BK & Dad, Popop, The Pearl Harts, Hannah Lou Clark, Wintering // NAC, 10.12.14
Gravy (re)launches in style
BK & Dad, Popop, The Pearl Harts, Hannah Lou Clark, Wintering
A cold Wednesday night and it is down to NAC for the Gravy Records (re)Launch.
Wintering kick things off with heavy computer beats, 60s garage keys, shoegaze guitar and Alan Vega-meets-Rob Tyner vox. OK with flashes of brilliance. (6/10)
In the bar, ex-FOE Hannah Lou Clark turns in a revelatory set of solo vox 'n' electric guitar. Songs like Kids In Heat and Silent Type hint at both Polly Harvey and Americana but are far better than that suggests. (9/10)
Back in the auditorium for guitar/drum/vox duo Pearl Harts. Chief, Wolf Eyes and The Rush are bluesy heavy rock in the vein of Cream or Sabbath but lush two part harmonies and a contemporary twist make it interesting. (9/10)
Popop has an original twist on lo-fi vocal electronic, recalling a less intense (dare I say more fun) Fuck Buttons. Anyone who uses a skull as a mic stand has gotta be alright. (8/10)
BK & Dad deliver another set of fearsome noise, built on pummelling drums and squalling guitar. Like MBV and Mogwai before them, this is volume as a weapon. If I have to be critical, the occasional quieter moment wouldn’t got amiss and I am not entirely convinced by the vocals but that is being picky. (9/10)
BK & Dad, Popop, The Pearl Harts, Hannah Lou Clark, Wintering // NAC, 10.12.14
A cold Wednesday night and it is down to NAC for the Gravy Records (re)Launch.
Wintering kick things off with heavy computer beats, 60s garage keys, shoegaze guitar and Alan Vega-meets-Rob Tyner vox. OK with flashes of brilliance. (6/10)
In the bar, ex-FOE Hannah Lou Clark turns in a revelatory set of solo vox 'n' electric guitar. Songs like Kids In Heat and Silent Type hint at both Polly Harvey and Americana but are far better than that suggests. (9/10)
Back in the auditorium for guitar/drum/vox duo Pearl Harts. Chief, Wolf Eyes and The Rush are bluesy heavy rock in the vein of Cream or Sabbath but lush two part harmonies and a contemporary twist make it interesting. (9/10)
Popop has an original twist on lo-fi vocal electronic, recalling a less intense (dare I say more fun) Fuck Buttons. Anyone who uses a skull as a mic stand has gotta be alright. (8/10)
BK & Dad deliver another set of fearsome noise, built on pummelling drums and squalling guitar. Like MBV and Mogwai before them, this is volume as a weapon. If I have to be critical, the occasional quieter moment wouldn’t got amiss and I am not entirely convinced by the vocals but that is being picky. (9/10)
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