News The Neu Bulletin (22nd November 2012)

Every day of the week, Neu gives you a choice show and a selection of new music tips, all in the name of exposing you to something new and exciting.

THE GIG
TOPS, Soft Arrows, Bare Pale support Mac Demarco - Brighton Green Door Store
Line-up of the year? Certainly, there’s rarely a better chance to keep warm in a snug gig venue *and* watch a whole host of great bands at the same time. Topping the bill is everyone’s favourite gap-teethed crooner, Mac Demarco. Then come Neu favourites TOPS, Soft Arrows and Bare Pale (yes, all three of them!), crowded together just outside of Brighton train station. What an evening to be alive. TOPS also play Portsmouth’s Registry tomorrow night, alongside Watushi Calcutecs.

THE SONG
Tallows - Soft Water

Soft Water by Tallows

Oklahoma-based band Tallows exhibit a remarkable balance between fist-pumping guitar sections and cute, restrained vocals. Sitting somewhere between unsung heroes The Pomegranates and the more celebrated The Shins, this “demo” track, ‘Soft Water’, is one of the more uplifting pieces of music you’re likely to come across for quite a while.

OTHER NEU BUSINESS


Sometimes a DIY news post doesn’t suffice. If you’ve yet to see this Embers video of the band playing in a monastery, screaming their bloody hearts out and making their instruments CRY WITH JOY, then come on, this is your final nudge. Embers impressed us a few months back and their debut single is full of potential. But this performance of ‘Hollow Cage’ is without par. It’s truly astonishing.