www.logo-magazine.com (volume 2 review)
Superficially, Love Ends Disaster! trade in the choppy old/new wave lines and stop-on-a-dime theatrics of Interpol and Gang Of Four, indulging their taste for a spot of Muse-alike bombast along the way. Keep listening though and a Ska beat rears its head, and a coda – to ‘John Major’s Megadrive’ – that sounds like someone’s been listening to Pat Metheny.

"Now there’s an interesting juxtaposition, one that’s further underlined by what could be British Sea Power trading lines with Todd Rundgren and Ian Curtis. It feels like 1978, again, but for once that’s a comment intended to evince feelings of nostalgic warmth.

www.rawnervepromotions.co.uk (volume 2 review)
I like the drawn out, black and white artwork that accompanies this seemingly quite odd release that isn't a compilation, Love Ends Disaster is the name of the band.

"John Major's MegaDrive" starts us off and has a very 80's feel for the most part, with a definite overtone of Squeeze and Psychedelic Furs in there, but with guitars a lot more punk rock and heavier sounding in places interspersed between the Paul Weller of old style vocal ramblings. Some excellent little licks of lead melodies drop in inbetween lines, and there are also some beautiful, more airy, spaced out harmonies and chords blowing passed. A decent, if not slightly strange, eclectic sounding opening piece that flits around quite a lot in its 150 seconds long life.

Next up is "Sendai" which is a little more akin to the early 80's gothic rock sound, especially in the very British sounding vocal, before "This new wave" chills things out some more, precedings its own mini build ups and tension mounting chorus. It's approaching four in the morning, and although my main love is for extreme metal, electro and anything very progressive, this is a good listen for this late (early) hour.

www.dosomethingpretty.com (volume 2 review)
For those of you who’ve never been fortunate enough to witness the Love Ends Disaster live experience, fear ye not because ‘Volume II’ collects three of the most vital staples of their chaotic-yet-heroic live set and runs them through the blender AKA the studio mixing desk and…Hey Presto! The results are astounding.

In case you’re all sat there scratching your heads in dismay, here’s a quick introduction. Love Ends Disaster are a five piece based in Nottingham, Loughborough and beyond who make thought provokingly energetic music that is equal parts Mogwai, Talking Heads, Radiohead and the Gang Of Four. Their previous demo (entitled ‘Volume 1’, natch…) was recorded entirely live and although the potential was there for all to see, it failed to truly encapsulate the kind of exuberant ferocity evident when seeing the band in the flesh. Fortunately, ‘Volume II’ does just that with ‘John Major’s Megadrive’ (sample lyric: - “Replaced his heart with a stone in the back of the nineties…”), three minute burst of post-punk that reduces The Futureheads, Art Brut and all those other bands the NME have been fawning over for months to mere pub band status. ‘This New Wave’ meanwhile transcends a similar ocean of sounds to those encapsulated by the ‘Head on ‘Hail To The Thief’ except it’s err…got a tune.

The undoubted highlight of the demo though is the polemic ‘Sendai’, a masterpiece that evokes ‘Damaged Goods’ era Gang Of Four with the Mars Volta’s more sporadic musings, while singer Oakes uses his most Byrn-ian way of expression in observations such as “Hello Sendai, notice how everyone’s good looking now…”.
All in all then, ‘Volume II’ is one of the most accomplished demos I’ve had the pleasure of listening to all year and with an imminent single deal in the pipeline with Denial Records, the future looks intermittently rosy for Love Ends Disaster.

www.alt-uk.com (volume 2 review)
I don’t really know a lot about this band, but to be honest it doesn’t really matter because you only have to listen to their music for a few seconds to realise that they rock. How can I possibly start to describe this band – let me see : fucking amazing?! That probably doesn’t do them any justice really so just promise me one thing – make sure you listen to this band for yourselves and then you can come up with your own conclusion.

