The Underground Stage
“Cherry Earhart is packing a band tonight, and although the solo work is a pleasure on its own, the band show is electrically-powered. Not like a Tesla, like chewing on a fucking mains cable. Toothy grins made into music.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157689862679223″]
“Laura Imbruglia brings it (mostly) solo tonight, and it’s been a while. There’s no erosion of talent, these songs stand up straight and proud, like Kristin Hersh in a pop mood, then Courtney Barnett in a towering temper, tall and fun and angry and complex. If you want to perform songs at some point, make […]
“Victoria have come from some pretty amazing bands – Vines, Community Radio, Youth Group, Songs – so it’s no surprise that, even when kinda-sorta still working shit out there are flashes of utter genius. There are moments of jangly wonder, moments where I think of Pavement. Hell, I’ve *been* at worse Pavement shows than this. […]
“Stressless are (I think) debuting tonight, but this ain’t no-one’s first time, this is polished out of the gate and instantly adorable from note one. The guitars ring like bloody bells, and the joy seeps into your pores. This is a delight of a set.” [flickr_set id=”72157689821824463″]
“Dying Adolescence have a full bag of tricks. Everything they try, they land – wonky lo-fi, solo grunge rage, slow and large, enormo-tune bangers, it’s a great set. There’s tons of pedigree here – Neighbourhood Void, Bleeding Knees Club – so it’s not a surprise, but it’s a very different vibe than you’d expect from […]
“Las Vagueness is the midpoint between The Wedding Present and Eeyore. Bundles and bundles of trebly jangle, of sharp wit and intelligent, observant songwriting, all mashed in with drooping eyelids and slumped shoulders. It’s really rather wonderful.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157703026243042″]
“Solo Career is not here to make you dance, sing along, jump around, or jump up, or jump up, or even get down. Solo Career is here to make you *think*. This set is damn near incomprehensible at first, it is literally the opposite of instant. But as it drones and cranks and twinkles and […]
“Steve Smyth is – and open your mind wide here – the absolute dead-centre between Frightened Rabbit, Nina Simone, BB King, and Chewbacca. It’s like being the first to experience the unexplored depths of the ocean floor. Wild, unexpected, alien, and so much more eye-widening than anything you’re used to. Just. Fucking. Wow.” Facebook | […]
“Easy Street are deceptively easy – “Waves” is insistent and urgent and nagging. They are at their best though when they get country-tinged, and it all comes together like a perfect lens flare off the windscreen of that one car on the highway, the only sign of life for a hundred miles in any direction.”