“A Clay J Gladstone set runs electrical thrills through the body, a positive charge for negative times.” Gallery Listen

“A Clay J Gladstone set runs electrical thrills through the body, a positive charge for negative times.” Gallery Listen
Thereโs something for everyone in this weekโs batch of new music from roaring mayhem to quiet contemplation and all points in between. As ever, all the tracks that make it onto the playlist are aces in my book but if I had to pick no more than five to check out this week, it’d be […]
“Clearly In a toweringly manic mood, Clay J Gladstone jump up and down on the bed until the springs give out and the floor collapses”
“Clay J Gladstone play old and new tracks to headline the launch of DefWolf Records, and there are few bands whoโll celebrate more wildly or welcome you in more warmly. Always having a whale of a time, their set is always as infectious as it is deliriously bonkers, neurotic emo notes rubbing up against giddy […]
โClay J Gladstone return for the first time in a year and a half, as unhinged and wild-eyed as ever. The plaintive near-scream of the vocal and the emo roar of the band neatly disguises the fearsome technical skill involved – instead, you get an impression of everything very nearly falling apart. A more astute observer though will realise itโs all coming together just nicely ๐โ
“Clay J Gladstone are on the precipice of dropping new tracks, so youโd expect some excitement in the set, right? This is Clay J Gladstone though, so their set would be pushing heart attack levels of excitement and mania on any given night. So it is here, blistering pace and soaring tune delivered with impeccable […]
Show Notes “After much technical jiggery-pokery involving a busted lead, and – I swear – some actual magic tricks, Clay J Gladstone donโt so much start their set as detonate. Five months of delayed-gig frustration pelts the room, a shockwave of monstrously well-honed songs delivered with ferocious energy and boundless joy.” Gallery Learn More Facebook […]
A Clay J Gladstone track always seems to have more ideas than the average song can hold, and their latest once again strains at its bounds, pulling at the seams holding it together. Teeth clenched and veins bulging, ‘Balance’ hulks out of its clothes, ragged and wild-eyed, coloured in outside of its lines.