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Basically, you could say Isa and The Filthy Tongues are Angelfish with a new singer. Musically though, it's a far darker affair, but with enough of a pop edge to cross-over. The Pixies immediately come to mind when you listen the their debut album 'Addiction', but other references might include Dick Dale, Blondie and Nick Cave." (Jim Gellatly, XFM)

"Filthy Tounges have certainly cherry picked their influences wisely on this their debut album; where strong hints of the Pixies and Patti Smith are fused with elements of rockabilly and ramalama punk-blues. Here cumulative experience shines through in this preternaturally assured record" (The Skinny)

a blistering slab of dark, indie rock." (Evening News)

Think poppy PJ Harvey with a couple of Pixies-esque instrumentals and you're not far away. Singer Stacey is also a formidable live presence." (manicpopthrills.wordpress.com)

this baby shimmers achingly all at once bristling, bruised and beautiful, a sweetly stirring soft psyche pop assassin replete with bent out of shape hooks that curve, curl and caress Stacey's alluring matter of fact delivery - a bit like a day-glo Sonic Youth if you really need a fixed radar point. The gem like 'nae tongues' precedes the spectacle, a stratospheric instrumental with rumblin' Wray like signatures buried deep in the mix and saturated with a positive carnival of drip dried effects pedal bliss as though Terry Bickers had taken time out to wire up his guitar collection to create a cosmic rodeo minus the whip cracks, spurs and yee ha's. Joint deputy single of the missive not 'arf." (LosingToday.com, May 06)

(Chavis) transforms the live experience, providing a focus and a contrast to the soberly suited Tongues. Her persona, carrying an edge of disreputability and sordidness, is also a good fit for the music. Metcalfe's guitar-playing is a shimmering delight, redolent of the Deep South and carries the sound to dark places reminiscent, at times, of Depeche Mode or Echo and the Bunnymen. The bluesy and slightly sleazy feel is augmented by great work from giant bassist Fin Wilson and Derek Kelly on drums." (Evening News)

Isa and The Filthy Tongues are the epitome of underrated" (Xavier, fan)

