NME tent

[Northen_Desire]

This is going to be my 5th leeds festival and every year i have known about 90% of the bands playing in this tent. However i have spent the last 9 months living in america and completely out of the loop of mainstream british music, now i was wondering if due to this im unaware of quite a lot of these names on the nme lineup this year. Can people help me out with some information on bands like:

Dinasaur pileup

Delphic

spinnerette

broadway calls

incase of fire

metronomy

passion pit

the virgins

the airborne toxic event

little boots

florence and the machine

friendly fires

It may be some of those listed above are established names that have just simply bypassed me before. What genre are they and some good song recommendations would be appreciated!

[JakusMaximus]

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There you go mate.

[scottt]

Spinerette are 2 members from The Distillers new band. Very electro but apparently live it is alot more like a distillers gig.

Broadway calls are very much american. Your average pop-punk. Not bad if you're into that sortof thing.

[flossy_]

Passion Pit: I really like these guys, one of the best new bands this year in my opinion. They are an electro/indie group, a bit like Hot Chip i think, topped with some really high vocals lol. I would advise listening to the Chunk of Change Ep, especially Sleepyhead, I've got your number, Smile upon me and Cuddle fuddle. They have a new album called Manners that i've not heard yet, but i've heard the single The Reeling and that is also very good too. I'd really like to catch them, clashses permitted on the sunday, of course :^(

[robsadler]

from what i have heard i quite like....

Dinasaur pileup

broadway calls - might give them a listen, clash depending

the airborne toxic event

friendly fires

i had to research this year for almost every band, usually i have heard of almost all of them....i think this years nme is quite poor compared to last year.

robx

[Ashaz42]

Only band worth seeing in the NME tent is Gaslight Anthem. They'll blow you away.

[shoptildrop]

Just noticed that on official FNM website it staes more tour dates to be added so helps concrete the L/R dates and fingers cross their own tour for the autumn :0)

http://www.fnm.com/tour-dates.shtml

[JoShS]

Gaslight Anthem - the second album 'The '59 Sound' listen to that

Airborne Toxic Event - selftitled album catchy song, sort of a better early bloc party i think with like an american twist an a bit of violin

White Lies - album is worth a listen ill go clash permiting

the horrors new album has got good reviews but i havent give it a listen

[thomasowen]

The Horrors are the band worth checking out, great live act and an excelent new album.

[robsadler]

Only band worth seeing in the NME tent is Gaslight Anthem. They'll blow you away.

[Northen_Desire]

Been checking out all these recommendations and im loving the airborne toxic event. Are they big in britain right now? I think their debut album is immense, definetely one of the best new comings ive heard for a while!

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

Been checking out all these recommendations and im loving the airborne toxic event. Are they big in britain right now? I think their debut album is immense, definetely one of the best new comings ive heard for a while!

[thomasowen]

they were good in the concrete jungle last year.

robx

Edited May 28, 2009 by thomasowen

[VCK]

A pile of w*nk as always.

[robsadler]

Blast from the past - I haven't heard it refered to that in years...

[Chill]

Little boots is fit if that helps, id love to knob her

[Lithium05]

Metric are there, frank turner is, airbourne are and broadway calls are good imo. Still checking out other bands but been waiting to see metric for aggesss.

[funkymp]

Airbourne aren't playing. Airborne Toxic Event are.

Airbourne are an awesome band.

(From what little I've heard) Airborne Toxic Event are yet another band playing the same shit as everyone else.

[Lithium05]

couldn't the same be said about airbourne though

[thomasowen]

ah....shit yeah.....

im always miles behind name changes.

LOCK UP! i remembered

i still call the carling cup (is it still called that? either the milk/rumbelows cup)

robx

[Lithium05]

Sorry i meant airbourne toxic event, woops