Sweet Love For Planet Earth - Musik

Fuck Buttons Is A Two-Piece Experimental Group Formed In Bristol England In Early 2004 By Andrew Hung And Benjamin John Power. Biography Immediately After Forming Fuck Buttons Started To Play Live Whenever Possible Soon Amassing A Dedicated Cult Following Throughout The UK. Time Out Magazine Described The Band's Live Sound As "adrenaline Pumping Ear Purging Slab Of Towering Pristine Noise…" 1 The Duo Signed To All Tomorrow's Parties-Affiliated ATP Recordings In 2007 And Released A Limited-Edition 7" Single Named "Bright Tomorrow" Which Received Complimentary Reviews From Such Sources As Drowned In Sound Pitchfork Media Who Described It As "something Like The Sun Rising Over The Ocean... Then Going Supernova" 2 Mojo It Became Their #1 Mojo Playlist Single For That Month And Stereogum. Combined With An Upsurge In Reviews Of Their Live Performances At The Supersonic Truck And Portishead-Curated ATP Festivals In The Second Half Of 2007 This Attention Resulted In Fuck Buttons Being Included In Many End Of Year Newspaper Magazine And Online Articles Predicting Them As A 'Hot Tip' For 2008. These Included New-Noise Who Said That "rarely Have Two Men Sounded So Much Like The End Of The World" 3 And British Newspaper The Observer Which Called Their Sound "A Joyous Racket Of Swirling Atmospherics And Percussive Gunfire" In An Article Highlighting Them In A New Wave Of Intelligent Literate British Pop Music. 4 They Started The Year With A Tour Of Slightly Larger UK Venues Supported By Label-Mate Alexander Tucker. This Was Done To Build Anticipation For Their Debut Album Street Horrrsing Which Was Released On March 17. Recorded By John Cummings Of Mogwai And Mastered By Bob Weston Of Shellac It Was Promoted Through Festival Appearances Including A Slot At This May's ATP Vs Pitchfork Festival And A North American Tour With Caribou. The Band Have Also Started To Receive Some Airplay From Mainstream BBC Radio Stations Whose DJs Often Struggle To Think Of An Alternative Moniker To Announce In Place Of The Band's Full Name. Early Reviews Of Street Horrrsing Were Very Positive It Was Named Underground Album Of The Month By Mojo Magazine Who Called It "A 50 Minute Melange Of Iridescent Synths Psychedelic Drone Distorted Vocals And Tribal Rhythm." Pitchfork Media Awarded It With An 8.6 Out Of 10 Rating And Honored It By Placing It In With Their "best New Music" Section. Positive Reviews Also Featured In The Times The Observer The Wire NME Rock Sound Kerrang! Uncut Mojo The Sydney Morning Herald And Many Other Music Publications And Websites. It Was Also Chosen For The Shortlist Of The Guardian's First Album Awards. 5 In September 2008 The Second Single From Street Horrrsing Was Released In The Form Of A 12"/Digital Release Of "Colours Move" Backed By An Andrew Weatherall Remix Of "Sweet Love For Planet Earth". The Single Was Launched At London's Rough Trade East Where Both Fuck Buttons And Weatherall Performed On Monday 1 September. In September And October 2008 They Supported Mogwai On Tours Of The UK USA And Canada. A Limited Split EP Was Sold During This Tour Containing A Mogwai Remix Of "Colours Move" And Fuck Buttons' Cover Of Mogwai Fear Satan. In 2009 The Band Appeared At The Australian All Tomorrow's Parties Event Alongside Acts Such As Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds The Necks And Spiritualized. The Band Have Released Their Second Album Tarot Sport In October 2009. It Has Been Well Received With Rock Sound Giving It An 8 Out Of 10 Rating And Hailing Its Consistency ""the Continuity Gluing Them Together Confirms A Genuine Full-Length Article To Brandish At All Those Gun-Jumping ‘The Album Is Dead’ Doomsayers."" read less