British Sea Power bring there roadshow to Birmingham with support in the form of Drift messieurs Eaton and Moon. Tickets here.

Drifters Matt Eaton and Darren Moon (Tenderfoot) are of cause also members of the Modern Ovens.... with all four ovens in attendance what might get cooked?... oh god, last time we try the culinary jokes on the Drift website... promise!

Matt Eaton will also be supporting BSP in Manchester (Ritz Ballroom) this Sunday with a solo showcase to his beautifully orchestral album 'Finish Your Chips'

Birdengine will be supporting Serafina Steer at Brighton's Freebutt. (Doors 7.30pm, tickets £6 advance from Resident or Rounder records)

Serafina is quite a unique talent on the excellent Static Caravan records and with Birdengine playing new material it will be a great night out.

Tuesday 30th September, Freebutt in Brighton.

It's directed by Drift's good friend Rupert Noble and charts a roadtrip through the back yard of nowhere... via voodoo, werewolves and witchcraft. Cottonmouth Rocks... spread the word.

The Pictish Trail LP is released today nationwide (it's a corker) and Fence's finest will be performing it tomorrow night in a showcase in Brighton.

Drift's Tandy Hard will be playing tracks from his recently released self titled LP which is available from the Drift shop.

Tickets are still available on the door at (£12.00) but are in fairly short supply. It's one to watch for the future as they book good bands and are very nice chaps.

More info here on there myspace page.

Coverage in Mixmag, Artrocker and Rolling Stone (Germany) has made copies fly out of the door and we do really only have VERY few copies left.

Avoid disappointment!

£4.00 ships anywhere in the world.

Music for your pleasure here and be sure to buy one of the beautiful limited edition gatefold digipacks from the Drift shop.

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The tension builds and makes you feel worried for the poor girl. Hearts explode and it makes you come out in a cold sweat.

However that's not to say the record isn't a catchy or enjoyable affair, more that it's at times unsure character, helps to create a more intriguing template. Psychedelica and that decade of the 1960's stamps a strong presence on proceedings throughout, indicative in the treated drone vocals and layered, inventive guitars.

Soundtracks and the whole genre of film music also stamps an influence over instrumentals such as 'Starry Nite #3' and the title track. 'Will The Moon Ever Rise Again' meanwhile opens with a Jeff Buckley snake-like guitar pattern reminiscence of 'Dream Brother' before drum machines and spooky keyboard noises enter to mutate and take the track somewhere else entirely.

As previously mentioned overall proceedings are versatile, essentially original and engaging. Moreover 'I Dream Of Black' is a somewhat unusual album, in that it is as much of itself while simultaneously sounding like some distant album soundtracking a lost, forgotten 60's film.

In essence then, 'I Dream Of Black' represents a record where for once, the oft used 'solo album' terminology is wholly appropriate.

With an opening that recalls Brian Wilson's awe-inspiring teenage symphony "Surf's Up," I Dream of Black is an exquisite solo debut from Electric Soft Parade's Thomas White.

A gorgeous album that leans heavily on Wilson's lush orchestral pop-edelia, it's a homemade LP that sounds like it came straight off the beaches of California. Lead U.K. single "The Runaround," however, is off-kilter indie-pop that owes as much to The Jesus & Mary Chain as it does The Beach Boys. "I Dream of Black" is world-weary atmospheric acid firmly rooted in Smile's sandpit craziness. Borrowing from both Pink Floyd's experimental ambience and The Beach Boys era-defining harmonies, I Dream of Black effortlessly bridges the gap between U.S. and U.K. psychedelia. Anchored by White's typically understated indie vocals, it's a sublime slice of contemporary British acid-pop. Like Wilson writing Pet Sounds in a Brighton bed-sit, White proves that this kind of orchestral pop music can come from anywhere. A beatific album of considerable depth and beauty...

'I Dream of Black' is chameleonic from start to finish. 'Starrry Nite #2' recalls psychedelic McCartney, 'Will The Moon Ever Rise Again' is My Bloody Valentine minus the wall of noise and the title track is one of many instrumentals employing atmospheric string swirls colliding malevolently with crisp, slithering analogue noise. Conveniently at the midpoint, 'This is Just a Little Interlude' is exactly that, a jolly, shuffling surf guitar workout which should just give you enough time to secure one of those tiny ice cream pots from a hostess.

Largely experimental, slighly mental, 'I Dream of Black' may very well be the best thing Thomas White has ever produced, just what brother Alex thinks of that is another matter!

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Turns out White is a wee psychedelic kid at heart, over the course of these ten fuzzy, lo-fi-reaching-for-the-sky numbers, White displays song writing maturity way beyond his years and some delightful chord changes to boot. 'The Runaround' is rightfully chosen as the lead single, it's undeniably ripped straight from 'Come Down' era Dandy Warhols but who cares when it's this damn good, a slacker-rock anthem and easily the most accessible track on here. The not so snappily titled, 'Is It Wrong to Lose Faith in the Person You Used to Love?' and 'The Silence Stops Tonight' are more intimate affairs but showcase Whites beautiful voice and twisting melodies wonderfully, the latter breaking into an epic wig-out.

Elsewhere the quirky instrumental aptly named, 'This Is Just A Little Interlude' is a sheer delight, in a similar vein to 'Coffee in the Pot' by Supergrass you’re guaranteed to have the surf-guitar line in your head for days, it's so infectious I ended up learning the guitar line myself, anything to impress a lady. The songs weave in and out charmingly with ambient-electro passages and some avant-garde numbers, not my usual cup of tea at all but they work a treat especially on 'Starry Nite #3' which plays like some sort of early Gershwin recording before breaking into spits and spats of drum machines and electro pulses.

Apparently this was all recorded on a Tascam 4-track although I'm pretty dubious of that claim, it's certainly a striking slab of old-school lo-fi indie, if you like early Domino or Drag City stuff then you'll lap this up. It's out on Drift Records who are fast becoming one of the best UK indie's ever.

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So why a solo album with so much going on in bands? Well, this is succinct; it's almost like the expression of a person's various moods. Download single 'The Runaround', is some kind of nightmare, like a Flaming Lips meets Throbbing Gristle it's dark, propulsive and addictive, with endless twists and turns. 'Starry Nite 2' is surely an expression of some kind of love and 'Starry Nite 3' is a gorgeous electro-orchestral arrangement that swells and recedes, showing White is no stranger to melancholy and electro eccentricity.

'This Is Just A Little Interlude' is exactly that – boogie-woogie rock 'n' roll that isn't offensive enough to summon up old Jools, and is in fact discreet enough so as not to offend. It's 'Will The Moon Ever Rise Again?' that really steals the show – a song as worthy as any crooner or blue-eyed soul boy. It's simply heartbreaking in lyrical content and emotional arrangement. Thank heavens Thomas White is a workaholic, as this solo album is one of the most remarkable albums of the year, and all recorded in a basement to boot.

Mary’s ten-track debut is a truly exceptional record and we are delighted to be working with Navigator to bring it to you all. Navigator are a very fine imprint run by a very fine man who is responsible for not only the exceptional Reveal Record shop (r.i.p) but also releases by Joan as a Police Woman, Madam, BBC folk winners Lau, Benji Kirkpatrick and Jon Redfurn.

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Delighted that a video surfaced:
Forthcoming single "The Runarourd"

There are other tracks here and here.