After a successful single on Chess Club, the band now signed to Domino and releasing debut album “Modern Rituals” in September had lots to live up to. Their blend of Americana, country rock is unquestionably authentic with those achingly fashionable harmonies, no more evident than on “Night and Day” with it’s own beautiful A Capella section.

They whistle through previous single “Mighty Proud” with great assurance and everyone in the room is aware we’re in the presence of something rather special. At times you’re left wondering whether Chief can take it all the way, or whether sweaty underground clubs is where this music belongs but we’re all happy to pretend we’re on the west coast for a few moments at least…

Listen to Chief here!

This show will follow on from their main stage Reading and Leeds appearances and will fit in just before they head out around the UK on their biggest headline tour to date!

Tickets are £8.50 and it’s a 14+ show so get your tickets here!

So we’re slap bang in the middle of summer now, despite the odd thunderous rain shower, it’s been a blinder. Glastonbury was dry as a bone, Bath has lions everywhere you turn and the England football team returned gloriously from South Afr….oh wait, no, no they didn’t.

Amongst all this excitement it would have been easy to miss Laura Marling’s sell out show here at Moles, or the Ivor Novello award winning Cherry Ghost but thank you all for coming down, they were two definite highlights of the summer so far.

It doesn’t stop there though, check the listings and you’ll find all kinds of live music coming up at Moles in August, from indie to hip-hop and from bhangra to dubstep.

No need to call it a night early either, late night DJs are on hand till 4am on Tuesdays (CHEESE), Thursdays (Blow- Baths Indie Night), Fridays (Moles DJs/Raargh) and Saturdays (PLAY/ Metripolis).

Enough shop talk, enjoy the sun, enjoy the music and see you at Moles soon.

The launch night on 19th June will see Carousel Cartel (formerly Halagoogoo), Dark Horse and Out Like a Lion performing with DJs Asian Hawk and The Snugs taking on deck duty until 4am.

“One of the most exciting sounds you could ever hear” – Clash Magazine

Post War Years

“Huge modern day dance anthems” The Fly

Tickets can be bought here

Head over to www.thegoodgods.com/music/ to download the song now. And head over HERE to purchase tickets for their show on June 10th with Golden Slumbers and With Love From Humans.

Kentucky based three piece Wax Fang are coming over to the UK for a series of dates to promote their latest album, La La Land, and to play at the fantastic All Tomorrows Parties a the invite of the legendary Pavement. La La Land may have been recorded above a morgue in the the bands native Louisville but it’s certainly not a morbid affair. Expect anthemic choruses and psyche-rock blow outs like on the American’s can do! The band also come with the ringing endorsement of Jim James of My Morning Jacket who refers to them as his favorite band!

With the new album and upcoming shows at ATP, The Great Escape, Dot to Dot Festival, Club NME at Koko and the Stag and Dagger festival we predict that Wax Fang will be one of the bands of the summer. Huw Stephen’s has also seen fit to include them on his “Music Sounds Better With Huw” compilation along side the likes of Pull Apart By horses, We Have Band and Gold Panda. Come and see them on their first UK date!

http://www.myspace.com/waxfang

Support comes form Bristol based Relay Rips and Bath psyche-rockers Ulysses

Tickets for the show only £5 (£4 with NUS) click here

Sweet Sweet Lies are singer-songwriters and guitarists Dominic VonTrapp and Michael Hayes, ably assisted by Ken Box (piano), Matt Sparkes (bass), Toby Horton (drums) and Kris Jones (trumpet). Intelligent and out of the ordinary- Sweet Sweet Lies combine urgent electro acoustic instrumental with witty, ironic and bittersweet vocals. They are a rock band at heart but with a strong blackhearted Country and Brighton’s own retro rockabilly scene influencing them the end result is far from just a rock band!

Having been an instant hit locally, word has spread across the country resulting in festival offers from Glastonbury, The Isle Of Wight Festival, The Secret Garden, Manchester’s In The City, Brighton’s The Great Escape and even The Big Chill so expect to see these guys climbing up the bills this summer!

It’s time for the rest of us to fall for Sweet Sweet Lies, and those silver-tongued rogues. We look forward to an eventful performance!

Tickets and more info on the night: http://www.moles.co.uk/listings/?lgig=d2e4f60c-c291-4599-a264-f0041787df4d&performance=1

“Her stage presence makes her shine, in the way that two years from now when she’s headlining a show at a stadium the size of a small city, I’ll be like…well at least I called the stage presence thing. She’s got the kind of star power that makes me feel like a sleazy record executive that actually says things like “star power.” – FADER

Manna

This is one of her first visits to the UK to tour and we feel this Paris born, half Finnish and half Algerian woman with a chip of her shoulder and a guitar in her hand deserves to be seen. Come and see why we think this young lady is a rising star!

“Manna sits in that space between early 60s girl groups and New York new wave that’s kind of popular again. Not that we’re complaining. We’ll file it next to the new Raveonettes album” – MTV

“Striking is Manna, looking like a cross between Charlotte Gainsbourg and Patti Smith. Blending PJ Harvey’s stomp with CSS’s dance moves is audacious, and it’s clear she’s ready to cross borders. Her extraordinary bassist Maria nailed a constant pulse that gripped the audience.” – MOJO

Get tickets here!