Tuesday, 10 April 2012

Acuvi's New Music Roundup #4

The EP got a mention in the Acuvi New Music Roundup from 05/03/2012: http://acuvi.org/2012/03/05/acuvis-new-music-roundup-4-05-03-12/

The Big Beat: Amazing Radio Podcast

We've been featured in our second Amazing Radio Podcast, from 29/03/2012 recorded in Austin Texas by Mike Taylor of 'The Big Beat' showcasing his favourite tracks of 2012 so far.



Check the track listing here: http://www.thisisthebigbeat.com/2012/04/listen-amazing-radio-29-march.html

AltSounds File-O-Facts with Matthew

Read here: http://hangout.altsounds.com/features/146053-file-o-facts-matthew-potter-trim-barber.html

EP Review on LOUD-STUFF

Read here: http://www.loud-stuff.com/trim-the-barber.html 

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Trim the Barber | Words: Dave Nicholls

Further to our review of Trim The Barber recently, they sent us through a link to their EP in full so we could hear their finished product, the below tracks being a selection of tracks which they’ve been releasing over the last year or so. As such, based on what I’d heard before, I thought it only right I see how they’d gotten on with their production of a fully fledged EP!

Occupation certainly demonstrates that this is a band who have been on a journey together, taking the tracks which they’ve produced before and throwing them all into a melting pot before crafting their final draft. Relatively simple as it grows, the track seems to build around you as the drums and guitar combine, forming a sound which borders on the atmospheric at times, but always keeps a sense of honest, real music flowing through things. Not following convention is something which seems to come naturally to the guys in the band, so it’s no wonder that this track doesn’t follow the conventions of a normal track, but as it grows it ceases to matter, all that matters is the music which you’re being treated to. Haunting and dark yet somehow uplifting and intriguing, this is one hell of an opening to an EP and suggests very good things to follow!

Autocue follows on with the idea of not doing what they’re supposed to, opening with a bass heavy sound to accompany the soft and haunting vocal line. The mix here once again seems to drag you in, crafting a sound which is going to make you question what you thought you knew about music but reassuring you that there are bands out there who are producing music the way THEY want to do it. Layered vocals, soft and hard guitar lines, pounding drums and rumbling bass – it’s all here and all works well to craft a sound which is sure to become the signature of this tightly formed unit. Digitalis on the other hand is a moment of pure genius, and probably my personal favourite track off of the EP. The sound from the off is once again firmly based around the bass, the drums and guitar effects merely serving to back up the monotone approach, forming a sound which is once again going to stay with you. Harking back to the sounds of punk combined with the likes of The Cure, the sound here is incredibly hard to pigeon hole into a genre, but at the same time I’m not sure it needs to be. It’s a good sound, one which is relaxing whilst still keeping a sense of energy flowing through it, somehow continuing to combine atmospheric with post-punk, hard with soft, and all the time keeping things moving at a pace which makes you want to get out and see them live.

Monday, 26 March 2012

Trim the Barber on LOUD-STUFF: a new review of old songs

Read here: http://www.loud-stuff.com/trim-the-barber.html

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Trim the Barber | Words: Dave Nicholls

Formed from a sense of despair at the alienation and devolution of modern life, Trim The Barber are set to release their self-titled debut EP in April of this year, and it promises to be something pretty damned epic. Already known for explosively loud audio-visual live performances, the band have been playing all over the UK, forming their sound and crafting their tracks to perfection ready to unleash them on the world. As such, when guitarist Paddy dropped me a line, how could I refuse the chance to check them out?

All We Can Be doesn’t really give a lot away about the style of the band as it opens, sounding like a combination of early punk and dark gothic influences, all pinned together with a strange sense of melody. The mix which opens the track soon begins to fade into a deeper track, the sound seeming to grow as it progresses and making you question exactly what you’re hearing. What’s most striking here is that the band aren’t following a convention, they’re not basing their music on any one genre, instead allowing it to build into its own unique sound and packing a punch as it goes. Deep, powerful and strangely addictive, there’s an almost hypnotic quality about things here, somehow managing to draw you into the dark melee of elements and making you want to know what’s coming next.

