The Underground Stage
“Abby May and Eilidh McGuire are separate artists who tonight make up one Voltron-like tapestry of lovely. Rich and airy and light and delicious – plus bonus points for a Britney cover.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157703009142964″]
“Blue Velvet have absolutely no brakes and this is good. Humour mixes with high-speed chases through crowded streets, harmonies hammer against the walls until they threaten to collapse, good times abound. Spring is here, and everything is fucking blooming.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157699635845712″]
“Spit Chewy have this marvellous balance between utter chaos and tight control, songs that effortlessly clear the roof of the building alongside a sense that it could all burn down at any moment. Tense, massive, and such eager fun. Love it.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157697008110620″]
“Second time seeing Hatakaze and – wait, what? – it seems like they’ve grown even more muscular and sharpened the fangs to an even finer point. This is urgent and insistent and razor-bloody-sharp. Oh, yes please.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157699635759202″]
“Skid fucking Row, at Frankie’s fucking Pizza. Jackpot.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157701136565561″]
“Wes Pudsey & The Sonic Aces have a double bass and, thus, exponentially more boogie than you do. Dare I say it, they have more woogie too. The whole lot. Super fun.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157699443918762″]
“Mucho Sonar send me directly back to the heady days of London and the mighty Snuff, hardcore and horns, hilarity and harmonies. Christ, I’ve missed that feeling. Awesome stuff.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157699443856822″]
“Lillye bring the big guitar tunes tonight, some obscenely sized riff and rhythm, a truck full of big hairy tunes, and a vocal to match up against a 747 taking off. Whoosh.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157696801581910″]
“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 [flickr_set id=”72157674405708138″]