late of the pier

Late of the Pier are a four-piece band from Castle Donington, England, currently signed to Phastasy. Their debut album Fantasy Black Channel was released on 11 August 2008 by Parlophone produced by Erol Alkan.

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Guest top 10s: Does It Offend You Yeah?, Bonus Eventus and Let's Wrestle
DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH? Dan from Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Bonus Eventus and Let’s Wrestle give us their picks of 2009 as we near completion of our Guest top 10s. <!--break--> TING TINGS Pure pop from two of the nicest people I’ve ever met in the music business, We toured with them in 2008 and watched them blow up and go on to world wide success, I’m...
Late of the Pier are on a one-way trip to all tomorrows after-parties
“There’s too much respect in music. You’ve got to stamp all over your influences to get the shards you can use to build new influences with the glue of instinct. Don’t have respect.” You’ll know this lot. They’re the ones who released 2007’s weirdest single, ‘Bathroom Gurgle’: a behemoth of sound pretty much unprecedented in mainstream...
delia's london gig guide: 24 Nov
Hmm. Tonight Alvin Stardust is playing…..verrrrrrrrrrrrrry tempting…but i think maybe Telepathe/Pens/chew Lips are a good bet too…hmmm. hmmm. hmml pick n mix your own pops… Telepathe! <!--break--> Mon 24th Nov Lexington – Pop! Quiz! – starts 8pm - £1 per person to enter – up to 6 in a team. Not up it’s arse indie but a mix of...
2009: The Year I Went To More Gigs Than I Did In 2008
During 2008, I attended a shameful total of 4 gigs. To compensate this, I am trying to go to as many as possible during 2009. Having only just turned 17, I can’t drive yet, and am pretty lazy so won’t be learning any time soon. Not being able to drive means I struggle to find means of transport to and from gigs. This is a documentation of my journey through 2009 so far. Exciting,...
Connan Mockasin video
Meow! Meow!   From his upcoming debut album, here is the video for the first single titled ‘Egon Hosford’ (Egon being his beloved cat). Directed by Sammy Handley, who has directed three of Connan’s previous videos (Sky’s Are For Flying, Sneaky Sneaky Dog Friend and There Goes Tane), the video features cardboard animals and freaky looking monsters. It was filmed while...
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The Whip - Divebomb
Rarely does the US release of an already-available foreign record seem like a true second chance, but kudos to Razor & Tie for picking up The Whip’s X Marks Destination for release on March 3rd because it’s a solid album that got overlooked in oh-eight’s deluge of post-Klaxons dance bands. The Mancunian foursome do the full-band electro-house thing and do it well, drawing...
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The singles reviewed by XX TEENS
SOMERSET HOUSE SERIES 2008 - PART TWO
Singles for the week beginning May 19!
Band name: Young Knives, Futureheads, Morton Valance and more Label: various indie mwindies Teaser: Michael West let’s his evil streak off the leash as he takes us through this week’s releases. Find out here who has a stupid name, who reminds him of Hard Fi - and who he’d like to get hitched to… Pull quote 2: They cite ‘The Police’ as influences....
Late of the pier - Fantasy Black Channel
LATE OF THE PIER
Venue: Bandstand, Old Billingsgate, London Teaser: Michelle Mannion thinks she may have found the missing link between The Darkness and C-3PO at a surreal London festival. Could Late Of The Pier be the droids we’re looking for? Find out here! Pull quote 2: Thankfully cod-heavy metal makes way for Klaxons-meet-Kraftwerk frenetic fun First para: Imagine being...
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