To Celebrate our Fifth Birthday we're giving away (almost) every 7" record as a FREE download. each release will be available for just 7 days. so act fast!!!
Today's download is:
FILTHY014 - Singles Club 7" Fourteen A1 Esiotrot - Venus A2 Esiotrot - My Chemical Romance Saved My Life A3 Esiotrot - Annie May B1 Tiger MCs - Valenciennes B2 Tiger MCs - British Sisters B3 Tiger MCs - The Luxury Of Brakes
PRESS QUOTES FROM THE 1ST TIME AROUND "this bashful and bruised beauty will have you all at once smiling, crying, bopping and moping at equal turns and that’s just on the first verse" - Losing Today
To Celebrate our Fifth Birthday we're giving away (almost) every 7" record as a FREE download. each release will be available for just 7 days. so act fast!!!
Today's download is:
FILTHY013 - Singles Club 7" Thirteen A1 The Sexual Hot Bitches - Kitty A2 The Sexual Hot Bitches - Let's Fuck A3 The Sexual Hot Bitches - Hot Pie B1 The Lovely Eggs - I Like Birds (But I Like Other Animals Too) B2 The Lovely Eggs - John Carling B3 The Lovely Eggs - I'm Having A Party
PRESS QUOTES FROM THE 1ST TIME AROUND "the single is a corker. provocative, brutal and funny" - Sounds XP "Filthy Little Angels go and nail another must have split offering as part of their ongoing singles club series. an adorable sense of the unhinged. engagingly erratic, they are the bollocks so put down that Ting Tings CD and stop reading arse kissing advertising space chasing press." - Losing Today
To Celebrate our Fifth Birthday we're giving away (almost) every 7" record as a FREE download. each release will be available for just 7 days. so act fast!!!
Today's download is:
FILTHY012 - Singles Club 7" Twelve A1 Projekt A-ko - Nothing Works Twice A2 Projekt A-ko - Goodbye Sunlight B1 Horowitz - Sweetness, I Could Die In Your Arms B2 Horowitz - Hug Target
PRESS QUOTES FROM THE 1ST TIME AROUND "like restoring a hymen, it gives pop music back its innocence" - SoundsXP
To Celebrate our Fifth Birthday we're giving away (almost) every 7" record as a FREE download. each release will be available for just 7 days. so act fast!!!
Today's download is:
FILTHY011 - Singles Club 7" Eleven A1 The New Royal Family - Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive? A2 The New Royal Family - The Cornflakes Family B1 Keith TOTP - I Hate Your Band B2 Keith TOTP - Girl
PRESS QUOTES FROM THE 1ST TIME AROUND "one of those bona fide ‘well fuck me’ moments that occasionally crawl out of the wreckage of a warped mindset. a diamond cut gem" - Losing Today
To Celebrate our Fifth Birthday we're giving away (almost) every 7" record as a FREE download. each release will be available for just 7 days. so act fast!!!
Today's download is:
FILTHY010 - Singles Club 7" Ten A1 The Art Goblins - Fuck The M.S.P. (Acoustic Party Mix) A2 The Art Goblins - My Conscience Died With Those Prostitutes! B1 Billy Ruffian - Music Versus Money B2 Billy Ruffian - My Secret Life B3 Billy Ruffian - Whipping Boy
PRESS QUOTES FROM THE 1ST TIME AROUND "a Vinyl Junkies wet dream. Odd, hilarious,life affirming, pretentious; Genius. Call it what you will: another season of Filthy Little Angels just rolled into town" - This Is Music "Record Of The Week" - NME "a disregard for scenes and scenesters and a love for the magic of vinyl which is so good that you want to hug their filthy little hearts" - SoundsXP
To Celebrate our Fifth Birthday we're giving away (almost) every 7" record as a FREE download. each release will be available for just 7 days. so act fast!!!
Today's download is:
FILTHY009 - Singles Club 7" Nine A1 The Fairies Band - Random Boys A2 The Fairies Band - Groupies B1 The Peeptoes - Eat This B2 The Peeptoes - Love Robot B3 The Peeptoes - Parasite
PRESS QUOTES FROM THE 1ST TIME AROUND "punchy, fun, throw-away and you're going to have to beat your way through me to see them!" - The Mag
To Celebrate our Fifth Birthday we're giving away (almost) every 7" record as a FREE download. each release will be available for just 7 days. so act fast!!!
