Here is our October preview of the best music releases and events in the coming month. Items marked with an * are currently scheduled for review on the site.
Albums
Album of the month: The Greatest Hits Of Boston Spaceships – Out Of The Universe By Sundown*
We wouldn’t normally pick a best-of collection as our album of the month but as this is the first Boston Spaceships album to get a UK release we’ll make an exception. Collecting 15 tracks from the bands five albums it represents some of the best music of Robert Pollard’s career. (Out on Fire Records on the 8th October)
The Greatest Hits Of Boston Spaceships
1st October
Dark Dark Dark – Who Needs Who
Bob Mould – Silver Age*
Tim Burgess – Oh No I Love You
The Soft Pack – Strapped
Field Music…Play (read our review)
8th October
Tame Impala – Lonerism*
Why? – Mumps etc.
Mountain Goats – Transcendental Youth (read our review)
Tall Ships – Everything Touching
15th October
AC Newman – Shut Down The Streets*
Bat For Lashes – The Haunted Man
Jim Jones Revue – The Savage Heart
Jason Lytle – Department Of Disappearance
22nd October
…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – Lost Songs
Of Montreal – Daughter Of Cloud*
Peter Broderick – These Walls Of Mine
29th October
Neil Young – Psychedelic Pill
Madness – Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da
Gigs and tours
Tour of the month: Field Music
Field Music have been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and you have the opportunity to see them on what may be their last tour for some time.
- Oct 03 2012, Aberdeen, The Lemon Tree
- Oct 04 2012, Glasgow, Oran Mor
- Oct 05 2012, Leeds, The Cockpit
- Oct 06 2012, Liverpool, Kazimier
- Oct 10 2012, Southampton, Cellars
- Oct 11 2012, Cardiff, clwb Ifor Bach
- Oct 12 2012, Wolverhampton, Slade Rooms
- Oct 17 2012, London, Electric Ballroom
- Oct 18 2012, Brighton, The Haunt*
- Oct 19 2012, Bath, Komedia
- Oct 20 2012, Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre
Field Music
The Twilight Sad tour the UK in October:
- 18 Thur NEWCASTLE Cluny
- 19 Fri WAKEFIELD The Hop
- 20 Sat MANCHESTER Sound Control
- 22 Mon BIRMINGHAM Hare & Hounds
- 23 Tue LONDON Dingwalls
- 24 Wed BRISTOL Louisiana
- 25 Thur CAMBRIDGE Portland Arms
- 26 Fri LEEDS Brudenell Social Club
- 27 Sat PRESTON Mad Ferret
- 17 October – London, 100 Club w/Veronica Falls & Mazes
- 23 October – Oxford, Academy 2, w/The Cribs
- 24 October – Norwich, Waterfront w/The Cribs
- 25 October – Liverpool, 02 Academy w/The Cribs
- 26 October – Manchester, Apollo w/The Cribs
- 29 October – Manchester, 02 Academy w/The Cribs
- 30 October – Sheffield, 02 Academy w/The Cribs
- 01 November – Leicester, Academy w/The Cribs
- 02 November – London, The Others
- 06 November – London, Village Underground w/Cloud Nothings
The Tallest Man On Earth – Dates across the UK and Ireland through October
- HMV Forum Kentish Town, London, Oct 23
- Colston Hall Bristol, Oct 24*
- Vicar Street Dublin, Oct 25
- Mandela Hall Belfast, Oct 27
- HMV Picture House Edinburgh, Oct 28
- HMV Ritz Manchester, Manchester, Oct 29
- St Bartholomews Church Brighton, Oct 31
- 23.10 GATESHEAD, NEWCASTLE, UK – The Sage
- 24.10 EDINBURGH, UK – Usher Hall
- 27.10 COVENTRY, UK – Warwick Arts Centre
- 28.10 BRIGHTON, UK – Dome
- 29.10 MANCHESTER, UK – Bridgewater Hall
- 30.10 LONDON, UK – Barbican
Festivals
The festival season is over in the traditional sense, but there are still interesting festival events happening through the Autumn.
Oxjam
Oxjam is a nationwide music event throughout October with events nationwide raising money for Oxfam. Our event featuring Rotifer, Tigercats and Danny Kendall is sure to be on of the best but you can look for events throughout the month in your area on the Oxjam wegottickets portal. You can find out more about the event, and about the good work that Oxfam does with the money raised, by visiting www.oxfam.org.uk/oxjam.
Oxjam
A Carefully Planned Festival
A Carefully Planned Festival is a multi-venue festival featuring 100 acts in Manchester on the 20th and 21st October. Amongst the bands playing is Neon Filler favourite Free Swim who will be playing track from their brilliant new EP She Dreams In Lights. More details can be found at www.acarefullyplannedfestival.wordpress.com.
Other stuff
Magical Mystery Tour on DVD
On the 8th October you will have the opportunity to purchase a the much maligned 1967 Beatles film on DVD and Blu-Ray. The soundtrack has considerable high points, including ‘I Am The Walrus’, but the jury is out on the film that was considered one of the band’s bigger follies.
The Magical Mystery Tour
To get your album/gig/tour/film/book/festival/t-shirt included in our monthly preview please send details to dorian@neonfiller.com.
By Dorian Rogers
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