The Underground Stage
“Nunchukka Superfly are having a whale of a time, pounding and soaring through their chaotically varied set of sounds. From extended psyche jams to revved-up power-pop, from metal tinges to punk frenzy, from one glorious wail from *that* SG to another, it’s a sound large enough to take down buildings. Most times though, it’s a […]
“Laura Panic stomp and stare and roar their musical guts out in a fearsome wave of noise and hammering sound. These are less songs than they are expressions where the soundtrack IS the action, and the mood created is precisely the point.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“It might open with a guitar line lifted straight from Albert Hammond Jr.’s cupboard but the wired-yet-plaintive vocal adds a sense of dandy madness that’s all its own. It riffs on all your favourite bits from all your favourite art-rock bands, a danceable smash-up of brains and beauty 🎨”
“Beddy Rays’ latest drives another cattle-prod right into the pleasure centres, launching them back onto the trail with a sunny jolt of joy. Beer-stained and bubbling over, there’s no sign of the fun stopping anytime soon 🤩”
“With impeccable swagger, The Buoys’ latest has as many moments of easy confidence as it does gleeful wigout. In either mode of wild-haired frenzy or controlled and glossy pop, The Buoys once again prove they have few equals 💅”
“Strutting back into view after way too long, much-loved cult movie heroes Velociraptor return with a sharply noir gem, a reminder of their songwriting chops and a teaser for (fingers crossed) an album next year. Few returns are as welcome 🦖”
“Just the second track out in the world from Underwurld Surfers over recent months but both this and its predecessor make crater-sized impacts. Face-melting, rapid-cut bars pair with guitars so huge and distorted it’s hard to make out the shapes, an instantly addictive track from instantly fascinating artists ☄️”
“The Toothpicks’ biggest show to date sounds suitably huge, giant bricks of off-axis art-rock falling off the ceiling and crashing all around us. Mind-alteringly talented to start with, tonight’s set rips the fixtures off the building, a wild party of unhinged skill roaring through the air around us.” Gallery Learn More Instagram | TikTok
“Euterpe have no conception of guardrails, boundaries, leashes, or limits. Everything about this set is well and truly off the rails, cheerfully and happily in the long grass and oblivious to the world around of norms and rules. Off its head, off its chain, and way off of any sort of kilter. Fab.” Gallery Learn […]