The Underground Stage
“Towns come off like a cross between the face-meltiness of DZ Deathrays crossed with the wonky electronic pop rhythms of the 80s. It’s deeply oddball, very loud, and flirts madly with the unhinged. It is excellent. “ Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157711811172843″]
“Max Quinn and his band of adorable loons (hey look, it’s Jack R Reilly on bass today!) have only got one giddy speed, and it’s fast enough to sweep you off your damn feet. Soaring, witty, literate, funny as all hell. The sound of a hard day ending, and the brakes coming off. Lovely.” Facebook […]
The Mis-Made roar and snarl and thunder, a freight train and a lightning storm all rolled into one. Adding to their fearsome arsenal, “Tic Toc” is the menacing soundtrack to a fight that’s going to quickly get bloody. Learn More: Facebook – Instagram – Twitter
“Fingermae never sound anything less than fully committed, and no quarter is given on this slice of evilly-glinting razor-pop. It sounds like the swish of a blade heading for your throat. “ Learn More: Facebook – Instagram – Twitter
Although this is dreamy and threatens to float away entirely, Lorelei’s jangly thrum remains vivid, and full of colour. Buzzy and flitting, it’s a delicate gem, and it’s hard to take your eyes off it. Learn More: Facebook – Instagram –
“It’s really easy to make songs sound dirty. It’s not that hard to make songs sound clean. Huck Hastings manages to make clean songs sound absolutely fucking *filthy*. With barely a hint of distortion, tonight’s set is still – at its core – all sorts of naughty. Calm & swaggering, sweaty and composed, this is […]
“E For Echo trigger my synapses in all the best Luscious Jackson ways. Super-smooth, sharp and honed, beats and rhythm and swooning song, and all with an undertow of being able to kick your arse. Love this.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157711705044212″]
“Petit Guerre is impossible to find on the internet (it’s his first ever gig!), but this young troubadour from Maine, USA is well worth searching out in the flesh. As well as a versatile, throaty vocal over the top of some really spring-morning lovely songs, there’s an alarmingly talented guitarist here too. If Animal from […]
What I’ve always loved about Matrick Jones is the wilful distortion of reality and expectations. Somewhere, a long time ago, this was a perfectly conventional song. Now it’s been Matricked though, it’s a carnival mirror image, it’s bent and warped and nine types of bonkers. Experimental, deranged, virtuosic – long may Matrick Jones continue to […]