French Wives

As reported at Artrocker's website, this band is neither French, nor are they wives.

What they are, is Scottish and indie, and another contender for "nest big thing" status.

A tour through Texas, where they will showcase at this year's SXSW festival in Austin, they will wind their way north through Oklahoma City and Chicago, eventually winding up with a gig at C'est What in Toronto, on the 25th of March, as part of Canadian Muisc Week.

The second single to be released prior to their album, Dream of the Inbetween, is a song called "Younger". With the price of being added to their mailing list, this song is being offered up as a free download from the band's website.

In addition to the song, they have produced this video to accompany it's release.

Spiritualized: New Music Materialized

Spiritualized are poised to return with some new music when Fat Possum Records releases Sweet Heart Sweet Light, whose title was taken from the lyrics of the first song leaked prior to the release date of April 17.

A North American tour is planned, beginning in May.

Have a listen to, "Hey Jane", below, a nine-minute extravaganza, courtesy of RCDLBL.com and Fat Possum.
Spiritualized 'Hey Jane' by Spiritualized

The Courtesans: UK Erotica Rock

They aren't Spice Girls, but they certainly are spicy!

If you're looking for any details about the band, you'll be hard-pressed to find anything. There doesn't appear to be much in the way of a bio for these saucy sirens. A quick check to their Reverbnation page reveals a historic piece about courtesans, and nothing about the musicians. They actually could be today's version of the Spice Girls or t.A.T.u, formed by audition by a deep pocketed producer. If are you up for some digging, see what else you can find. But don't get them confused with the American power pop band of the same name.

According to the "Touch" link on their website, "The Courtesans live show is a heady blend of Erotica, Live music, Burlesque and intrigue".  The Photography link however, reveals a little bit more (nudge nudge, wink wink): Glamourous stills identified with captions of their names and instrument - Agnes Jones (bass), Saffire Sanchez (guitar), Monica Wild (vocals), Sinead La Bella (vocals), and the aptly named Stix (drums).

For now, they are "one hit wonders" with their spooky, gothic, sappho-esque, R-rated (?) video cover of the Velvet Underground's seminal 1966 track, "Venus In Furs".  Of course, I have included this interestly artsy video for your pleasure. There is also a Soundcloud link on the page to hear just the audio version. But, really, it's just not the same without the visuals.

The next big thing? Or the next big wannabe big? You decide.....



http://www.thecourtesans.org/

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