To celebrate the release today of Termites’ debut album we’re proud to share this video of album track ‘Dumb Rock’. And whilst were at it here’s a reminder of a recent review of the self-titled album from Venue Magazine:
“Oh, YES! It fizzes, bucks, weaves, bounces, is whip-crack clever and big-chorus dumb, as many ideas flowing in each song as streams from the rose of a watering can, and just as fertile. Light and swift on its feet as a tumbling gymnast, it’s hooked-first-time sing-along pop and multi-listen art, crashing genres into each other like a musical Hadron collider, just to see what happens. Hugely English, a kind of Bonzo Dog Blur Marr Band, with Supergrass urgency, early Roxy playfulness and the songwriting sass of Ray Davies. Summarise this in 100 words? Like Kevin Rowland said, you must be fucking joking. So here’s just one: astonishing.”
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Termites self-titled debut album OUT TODAY!
Hot on the heels of the ‘Clockwork Meat’ single in February and the BBC 6Music endorsed teaser track ‘Ammo’, today the 14th May 2012 finally sees the release of Termites’ self-titled and self-produced debut album. The eclectic outfit spent the last two years creating their record before putting it in the safe and respected hands of Shellac’s Bob Weston for mastering.
Hailing from the ancient city of Bristol, Termites have ventured out from their basement studio to support the likes of The Vaccines, British Sea Power and The Young Knives. The four piece’s tightly honed stagecraft is breathtaking; an experience full of contrast, energy and life. Musically, they are distantly related to Blur, XTC, Joe Meek and other English members of the Arts and Crafts movement, with a dash of the Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Wicker Man thrown in for good measure.
The 10-track album is released worldwide via all the usual digital platforms as well as the Sink & Stove Digital Store. You can grab ‘Ammo’ and ‘Dumb Rock’ as free mp3s from the Sink & Stove Soundcloud and the ‘Clockwork Meat’ single is available with an exclusive b-side.
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Sink & Stove on BBC Introducing this weekend
S&S Honcho Ben is interviewed on BBC Bristol Introducing this weekend, talking about the ups and downs of running a label and playing tracks from two new releases by Island Audio and Termites. You can catch the show on Saturday and Sunday or on iPlayer for the following week.
‘Obstacles’ by Bristol’s Island Audio OUT NOW!
Island Audio’s debut album ‘Obstacles’ is released today, available worldwide from all the usual digital platforms as well as Sink & Stove’s Digital Store.
“The ten tracks start out with a vox ‘n’ glocks innocence, but quickly head into darker realms, somehow marrying post-rock with a girly Elastica nonchalance. ‘Obstacles’ hides behind nothing. With an ‘In Rainbows’ bare-faced simplicity it ticks over with confidence, distortion in the back pocket for some really notable lifts.”
Fear Of Fiction
“Led by thumping bass hooks, chafing guitar figures and some Debbie Harry-worshipping insouciance, glam-y, knife-edged post-punkers Island Audio set out their throbbing disco-grind stall simultaneously referencing New Order, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Blondie, with ethereal flights into shoe-gazing territory. Very promising.”
Venue
“Ten tracks of carefully arranged, shoegaze-tinged indie pop that shows a lot of promise from the band.”
Drowned In Sound
Island Audio featured in Drowned In Sound's 'Drowned In Bristol'.
‘Obstacles’, the debut album from Bristol’s Island Audio got a lovely write-up thanks to the good people at Drowned In Sound. The album which ‘consists of ten tracks of carefully arranged, shoegaze-tinged indie pop that shows a lot of promise from the band’ is out worldwide tomorrow (23/04/2012), from all the usual digital platforms as well as our own Digital Store.
The Termites’ forthcoming self-titled debut album is finally unleashed on 14th May 2012. In anticipation of this the track ‘Dumb Rock’ is now available to download, for free! Grab it from the Sink & Stove Soundcloud.
(74 plays)Island Audio on CISM FM, Montreal:
Listen to the track ‘Two Teams’ (available as a free Mp3) on the London Cafe show which was broadcast on 3rd April.
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Island Audio ‘Fear Of Fiction’ Review:
Island Audio’s debut album gets a great little review in this month’s Fear Of Fiction magazine. Alas the album is called ‘Obstacles’ not ‘Dropping Anchors’ but otherwise its a super review!
