BBC declare Gallops! one of the top 10 bands at Sŵn
By Ben • Nov 18th, 2008
Gallops! performing at Dingwalls in London (Oct 2008) - by Lense Eyes
In what is becoming a week of national media interest for Wrexham’s Gallops!, it now appears that the BBC are joining in with the praise - they just don’t want to be left out.
Newsbeat (the BBC Radio 1 news people) have posted a news item on their website listing Gallops! in their top 10 favourite bands of the Sŵn Festival last weekend with a short blurb for each band. That’s their top 10 bands out of the 150 acts who played over the weekend!
Here is what they have to say about Gallops!:
“It’s not just their equine referencing moniker that Wrexham’s Gallops! share with a band like Foals.”
“A shared love of sonic experimenters Battles, Don Caballerro and Pivot is hugely apparent. Yet their sound is all their own. In the disorientating surroundings of a wine bar their furious, raw, motorised computer-led crank-rock proves extremely potent.”
To view the original article and the top 10 list, click this link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7733000/7733057.stm
I’m betting an article in the NME will be next. Just watch this space…
Links
Gallops! website
Gallops! MySpace
Sŵn Festival
BBC Newsbeat
Credit: Homepage photo by Eventfoto.
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That’s a fuckin brilliant ‘top 10′ to be a part of, listed alongside Amazing Baby!!
I’d prefer it if someone like Plan B cottoned onto Gallops! before NME did, don’t want some bizarre ‘nu-space’ movement coming out of it, although it would be quite amusing!
Well done lads!
i’m not sure Plan B has quite the same distribution power or readers as the NME, but i know what you mean.
a magazine from brazil i think cottoned onto them first so no worries there
Props to Paul for getting his photos used by Drowned in Sound on their Swn review!
cheers, just a shame they only used the pictures of bands that are reviewed, makes sense i know but still…
I’ve heard that my NME prediction maybe coming true (in a way)…
oh eye, i’ve got the scoop on the next review to come out soon too…
moz we r really proud of ya nice one 2 all of ya lads l
ove ya loads moz x x x x
jaynie bones + little c x x x x
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