Today's download is:
FILTHY008 - Singles Club 7" Eight A1 Captain Polaroid - When The Calendar Comes Down A2 Captain Polaroid - This Is Part 1 A3 Captain Polaroid - Your Mistake Is Thinking You Have Won (Acoustic) B1 Beacons - I'll Be Here B2 Beacons - What Great Relief
PRESS QUOTES FROM THE 1ST TIME AROUND "beautifully, artlessly and wonderfully fucked up with fuzz, wit, violence, youthful indulgence, incompetence and all of the glorious innocence of unaffected creation" - Unpeeled
To Celebrate our Fifth Birthday we're giving away (almost) every 7" record as a FREE download. each release will be available for just 7 days. so act fast!!!
Today's download is:
FILTHY007 - Singles Club 7" Seven A1 The Vichy Government - The Blues Will Have To Wait A2 The Vichy Government - Heart-Shaped Box B1 Gay Against You - Gay Unicorn B2 Gay Against You - Gold Knight B3 Gay Against You - Princess Diana Walkman B4 Gay Against You - P Panda
PRESS QUOTES FROM THE 1ST TIME AROUND "Quirky agit pop with its tongue firmly lodged in its cheek, dippy, demented, bonkers beat driven noise-core - the retarded half cousins of Zea and Atari Teenage Riot" - Losing Today
To Celebrate our Fifth Birthday we're giving away (almost) every 7" record as a FREE download. each release will be available for just 7 days. so act fast!!!
Today's download is:
FILTHY006 - Singles Club 7" Six A1 ShiSho - Courtney Sat On A Rock A2 ShiSho - Rocks And Penalties B1 Hyperbubble - Supermarket Casanova B2 Hyperbubble - She's So Technical B3 Hyperbubble - Pop Star
PRESS QUOTES FROM THE 1ST TIME AROUND "the absolute dog’s bollocks. Joint Single of the Missive I think we can safely say" - Losing Today
To Celebrate our Fifth Birthday we're giving away (almost) every 7" record as a FREE download. each release will be available for just 7 days. so act fast!!!
Today's download is:
FILTHY005 - Singles Club 7" Five A1 Mynx - I'm So L.A. A2 Mynx - Ass'n Flash'n (Demo) B1 Alice & The Enemies - Touching Boys (In Supermarkets) B2 Alice & The Enemies - Way With Women B3 Alice & The Enemies - Rush
PRESS QUOTES FROM THE 1ST TIME AROUND "Fast making Fierce Panda look out of touch" - The Plastic Ashtray "pretty much unmissable. this is another EP that you ought to acquaint yourself with" - SoundsXP "this may well be an addictive substance. the more I play the single, the more I want to play it again" - Drowned In Sound
To Celebrate our Fifth Birthday we're giving away (almost) every 7" record as a FREE download. each release will be available for just 7 days. so act fast!!!
Today's download is:
FILTHY004 - Singles Club 7" Four A1 The Boyfriends - No Tomorrow A2 The Boyfriends - I Love You B1 The Long Blondes - Autonomy Boy B2 The Long Blondes - Long Blonde
PRESS QUOTES FROM THE 1ST TIME AROUND "An anthem for a new generation" - John Kennedy (XFM single of the week) "one of the essential singles of the year. Forget the orange vinyl, all these grooves are lined with gold" - SoundsXP "Stay on my arm you little charmers" - Kitten Painting "you'd be mad to miss it" - The Stereo Effect "devastatingly catchy" - Joyzine "destined for greatness" - Trakmarx
To Celebrate our Fifth Birthday we're giving away (almost) every 7" record as a FREE download. each release will be available for just 7 days. so act fast!!!
Today's download is:
FILTHY003 - Singles Club 7" Three A1 The Fairies Band - Pink Socks Rock (Fuck My Hole) A2 The Fairies Band - Colonel Bright (Acoustic) B1 The Vichy Government - The Immortals B2 The Vichy Government - Oliver Cromwell In Weimar Berlin
PRESS QUOTES FROM THE 1ST TIME AROUND "some of the best new talent known to man or beast" - SoundsXP
To Celebrate our Fifth Birthday we're giving away (almost) every 7" record as a FREE downoad. each release will be available for just 7 days. so act fast!!!
Today's download is:
FILTHY002 - Singles Club 7" Two A1 The Violets - Feast On You A2 The Violets - Come Home B1 The Swear - Untitled Monochrome B2 The Swear - Japanese Pop Song
PRESS QUOTES FROM THE 1ST TIME AROUND "more menace than your average tousled haired stripey shirted urchin called Dennis" - Drowned In Sound "twisty guitar lines and dancefloor filling drumbeats" - Joyzine
To Celebrate our Fifth Birthday we're giving away (almost) every 7" record as a FREE download. each release will be available for just 7 days. so act fast!!!
so let's start at the very beginning
FILTHY001 - Singles Club 7" One A1 The Favours - Kill A2 The Favours - Out Of Control B1 The International Karate Plus - Nexus In A Chain Of Thought B2 The International Karate Plus - Hats Off To Harry Kewell
PRESS QUOTES FROM THE 1ST TIME AROUND "They're genius, one and all" - Drowned In Sound "Another little cracker from the Filthy folk!" - SoundsXP "Rich pickings indeed" - Joyzine
no new release this week (sorry). Instead we bring you a recent article/interview, direct from The Devil Has The Best Tuna...
