http://17seconds.co.uk/blog ...A MEASURE OF LIFE Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:27:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This week, The Wedding Present have released their rather fine single 'You Jane' which is taken from their forthcoming eighth or ninth (depending which website you check) studio album Valentina.* The video is here: Valentina The tracklisting for the album (released on March 19 in the UK) is as follows: You're Dead (stream here) You ... http://17seconds.co.uk/blog/2012/02/03/the-return-of-the-wedding-present/ RM Hubbert -'Thirteen Lost & Found' (Chemikal Underground) This record has already been gatehring favourable critical notices. Within a few seconds of putting it into the car stereo a few nights ago, I knew I was in for an extremely atmospheric car ride...and indeed it was, as my son and I ... http://17seconds.co.uk/blog/2012/02/02/album-review-rm-hubbert/ Errors -'Have Some Faith In Magic' (Rock Action) Amazing to think that Errors are already on their third album. The Glasgow boys, signed to Mogwai's own Rock Action label, have, however been around for a while now and it's great to have them. Like any good band, Errors have continued to ... http://17seconds.co.uk/blog/2012/02/01/album-review-errors/ Dead Wolf Club -'Dead Wolf Club' (Scene Not Herd) Landing with the sonic equivalent of a sucker punch, it's the debut album from Dead Wolf Club. Over the course of nine tracks, the band set out their stall extremely clearly and do not mess arounf. It may clock in at barely more ... http://17seconds.co.uk/blog/2012/01/31/album-review-dead-wolf-club/ Blown away by their latest free track, I had to get in touch with Post War Glamour Girls to find out what they were all about. They were only too happy to help... 17 Seconds: Introduce yourselves please J. Smith.:Hello, we are Post War Glamour Girls from Leeds, we are J.Smith (vocals/ ... http://17seconds.co.uk/blog/2012/01/30/interview-post-war-glamour-girls/ I have been writing 17 Seconds since July 2006. It's a labour of love. I don't get paid in monetary terms (though the freebies that get passed my way are much appreciated). I knew this when I started it. So it is nothing short of anger making when mp3s are taken ... http://17seconds.co.uk/blog/2012/01/29/oh-no-not-again-and-this-time-its-really-fucking-annoying/ Daniel Pearson -'Satellites.' (Saint in the City Records) At some point in the last couple of years I reached saturation point with singer-songwriters. There may be those who would bault at the idea of a blogger using a phrase like 'Unique Selling Point' but the problem was that my inbox became ... http://17seconds.co.uk/blog/2012/01/28/album-review-daniel-pearson/ Megaphonic Thrift -'’Decay Decoy.’ (Club AC30) There’s been a bit of a shift of late. Well, there frequently is in music, I suppose, but while people seem to be moaning the fact that rock and indie isn’t selling very well in Britain (all cyclical, believe me, I’ve seen it come and ... http://17seconds.co.uk/blog/2012/01/28/album-re-issue/ Lana Del Rey -'Born To Die' (Polydor/Interscope) ..so here it comes. The most anticipated debut of 2012, from an act who was barely known six months ago. There probably is a school of thought that argues that given how well this record is likely to do, there's no point in reviewing ... http://17seconds.co.uk/blog/2012/01/27/album-review-lana-del-rey/ Some collaborations just look so god damn cool on paper (or in an email) that your interest is piqued before you have heard a note of the music, or a second of the video. And so it is here. Mark Stewart - once of The Pop Group (creators of one of ... http://17seconds.co.uk/blog/2012/01/26/mark-stewart-vs-primal-scream/