September 22, 2005

Band To Watch: ¡Forward, Russia!

Having already given us Kaiser Chiefs and The bloody Cribs, Leeds delivers a new Band To Watch in ¡Forward, Russia!. Recommended if you like At The Drive-In, !!!, and punctuation in general (these post-punkers would make a nice addition to your Indie Rock Fantasy League). All four MP3s on their MySpace page are audio caffeine; "Nine" is my fave, but current single "Thirteen," with its killer chorus, is worth downloading as well.

Posted at 3:49 PM in Band To Watch
Tags: ¡Forward Russia!

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15 Comments

they have a girl drummer. that's kick.

Posted by: melina at 09/22/05 4:10 PM | Reply
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dancepunk is dead

Posted by: hoss at 09/22/05 6:33 PM | Reply
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love the russia.

Posted by: michael at 09/23/05 4:00 AM | Reply
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I normally love dancepunk, but I just don't get these guys...they don't seem to have any of the choons that say, Radio 4 or !!! have. Ditto Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.

Posted by: Jonathan at 09/23/05 10:03 AM | Reply
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i absolutely love punctuation. best thing in the world! ¡…! ¿¿¿

and girl drummers are always great (even though I prefer bands with female bass players)

Posted by: #l#o#v#e# at 09/26/05 5:54 PM | Reply
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saw the russia live @ leeds fest and they rocked

Posted by: jonesy at 09/28/05 6:13 PM | Reply
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Also saw them live and thought they were fucking awesome and also really funny and nice when we talked to them, wicked voice.

Posted by: billie at 10/06/05 3:51 PM | Reply
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saw them at manchester and they were best band this year

Posted by: jack davenport at 10/14/05 6:37 AM | Reply
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i saw fwd Russia @ Soton Lennons with a band called dead!dead!dead! - great night both bands rocked!

Posted by: Jim at 10/14/05 8:52 AM | Reply
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I just listened to a song by Forward Russia and it was the second most dispicable noise that has ever entered my ear. The first being The Cribs!

Peace!!

Posted by: Treadonice at 10/14/05 1:44 PM | Reply
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Saw Forward Russia in Leicester and they were fantastic! Lead singers next Kurt Cobain! The girl drummer rocks. Lovin it!

Posted by: Debs at 10/15/05 5:29 AM | Reply
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next kurt cobain!? were you even listening?
forward russia are superb but you can shut up with the punctuation crap. it's a good name for a good band, if you prefer female bass players then keep listening to the smashing pumpkins you boring idiot. halloween in nottingham is gonna be mental, if you're not trick or treating with your mum then you should come!!!!

Posted by: stilton at 10/17/05 8:21 PM | Reply
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Saw em live in Bradford (on a cracking bill with The Reseasch, The Duels and The Cribs) and thought they were excellent. Much much much better live than recorded

Posted by: dodgylodger at 10/18/05 9:03 PM | Reply
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Hey there guys, Forward Russia played at our club night (Leeds Student Radio) in Leeds Uni Union last night and they kicked ass! A review of their shows are on our website (http://www.lsrfm.com/music/info/reviews/ ) along with pictures and the like. Enjoy.
Cheers to the guys for playing!

Posted by: Matty W - LSRfm.com at 10/19/05 4:25 PM | Reply
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lovesit ! :]

Posted by: peaches at 10/27/05 2:26 PM | Reply
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