The Underground Stage
“I try really hard to see as many bands as possible, but I have zero regret about seeing Neighbours again. Bloody hell, they were shouty and wonderful last time, but this time it’s almost ecstatically so. So high voltage it’ll make your teeth rattle clean out of your head.” Facebook | Instagram
“If you’ve ever wondered what the Pet Shop Boys, Donny Benet, The National, Cyndi Lauper and a headwound would sound like, I give you… Baby Beef. As utterly filthy as the name suggests, this is Richter-level mischief, hilarious and earnest and brilliant all at the same time. Top-shelf goonery, and smarter than you’ll ever give […]
“Moody Beach, playing solo for the first time, brings just a bass, some occasional light electronics and a mashup somewhere between Jamie T, Luscious Jackson, the Pixies and a house full of ghosts. Moody? Positively cinematic. This is fabulous stuff, and the new tracks played tonight are instantly on the money” Facebook | Instagram | […]
“Tired Lion are solid pros but never come off like they don’t mean it. Every note, every scream, and every stomp in this rocket-fuelled set of smashers comes from a deep primal well. In a venue this size, it increases the pressure until the walls start to strain.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
“Scratchy lo-fi crashes into squalling waves of noise in this Claws & Organs set. It’s goth-moody but a bit untethered and delirious with it. It’s quite the rollercoaster, and it’s quite a sound. Name-appropriate, too.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
“Paper Thin are easily one of my favourites of this year. Hearts on sleeves, beating like mad ‘uns, fuelling delicate songs capable of roaring the building into rubble. And they’re still getting better. Adore.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
“Being Jane Lane bring their stilletto knife of a set with them tonight, as well as the biggest end-of-tour party vibe you ever seen. It’s like being in a punchup at a football ground, heaving in every direction, not knowing where the next blow’s going to come from. Brilliant, brilliant stuff.” Facebook | Instagram | […]
“Balko are really rather excellent. They veer quite wildly between the precise and the utter mayhem, the songs lurking in the darkness and then jumping out and headbutting you in the face. This is all as it should be.” Facebook | Instagram
“It’s been yonks since I last saw Cosmic Flanders and bloody hell, they’ve grown some FEARSOME teeth. Halfway between Libertines disorder and Pist Idiots mayhem, they’re *barrels* of bloody, teeth-smashing fun.” Facebook | Instagram