	Meursault Meursault have a penchant for a certain character by French existentialist philosopher and author Albert Camus and mix acoustic instruments such as ukulele, banjo, accordion and guitar with electronics and vocals in a way we've not heard much before. You could call it folktronica, although that suggests the likes of Kieren 'Four Tet' Hebden and all his stuff is instrumental. You could call it disco folk (Dave probably would) - quite the bastardisation on paper. But, whatever you want to call it, as you can hear from their myspace, Meursault write thoroughly inventive songs that sound utterly modern and are really quite good. myspace.com/meursaulta701
	The ShellSuit Massacre 2 x performance poets (Rodney Relax + Nick E Melveille) + guitars + electronic music = 21st Century lyrical rock n roll in a world of ASBOs. Rodney Relax and Nick E Melville first met about ten years ago through local scene-zine underword. An old charmer with a skewed but humourous slant on life, Rodney was running the (legendary) Yellow Cafe poetry/art/music/dancing/drinking events around town and Nicky was a bashful young man with a rapier wit and a deadpan delivery, which he occasionally demonstrated to unanimous approval at underword's events. The two men have been collaborating ever since but this is probably their most ambitious and exciting project yet. myspace.com/theshellsuitmassacremusic
	Guest DJ: The Face (Ampbox) One of the funniest and most animated DJs we've met in quite a while, The Face has also got excellent taste and a pretty immaculate repertoire when it comes to making the floor burn. Her residency at ECA's jumping Ampbox Friday nighter continues to go from strength to strength, as the club packs in a full house of hip kids and up-for-it party people every month, with The Face recently performing warm-up duties for sizzling newcomers such as Black Affair, Shadow Dancer, Christopher D Ashley, Sleepless Crew and the excellent Boy 8 Bit.
	Miss Le Bomb Miss le bomb aka Catriona Shaw has now gone solo after playing on the underground electropop circuit for almost seven years, under various spooky guises - lead singer of Queen of Japan, founding member of infamous Munich-based punk club Club le Bomb and a visual artist she has collaborated with many different musicians and performers over the years including Electronicat, Gerhard Potuznik, Isabel Reiss, Hans Platzgumer, Kamerakino, Bulent Kullukcu and more. myspace.com/misslebomb
	Wounded Knee (Benbecula) Wounded Knee is an experimental musician from Edinburgh, Scotland. He is a happy amateur. He doesn't want to kill anybody. We first came across him working behind the counter at the now defunct Fopp Records on Cockburn St, but, oh, that was AGES ago and later put him on at one of our Dfrnt Drum nights down at the Cocteau Lounge (Ego) and he was utterly BONKERS but quite interesting. Now signed to the revered Benbecula label, Wounded Knee has refined his idiosyncratic and extraordinary combination of folk songs, strange noises and a kazoo no end and tours it internationally, not least in Berlin, where Scottish ex-pat Ms Shaw now resides and the two have performed together before. Are you beginning to see a pattern now? myspace.com/iamwoundedknee
	Isosceles (Art Goes Pop) Played Limbo at only the second night of the club back in November, alongside Retrosexuals, and we've been dying to have them, their beautiful Hammond organ and all of their fabulous plastic flamingoes back ever since. They cite R & B, soul and rockabilly on myspace but when they play live there's a strong mod sensibility and something of a Victorian vaudeville / end-of-the-pier style that's reminiscent of classic UK bands such as Madness. Basically, this is British pop at its most energetic and entertaining and, given that they've recently been picked up by the management company behind mega-stars such as Arctic Monkeys, Maximo Park, The Divine Comedy, Sigur Ros, Bloc Party, Kate Nash, Ian Brown, Radiohead, Portishead and Supergrass, if they haven't made it by the end of the year, we'll eat our pork pie hats. myspace.com/isoscelestheband
	Come On Gang! A guitarist from Galashiels, a bassist from Dublin and a singer/drummer from Brighton, this trio only got together last April but have aleady played gigs all over the capital. We were tipped off about them by the singer's sister last summer and have been eagerly following their progress and chasing them for a gig ever since. A little bit Belle And Sebastian, a little bit Yeah Yeah Yeahs and a little bit of something else that's quite simply their own thing, if you're not feeling these tunes, you've either had your soul possessed or you need to see a shrink. Melodic, heartfelt and firing on all cylinders, Come On Gang! will provide the perfect pop foil to Isosceles. myspace.com/comeongangmusic
	Kid Canaveral "Juicy, chewy pop-kids to savour, proving that life still twitches in this indie guitar-pop business." Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman myspace.com/kidcanaveral
	The Asthmatic Scene The bastard child of of Belle And Sebastian and the B52s... myspace.com/theasthmaticscene
	Juno! "Meaty basslines , robo beats percussion and buzzing electronics" Is This Music. myspace.com/junovision
	Cancel The Astronauts Jaunty, honest indie-pop songs utilising no gimmicks and that classic new wave line-up: guitar, synth, bass, drums. There's something immediately arresting and accessible about Cancel The Astronauts. Check out their mini-LP for proof that they've got what it takes to go all the way. Perfect complement to Juno! myspace.com/canceltheastronauts
	Over The Wall Wonky electronic pop that will make you dance. myspace.com/overthewall
	Flying With Penguins Sugar-coated, synth-led dance songs that take their cues from Bloc Party, Athelete and drum n bass maestro High Contrast and go pop pop POP! myspace.com/flyingwithpenguins
	Boyfriend/Girlfriend "an epic pop guitar, bass and drum three-piece that throw in toy beats and boy/girl shouts to keep themselves entertained" (they say). Remind us of Sonic Youth c. Daydream Nation, ie classic (US) alt. rock with a small twist of their own. myspace.com/boyfriendgirlfriend
	Down The Tiny Steps Mix folk, electronica and pop, they say. Imagine Lemon Jelly's quirky samples and cheery tunes with more accomplished song-writing and some simple, heart-warming melodies. Also a bit like what east coast heroes Found are doing. But different. myspace.com/downthetinysteps

If you're reading this, are in a band and looking for somewhere decent to practise, the Black Spring Rooms are available for an extremely reasonable price and a hassle-free experience down in Leith (just off the Ferry Road at the Great Junction Steet end). For more info, check black-spring.com/rooms and/or give us a shout using rooms@black-spring.com and we'll book you in or show you around. Room 2 has a full back-line and costs £9 per hour. If you block book 12 hours, it's £7.50 per hour. Everyone who has been in rates the experience so do get in touch!