There are three tracks on this CD and it is not until you have listened to all 3 of these that you realise actually how good this band are. All three of these tracks are extremely different and in their own ways are all complete masterpieces. The first track, ‘John Major’s MegaDrive’ is probably my favourite track of the three as I feel that this is the track which caries the most energy and pizzazz. This track has energy galore all the way through and is just one of those tracks that will stick in your head for years to come – it is sure to stand the test of time. Its defining feature is definitely the vocals – they are just so damn good on this track and give it such a great flavour. They are definitely something special and I swear that this vocalist will inspire a lot of people to make music as I certainly found this man inspiring and if this band were to be heard on a mass scale then they would definitely be seen as one of the greatest bands ever to have walked this earth. The band have ecstatic bass lines which will grab you by the toe, pick you up and toss you around with what seems like ease on the bands behalf. They also have some cracking drum beats and guitar riffs which really complete the bands immense sound and are what make a great band an inspirational band. It is impossible not to rock out while you are listening to this band as they are just so damn good and will have you at the edge of your seat at every opportunity with their damn fine music.

Check out this band if you have any taste in rock music whatsoever – seriously, this band is one of the greatest rock bands that I have ever heard in my life and I am sure that they already have a thriving fan base, and by the sounds of things before long they will be huge and they truly deserve it. They deserve it way more than any of the latest flash in the pan Emo bands at the moment – this band have personality and a lot of the bands at the moment are really lacking in this as they just all the same and are copying one another. Loves Ends Disaster’s sound is certainly unique and is just one of those sounds that is impossible to dislike, or indeed not love.

www.iateyourmicrophone.com (volume 2 review)
The first demo release from Love Ends Disaster! saw them experimenting with varying styles in their own somewhat left-of-centre way and their return here with a second volume of rough cuts and freshly laid down songs sees that trend continued. Following the four-track live capture of "Volume I", the band have seen fit to upgrade to a studio this time for the recording, and the benefit is displayed in opener 'John Major's Megadrive', the only track of old to make this release. With a buoyant rock vibe felt in the upbeat instrumental passages, the somewhat dissonant but infectiously captivating vocal work successfully blends to make a sub-three minute song that nonetheless covers a lot of ground via it's deceptively simple melody.

Next, we have 'Sendai', a more open-ended affair that revolves around in a very calm but also somewhat psychadelic fashion, not helped by the horribly sneering 'La la la' chorus that renders itself heard from time to time. Messy, scattered guitar emissions spiral their way in a feedback-soaked manner to the eventual end of the track, upon which the last song proper 'This New Wave' enters with an electro-acoustic introduction based around weird but effective chords. A really laid back experience is this one, though it allows itself to rise on a couple of occasions to a passionate cry in the repeated message 'this is the new wave, there ain't no turning back'.

Falling more in line with the direction of the opening cut, these passages of sanguine feel are perhaps the most refined aspect of Love Ends Disaster!s sound at present, when compared with the loose-fitting, freeform style that prevails elsewhere in the more lengthy compositions. They evidently enjoy flitting from one musical whim to another, and their eclectic and varied offerings to date are an impressive if unrestrained capture of enthusiasm. While this is another thoroughly enjoyable outing once accustomed to their innovative take on songwriting, the next step forward for Love Ends Disaster! is going to be one where they can truly make each moment of every song count. It surely can't be long now before this outfit's potential is fully realised.

www.drownedinsound.com (live review)
Lesson One. Put all your favourite CDs in a hat. Jumble them about a bit. Pick them out again one by one. Play them in exactly the same order. Phone your friends. Invite them round for tea and biscuits. Impress them with your no holds barred eclecticism. Suggest forming a rock'n'roll band. Lesson Two. Write a bunch of songs with amusing titles, turn your amps up to 12 and then prepare to confuse a whole new generation of kids with your multi-dimensional sound. I know what you're thinking. "Yeah right, that'll never work. Everything has to fall into a category, surely...?" Wrong.

Take Love Ends Disaster for example. Having survived the initiation from student band hell they've steadily made the transition to serious contenders thanks in no small part to having possibly the most varied range of influences known to man. 'The Smallest Girl In The World' takes the Braithwaite blueprint of primitive post-rock and spits out a frenzied excursion along the darkest, dankest plasma coated elevator. Despite not quite hitting the heights of The Mars Volta, maybe Love Ends Disaster have found a niche worthy of their eclectic talents?

