The Underground Stage
“I’ve been waiting a while to find out if Brixton Alley’s blistering energy on record translates to the stage and now my eyeballs hurt, my eyebrows are singed, and my neck may be irreparably sprained. Even more than the gift-wrapped promise of the records, this set tears important bits off of your body without you […]
“There’s a seriousness to GRXCE despite the fun they’re clearly having, deep black water underneath frothy guitar pop on top. It’s not an easy trick to pull off – and few do it well – but the brain and the lungs and the heart and the feet all get equal opportunities to get going, a […]
“Bad//Dreems just keep hitting new heights with every new track right now. Tense, wild, and razor-sharp, this is the sound of a band at the top of their game 🥇”
“Another new slab of fantastic from jacob, their signature battles of quiet vs loud, delicate vs gigantic, shy vs fearsome playing out right in front of you throughout. There’s as much think as thrill here, a poised and wonderful track ⚖️”
“Katie Wighton’s new one is a delight, chock full of deserts and wide skies but with enough wonkier, fuzzier bits to keep the curiosity bone fully tickled 🪶”
“We Are Not Robots latest is as well-defined and heavy-set as ever, but is delivered with an extra slice of precision, a hefty side order of thump 🥊”
“After a shatteringly mad series of releases, Dole Manchild lets the EP into the world, and it’s mad enough to make a coked-up grizzly look like a librarian. Each of the tracks are cackling and bonkers on their own, but the EP gives a full view of the magic and the mayhem, enough to scorch your eyeballs out 😝”
“It’s unclear how The Terrys managed to squeeze a full-on festival crowd into The House Of Music & Booze on a Sunday night but here we are, sweating into pools on the floor, singing our lungs out, and damn near dying of happiness. Whether I make it out of here alive or not, it’s entirely […]
“GRXCE are a mere two tracks deep in terms of releases, but the live show is packed with instant Preatures-level danceable guitar tracks. We might not know all the songs yet, but by God we want to – the future promise is huge, but it doesn’t take away from the pleasure of the present, not […]