Articles by Daniel Searle
has written 22 articles for Nouse
Hidingplace, What If
By Rob Taylor and Daniel Searle — June 22, 2004
Rob: I really, really like this. It sounds a lot like my favourite band Nickelback. Last night I wet the bed, because I was listening to this song and didn’t want to leave to go to the toilet.
Woodstock: sex, drugs and scattered showers
By Daniel Searle and Rob Taylor — June 22, 2004
Rob Taylor looks on as Woodstock crowns the summer term. Come on then and let the rain begin!
PJ Harvey, Uh Hu Her
By Daniel Searle — June 22, 2004
Past winners of the Mercury Music Prize tend to fall into one of two categories. There are those for whom winning the award is the highlight of their career; a brief parting of the mists of anonymity fleetingly revealing a bashful thank you speech and one relatively successful album. And there are those who contravene [...]
The Winners – BoB 2004
By Daniel Searle — February 16, 2004
Despite the openness of the 2004 York University Battle of the Bands – from the very beginning, a total of twenty-five bands competed – there seemed, following Bugalee’s triumphant, closing set of the final, a touch of inevitability about the outcome. The crowd had been dancing with boundless energy, with boundlessly strange mock-Prohibitionless-swing-era moves – [...]
Back For Good?
By Daniel Searle — December 2, 2003
Daniel Searle can still remember how all the girls at school preferred Mark Owen to him. Putting journalistic integrity ahead of the aching bitterness, he had a few quiet words.
Whales and Dolphins
By Daniel Searle — October 6, 2003
When Tony Wright, ex-Terrorvision front man, played Fibber’s, Daniel Searle was there to pick his brains…
Spiritualized, Amazing Grace
By Daniel Searle — October 6, 2003
There aren’t many places nowadays where you could expect to not hear garage rock music. All round the world kids are growing their hair, learning how to ‘play’ a guitar, and getting signed on a forty million pound deal to Spanner Records, Detroit. One of the places you would hope you could find solace would [...]
Basement Jax, Kish Kash
By Daniel Searle — October 6, 2003
In the past few days, Arsenal defender Martin Keown has been in the newspapers, following his outburst in his team’s fixture against Manchester United. As his hilarious primate face was reproduced in infinite sports sections throughout the national press, one was reminded of the video for Basement Jaxx’s Gary Numan-inspired ‘Where’s Your Head At?’, featuring [...]
The Bandits, Take It And Run
By Rob Taylor, Jen Knutsson, Jon Comlay and Daniel Searle — June 10, 2003
Rob: I like the intro, it sounds a bit like Mercury Rev. That’s a dodgy Mick Jagger impression from the vocalist though. Jon: Sounds like the Worzels. Jen: Reminds me a bit of The Coral… they’re from the Liverpool scene. Rob: I like it, it’s not Pet Sounds but its better than Athlete. Jon: I [...]
Delays, Hey Girl
By Rob Taylor, Jen Knutsson, Jon Comlay and Daniel Searle — June 10, 2003
Jen: Sounds a lot like the La’s. Is John Power involved in the band? Rob: Yeah, I think they’ve got his hair. I like it more than the Athlete single.
Jamelia (feat. Rah Digga), Bout
By Rob Taylor, Jen Knutsson, Jon Comlay and Daniel Searle — June 10, 2003
Dan: I’m quite enjoying the fanfare. Rob: (referring to the same fanfare) I hate that shitty keyboard. Jon: Migrane inducing. Jon threw it out of the window and almost hit a cat. Better luck next time.
Chungking, We Travel Fast
By Daniel Searle — June 10, 2003
There is a tendency amongst procurators of ‘chill-out’ music to spoil their work with one of two faults. The first potential problem is the inclusion of an irritatingly large number of electronic squiggles, the results of which sound less like music than a game of pinball. Conversely, some acts minimise the depth of sound so [...]
Groundhog Day-Saver
By Daniel Searle — June 10, 2003
Whatever did lead people to believe that York is dull? For a meagre £2.10 you can sit an a bus all day long. Wouldn’t it be fun to abuse such an offer, and stay on a bus for a comically long time? Why, yes it would thought Daniel Searle! For about five seconds. But he did it anyway. This is what happened…
Athlete, Westside
By Rob Taylor, Jen Knutsson, Jon Comlay and Daniel Searle — June 10, 2003
Jon: It’s the best one we’ve heard. Rob: Listen for the bit when they shout "chorus"… Jen: It's not a good sign when they have to announce it. Rob: The chorus sounds like a clone of the one from the last single. It’s a bit of a Cut Your Hair [Pavement song] rip-off.
Haven, Tell Me
By Rob Taylor, Jen Knutsson, Jon Comlay and Daniel Searle — June 10, 2003
Dan: Oh, Haven… I really hoped they had died. But at least they’ve plugged their guitars in this time. Jon: Sounds like everything else. Rob: Formulaic, pisspoor… like Pete Waterman writing for Travis.
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