The Underground Stage
“Well, NYCK are a bloody lovely piece of work. When says electropop it’s usually a surefire way of making me doze off. This, I couldn’t take my eyes off. Electronic only in the sense that all the instruments have circuits, the heroes are the two voices, harmonies and heartbreak, a very human use of technology. […]
“I don’t know what Twelve Point Buck have been drinking but I want some. Not seen them in a while, but their literate grunge has morphed into something with real teeth. While the Pumpkins guitar lines are still there, we now also get a handful of absolute smashers, full of mad energy and fizz, and […]
“MVRKS pack a lot in to an opening set – jazz, british blues, reggae, smooth keys, hints of the bloody Libertines of all things, and some drenching psyche. Just the right way to kick off a party, then.” Facebook | Instagram
“I’m new to Los Scallywaggs tonight, but it doesn’t take long to get on board. Spring reverb, yelping, buzzing guitars, and a rumbling earthquake of a rhythm section… and that’s the first song. It’s that garage thing that just won’t die, but it’s also a good demonstration of why it won’t – this is a […]
“Been meaning to catch Crocodylus for a while, and it was well worth it tonight. After all, it’s Friday night – and what we’re all in need of is raw meat, delivered fast, shot straight down the back of your throat. This is uncomplicated crazy, full of tune, rickety and creaking, like a speedboat with […]
“Wolf Cola popped up as supports at shows a couple of times last year, and I remember them being a bit more genre-hopping than they are tonight, more boogie in the grunge. No matter though, the 2016 version is pretty fun – even if their usual fourth member has, unforgiveably, bailed on them tonight in […]
“While singer Joe’s previous band Black Zeros were always more raw than cooked, this new version – Sloan Peterson – is chock full of lovely moments. Clever, well-read references abound. It’s *incredibly* reserved, it holds back, which is a rare talent these days. Jesse gets to shred properly just once in the whole set, a […]
“Hair Die are new to me, but at the end of their residency here in the barkingly ornate shabbiness of The Oxford Circus, I get the sense I’ll be seeing more of them. Singer Alys has clearly been putting in work in front of mirrors and/or cameras (I suspect the latter), pulling off some note-perfect […]
“Left. are an electronic duo with live drums and vocals, with computers doing the heavy musical lifting, and are yet another of those bands that shame me into admitting I know virtually nothing about what they do. It’s really good fun and it’s an enjoyable setup, with some meaty drums complementing soft and bouncy electronica, […]