With their back catalogue now available for ‘pay what you want’ on Bandcamp, we thought it was a good time to pay respect to the soon-to-be-departed Spring Offensive. One of our favourite bands of the past five years, every single release has something to recommend it – from one of the finest mini albums you’ll…
Here’s another great video from one of our favourites – Spring Offensive. ‘Bodylifting’ finds the band in fighting-fit form, both in sound and in the video, conceived and directed by band members Matt Cooper and Lucas Whitworth. Opening with a swirling and rhythmic chant of ‘I feel your body lifting, I feel a shape is…
Anyone who has been lucky enough to attend a house gig will know there is something quite special about seeing one of your favourite bands in the most intimate of settings. Moving furniture about to fit in band members and equipment is all part of the fun. Although fully amped gigs are a superb experience,…
From their debut mini album through to a 14-minute song that covered the different stages of the grieving process and a live show that was never less than stirring, Oxfordonians Spring Offensive have always been an exceptional band. Now, after raising the funds through a very successful Pledge campaign, we get to hear their first…
With the release of their debut album ‘Young Animal Hearts’ mere weeks away, Spring Offensive have decided to whet the appetite of this long-awaited record even more by streaming the new song ‘Hengelo’. Listing a number of familiar anxieties, the fearful lyrics (‘I was in Berlin, I was on my own’) are surrounded by an…
With a New Year comes a new batch of albums to work your way through and 2014 is already looking exciting. Below, we look at some of the bands whose albums we believe will be soundtracking our 12 months ahead… Spring Offensive A long time coming, but with their previous releases, Spring Offensive have already…
Ahead of two major shows in England and a short European tour, Spring Offensive have released their new free download ‘Speak’. Self-produced, the song is three minutes of twisted pop that has a soothing quality as the rhythmic group harmonies sing: “I will speak now, or forever hold my tongue”. There’s also a searing honesty…
Oxford five-piece Spring Offensive have released the video to their new single ‘No Assets’. A concept dreamed up by band members Matt Cooper and Lucas Whitworth, the video was filmed using 12 chest-mounted iPhone cameras and is a multi-layered visual and aural treat. Find out more about Spring Offensive: http://www.springoffensive.co.uk facebook.com/springoffensive @springoffensive
Our Lost Infantry have had a stunning year, topped off by the release of their debut album ‘The New Art History’, via Deep Elm Records in November. After their final celebratory show of the year at the Aldershot West End Centre on 14 December, the band are already making extensive plans for next year and…
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