News The Neu Bulletin (2nd April 2013)

From Monday to Friday, Neu has you covered. In these Bulletins right here, with recommended gigs and a healthy selection of songs, you’ll have a seemingly endless supply of new music tips.

Every day we offer up a choice show, a song of the day and a little something extra that’s caught our attention. Check back here every day for your latest Neu Bulletin delivery.

THE GIG
Hookworms, Joanna Gruesome - Cardiff, Undertone


Hookworms’ ‘Pearl Mystic’ debut took off like few could’ve imagined. The general consensus that a record is great doesn’t usually guarantee sales, but for those guys the correlation proved true. Fingers crossed Joanna Gruesome’s eventual first work proper works a similar trick. The two combine tonight in Cardiff.

THE SONG
Mei Saraswati - dash


People actually took the mick when, in our very first Neu Bulletin of 2013, we declared our featured song as potentially one of the defining tracks of the year. Savoir’s ‘Zinli Rhythm’ has since stood firm, a jungle-inhabiting beast of an effort. Mei Swan lent vocals to that track, and ‘dash’, we’re told, is her first attempt at something solo, radio-friendly and less personal. She’s a school of songs to gaze at in wonder but ‘dash’ is a true upping of the game.

OTHER NEU BUSINESS
character.

This Brighton trap addict seems intent on turning a bright and sugary Easter weekend into a distant memory. How a song with cowbell included within the mix can sound so intensely dark, I have no idea. ‘Tribe ii, i’ is character.’s only song to date; a grand, big-intentioned glow of sadistic noise.