The Underground Stage
“Hatakaze have a mean swing, Jimmy Eat World with added grump. Everything’s put together exquisitely, big and bold and loud, like it’s standing on a chair. Really enjoyed this set, full to the brim and spilling over the edge with riches.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157694293515490″]
“Tshitaki are lined up, on-target, and move like they’re on rails. When they blow through their Husker Du moments they’re searingly good, but there’s more here than mental, there’s craft behind the nutty. Turbocharged.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157699745209454″]
“Breakwall’s finest moments come tonight when they channel either big melody or – basically – Motorhead. The angry moments are vicious and cross, but when the songs emerge they can really soar.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157700111841925″]
“I’ve been looking forward to seeing Sports Bra for a while, but this show tears strips off an already-excellent body of recorded work. There is so much gentle anger, restrained muscle, and intellectual heft, it’s hard to keep up, or to know when to duck. Quiet sojourns give way to focussed volume, the sudden realisation […]
“The Buoys have an absolutely massive bag that’s *rammed* full of killer tricks. This set veers between lush & bucolic pop, vicious rackets, gentle moments of beauty, and bluesy soul. That’s one hell of a thing to pull off – and it’s a hell of a show.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157696638596972″]
“Bruise Pristine have this groove nailed. Squalling moments of utter fury, a vocal like a bloody chainsaw, jarring Sonic Youth scales and – unsurprisingly – moments of Placebo’s ringing guitar. It’s a beast, and not one that you or anyone else if likely to tame anytime soon.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157671932997278″]
“Harley Mavis very quietly sneak up on us tonight, unassuming and instantly loveable people who play swaggering and confident and massive pop. There’s usually one or two musical moments that stick with me at gigs, but they keep coming here thick and fast, one after another, grinning delight after joyous triumph. So polished you can […]
“Cassel just pour over you like a sauce, like chocolate and gravy. It’s so thick you can’t move – rich as cake, more than you can eat in one sitting, and utterly bloody delicious. So worth it.” Facebook [flickr_set id=”72157697866031991″]
“Nothing Really pretend that these massive, fluffy songs ain’t no thing. It really doesn’t take a genius though to realise that there are boiling, bubbling songs in here, like looking at a dormant volcano – from the outside all is quiet, but you’re about to totally get smacked in the face with something hot. Rich, […]