Now The Joke Is On You marks a significant change on the EP, this time launching into a sludgy riff fuelled track, once again harking to the origins of punk yet firmly stamping their own sound on it. Catchy whilst somehow still unconventional, this track is one which seems to be crafted for the live scene, packing enough punch to get the crowd involved yet enough catchiness to get everyone singing along after a couple of listens. For me, the most striking moment on this track was the mid-section featuring the guitar solo, not for the solo but for the mix which formed, the music changed into an atmospheric mix, grabbing your attention once again and renewing that question in your mind about how they’re going to follow it! The answer to the question is presented in Free Falling, another track which airs on the stranger side of things yet still somehow manages to work to continue the EP forwards. Basing the track around the vocals, there’s once again a sense of darkness flowing through this one, adopting a sound which nods towards their influences, yet still presents us with moments of questionable progression. Elements like a wood block are thrown in, bongos, dual vocal lines and string synth sound, they’re all here and somehow make this track work, yet quite honestly, it shouldn’t. Despite the strange combination, this is actually a seriously high point on the EP, and a track which I would highly advise you to check out.

Always Delayed closes the EP and once again, raises a question in my mind – where did this come from. Launching head first into a distorted yet melodic mix of guitars and rumbling bass, there’s once again different elements thrown in all over the place to craft a track which harks back to the likes of The Cure. If you’ve ever wondered what post-punk sounds like then this is about as close as you’re going to get, it’s a sound which oozes with the smog of London yet somehow still manages to sound fresh and new, updated almost.

What you’ve got here is an EP which isn’t going to appeal to everyone, but to those that it does it’s going to mark a moment of sheer genius. The tracks aren’t the sort of thing you can whack into a genre, and this is what makes the EP so special. There’s influences everywhere, sounds which you think you recognise, moments which confuse you and catchy lines which you want to sing along to, all combined with music which is at times dark and foreboding whilst at others, light and sunny. I don’t know that I fully understand this EP, nor am I sure that it’s the sort of thing I’d listen to a lot, but I know that I’ll come back to it at some point, just to make sure I still appreciate how incredible music can sound when the musicians making it want to work on something unique.

To find out more about Trim The Barber, check out their Facebook page HERE.

Trim the Barber in XYZ Magazine

Read here: http://www.xyzmagazine.co.uk/brighton/news/latest-news/trim-the-barber-ep-out-april-9th-2012

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TRIM THE BARBER - EP out April 9th 2012 & London show dates

22nd March 2012 | By WebGuy | Category: INFOMusic Tours & ShowsINFOUpcoming ReleasesLatestNews 

This psychedelic-post-punk-shoegazing quatet from East London combine the melancholic style of The Cure, the snarl of Wire and the considered sonic appoach of A Place to Bury Strangers. Formed as it’s said ” … from a sense of despair at the alienation and devolution of modern life”,  Trim the Barber’s songs reference conscious lyrical themes of despondency and frustration with an existence in post-Millennial Britain.

Gaining notoriety for their explosively loud audio-visual live performances, the group have played acorss the UK over the past year, melting the ears off of audience members with their unique brand of noisy yet melodic compositions.

With positive press from the world of music blogs, including Battery In Your Leg, Music Liberation, Can’t Hear My Eyes and Killing Moon Limited, they’ve also enjoyed national radio play on Amazing Radio, XFM, Future Radio and BBC 6music, all whilst producing their self-titled debut EP, out on 9th  April 2012.

The EP will be available FREE to download for one week only, on the week of release from the band’s bandcamp profile! trimthebarber.bandcamp.com

 For more infomation and live dates please check
trimthebarber.blogspot.com
facebook.com/trimthebarber

100 INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION EP CDs

...will be available until they are no longer available. Get yours here: http://bit.ly/zN4yUD

Thursday, 22 March 2012

Trim the Barber on ALTSOUNDS

Read here: http://hangout.altsounds.com/reviews/145405-review-trim-barber-occupation-single.html#post181013

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Review: Trim The Barber - Occupation [Single]
SELF TITLED | "DISTINCT VOCALS AND WALLS OF GUITAR FUZZ..."


March 21st 2012 // by Phatty73 // More

Do you have a 'Bucket List'? I do. Everyone should have one. The main problem of said lists though is actually achieving all the entries before the sands of time slip away for ever. Finishing this list is even harder when you hear Trim The Barber's 'Occupation' because it will have you diving for your ballpoint to scribe 'see these guys live'.

Seriously, only 15 seconds into the track and we have tribal drumming and a post punk - almost New Order bass line. About a minute later and we are hit with distinct vocals and walls of guitar fuzz that any shoe-gazer would be proud of (well not proud because they would be too nervous staring down at their ragged converse of course).

