London Airwaves Festival

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Florence And The Machine, London Airwaves, Friday September 19. Vocalist Florence Welch is a 22-year-old art-school drop-out who once submitted a six-foor pile of flowers spelling out "You’re A Twat!" as an assignment.
Pic: Tim Cochrane

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Florence And The Machine’s Florence Welch performs live at London Airwaves, Friday September 19. The vocalist recently posted a blog on the band’s MySpace denying charges that live favourite ‘Kiss With A Fist’ glamourises domestic violence: "It is about two people pushing each other to psychological extremes because they love each other.
The song is not about one person being attacked, or any actual physical violence."
Pic: Tim Cochrane

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Florence And The Machine bring their sexually-charged live show to London Airwaves, Friday September 19. The inaugural bash took place across eight venues in East London and featured live sets from The Whip, The Teenagers, The Young Knives and Metronomy.
Pic: Tim Cochrane

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Lo, Kate and Ben of Hearts Revolution bringing their pop smashes to Old Blue Last in East London for London Airwaves festival (September 19). The electro-poppers reached the dizzy heights of 36 in NME’s Future 50 list. Pic: Tim Cochrane

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James Yuill performs at London Airwaves, Friday 19 September. The laptop-assisted troubadour has made a name for himself by remixing acts such as Roots Manuva. Yuill plays Club NME at London’s KOKO on Friday September 26. Pic: Tim Cochrane

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James Yuill, London Airwaves, Friday 19 September. The bespectacled singer-songwriter’s music has been described as "lusciously sad laptop folk with a dancefloor pulse". Pic: Tim Cochrane

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Crowds assemble for Metronomy’s performance at London Airwaves, Friday 19 September. The Devonshire trio’s recently-released second album ‘Nights Out’ was awarded a rare 9/10 review in NME. Our write-up described the album as a "multi-layered party playlist that gurgles out anthems without pause".
Pic: Tim Cochrane

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Hearts Revolution vocalist Lo performs live at London Airwaves, Friday 19 September. The electro duo (augmented live by artist/fashion designer Kate Moross) describe themselves as "thrash-metal electronicists" and "boy/grrrl revolutionaries".
Pic: Tim Cochrane

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Metronomy, London Airwaves, Friday 19 September. Fronted by Joseph Mount, the band traditionally augment their electro anthems with light-hearted synchronised dance routines.
Pic: Tim Cochrane

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Hearts Revolution perform at the Old Blue Last pub as part of the inaugural London Airwaves festival, Friday 19 September. The New York duo are set to play a series of UK and Irish dates over the coming months, culminating in a date at Dublin’s Button Factory on November 29.
Pic: Tim Cochrane

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Metronomy’s Joseph Mount, fresh from his band’s exclusive NME radio session last week (September 9) playing Hoxton Bar & Grill for London Airwaves festival (September 19). The London-via Brighton-based band’s new album, ‘Nights Out (Because)’ scored a whopping 9/10 in NME (02/09/08). Pic: Tim Cochrane

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