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Stephen Coates on Late Russian Composer Mikael Tariverdiev
By Jedd Beaudoin 27 January 2016

BBC Radio 3 | The Essay, Just Juvenilia, Stephen Coates

After deciphering some vivid dreams, singer-songwriter Stephen Coates formed a band called... 

The Real Tuesday Weld | Happy Hatter Christmas EP

Happy Hatter Christmas ep by The Real Tuesday Weld

Happy Hatter Christmas is predominantly a fans-centric affair, its bespoke mixture of randiness, mischief, romance, pathos and intrigue makes for....

Cat On The Wall Review | Lazarus and The Plane Crash | Horseplay

Lazarus And The Plane Crash 'Horseplay'

Every so often you can come across an incredible album by happy coincidence. It’s a rare but delightful occurrence....

Time Out Review | The Real Tuesday Weld | Songs for The Last Werewolf

The Last Werewolf by The Real Tuesday Weld

Literate, jazzy art-pop/cabaret practitioners headline this rather special event, with a performance from their new album, ‘The Last Werewolf’. The latter is a soundtrack to the book of the same name by horror merchant Glen Duncan, who will be here reading extracts.

Subba Cultcha Review | Lazarus and The Plane Crash | Horseplay - 9/10

Lazarus And The Plane Crash 'Horseplay'

Madcap, crazy, jazzed up menatlisms from the Antique Beat wizards… Its like a party in your old 45′s and Tom Waits and everyone you love is invited…

Rock'n'Reel Review | Lazarus and The Plane Crash | Horseplay | ***

Lazarus and the Plane Crash Album Horesplay

The songs are for the most part riotously danceable, especially ‘The King Of The Village Fete’, ‘The Clay’s A Calling’ and ‘Horn For The Whole Damn World’. But they do pathos-soaked balladry rather well too, as the gorgeous ‘Violent Men’ will testify.

Leicester Bangs Review | Lazarus and The Plane Crash | Horseplay

Lazarus And The Plane Crash 'Horseplay'

Well, this is a blast. Lazarus And The Plane Crash is Joe Coles, previously of The Guillotines, and Stephen Coates (aka The Clerkenwell Kid) of The Real Tuesday Weld. Together they’ve made a strange record of primal rock ‘n’ roll, dark, dangerous themes and freak show aesthetics.

Independent | Lazarus and The Plane Crash | Horseplay | ****

Lazarus And The Plane Crash 'Horseplay'

In their determination to go out on any limb, regardless of taste or safety, Lazarus and the Plane Crash – a collaboration between Guillotines singer Joe Coles and Stephen Coates, grey eminence behind The Real Tuesday Weld – display the kind of risk-taking absent from The Maccabees’ album.

Paris DJ’s Review | The Real Tuesday Weld | Songs for The Last Werewolf

The Real Tuesday Weld 'The Last Werewolf'

A widescreen cinematic emotional cabaret, Soundtrack for the Last Werewolf is the sixth The Real Tuesday Weld album and follows the Sunday Times and The Independent album of the week The London Book of the Dead. It’s been released by Six Degrees in the US on July 12th and internationally thereafter.

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