'Occupation' is just one track from Trim The Barber's up-coming, self titled EP. The band are releasing one track a week from this EP and if 'Occupation' is anything to go by it will most definitely be worth grabbing a copy of the full release.

I would love to expand on the wall of sound these guys emit but I'm off to hit Google for tour dates to get em 'crossed off'.

Occupation is out now.

Trim The Barber EP is released 9th April 2012

For more information, check out: TRIM THE BARBER

Tuesday, 20 March 2012

Trim the Barber on DRUNKENWEREWOLF

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TRIM THE BARBER READY TO RELEASE THEIR DEBUT EP

19th March 2012 | By Tiffany Daniels | Category: BLOG

A name like Trim the Barber could insinuate a harmonious group of nu-folk chaps, dressed like the 50s-styled offspring of Mumford & Sons; or it could mean we’re dealing with a pack of rabid Jack the Ripper enthusiasts. Actually what springs forth from the London four-piece’s debut EP is far fresher than your average Communion signee, and there’s not a blood stained, greasy flat cap in sight (thank Goodness).

Or so their first release, available to stream below, would have us believe. Punching a medley of Madchester vocals and shoegaze into the band’s penchant for breaking structural convention, there’s also a smidge of industrial seeping through the cracks of Trim the Barber’s outlay. Influenced by bands as diverse as The Cure, Wire and A Place to Bury Strangers, the songs “feature conscious lyrical themes of despondency and frustration with an existence in post-Millennial Britain”. Ooo err…

If musical integrity alone isn’t enough for you, Trim the Barber have already caught the eye of radio stations galore, accruing time on Amazing Radio, XFM exposure, Future Radio and BBC 6music. Their EP will be released on April 9ththrough The White Label.

Download previous single “Always Delayed” below.
 

Monday, 19 March 2012

Trim the Barber on AAA Music

Read here: http://www.aaamusic.co.uk/2012/03/18/trim-the-barber-debut-ep-on-9th-april/

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TRIM THE BARBER DEBUT EP ON 9TH APRIL

By aaamusic on Mar 18, 2012 in News

Trim The Barber are releasing their debut EP, ‘Trim The Barber’ on the 9th April.
Combining shoegaze with minimalist post-punk to create a sound that is reminiscent of The Cure and Wire. The band have received plays on BBC 6Music, XFM Exposure and Amazing Radio, amongst others.

The band are releasing one track from the EP each week in the run-up to release, and first up is opener, ‘Occupation’, which can be heard HERE

Thursday, 8 March 2012

"Occupation" on Future Radio tonight...

Mark Thorpe from Battery In Your Leg will be playing a song from our new EP on his Future Radio show tonight between 8-10pm. Tune in here: http://www.futureradio.co.uk/shows/ianandrosieandthemixtape

Trim the Barber on RATTLING ABACUS

Read here: http://rattlingabacus.tumblr.com/post/18852458183/trim-the-barber-occupation-ttb-describe

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TRIM THE BARBER - 'OCCUPATION'

6th March 2012

TTB describe themselves as “wailing fuzztone psychadelic post-punk shoegaze”, which should be laughable since it’s essentially enlisting a massive chunk of the alternative genre spectrum and smooshing them together in the hope that at least one will make sense. It’s like asking someone’s favourite colour and them saying “the rainbow”. Helpful as fuck. However, in TTB’s case, they just get away with it. They’re music is an ominous wall of sound that does tip its toes into each of those genres, sounding like a cross between Gang Of Four, Oasis, Sonic Youth, Wire and The Brian Jonestown Massacre all rolled into one giant ball of energy. No small feat.

‘Occupation’ is taken from their eponymous debut EP, which will be released April 9th. It follows a string of supportive plays on such alternative milestones as BBC 6, Amazing Radio, and XFM Exposure. If this were Scrabble they’d have just hit the triple word score.

I do like this band, they have the kind of sound that could be mesmerising live, but I have to make a slight dig at the photo. I mean, am I the only one who finds it slightly unnerving? It’s like the mugshots from the aftermath of some apocalyptic, cult-led attack. “Marvin was such a shy boy, but we knew something was wrong when he painted his bedroom black and insisted on sleeping in a cage with seven ravens and a fork.”

