTT)
28th May – Brighton, Elizabeth Manor House, Meadowlands Festival
31st May – London, Cargo (with TTT)
1st June - Exeter, Lemon Grove (with We Are Scientists)
13th June - Middlesbrough, Empire (with WAS)
14th June - Leamington Spa, Assembly (with WAS)
15th June - London, Koko (with WAS)
16th June - Kingston, Banquet instore (6pm) and New Slang (11pm)
17th June - Brighton, Concorde 2 (with WAS)

A new single, 'Hit The Floor' is released on 7" vinyl via Big Scary Monsters/Blood And Biscuits on 13th June

Big Scary Monsters Records Announce 2011 5-A-Side Football Tournament Draw

Big Scary Monsters Records have announced details of its annual 5-A-Side Football tournament. The tournament includes 24 teams including Alcopop Records, Hassle Records, Hold Your Horse Is, Stagecoach, Punktastic.com, Banquet Records and more.

Further details can be found at BSMrocks.com/5aside.

GROUPS
A
Disc Manufacturing Services
Last.fm
drownedinsound
Rosa Valle

B
Shapes / Brontide
Hold Your Horse Is / Stagecoach
Punktastic
Alcopop!

C
Banquet Records
XL
BBC
The Xcerts

D
Hassle
The Fly
SWN Festival
Wichita Records

E
Talons
Tall Ships
BSM
Rock Sound

F
Top Button Digital
Fear And... Records
Red Bull
Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly

New Tall Ships Single Announced

Tall Ships' new single 'Hit The Floor' can be heard below.

The single/7" will be limited to just 300 copies in screenprinted, hand-numbered sleeves, is released via Big Scary Monsters/Blood And Biscuits on 13th June with iTunes coming early on 16th May.

The bands forthcoming UK Dates, including shows with Three Trapped Tigers (TTT) can be viewed by clicking read more.

Pink Mist Announce RSD 12" Split Details

The Pink Mist collective (Big Scary Monsters/Blood and Biscuits/Holy Roar) have announced details of their first release, a 12" split which will be released on Record Store Day (Saturday April 16th.)

300 copies made on pink/white 12"vinyl, this will be priced around £3.99 for 12 songs.

'Hello Pink Mist' Tracklisting:

A
1. Three Trapped Tigers - Cramm
2. Teej - Galactic
3. Shapes - Lipstick Vulture
4. Hymns - Idyllic in Nature, Horrendous in Habit
5. run WALK - God, I Hate Old Friends 2011
6. Hang The Bastard - The Great Devourer

B
1. Grazes - Aneurysm
2. Bastions - Warmth Of The World
3. Delta/Alaska - D.L.O.I
4. Tall Ships - Snow (Body Parts remix)
5. LA2019 - Water
6. Arctus Questu - Ice Raft

Big Scary Monsters Records Announce Bear Vs Shark Debut Album Vinyl Re-Release

Bear Vs Shark will be re-releasing their debut album, 'Right Now, You’re in the Best of Hands. And if Something Isn’t Quite Right, Your Doctor Will Know in a Hurry' on 12" vinyl on May 9th via Big Scary Monsters Records.

The release includes two previously unreleased bonus tracks and limited to just 250 hand-numbered copies.

Pre-orders can be made here.

A1. Ma Jolie
A2. Campfire
A3. Buses/No Buses
A4. The Employee Is Not Afraid
A5. We Were Sad But Now We're Rebuilding
A6. Kylie
A7. MPS

B1. Second
B2. Don't Tell The Horses The Stable's On Fire
B3. Bloodgiver
B4. Michigan
B5. Broken Dog Leg
B6. June 7th * (bonus track)
B7. California * (bonus track)

'Buses/No Buses' can be streamed by clicking read more.

New Tangled Hair EP

Tangled Hair will release a new EP, 'Apples' on April 11th via Big Scary Monsters.

'Apples' is available digitally from 24th March for the low price of just £2.49 before reverting to its full price from 11th April.

01. I'm Calmer Than You Are
02. Forty Winks
03. Campfires
04. Daylight #1
05. Daylight #2

A free download of 'Campfires' can be found here.

Pre-order 'Apples' here.

24.03 - Southampton, Avondale
25.03 - Leicester, Firebug
26.03 - Leeds, The Packhorse
27.03 - Nottingham, Spanky Van Dykes
30.03 - Portsmouth, Edge of The Wedge
31.03 - Ipswich, The Swan
01.04 - Birmingham, The Flapper
02.04 - Kingston, The Peel
05.04 - London, Old Blue Last

New Bright Spark Destroyer Single Released as Part of BSM's '11 Singles Collection

Bright Spark Destroyer have released a new single called 'The Dead Sea Scrolls'. The single is part of Big Scary Monsters' '11 singles collection.

More information on Big Scary Monsters' '11 singles collection, can be found here.

The video for the single, can be viewed by clicking read more.

Big Scary Monsters, Holy Roar Records and Blood and Biscuits Form UK Label Collective

Big Scary Monsters, Holy Roar Records and Blood and Biscuits have formed a UK independent collective called Pink Mist.

The debut Pink Mist release 'Hello Pink Mist' is set to be released on Record Store Day (April 16th). The 12" LP (on pink and white vinyl) features 12 exclusive tracks from all three label's current rosters including some new additions to the fold.

The day of the release also sees the collective's first day party event at Notting Hill Arts Club and will feature performances from numerous artists on 'Hello Pink Mist'.