Isn't it amazing how time flies when you're having fun. The Devil's favourite independent label Filthy Little Angels, a label that shares the Devil's commitment to unearthing unknown, unheard, unseen, unheralded, unfamiliar or downright unbelievable bands new or old, is five year old! Five years of independence, five years of eclecticism, an average of twenty releases each year, five years of brilliance.
To celebrate their fifth birthday the brains behind the label, Woon and Missy and the excellent Captain Polaroid (CP) took time out from opening the presents and stuffing their faces with jelly and birthday cake to reminisce about five years of independence.
The Devil: Filthy Little Angels has been around for five years, what's been the biggest lesson you've learned over those five years?
Woon: erm..... CP: releasing and promoting a record is both expensive and time-consuming, but always ALWAYS enjoyable. Woon: erm..... The Devil: What has been your proudest achievement in the five years of existence?
CP: I'm torn between the sheer joy of having Steve Lamacq feature the Singles Club and working with Projekt A-ko... Woon: It's always wonderful to work with, or be respected by, people you adored when you were younger. working with the IK+, The Lovely Eggs, Projekt A-Ko is a thrill, but, most importantly, having the likes of Steve Lamacq, a man who inspired our record collections, play these records and hopefully inspire other peoples record collections is the biggest buzz. Missy: There's not just one proudest achievement moment. Having the respect of people we respect like Steve Lamacq, Huw Stephens, Devil Has The Best Tuna (flattery will get you everywhere - The Devil), and all of the wonderful musicians we've met along the way has been a sincere and humbling honor. And seeing our records on the wall at Piccadilly Records wasn't too bad either.
The Devil: What's been your biggest disappointment?
Woon:Egos CP: Definitely. And eager bands with difficult-to-please management. Woon: yeah, Egos and Managers... especially when the 2 combine Missy: Bad managers and lazy people The Devil: Where did the name Filthy Little Angels come from? What other names did you ponder before deciding on Filthy Little Angels? Woon: its a line from 2 Hefner songs, most notably Lee Remick from "Boxing Hefner". the line goes "Those filthy little angels tugging at my heart saying ‘boredom is a sin, ambition should be everything'". Hefner had been a huge band to myself. and I believe captain too. and the name just felt right, a kind of naughty but nice kind of idea, hopefully thats the same feeling people get of us as a label. the discordant noise placed next to the anthemic pop gems CP: I'm not sure I could say it any better than that. Hefner have so many amazing pop songs. Missy: What they said... Woon: ... oh and there was never any other name for the label The Devil: What was the first record that you bought?
Woon: Oasis/Blur roll with it/country house Missy: Duran Duran 7 and the ragged tiger 12" CP: Oasis - Cigarettes and Alcohol / The Rutles - Shangri La (for the record Blur win every time for us) The Devil: Are there any music genres that you'd never release on FLA?
Woon: probably drum and bass, RnB, chart dance music. music which has never meant anything to us. Missy: Ummm...well I really love drum and bass and I think if someone approached me about it I'd be more than happy to release it as long as it was fantastic. I think that country-rock crossover or Christian rap are the 2 most unlikely future FLA releases.
The Devil: Which band would you have most liked to have released a single by and why?
Woon: of all time? or bands that somehow got away from us?? If we're talking bands that got away "Austere" by Sidecar Kisses (who foolishly renamed themselves Joy Formidable). I think its the most FLA sounding record that we didn't release. We had talked about releasing a 7" with them I think the stumbling block was that they wanted a 7" on their own, whereas we wanted them on a split 7" as part of the ongoing singles club. Also, Los Angeles pop princess Love Grenades. Again we talked about a 7" and the only thing that stopped us was the lack of money. shes utterly fantasic and writes perfect pop songs and im certain that she is destined for huge things. I guess those 2 on a split 7" is my fantasy record.
Missy:Their Hearts Were Full of Spring. We were never supposed to release anything by them (as far as I can remember) but if you have a listen you won't need an explanation as to why I would want to!
CP: I really wanted to release something by Johnny Foreigner and for a short while I thought it might happen... but for whatever reason it never did. They're a rather fantastic group, I'm looking forward to their new album.
