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THE SPATULAS (U.S.)
The Spatulas are the project of Miranda Soileau-Pratt, an artist equal parts poet and bandleader. Their debut LP. Beehive Mind, is an exercise in space and subtlety, at once unassuming and arresting. Coming close on the heels of last December’s EP, March Chant, The Spatulas seem to be bursting with artistic desire. Upon first encounter, the music feels twee and almost cutesy, but it does everything it can to resist these monikers, and what emerges is a deceptively vigorous slew of sounds and words that tiptoe into your earways to take root and languish there.
Hailing from Portland, Oregon and now located in Cambridge, Massachussetts, Soileau-Pratt formed The Spatulas as a kind of bi-coastal artistic collective to embrace, enliven, and enmatter her songs. Sonically, the melodies and instrumentation thrive on simplicity. Songs linger on one or two chords, steadfastly if not furiously strummed, while bass lines meander in and out with prudently selected notes. The drums embrace a Mo Tucker minimalism of tambourine and shaker and softly beaten snare. The result is more than the sum of its parts: the songs bounce around and enchant with a kind of jaunty energy and groovy slither. (This reviewer can’t help but think of the Velvets, and the tunes on Beehive Mind seamlessly glide between the upbeat sunrise of “Sunday Morning” and the driving crawl of “Ocean.”)
https://mirandaspatula.bandcamp.com
SOUR FACED LIL
Dreamy experimental electronic side project from member of Leeds band Cowtown
https://yakkida.bandcamp.com
ALL GIRLS ARSON CLUB
Manchester two piece DIY punk pop, fuelling the spirit of K records and Beat Happening
https://allgirlsarsonclub.bandcamp.com
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