Archive for April 2008
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You Are Here released, official South site open
Today marks the release of South’s new album, You Are Here. The official South site is also open, so go check it out.
Stranded in Stereo review
Upbeat review from Stranded In Stereo:
British trio South have always had a gift for melody and constructing space-y indie-pop somewhere between the Stone Roses and Radiohead. They’ve also had a pension for covering those melodies with layers upon layers of electronics and keyboards in ways that didn’t necessarily detract from the music, but as we [...]
CMJ review
CMJ reviews You Are Here:
The visual daydream on the cover of South’s new album serves as a handy metaphor for the vertiginous sonic delight waiting inside. The intricate, golden-hued drawing on a black background of a stage features a drum-set, amps and a mic—oh, and a sword-brandishing knight riding a unicorn, pyramids, a castle, a [...]
PopMatters and Pitchfork reviews
PopMatters asks, “What happened?” in their review, South of the Boredom:
You guys started out with so much plucky enthusiasm: a group of go-getters that were accidentally serving as the bridge between American alt-rock and British dream-pop sensibilities. You were youthful and weird, abstract yet oddly fun. You released some very good albums and made James [...]
Better Things 08 Video
Hot off the press, and all of that, comes Better Things 08 video
See: Extras/Video
Billboard review You Are Here
LBTL says: It’s South.
Billboard says:
The South have been kicking around the U.K. scene for quite a few years now, their advance somewhat slowed by label difficulties. Invariably the band’s sound has shifted a bit over time, but that’s no bad thing, especially as it’s eventually led them to the splendid You Are Here, their fifth [...]
Soundcheck mag, Kent News, & Bullz-eye review South
With the exception of Bullz-eye, most of these reviews teeter between thinking the new South album is mildly good, to not. Since we like to put the good, the bad, and the ugly of South reviews here - take a look….
From Soundcheck Magazine:
…”We were going along fine, but one wrong turn threw us completely off [...]
Better Things download
It has to be said - Tripwire do like South
Tripwire March 31
In just a couple of weeks we will get to hear the latest album from the UK group South. Their latest, You Are Here, will see its release in the US on April 29 via Bluhammock Music / Young American Recordings. We got to [...]
Extras / Video
One or two videos added to the Video section (see Extras).
Dolphins Were Junkies / Fuji Rock 2001
Paint The Silence
Up Close and Personal
Colours In Waves
A Place In Displacement
You Are One
Motiveless Crime
Keep Close / Live
Bizarre Love Triangle
Paint The Silence / London Astoria 2001
Up Close and Personal / Animated
Mend These Trends / Live
Soundcheck / Barcelona
Little ditty about South from Static Multimedia
Static Multimedia in addition to adding the tour dates we covered in a previous post also had a little positive review to say about the new album:
“UK darlings sOuth are thrilled to announce a stateside tour in support of their upcoming release, You Are Here. The album is set to hit on April 29th via [...]