Woon: well they're on our "Hark! The Filthy Angels Sing" aren't they?... but yeah would have been good to work more with them
The Devil: What is your favourite release from the FLA archives?
Woon: I'd go for the Right Turn Left ep, based solely on the music, they seem to be a band with egos but im not gonna let that ruin the music, which is infact as close to pop gold as we ever came
The Devil: Probably the most difficult question of all and, as The Lovely Eggs has already been bagged by CP, I'd have to say The Colt 45s'Stockholm Syndrome'.
The Devil: And any records you regret putting the FLA name to?
Woon: plenty, for various reasons, rarely the music
CP: I'm not sure about 'plenty', certainly some - and as you say, rarely because of the music
The Devil: Captain, as well as being part of the FLA team you are also an FLA artist. what is it to be an FLA approved artist?. and what would happen if Missy and Woon decided one day that they didn't like your records but still wanted u in the team?
CP: Woon has always been very complimentary about my music right from the beginning, even when I don't think it's deserved - similarly I think he's always been honest with me when something doesn't quite work as well as I had hoped. I only sent him a copy of Spitting Facts, Splitting Fractions because he liked a lot of the same artists as me, I had no idea he was involved with FLA. It'd be a shame if he stopped liking my records but I'd certainly still work with him on the label.
Woon: I think the captain will stop making records before I stop liking them
The Devil: If you weren't spending your time bringing fantastic indie into the world with FLA what would you be doing?
Missy: Continuing to work on films and my Psych degree Woon: drinking a lot more, smoking a little less and admiring a much healthier bank balance CP: I'd be thinking about starting a label in order to bring fantastic indie into the world. Woon: what's the label in your head called? CP: If we're assuming FLA never happened then Filthy Little Angels of course. Or perhaps Fingers In Your Ears Records. The Devil: What are Filthy Little Angels doing to beat the credit crunch? Any tips for the Devil's readers?
Woon: we've been helping beat the credit crunch since before there was a credit crunch. We've been giving away records long before Radiohead ripped us off... tip.. hmm... ASDA SmartPrice CP: forget SmartPrice... hang around at 5PM and you'll find some perfectly edible items for pence with those lovely yellow 'Whoops!' stickers on. I live for those stickers. Woon: and in my day job i print those stickers. haha Missy: Sell your television
The Devil: What did you think of this years Glastonbury line up? Was it final proof that the punks won the battle but the dinosaurs won the war?
Missy: Since I've yet to hear most of the performances I can't comment. The line up itself seemed like a nice blend of old and new but I would base it on who was good and who wasn't. Woon: Who even played? CP: Well obviously Blur played and I'm quite certain the other headliners were The Boss and Neil Young. Blur's set went down very well and from the footage I saw was much better than Hyde Park... but neither performance came close to their amazing Glasto 98 slot. Woon: well yeah but i cant remember anyone other than Blur, was a major none-event this year. and Blur was as captain says not a patch on 1998... i don't think that answers your question tho... The Devil: What's the plan for Filthy Little Angels for the next five years?
Woon: we're not savvy enough to have a plan, but by the time we're 10 years I expect we'll have sold out to a major CP: That's not quite true, we sometimes make plans but always completely disregard them. There probably won't be any majors left by then, just iTunes. I'd love for iTunes to completely collapse on itself forcing people to buy physical formats again... we would then attack with an arsenal of coloured vinyl. Missy: I'm having a hard enough time figuring out next week....!
The Devil: Anything else that you'd like to say to the Devil's readers?
CP: I'd like every one of you to write something really interesting/shocking/amusing/a combination of all three on a piece of paper, fold it up and hand it to a stranger in the street as you pass them. Woon: i recommend you check out Bryan Adams back catalog and re-assess the position he holds in your hearts Missy: 1. I recommend you do not do either of the things Woon or Captain have recommended. 2. Thank you for reading this! 3. Keep reading The Devil!!!
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Here are some tracks from the last five years of indie brilliance taken from the vaults at Filthy Little Angels central...
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Isn't it amazing how time flies when you're having fun. The Devil's favourite independent label Filthy Little Angels, a label that shares the Devil's commitment to unearthing unknown, unheard, unseen, unheralded, unfamiliar or downright unbelievable bands new or old, is five year old! Five years of independence, five years of eclecticism, an average of twenty releases each year, five years of brilliance.
The Devil: Where did the name Filthy Little Angels come from? What other names did you ponder before deciding on Filthy Little Angels?
Missy: Their Hearts Were Full of Spring. We were never supposed to release anything by them (as far as I can remember) but if you have a listen you won't need an explanation as to why I would want to!
The Devil: Anything else that you'd like to say to the Devil's readers?
