The Underground Stage
“I didn’t do any “best of” lists last year but if I had, Georgia Mulligan would have been standing clear at the pinnacle. That howl manages to be so loud it could shatter bone, but the effect seems so quiet as to make a cemetery look like a disco. These are amazing songs, beautifully done, […]
“Fait Accompli’s set is not a set you watch, it’s a set you are drawn into, like there’s a black hole of superdense music on the stage and every last one of us is happily doomed to be drawn, inexorably, into it. As per physics, we then all explode and light up the whole damn […]
“I’m a massive fan of keeping things simple. The Cherry Dolls keep things simple – hilariously large and rollicking riffs, rhythm born from a thunderstorm, and the sort of razor-edge that makes you think a brawl’s about to kick off. I’m a massive fan of The Cherry Dolls.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157688671009963″]
“The Dark Hawks are only two-strong but bring heavy rhythm and roaring vocals that remind you of why you like QOTSA, but also why you like watching two people make enough racket for a table set for twelve. Performative, impressive.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157705639743925″]
“Jessamine plays in other bands (including The Mis-Made), but here unleashes herself solo – and boy, does it burn the throat. Like strong liquor, this goes down smooth but does damage on the way – PJ Harvey via hair rock. That may not sound like it makes sense, but it really, truly, does.” Facebook | […]
“Black Heart Breakers have an unfair share of the energy, a good proportion of the the rock, a stranglehold on harmonies, a dangerous quantity of the speed, and literally all of the hair. It sounds and feels *just* like that.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157699191835230″]
“Fait Accompli are doing their first-ever (and last-minute) show as a two-piece and they are plagued by literally all the technical goblins. What this unleashes is a cathartic explosion of noise and chaos and song. It’s a fucking din and no mistake, unplanned and off the rails. Even though the whole thing’s collapsing, it’s raw […]
“Peter Black is a founding member of the Hard Ons, and has sold more records than you. He’s currently playing some of the loveliest, but also wonkiest, acoustic numbers available. It’s a bloody delight, no less than that – these are all slightly batshit moments, but smooth as butter for all that. Lovely.” Facebook | […]
“Sweet Banana play with giddy, heavy, abandon – in thrall to the Violent Sohos of this world, but with an off-kilter sense of abandon and absolutely no handbrake available. They have fun, they make many pleasing rackets like the daftly great “VLS”, and some days you really can’t ask for anything more.” Facebook | Instagram