Live
93 Feet East, London, 12/12/2008
Despite having lost a founding member and being dropped by their record label in recent months, Anthony Strutt finds brooding Leeds-based post rockers I Like Trains to be on strong form at 93 Feet East on the London date of their latest tour
Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 1/5/2008
At a homecoming gig at the end of a troubled European tour, Helen Tipping watches melancholic post-rockers iLiKETRAiNs play an intense and at points surprising set at the Leeds Brudenell Social Club
Academy 3, Manchester, 19/9/2008
On a tour to promote their new album 'Elegies to Lessons Learnt', Helen Tpping at the Academy 3 in Manchester finds brooding Leeds post-rock act iLiKETRAiNS' confidence and music to have grown considerably since she first saw them two years ago
Dingwalls, London, 29/3/2007
At the London Cargo, Anthony Strutt enjoys a fresh-sounding and impressively brooding set at a one off show from iLiKETRAiNS, whose long-awaited full length debut album will come out later in the year
Cargo, London, 17/10/2006
At the Cargo In London, Anthony Strutt watches his favourite new band of the year play an impressive set consisting largely of songs from their excellent debut mini album, 'Progress Reform'
Reviews
Elegies to Lessons Learnt (2007)
Rewarding and engaging first album proper from Leeds post-rock group iLIKETRAiNS, which focuses on some of history's often forgotten characters
Spencer Perceval (2007)
Brooding first new release in nine months from iLiKETRAiNS, which tells the tale of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval who was assassinated in 1812 from the point of view of John Bellingham, his murderer
Progress Reform (2006)
Sweeping epic-sounding debut mini-album, which comprises together their singles-to-date from thoughtful Leeds group, iLiKETRAiNS, whose lyrics concentrate on stories on the sidelines of history
Terra Nova (2006)
Innovative third single from thoughtful Leeds band iLiKETRAiNS, which takes its inspiration from Captain Scott's ill-fated expedition to the Antarctic
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Interviews
iLiKETRAiNS
Interview
iLiKETRAiNS write songs about Antarctic explorers and show films as backdrops to their live shows. Helen Tipping talks to them in their native Leeds at a show to launch their mini debut album, 'Progress Reform'
Live
Lisa Lindley-Jones
Scala, London, 3/10/2008
An eccentric but powerful new talent, Anthony Strutt finds up-and-coming singer-songwriter Lisa Lindley-Jones to be a name to watch out for after watching her play a support slot to iLiKETRAiNS at the London Scala
iLiKETRAiNS
Metro, London, 28/6/2006
Anthony Strutt is reminded of the the swagger of Echo and the Bunnymen and the Hope of the States as he is blown away by a show by leeds five piece iLIKETRAiNS at a show at the Metro in London