Remix ATC? Yes, No

The debut album from Alright The Captain is out now. Well, actually it’s been out for a while. It’s called ‘Snib’ and it is a fairly dense offering as this is a band who try and cram a lot into their 40 minutes.

Highlights for me would certainly be Peanut Worm and Neo Tokyo, though there certainly aren’t any duff tracks. The band are currently on tour and playing London over the next few days and then the rest of Europe.

Word has it that they are releasing a remix EP soon, and are looking for contributions, this is obviously a good thing. Remixes can be submitted on their website, http://bit.ly/fqAsmD .

National I quite like io's second album day

Birmingham four piece io have their second album out and it’s called ‘Materioptikon’. It’s been out a while on the newly formed Grammatical label, but I’m only discovering it now. First impressions... well it’s an album that’s full of surprises, notably in ‘Silent Hymns in the Dark’ which ends on heavy electronic note which is quite evocative. That bit I hadn’t expected from  a shouty math rock offering.

There is a plethora of choice, not too much never too much, but still an awful lot out there and some bands can really drop off the radar. I hope this band get some sort of recognition, though. Their music is astute (the vocal moments are particularly well timed) and has technical elements to it but is never over the top. Maybe they have received all sorts of acclaim and accolades and I’m just really late to the io party. Who knows, maybe.

The album is out now and available to listen on Spotify.

io - This is Where the Cat Lives

 This Is Where The Cat Lives by IO (weareio)