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Sun 28th They Don't Sleep and The Lumiaire present OUR OWN DEVICES + They Don't Sleep + The Storm of Eighty Three
Doors 7.30 Headliners Our Own Devices are "Like a lo-fi punk with some vocals courtesy of Rhys Baker who spits out his commentary with total conviction. Coming across as Million Dead playing Fugazi with Tribute To Nothing. There feels there is something lurking here that could grow into something special." [Rock Sound] "You can't deny the intensity of their savage live show. Dense noise blending Shellac's low end abrasion and Million Dead's bile spitting passion." [Drat!] "Take a spoonful of prog, then add a shovelful of metal and finally whisk in a basementful of hardcore, their own devices indeed! Singularly wonderful stuff'" [Bugbear] Main supporters and hosts of the evening are They Don't Sleep. The London four piece combine flowing piano, intricate guitars, battering drums and multiple vocals to form a sound that has been likened to The Mars Volta, Mogwai, Sigur Ros and ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead. They move through cinematic ambience to progressive instrumental passages and off kilter rhythms, all the while keeping the emphasis on melody with vocals that move from intimate whispers to explosive screams. "Coasting gently upon alternating piano and guitar arpeggios, neatly imitated by crystalline guitar, this musical meeting unleashes itself fully upon your senses." [PlayMusic] "If four men can be this loud on record, the already bruised mind boggles at the mere suggestion of live possibilities." [Drowned in Sound]
Opening tonight's proceedings, and fresh from the recording of a new EP, are The Storm of Eighty Three, whose gigs are causing an increasing number of pints to swill and indie fringes to fly. And the word is spreading: Radio One’s One Music described their music as ‘"A mind-blowing trip through rock’s musical landscape", The Guardian complimented their "indie anthems", while the BBC purchased the license to use the track ‘Sleeping Giants’ on prime-time show ‘Strictly Come Dancing.’ This is truly a band that laughs in the face of ‘genre’, taps the wrong shoulder of ‘pigeonhole’ and ties together the shoelaces of ‘expectation.’ All because a great tune will still be with you when the Alka Seltzer kicks in the following morning. |
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