The Underground Stage
“Radicals are down a guitarist, but we’re still a distance from stripped-back. Without the solos – which are usually awesome, to be fair – there’s a strange, pounding attraction to a set made of unforgiving chords, a barrage of six-string artillery landing squarely on the top of your head. “ Gallery Learn More Facebook | […]
“Radicals have *such* a blast in every moment of their set – it’s so infectious it should be tested at the border. This is humour underpinning heft, brawn in second place to brains, and that right there is the real charm, the secret sauce. There’s a ton of meat on these songs’ bones, but it’s […]
“Radicals play songs so sharp and urgent you shouldn’t be allowed to run with them in corridors. It might be having all the fun in the world but it’s stabbing you in the back of the head over and over, dead on the beat, until you just realise it won’t quit, ever. That’s when you […]
“Radicals have built a set like they used to build cathedrals and pyramids, with massive blocks of rock somehow piled atop one another, creating an edifice you need a bloody wide lens to see in one go. Despite the scale it’s nimble and flighty, moving with urgency and purpose – lightning reflexes on a frame […]
“Radicals stride confidently along a highwire between tight and loose. Depending on their mood, it’s either precision songwriting designed to cut through the noise of the night, or it’s off its leash and causing mischief and nicking your wallet. All of it is humongous grungy fun, every single note.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Subscribe […]