Fortuna Pop BBQ w/ Cannonball Jane + 6 more

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...AND ON THE THIRD DAY FORTUNA POP! ROSE AGAIN AND COOKED SOME BURGERS...

CANNONBALL JANE (New York, NY)
A mind-bendingly brilliant mix of hip-hop samples and 60s girl group pop, like a one woman Go! Team or a sassier Saint Etienne.
'Cannonball Jane has grabbed greedy fistfuls of pop history; Girl group pop, buzzing garage, Motown, doo-wop, freak-beat, hip-hop, drum and bass and smooshed them together with generous helpings of wit and charm.' - Kittenpainting
www.cannonballjane.com
www.myspace.com/cannonballjane

THE CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENT (Nottingham)
With two albums to their name, this East Midlands quintet's music encompasses genres as diverse as prog-rock, folktronica and disco against a backdrop of lush, orchestral pop and a pinch of Pulp’s northern glamour.
'Strange, gargantuan rhythms, weird instrumentation and a singer who sounds like Kurt Wagner trapped beneath two feet of snow... as beautiful and crazy as The Arcade Fire' (NME)
www.chemistryexperiment.co.uk
www.myspace.com/thechemistryexperiment

FINLAY (London)
East End noiseniks inspired by Eric's Trip, Silver Jews, Sonic Youth, Pavement and Pixies, mixing skewed alt.rock with achingly melodic lo-fi meanderings.
'Devotees of that knife-edge strip between madness and genius should turn their attention here' (NME)
www.finlay.org
www.myspace.com/finlaytherockband

THE GRESHAM FLYERS (London)
A sextet who are the hybrid of their diverse geographical backgrounds (north, midlands, south and Slough) and the best bits of your record collection, all sprinkled with a little sugar - David Gedge fronting an unruly combination of Sparks and Pulp. Classy, energetic pop, boy/ girl singers, handclaps, and hooks you can hang your duffel coat on.
www.thegreshamflyers.com
www.myspace.com/thegreshamflyers

THE LOVES (Cardiff)
Mixing pop psychedelia and C86 indie with a dash of Jack Daniels and beatnik cool.
'A wide-eyed retro-chic indie-pop sextet that sound like Belle and Sebastian playing at being The Stooges.' - NME
www.theloves.org
www.myspace.com/lovetheloves

FANFARLO (London)
Fragile, romantic orchestral pop.in thrall to Sufjan Stevens, Olivia Tremor Control and Arcade Fire.
'Like a more scaled-down, vulnerable Arcade Fire, and with achingly mournful vocals... each track a mini-symphony.' (Tasty)
www.fanfarlo.com
www.myspace.com/fanfarlo

All this plus a full BBQ for a fiver in advance (it'll be 6 on the day)
More info on this fine Brixton-based label:
www.fortunapop.com
www.myspace.com/fortunapop