Model Railway Exhibition - Jennifer's Brother

I'm not about to self-promote without full disclosure that Verulamium Records is a little bedroom label that I started to (try and) release a few songs that I like and given that this blog is a platform for me to discuss the music that I like, I don't think it's too nepotistic of me to mention it here...
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On 9th January 2012 Model Railway Exhibition will release their debut single 'Jennifer's Brother' as a limited tape through Verulamium Records... They are great, a London-based three piece playing scuzzy/swirly shoegaze/pop over programmed beats. Full details below:

Model Railway Exhibition - 'Jennifer's Brother'

The tracklisting is: A. Jennifer's Brother B1. Future Perfect B2. Don't Wake Up

Limited to 100 handmade card sleeve cassette singles and available to pre-order now from Model Railway Exhibition Bandcamp and Verulamium Records Big Cartel for just £2.00 plus P&P. All purchases come with digital download in your desired format.

You can stream two of the tracks below:

Jennifer's Brother by model railway exhibition
Future Perfect by model railway exhibition

To celebrate, Model Railway Exhibition will play a single launch at Islington's The Old Queen's Head on Tuesday 10th January. It's free entry so please do come along, also playing are the wonderful Hella Better Dancer with another act to be confirmed - see the facebook event page for further details.

Model Railway Exhibition: Website // bandcamp // facebook

They've also shared a newly written / recorded Christmas song which you can listen to below:

Always winter in Grantham by model railway exhibition

Terror Bird #3 - Waiting For Nothing EP

VR001 - TERROR BIRD - WAITING FOR NOTHING

Full disclousure: This is my label, I'm not going to review my own releases on my own blog, it seems contradictory to the aims of this blog, needless to say I love the music I'm putting out. Press release below:

LIMITED TO 500 COPIES ON BROWN VINYL w/ hand numbered insert and download coupon.

SIDE A
01. WAITING FOR NOTHING
02. SHE KISSED ME (AND I FELL ILL)
SIDE B
03. THRILL KILLER
04. SECRET RITUALS

Released Monday 7th March. Pre-Orders will get digital version one week early. ORDER.

Intelligent and exhilarating the lyrically dark title track ‘Waiting For Nothing’ is a masterpiece of huge sweeping synths. “She Kissed Me (and I Fell Ill)” is a glorious pop number with Never’s melodic vocal shining through in one of Terror Bird’s most dazzling tracks to date. The bright and upbeat “Thrill Killer” with shamelessly beautiful piano and keyboard arrangements kick starts side B before the gloom laden “Secret Rituals” with reverbed vocals and haunting keyboards close the EP in emphatic style.

Terror Bird are on an extensive European tour throughout February and March.
For dates please see Myspace.

Stream Side A below:

Terror Bird - Waiting for Nothing by Verulamium Records

Terror Bird - She Kissed Me (And I Fell Ill) by Verulamium Records