“accessible and joyously barbed pop songs” - UNCUT (debut of the month)
"an irresistible pop masterpiece" - DROWNED IN SOUND
“a beautiful and idiosyncratic pop album” - SUBBA-CULTCHA
Amazing cover of Dinosaur Jrs finest moment, slowed down and pumped full of mogadon" - NME
“recalls the likes of Slowdive and The Mary Chain at their most subtle and brutal” - CONTACTMUSIC
"sparkingly produced, beautifully written" - SOMEWERECOLD.COM
"beautiful, and sometimes sinister" - LEEDS GUIDE
"pure stratospheric fuzz-pop bliss" - SUBBA-CULTCHA.COM
“as dark as the most potent Velvet Underground” - DROWNED IN SOUND
"Insect Guide; from Leeds, they're one boy and one girl and one laptop, but this is no cold machine music, this is gorgeous space pop whose beautiful boy-girl harmonies and gossamer melodies sparkle as if grunge, Britpop and the last 15 years in general never happened. Half close your eyes and the dark-haired, black-clothed duo could even be half of My Bloody Valentine or even The Velvet Underground. Singer Su hits a floor drum almost in slow motion like Bobby Gillespie in the young Jesus & Mary Chain playing at being Mo Tucker and a line is drawn through three generations. Somewhere in the midst of all this a familiar line or two slips out; and like the shoegazers finally getting the last laugh over the American alt-rockers many years down the line, Dinosaur Jr's "Freakscene" is rendered in slow motion, fuzzed up and starry-eyed and strangely moving." MANCHESTERMUSIC.
DEAD PENNY RECORDS presents the dark audio-visual journey of the INSECT GUIDE.
Leeds (UK) based 2-piece 'Insect Guide' is Su Sutton and Stan Howells.
The debut album '6ft In Love' was released in October 2007 and Uncut named the record as one of its "debut albums of the month" describing the music as "accessible and joyously barbed pop songs..."
Sonic Boom, leader of Spacemen 3 and Spectrum remixed 2 tracks from the debut album. Fresh from co-writing and mixing with Dean & Britta and the legendary Jim Dickinson (Big Star/Dylan), Sonic turned his sublime and distinctive style to Insect Guide. Released in January 2008, THIS IS NOW SOLD OUT but you can still download the tracks from Northern Star Records.
Fresh off the back of tours and gigs in the US and Europe, the band are now in the studio recording a new album.
Northern Star Records are proud to present the third instalment in the now legendary Psychedelica series and just about the greatest psychedelic compilation ever made. I wouldn’t put it out if it was anything less. Psychedelica Three is 2 and a half hours of the most fuzzed up, blissed out bands in existence. Its a heartstopping white knuckle rollercoaster ride featuring an eclectic selection of the very best in contemporary psychedelia. Its available for pre-order right now! Don’t be without it!
Featuring The Lea Shores, The High Dials, The Quarter After, Youngteam, Belles Will Ring, Maison Blanche, The Black Angels, The Dolly Rocker Movement, The Electric Soft Parade, The Stevenson Ranch Davidians, House Of Fire, Sunsplit, Sunray, Louis Gordon, The Cush, The Deaths, God Is An Astronaut, Sennen, Mono In VCF, The Nova Saints, The December Sound, The Butterfly Explosion, Soundpool, Perfect Blue, The Telescopes, The Insect Guide, Mugstar, The Zen Circus & Brian Ritchie, Say, Hopewell, Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring, Aspen Woods, Hush The Many (Heed The Few).
Hi guys! How's your new album going? I hope it'll take you all aroud the world and somewhwer between fame and fortune you'll have a moment to take a sip of Łomża! (ok, jokes about łomża aren't fuunny any more, I have to think of some new ones;)
Sue - hope your shoes are well and that the collection is getting bigger and bigger!
Stan - hope your cats are well and that the collection is getting bigger and bigger! ;)
hiya folks, how's it going? If you're not going to Leeds Fest and you're looking for some hot (gig) action on the bank Holiday, we're playing with Yacht (www. myspace. com/yacht) on saturday 23rd August... come join us x
Hey Su, we would come see you wherever you played in Scotland! there are so many great venues, in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee (where i live) and Perth! Judith x
Hope you got back home without too great a hassle today. I really enjoyed the gig in Oslo last night, and not least finally getting to listen through the album while winding down at home at night afterwards.. a perfect summernight.
