Those fine folks at AU have the scoop on this mouth-watering tour, the third in the Shred Yr Face series to come to Ireland. This time ’round it’s more of a folky bill, with Greg Weeks’ Espers headlining over The Cave Singers and Woods.

One of our favourite albums of 2008 was Chad VanGaalen’s Soft Airplane; a collection of “heartfelt songs and lo-fi tinkering” which hasn’t been too far from our record player over the last 12 or so months. VanGaalen has made quite a name for himself as a songwriter, producer and animator – and now he’s dabbling [...]

Update: The Wall of Ice things seems like a hoax by someone unaffilated with the band, and Jonny Greenwood has now posted These Are My Twisted Words on Dead Air Space as a free offical download. No sign of an EP, though he does mention further songs being worked on: We’ve been recording for a [...]