Here is part five of our guide to the best new music from the Glastonbury 2011 Emerging Talent longlist. The shortlist was revealed yesterday, and one band today was in the list.
Congrats to My Tiger My Timing, although any of the bands and musicians could have been selected.
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My Tiger My Timing
Current / forthcoming releases>
We’ve released 2 singles (This Is Not The Fire and I Am The Sound) and an EP and we are currently finishing our debut album, due for release in May.
Who are your influences?
Talking Heads, Blur, Dirty Projectors, Twin Shadow, Lykke Li to name but a few…
Interesting Fact?
Me and James are brother and sister. When we were kids we lived in a flat that Dire Straits lived in. Though not at the same time…
Plans for the rest of 2011?
Finish and release the album, tour the UK and Europe, play the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury
More info:
www.mytigermytiming.com
@mytigermytiming on Twitter
Napoleon IIIrd
Napoleon IIIrd is a musician and producer, based in Holmfirth, Yorkshire. He makes psychedelic pop music and has been likened to a “one-man Flaming Lips”.
Current / forthcoming releases>
Napoleon IIIrd announced his much-anticipated return in late 2010 with a new album called “Christiania”, a compelling tale of small-town life and escaping it’s constraints, told over nine tracks of rewired pop, operatic indie and lush, textured instruments. Available now on Brainlove records.
Who are your influences?
Everything from the Beach Boys to Autechre and John Cage to Nick Drake.
Interesting Fact?
Napoleon IIIrd was once tour manager for the Cribs.
More info:
www.napoleoniiird.com
@NapoleonIIIrd on Twitter
Hoover Manoeuvres (Featuring – Kal Lavelle)
Hoover Manoeuvres is a collective of musicians and writers brought together by producer Julius Aitken.
It starts with the music – chilled vibes, synthy noodling’s, guitars, beats and blips – accompanied by various guest vocals/writers, including Irish born singer songwriter Kal Lavelle, whose voice Alex Zane (Channel 4) praised as simply “beautiful”.
Current / forthcoming releases>
“Life Goes On”, due for release in April 2011.
Who are your influences?
The Police, Groove Armada, Royksopp, Duran Duran, Zero 7
Interesting Fact?
Hoover Manoeuvres opened up the main stage at Lovebox Weekender.
Plans for the rest of 2011?
Promote the current album, play more live shows and start working on the next album!
More info:
hoovermanoeuvres.bandcamp.com
@kallavelle on Twitter
(Pic by Sophie Allen)
Datadrip
We are two Dublin-based multi-instrumentalists, delivering live alt-electro that is textured, driven, and melodic.
Current / forthcoming releases>
Works EP – Available free from datadrip.bandcamp.com
Untitled Album – Due Autumn 2011
Who are your influences?
Depeche Mode, Dan Deacon, Fuck Buttons, Radiohead, The Field, The Pixies, The Kinks, Animal Collective, My Bloody Valentine, M83, and lots more.
Interesting Fact?
We met via the internet, and still make a lot of our music passing song ideas/parts back and forth over the net! This is due to laziness.
Plans for the rest of 2011?
We want to complete our debut album by mid-autumn, that way we have a spare month to make our halloween costumes. Steve is going to be a robot-banana and Brendan is going to be an Airfix Model Cow. We also hope to play some boutique festivals over the summer, and keep gigging as productively as possible.
More info:
datadrip.bandcamp.com
Datadrip on Facebook
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