On Tuesday the 30th of October upcoming Birmingham band with one terribly anti-google friendly name, Peace played two sold out shows at The Lexington in Islington.
Both shows featured five-piece Carousels as support, with double fronted vocals they presented some interesting material but with the sound being off it was impossible to figure out a word they were saying.
Peace played a set featuring the entirety of their EP Delicious as well as Follow Baby and a few others for 45 minutes. The band all seemed very relaxed with Harrison thanking everyone for coming out when they’d normally be ‘chillaxing in bed’ at the in-between stage of four/five in the afternoon/evening. Fortunately the sound quality for these guys was much better although I found the backing mic to be a little loud. The vocals perfectly matched the EP and they were very good live in all. Admittedly we were a pretty chilled crowd, given the absence of a barrier it felt like a very personal affair. But given a night-time show perhaps and some tequila (the bar was plastered with soft drinks only signs) it would have been very easy for the place to have been rocking considering the tunes being played.
Last song Bloodshake featured a confetti canon shooting out hearts and stars and as we filed out onto the street you checked your watch and realised it wasn’t late at all and that you didn’t have to worry about catching the last train home, a strange affair but that’s the deal with matinée performances, they are a little wierd.
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Friday, 2 November 2012
Current Bands To Watch
Peace, Swim Deep, Jaws, Splashh and Palma Violets. I won’t be the first person to tell you about these guys if you read NME but if you haven’t heard, you should go have a listen.
Palma Violets have been the most hyped as of late and from London these guys, co-frontman Chilli in particular, are full of character and wonderful stories. Ok, so I’ve never actually meet them but this much has become clear from their live performances and scarce interview material. Single ‘Best of Friends’ is even better live, due to the extra depth only a live show can offer. It leaves you with itchy feet, making you want to throw yourself around and pelt it out at the top of your voice. These guys are good true exciting young fun. If you can, catch them live, their set closer is a corker.
Peace, as opposed to the basement of 180 guitars have got a psych vibe that rattles and funks along in a wavy armed mini disco room with lights and tie-dye t-shirts kind of way. Their matinée show at The Lexington in London on the 30th October still hasn’t sold out and their EP Delicious is well worth a bite.
Swim Deep are a fully reclined-sofa full of laid back tunes and catchy chill choruses which are sometimes almost hazy. It’ll remind you of cycling to the coolest beach party thrown all year (If you ever actually went to one of those, do they even exist?).
Most of these bands are available to watch on tour at the minute or if not then in the coming months. Tickets for Swim Deep’s early 2013 tour having gone on sale earlier this morning.
A non-signed artist I’m really liking at the moment is Only Real, with Cadillac Girl in particular. At times there’s a tingle of Jamie T going on with the vocals and comparisons have been made with King Krule. Check him out.
Palma Violets have been the most hyped as of late and from London these guys, co-frontman Chilli in particular, are full of character and wonderful stories. Ok, so I’ve never actually meet them but this much has become clear from their live performances and scarce interview material. Single ‘Best of Friends’ is even better live, due to the extra depth only a live show can offer. It leaves you with itchy feet, making you want to throw yourself around and pelt it out at the top of your voice. These guys are good true exciting young fun. If you can, catch them live, their set closer is a corker.
Peace, as opposed to the basement of 180 guitars have got a psych vibe that rattles and funks along in a wavy armed mini disco room with lights and tie-dye t-shirts kind of way. Their matinée show at The Lexington in London on the 30th October still hasn’t sold out and their EP Delicious is well worth a bite.
Swim Deep are a fully reclined-sofa full of laid back tunes and catchy chill choruses which are sometimes almost hazy. It’ll remind you of cycling to the coolest beach party thrown all year (If you ever actually went to one of those, do they even exist?).
Most of these bands are available to watch on tour at the minute or if not then in the coming months. Tickets for Swim Deep’s early 2013 tour having gone on sale earlier this morning.
A non-signed artist I’m really liking at the moment is Only Real, with Cadillac Girl in particular. At times there’s a tingle of Jamie T going on with the vocals and comparisons have been made with King Krule. Check him out.
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