Well that’s just about got the British summer out of the way and we’ve got a few months of good music before the silly season of compilations and box sets starts all over again. After a surprisingly good August, we’ve got a very busy September lined up for you.
We’ll be reviewing Texan fiddle player/singer/songwriter Carrie Rodriguez live in London and we should finally get to see the Anna-Christina solo show, “Pretty Little Lady?” towards the end of the month. We’ve also got our only festival review of the summer from Lou; live at Leeds. I’m sure we’ll find a few other gigs to tell you about as well.
John’s going to be reviewing the new material from Ultraista, Dawn Richard, Icona Pop, Natalia Kills and Goldfrapp while I’ve got the debut Dirt Tracks album for you and whatever else the postman or the internet send my way in the next few weeks. The long-awaited Radio (in my) Head project is about to launch and we’ll have some news about that for you next week. We’re also starting a new regular piece featuring links to new music we think you might like to hear. More in a few weeks.
It’s beginning to look suspiciously like the start of summer, what with the rain stopping and the sun appearing at last, but the Riot Squad don’t care about any of that (apart from the fact that we can wear our shades now without looking ridiculous). Anyway, we’ve got a busy few weeks coming up with plenty of live and recorded music to tell you about.
“Closer Than You Know” – The Kennedys
I’m finally going to get to see Anna-Christina’s live, unplugged show “Pretty Little Lady?” this week and I’ll be telling you all about that next week. The highly-acclaimed New York duo, The Kennedys, are touring the UK and Ireland to promote their latest album “Closer Than You Know” and we’ll be telling you all about that later this month. Then, at the end of the month, I’ll be going to Edinburgh to see Modern Misfortune whose first EP is out now.
John’s going to be reviewing albums by Little Boots, Alison Moyet, MS MR and Daft Punk and I’ll be having a listen to The Kennedys album. I’m also trying to get hold of a review copy of the debut Federal Charm album which is out in June. I’ll keep you posted on that.
We’re also kicking around the idea of a monthly Riot Squad podcast to let you know what we sound like and what we’re up to each month. It’s going to be an interesting month.
