The Underground Stage
“DOOR PLANT are pretty much perfect. I’d end it there but I can’t help myself. From literally the first note it’s crashingly mad and it’s brilliant waves of poppy guitar noise and melody, it’s so danceable you’ll pull a muscle and it’s occasionally so loud with distortion to displace a retina. It is, as I’ve […]
“BOCCE venture out of Tassie for the first time, treating us to a rock solid set of sky-wide indie rock, all big horizons and brightly twinkly stars.” Gallery Listen
“Bawo brings a lorryload of London swagger but leaves any unnecessary arrogance behind, this smooth-as hip-hop needing no added attitude. Bars delivered with poise, beats dropping with easy confidence, the strength in it is left for you to find, not up in your face. A scalpel, with the weight of a brick behind it.” Gallery […]
“Sacred Hearts sound and move like shadows projected on a screen, high-contrast and twanging post-punk swirling in misty whorls. It’s incredibly restrained – most of the time – but it carries a high voltage, buzzing and crackling with menace and threat. Fabulous but shadowy, dark but danceable.” Gallery Listen
“Soli’s voice is ice on glass, frictionless and clear, R&B that moves slow but with irresistible purpose. Swirling, textured, and not a little hypnotic.” Gallery Listen
“Ligaya Escueta visit from the Phillipines, bringing with them bloody great slabs of precision-moulded, grunge-tinged, and atmospheric alt-rock. Tons of feeling, tons of mood, tons of fun.” Gallery Listen
“Holly Hebe’s crisp indie pop is shiny with glitter but run through with stories and emotion. Bright as a button and with a rich and rewarding undercurrent, the whole set is finely-cut songwriting delivered with poise and finesse.” Gallery Listen
“Akala Newman’s tough, bouncing pop carries both dancefloor fun and some furious emotion, a mix of power and panache, Saturday night joy with its fighting boots on.” Gallery Listen
“The Thing bring it from New York, a buzzing and electric set of jacked and muscular song, pounding loud and thrumming wildly. Brimming with both motion and commotion, sharply tailored and built to impress.” Gallery Listen