Gold, silver and bronze

Golden Silvers are a band causing a real buzz around London town right now. Formed from the ashes of the once XL-signed Dolly Daggers, GS peddle in feelgood, soulful and guitar-less pop music using an organ, bass, drums alongside three part vocal harmonies.

A quirky but compelling sound it certainly is, one that has seen them likened to quintissential British twists Ian Drury & The Blockheads. Front man Gwilym Gold's lazy, nonchlant and endearing vocals and strong stage presence have also evoked comparisons to a certain Pete Doherty.

In any case - with songs the quality of 'Magic Touch', 'Arrows Of Eros' and 'Train For A Brain' (all available on their MySpace), it surely won't be long till they're snapped up by a label and are being namedropped by the geezer down your local who reckons he knows his music.

Their LFC appearance at The Old Blue Last in February was a veritable corker, one which saw the near-capacity crowd shake their hips in a way you wouldn't necessarily expect on a Monday night. Check out their debut, homemade video of 'Magic Touch' below, partly filmed at this very gig:



The band also host their own night each month at Hoxton's fashionable Macbeth, the cunningly titled 'Bronze Club'. Each time they headline, with a series of special guests appearing below them - recent months have seen the likes of Young And Lost signed Naked & The Boys play, as well as hotly tipped eccentric singer-songwriter Josh Weller. Be sure not to miss the next one on Friday 18 April. If you can't make that, they're gigging pretty furiously around the capital at the moment - check out their MySpace for details.

myspace.com/thegoldensilvers

Freaking Out Neighbours

On 11 March, LFC played host to Eight Legs' single launch party for 'Freaking Out The Neighbours' at 93 Feet East on Brick Lane. It was also their UK homecoming after an extensive, sold-out (as good as) tour of Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Their 45-minute set saw them air their forthcoming debut album 'Searching For The Simple Life' (out next month through Weekender Records) in its entirety, alongside a handful of B-sides. Highlights included the aforementioned single, which was dispatched early on, the punchy, concise and punk-spirited 'Pass The Bucket' (see clip from the gig below) and the more and more regal sounding set-closer 'These Grey Days' - the song which soundtracked the Christian Dior fashion show a couple of years back and subsequently thrust these four lads from Shakespeare country into the public limelight.



Their romantic, jingly-jangly sound certainly recalls seminal British groups of the 1980s such as The Smiths and The Cure, but at times it also possesses a punkier, meaner edge which references the likes of The Stooges, The Clash and latterly The Libertines. Fans of any of these bands could do a lot worse than to check out Eight Legs - ones to keep a beady little eye on in 2008 they are indeed.

myspace.com/eightlegs

Support on the night came from firm LFC favourites Right Turn Left, the Exeter based quartet who specialise in outrageously hook laden, tight-as-a-bolt, charismatic and literate three minute indie-pop songs (See 'Sloe Gin', 'Comic Book Picture' for starters), a la Good Shoes, Maccabees, Wombats - a formula which has seen them break out of their local scene onto stages as far afield as Paris' illustrious Fleche d'Or venue in a remarkably short space of time.

Sure, it's been done plenty of times before and isn't going to reinvent any wheels, but these guys look the part and quite simply do it a lot better than most. There'll always be room for new music when such boxes are ticked. Watch out for more LFC appearances from this bunch later on in the year...

myspace.com/rightturnleft

Animals in London

Remember Komakino? Once signed to DiS Recordings, they released one brilliant single in Say Something Else, supported everyone from Bloc Party to Metric to Hope Of The States and were described by the NME as 'Brit rock's best new band'. For various reasons (departing bass players, general bad luck), they decided to call it a day last year and start afresh with two new members and under a new name - You Animals.

Here's something to jog the memory:



Anyway - Laissez Faire Club is delighted to announce that it will be hosting the new incarnation's first ever London show. The date is Wednesday 5 March, and the venue The Old Blue Last in Shoreditch. And although there isn't yet any YA material to listen to, recent reviews have suggested a more brash, heavier sound than what we were used to with Komakino. Whatever the case, this is set to be a most interesting comeback, and one certainly not to be missed.

Support comes from the utterly fantastic Post War Years, who've been causing a stir for some time now with their beguiling blend of electro, jazz, pop and rock. Also on the bill are are Butterfly Bangs, who'll be launching their new single Junk Sky, out Mon 3/3 on Weekender.

Detailed information on the event and the bands can be found at myspace.com/laissezfaireclub.