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The Big Beat: 1st February 2011

The usual array of new bands, tracks, rants and raves. It's the most robust Big Beat yet.

Posted 1st February 2011, 1:00pm in Listen, The Answering Machine | By Mike Taylor

This week on New Tunes Tuesday, Mike samples the latest from a quartet of veteran acts: WIRE, GANG OF FOUR, SOCIAL DISTORTION, and the reformed FEELIES, who you may not know much about but were a major influence on R.E.M.. Are they still going strong or should they just go away? Plus, the usual array of new bands, tracks, rants and raves. It's the most robust Big Beat yet.

YOUNG PRISMS "I Don't Get Much" (Kanine), from Friends For Now
THE ANSWERING MACHINE "Lifeline" (Heist Or Hit), from Lifeline
ECHO LAKE "In Dreams" (No Pain In Pop), from Young Silence EP
THE RADIO DEPT. "Liebling" (Labrador), from Passive Aggressive - Singles 2002-2010
THE JOY FORMIDABLE "Whirring" (Atlantic), from The Big Roar
JAMES BLAKE "Limit To Your Love" (Atlas/A&M), from James Blake
THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION "Buffalo" (Memphis Industries), from Buffalo
DIRTY BEACHES "Sweet 17" (Zoo), from Badlands
THE FEELIES "Should Be Gone" (Bar None), from Here Before
WIRE "Bad Worn Thing" (Pink Flag), from Red Barked Tree
GANG OF FOUR "Who Am I?" (Grönland), from Content
SOCIAL DISTORTION "Alone and Forsaken" (Epitaph), from Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes
LIGHT ASYLUM "Dark Allies" (self-released), from In Tension EP
(OLD SKOOL MYSTERY TRACK) - a landmark single released 25 years ago
CELESTIAL SHORE "Pals" (Double Denim), from California Eden EP

For more info and to learn more about the choices, head to The Big Beat.