In addition Three Trapped Tigers and Tall Ships will play the Pink Mist tour in May.

May
14 - Brighton, The Great Escape
15 - Southampton, Talking Heads
16 - Cambridge, The Portland
18 - Birmingham, Hare and Hounds
19 - Cardiff, Buffalo Bar
20 - Liverpool, Kazimer (Sound City)
21 - Glasgow, GSA
22 - Newcastle, Head of Steam
23 - Manchester, Night and Day
24 - Sheffield, The Harley
25 - Leeds, Nation of Shopkeepers
26 - Preston, Mad Ferret
27 - Bristol, Start The Bus
28 - Meadowlands Festival, Glynde Place
31 - London, Cargo

Further information on Pink Mist can be found here.

New Hold Your Horse Is Video

Hold Your Horse Is' video for 'Forgive And Forget', can be viewed by clicking read more.

'Forgive And Forget' can be downloaded for free here.

UK Tour with Mojo Fury:
03.02 - LEICESTER, Firebug
05.02 - NEWCASTLE, Pumphrey's Cellar Bar (FREE ENTRY)
06.02 - GLASGOW, 13th Note
07.02 - ABERDEEN, Cafe Drummonds
08.02 - EDINBURGH, Sneaky Pete's
09.02 - LEEDS, Brudenell Social Club (FREE ENTRY)
10.02 - IPSWICH, The Swan (FREE ENTRY)
11.02 - ALDERSHOT, West End Centre
12.02 - NOTTINGHAM, The Maze
13.02 - CARDIFF, Undertone
15.02 - LONDON, Purple Turtle (FREE ENTRY)
16.02 - SOUTHAMPTON, Hamptons

New Hold Your Horse Is Single + Video

Hold Your Horse Is have put up their new single "Forgive And Forget" as a free download, the song is taken from their debut album due to be released this year through Big Scary Monsters Records

Click Here to download the song and see the video

Hymns (ex-Blakfish) Sign To Big Scary Monsters

Hymns (ex-Blakfish) have signed to Big Scary Monsters.

The band will release their debut single, 'A Punch To The Temple' on 28th Febuary via BSM/Function Records.

04.02 - Kingston, The Cricketers
05.02 - Bristol, The Croft
07.02 - London, Old Blue Last
10.02 - Nottingham, The Chameleon
11.02 - Manchester, Spread Eagle
12.02 - Hartlepool, The Studio

†Hymns† - A Punch To The Temple by bsmrocks

Big Scary Monsters Records Release First '11 Collection Single

Big Scary Monsters Records have released the first of fifty-two singles, as part of its '11 Singles Collection'.

The first single is by Rosa Valle and the single is called 'Mathmagician'.

Further information can be found here.

Big Scaty Monsters Recordings/Alcopop Records Sampler

Big Scaty Monsters Recordings/Alcopop Records have released a "pay what you want" sampler called 'We Ruined His Birthday With An Invisible Balloon'.

The compilation features tracks from Tellison, Johnny Foreigner, Kevin Devine, Tall Ships, Stagecoach, Talons and more.

The compilation can be purchased through Bandcamp on "pay what you want" basis or the physical CD can be purchased for £2 through either BSM Records or Alcopop Records.

Each phyiscal order includes a prize, which details can be found about here.

1. Tellison – Edith Wharton
2. Stagecoach – Hieroglyphics
3. Kevin Devine – She Stayed As Steam
4. The Attika State – Sounds of the Stereo
5. Hold Your Horse Is – Welcome to Obscurity
6. Johnny Foreigner – Who Needs Comment Boxes When You've Got Knives
7. Talons – In the Shadow of Our Stilted Homes
8. Ute – Innocent Tailor
9. Tall Ships – Plate Tectonics
10. Screaming Maldini – As Dew In Aprille
11. Mimas – La Moustache Formidable
12. My First Tooth – Dubrovnik
13. Walter Schreifels – Open Letter to the Scene
14. Jumping Ships – The Matterhorn

Tall Ships Set To Kick Off BSM X-Mas UK Tour with Tangled Hair

Tall Ships begin Big Scary Monsters Recordings Christmas Tour next week.

Support comes from Tangled Hair.

06.12 - Brighton, The Albert
07.12 - London, Brixton, The Rest Is Noise (free entry)
08.12 - Cambridge, Portland Arms
09.12 - Kingston, New Slang
10.12 - Bristol, Mothers Ruin
11.12 - Middlesbrough, Uncle Alberts (free entry)
12.12 - Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
13.12 - Sheffield, Bungalows and Bears (free entry - no Tangled Hair)

Tall Ships' recent EP, 'There Is Nothing But Chemistry Here' can be streamed by clicking read more.

Big Scary Monsters Records 2011 Plans

According to an update from Big Scary Monsters Recordings, the label will be releasing full-lengths from Dad Rocks! and Hold Your Horse Is in 2011, as well as EP releases from Men and Tangled Hair.

In addition the label will be releasing a book from Shoes And Socks Off.

BSM Christmas Tour 2010 w/ Tall Ships and Tangled Hair

06.12 - Brighton, The Albert
07.12 - London, Brixton, The Rest Is Noise (free entry)
08.12 - Cambridge, Portland Arms
09.12 - Kingston, New Slang
10.12 - Bristol, Start The Bus
11.12 - Middlesbrough, Uncle Alberts (free entry)
12.12 - Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
13.12 - Sheffield, Bungalows and Bears (free entry - no Tangled Hair)