Saturday, 25 February 2012

Trim the Barber on BBC Radio 6 Music!

Tom Robinson will be playing "OCCUPATION" on his Fresh On The Net show tonight (26th) between 1 and 3am on BBC Radio 6 Music

You can listen to the show online either live or via Listen Again for 7 days after transmission via the links at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6musicintroducing

Friday, 24 February 2012

NEW GIG CONFIRMED!

Fierce Panda Records and Club Fandango present: BAMBOOZLED! 
- Wed 18th April at the Bull and Gate in Kentish Town. Details to follow...

Thursday, 16 February 2012

NEW EP ANNOUNCED: RELEASE DATE 9TH APRIL


We are very pleased to announce that our debut EP 'TRIM THE BARBER' will be available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, Spotify and all other major digital outlets from 9TH APRIL 2012.

The tracklisting is as below:

OCCUPATION
AUTOCUE
DIGITALIS
REALITY

Physical copies of the EP will be available at the launch party which is at 
NAMBUCCA ON 29TH MARCH 

More details to follow...

(Cover Art by Andrew Shields)

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Thursday, 8 December 2011

"OCCUPATION" RADIO DEBUT - THE FIRST TIME YOU CAN HEAR OUR NEW TRACK

We are pleased to announce that our new single "Occupation" will be getting it's radio debut on the Audition Show with Charlie Ashcroft on Amazing Radio on Monday 12th December between 1-3pm, repeated on Saturday 17th from 4-6pm.

This will be the first time you can hear "Occupation" so tune in with us, vote for it after the show on the above link if you like it, and write on their Facebook wall or tweet @charlieashcroft if you want him to play it again.

The song will be getting it's second spin on the same station and same day (12th) this time with Bethan Elfyn from 7-9pm and repeated on Friday 16th from 1-3pm. Tweet: @BethanElfyn 

Stay tuned for news concerning the forthcoming release of "Occupation" and our debut 4 track EP.





Saturday, 3 December 2011

BIYL on Trim the Barber in Norwich.

A little write-up on the Battery In Your Leg blog mentioning our recent visits to Norwich:  http://bit.ly/ut8gZt



















"London fuzz masters Trim the Barber went all acoustic as a special treat for us before returning to play an amazing electric show on our launch night at a rammed Karma Kafe in Norwich." - BIYL 

TONIGHT!

Monday, 21 November 2011

Main Support for WIDOWSPEAK Tuesday 29th November...


We're very pleased to be main support for the amazing Brooklyn based Widowspeak on the London leg of their European tour. Check them out, they're lush. 
(debut album on spotify: http://spoti.fi/ogf6ch) 

Symptomatic in association with The Agency Group presents:
TRIM THE BARBER (onstage 9:15)

facebook event: http://on.fb.me/rFnXbc

LIVE at Karma Kafe, Norwich, Friday 25th November...


For our second visit to Norwich by invitation of Battery In Your Leg we're playing at the Karma Kafe on Friday 25th November with some great up and coming bands hand picked by Mark Thorpe.
BIYL Presents: 
+ acoustic acts in the basement
ONLY £3/£2 NUS
facebook event: http://on.fb.me/tQbe49

Sunday, 20 November 2011

"Always Delayed" on the Amazing Afternoons show.

We'd like to thank Kyle Wilkinson and the lovely people of Amazing Radio for once again championing our tune "Always Delayed". Stream the 'Amazing Afternoons' show HERE.
New music is heading your way soon...

Thursday, 27 October 2011

Trim the Barber on Future Radio.

Mark Thorpe from Battery In Your Leg will be playing "All We Can Be" on his Future Radio show tonight between 8-9pm. Tune in at 107.8FM (if you're in Norfolk) or stream online here: http://www.futureradio.co.uk/

Sunday, 2 October 2011

Main support for Widowspeak on 29th Nov.



This week we confirmed a main support slot for Brooklyn band WIDOWSPEAK at The Hoxton Underbelly on 29th November. 
Tickets are already selling fast so get yours now: http://bit.ly/oE19wU
More info coming soon.
Widowspeak on Bandcamp: http://widowspeak.bandcamp.com/
Their debut album on Spotify: Widowspeak – Widowspeak

Headlining The Monarch with Girl From The Castle: 19th Oct.


This is our first ever headline show. 
We're being supported by the one and only Girl From The Castle. 
This will be good.
£6 on door / £5 with flyer