PLUG Album Release Party!

Oh boy!
Thee Oh Sees killed it on Monday, it's unbelievable how they outdo themselves each time they play, what a band! PLUG are another band not content to rest on their laurels, they just keep reaching for that next level and tomorrow we've organised a party with them to celebrate their debut album release on Upset The Rhythm. It's in a new venue for us called ARTCH which is essentially an arts space in a railway arch (hence the name) next door to Bethnal Green tube station. Alongside PLUG we have THE DEVIL bringing their almighty clatter and DESIGN A WAVE fresh from their new record on Alter. Three of our favourite UK bands all in one space having a knees up in honor of arguably the best pop album of the year! Live music will tie up around 11pm but then we have Mike Levitt and James Stringer DJing afterwards into the wee small hours so be sure to get your groove on. OK, enough warble, here's the info you may like to assimilate...


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PLUG - Album Release PARTY!!!
THE DEVIL
DESIGN A WAVE
DJs - Mike Levitt and James Stringer
Artch, Arch 11, Gales Gardens, Bethnal Green, E2 0EJ (20 seconds walk from Bethnal Green Tube)
8pm | £5 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/99833

PLUG are an articulate drums-and-also-bass duo from London who deal in heartily-voiced, compulsive melodies married to an incessant nodding groove. Comprising Sian Dorrer (vocals and drums) and Georgie Nettell (bass, keys and vocals) PLUG construct minimal pop vignettes with bright, sumptuous basslines locking indelibly with crisp, taught drumming - a deceptively simple yet driving combination owing as much to hip-hop and dance as the sparse clatter of post-punk. Songs are handled deftly with Sian's strident, powerful vocals augmented by Georgie's more subdued whisper. PLUG play a sophisticated kind of post-something pop with a brisk intensity, a wry sense of humour and a canny knack for a memorable hook. This party celebrates the release of PLUG's self-titled debut album out on Upset The Rhythm.
www.myspace.com/plugddd

THE DEVIL is a three piece group from London. The first day's play was quite painful for them in a physical sense. They had the mother of all hangovers and the bright illumination of the venue, plus the additional TV lights, weren't exactly helping. Even Reardon complained about them. The day finished with Ray Up 8-5. Their school report that night would have read: "The Devil is a slacker, must do better in class and pay attention more." It was 2006 and their lives were rapidly going down the same hill as their marriage. A psychologist once said of them: "The Devil is the nearest you will get to a sane group." They did get some revenge for the Reardon defeat though when they beat him in the finals of the Canadian Club, but it was scant consolation. They went back to Australia to try and patch things up with Cara and also play some gigs there. No manager, a bad name and no world crown. Next they had to sort themselves out. They made a promise that The Devil would return.
www.myspace.com/purgeandpinstinct

DESIGN A WAVE is one-man recording machine, Tom Hirst, sometimes in solo musical guise, sometimes with added choreography. Design A Wave have perfected an emotive, melancholic synth pop which nods towards the eccentricity of artists like Snakefinger and Tuxedomoon, the synthetic slickness and charity shop glamour of Italo Disco, and the misery of coldwave. Design A Wave have a brand new 12" record entitled 'Live On Your Yard' released through Alter Records now. This is the first vinyl release in Design a Wave's 10 year history, following on from a slew of humble and privately distributed CD-Rs, and also the first Design A Wave recording to feature external musicians - Melissa Osborne on synth and Will Saunders on bass.
www.myspace.com/designawave


Oh yes, previously HAWNAY TROOF was down to make one of his final UK appearances tomorrow, but his flight gets in on Saturday now so we've scheduled him to play with his buddy FRANKIE ROSE next Tuesday now. Vice Cooler is never one to miss, god how we love him!

If you can't make it to Artch tomorrow to pick up a copy of the PLUG album (and of course get them to sign it!) their self-titled debut is available now through our webshop too:

http://upsettherhythm.bigcartel.com/

... which concludes our spell of releases for this busy year! Did I mention they make excellent Xmas gifts? Because they do, nudge, nudge, wink, wink! Look out in 2011 for our special UTR 50th release and the return of JOHN MAUS with his new record entitled 'We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves', very exciting indeed. Has the sun actually appeared in the sky today? Praise be! See you tomorrow, as always,
UPSET THE RHYTHM
xxx

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UPCOMING UPSET 2010 > > >

FRANKIE ROSE & THE OUTS
HAWNAY TROOF
BANJO OR FREAKOUT
ELEPHANT
Tuesday 14 December
The Luminaire, 311 Kilburn High Road, Kilburn, NW6 7JR
8pm | 7.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/92902

MALE BONDING - 'Nothing Remains 'EP Release / Xmas Shindig
MAZES
WEIRD DREAMS
Friday 17 December
Artch, Arch 11, Gales Gardens, Bethnal Green, E2 0EJ (20 seconds walk from Bethnal Green Tube)
8pm | 6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/99810

***UPSET THE RHYTHM'S 7th BIRTHDAY/XMAS PARTY*** featuring...
DRUM EYES
EAT SKULL
TRASH KIT
PLUG
PEEPHOLES
DESIGN A WAVE
Monday 20 December
Corsica Studios, 4/5 Elephant Rd, SE17 1LB
8pm | 8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/99753

DIVORCE
CHILD ABUSE
Monday 24 January 2011!
The Victoria in Dalston, 435 Queensbridge Rd, E8 3AS
8pm | 6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/101349

LUCKY DRAGONS
Wednesday 9 February
Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin St, Dalston, E8 3DL
8pm | 8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/101806

JAPANTHER
SHELLSHAG
Friday 11 February
The Dome, 178 Junction Rd, Tufnell Park (opposite the tube), N19 5QQ
8pm | 7.50 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/101350

FORMER GHOSTS
(Freddy Ruppert + Jamie Stewart)
Tuesday 8 March
Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 3AY
8pm | 8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/101352

NODZZZ
THE MANTLES
Saturday 12 March
The Victoria in Dalston, 435 Queensbridge Rd, E8 3AS
8pm | 7.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/101354

THE BABIES (Vivian Girls / Woods)
Thursday 17 March
CAMP Basement, 70-74 City Road, Old Street, EC1Y 2BJ
8pm | 6.50 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/101351