“smallways.‘ shriek and yelp is not for the faint-hearted, angular jabs and high kicks coming from sharp left. If you’ve got the spine though, it’s always worth getting bent out of shape right along with them.” Gallery Listen
Author: Alex Kirk
“Civic Video roll like they’re on well-oiled bearings, smooth and untroubled by rough ground. It’s an easy, enjoyable ride, sky-high melodies delivered with well-earned confidence.” Gallery Listen
“SWAPMEET cut with a scalpel and cauterise with heat, a gentle movement the feint before crushing pain. At its loudest it’s dark and raging, but it’s still oddly optimistic – you’re in very real peril, but it’s strangely and hypnotically beautiful to watch.” Gallery Listen
“Chris Lanzon plays to a crowd made almost entirely of adoring gazes and raised phone cameras, a delicious mix of glittering and vulnerable acoustic-driven songs. Adorable and – clearly – adored.” Gallery Listen
“KyoYoko come armed with enough electronics to put a man on Mars, and enough explosive power to fuel the rockets that take them there. Just about every element of modern music rears its head, from slap bass to chaotic guitars to pounding digital beats to experimental noise, one of the wildest shows I’ve seen in […]
“Molly Millington’s madcap theatricality adds a level of wild nuttiness to the fearsomely good pop set, a masterclass in the unrestrained joy of performance. When the songs quieten, so do you – but when it picks up and kicks off, your heart’s beating out of your chest right along with them. Fabulous.” Gallery Listen
“Big Wheels good-time stomp and swagger is sharply cut and shaggily coiffed, a glorious mix of classic style and rock strut. Infectious and buzzy, it’s just good times distilled to the essence.” Gallery Listen
“Lucy Sugerman’s skittering, witty songs of pain endured – yet also enduring optimism – are a glorious pleasure, a warm blanket to sink into and forget the noise of the world outside.” Gallery Listen
“Even if Hellcat Speedracer were more traditional head-down, hand-wavy tech nerds lurking behind the equipment, this would be a monster of set, poundingly danceable and wildly, manically bloopy. It’s the stage energy that takes you to near cardiac arrest though – there are punk bands who spend less time in the crowd or clambering up […]