Until they deliver the awesome 'Sendai' that is, with its chiming guitars and discordant "harmonies" between front man Oakes and guitarist Rob sounding like a midnight lecture from David Byrne to Peter Perrett on the horrors of intravenous narcotic abuse and voila! Love Ends Disaster are partying like it's 1979. With the scene set so admirably by the "guess what's coming next?" paroxysm of L.E.D, Lyca Sleep could be forgiven for just going through the motions before taking the money and heading for the hills, or in this case, Leicester Forest East services. But this is Lyca Sleep, and such preposterously amateurish charades have no place in their distinctly transient universe..............

www.iateyourmicrophone.com (volume 1 review)
With a new legion of groups of the likes of The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster reaching prominence around the little old country of England, you might think the underground realms of avante garde rock are becoming somewhat overwhelmed. But damn, we have another contender in the shape of Love Ends Disaster, who despite the relatively short time since their incarnation have actually penned some decent and somewhat original material. Carrying the laid-back vibes of Queens Of The Stone Age, mixed with a good helping of dredg and a few garage-rock sensibilities thrown in there, it seems that Love Ends Disaster have whole realms of potential in which to explore their sound further. Despite the fact that they're currently still in the demo phase, it's not difficult to imagine them riding high on the laurels of a major label roster in coming months or years.

www.storylinerecords.com (volume 1 review) Loveendsdisaster has got some rad tunes. I want to call it emo music only without the whiny sobby lyrics. Their music flows with a good rockin' sound that doesn't get boring half way through. Points are awarded to the guitarists, bass too, it doesn't really sound like they're following any set order even though they are, they dance around all crazy like in a Jimmy Hendrix sorta way. Musically it sounds like everybody in this band really knows what they're doing which is surprising because from what I can tell from the photo's on their website they look young.

Loveendsdisaster certainly carries their sound with guts and energy better than a lot of other bands their age, heck, even better than a lot of bands who are way older than them. One final note, some pictures on their website really freaked me out because all of the people in the crowd were sitting down! That's nuts! Sitting down and not rocking while these guys play is like watching a fireworks display with your eyes closed and your ears plugged. All in all, Loveendsdisaster gets a healthy dosing of rock points as well as my personal stamp of approval, their music sounds good, really good, and if you're not some numb robot you will want to listen to more.

www.drownedinsound.com (volume 1 review)
If there's one thing that even some of the most accomplished bands have continuously tried and yet so often failed to do, is the seemingly impossible task of recreating a "live" sound whilst in a studio environment.

On that note alone, I would give Love Ends Disaster full marks for bravery, if that's the right word, as they have taken the almighty gamble of recording a warts-and-all live demo, complete with between song tuning and false starts, as well as the obligatory burst of feedback that you could well do with out given the circumstances, but hey, that's what playing live is all about, right?

At times, particularly on the Godspeed furrowing epic 'The Smallest Girl In The World', Love Ends Disaster emanate a monstrous array of sound that belittles their not-yet-out-of-the-rehearsal-room status, while the quirky bit-pop of 'John Major's Megadrive' has a spritely When Adam Met The Ants ring to it - Futureheads take note.

However, the title track does occasionally sound like the by-product of a bunch of people who've maybe listened to 'Kid A' and 'Amnesiac' one time too many and the closing 'TV' sounds distant and claustrophobic, yet you get the feeling in a live setting it would take on a whole new meaning.

www.leicestermusicscene.co.uk (live review)
It must be said that I think that they were my favorite band of the night, thanks to a good mix of atmosphere and alcohol. Oh, and the music was good too.. And not that I'm insulting anyone else's performance as (let's admit it) the line up couldn't have been much better. LED, if you haven't heard them yet, really are amazing, with a great mix of techno sounds, decent effects and excellent playing (if slightly drunken by the time we got this far into the night) along with an excellent amount of variation in their music. Look out for any gigs they play, if they don't change their name in the meantime, as they really are worth it, but they need to get their vocalist screaming a little louder next time as I couldn't hear a word he was screeching (or is that how it's supposed to be? You decide and keep an eye out) Again I'm lost for words, though if I want a job at doing this really I should be in a state of mind where I can think, but if you don't believe me then you'll have to go and see them, no matter what they're worth the money, and this was only their third gig) As the only real band responses I got was from LED all I can really say is that they kick most famous "rock star" bottoms!!

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