The Underground Stage
“Retail Therapy may be fresh out of the gate but that doesn’t mean they won’t stampede all over you if you get in the way. Despite having just one upload in the world – “97 Chaser”, which *kills* tonight – there’s a whole set of range and heft in place already, by turns gazey and […]
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“FVNERAL play with a brand new lineup tonight but the deeply emotional pop remains the same. Raising funds for the amazing Transgenre event later this year – and being smushed into this tiny venue – reminds us we’re here for each other too, and not just because of these glittering, wonderful songs of shared pain.” […]
“Huck Hastings plays stripped back tonight, but these exquisite songs, so delicately constructed, lose none of their strength. Bashes the tiles off the roof without seeming to ever raise a voice.” Gallery Listen
“Dvrkworld roll in from Tassie on a wave of distortion but what hits hardest isn’t the weight, it’s the wild joy in it all. It’s a hard fork from foundational shoegaze, where bags of giddy fun coexist with the ear-splitting squalls, where the loons live happily alongside the librarians. Fabulous stuff.” Gallery Listen
“Forest Hall rarely seem like they’re moving at all but you still race to keep up with their sleepy-but-madly-technical fuzz and roar. A wildly imaginative band, who make it seem like they’re barely trying – a tough trick to land, and a killer when it does.” Gallery Listen
“With thick air and full of rumble, Futureheaven’s shoegaze lurks before it strikes, great threatening clouds that sit on the horizon for ages before you find yourself slap bang in the middle of one.” Gallery Listen
“Tonix songs come in rich and rolling waves, a keytar and a saxophone the undertow to pounding rhythms and a truly soaring vocal. It’s like being drowned in cake, sweet but layered, a sugary beating with savoury notes.” Gallery Listen
“merci, mercy’s set is as sharp as a blade but you don’t even feel it swishing it past your throat. It’s strong and it’s tight but it’s full of delight, pop beauty that never backs down.” Gallery Listen