THE DEAF INSTITUTE MANCHESTER 27TH APRIL — 3 ETI e } Moores Se SOUT I FremoiceGOOD VS EVIL WHAT'S ON THE DIY TEAM'S RADAR? EMMA SWANN, Founding Editor GOOD SxSW! For this first-timer, it was like a reali live music theme park. EVIL Losing my voice on the first day, ‘and bringing home achest infection. You've got to bring 2 souvenir home, right? ELHUNT Features Editor GOOD Somany ‘amazing gigs at SXSW. Jay Som, Marika Hackman, Noname, Her's and Snail Mail, ™m looking atyoulot EVIL I'm suffering froma severe case of TWS (taco withdrawal syndrome) after leaving Austin. LOUISE MASON Art Director GOOD Everyone else went to America solwentto sulkin Aftica EVIL thaveno idea where we go after this cover, LISA WRIGHT Staff Writer GOOD Madea pilgrimage ta the ‘Moulin Rouge while in Paris with Blaenavon. One step closer to finding Christian, WHO DEFINITELY EXISTS. EVIL To my old landlord and my new landlady: curse you with the fire of ‘a thousand suns, Yours sincerely, Lisa. WILL RICHARDS Digital Editor GOOD Blaenavon have written a debut, album that will live ong in the memory. EVIL I managed to slip in the shower ‘while hungover and ccracka rib. Don't drink, kids. EDITOR’S LETTER Unsurprisingly, when team DIY decided to get The Big Moon to be the cover stats of our April issue, we knew they'd be perfect for the jab. As you can probably tell ust from glancing at cur frankly berliant photos, they far exceeded expectations. One ofthe brightest, most vibrant and all around fun bands of right now, they/te a quartet destined for massive things and debut, Love inthe 4th Dimension’ proves as much. Elsewhere in these pages, we dig deep with Papa John (that’s Father John Misty to the rest of you) about his ew opus, head to Paris for aromantic rendezvous ‘with Class of 2017 alumni Blaenavon and travel ta Austin, Texas for the world- famous SXSW festival.’ a certified musical travel bonanza this month! Sarah Jamieson, Managing Editor GOOD Getting to put The Big Moon in spacesuits is definitely one of the best things we've done so far. EVIL I managed to get TWO coldsin amonth, Two! That can't possibly be fair. a LISTENING POST What's been tickling the DIY team’s eardrums this month? MARIKA HACKMAN ~ I'M NOT YOUR MAN Off the back of her folky debut, it's safe to say few expected our'Rika to return with a backwards baseball ap crammed full with swaggering, shatp-toothed grunge. Turns out het second albumis just that. What legend, ALT-J~ RELAXER “SWW" might give you an inkling of alt-' lack of commercial fucks con their 3rd LP, but by the time you get to a cover of ‘House Of The Rising Sun’ you're in full oddball territory. Which, pleasingly, sounds all kinds of excellent. CROMWELL’S PLAYLIST Black Honey have their flamingo mascot Jerry, and now we have ‘our own avian friend at DIY HQ: taxidermy duckling called ‘Cromwell, who is now the owner of his own playlist, featuring tracks from Pend, Drake and Nelly Furtado’s I'm Like A Bird’NEWS Deis _ LUCY ROSE Pee Ko oan - HAVE YOU HEARD? 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Many bands land just before the storms take hold, while resident Brits are bit-by-bit recovering from jetlag, DIYS TICKETWEB BRING A rie BRITISH INVASION Playing their first SXSW show, New Jersey five-piece Forth Wanderers are having a‘pinch yourself’ moment. Dazed, all smiles, they're one step away from high-fiving ‘each other in excitement as they open DIY's first showcase of the festival as one of this year’s most-anticipated acts. These are tightly. wound, adventurous songs with an ever-changing pulse. ‘The name Forth Wanderers seems to act as a manifesto - speeding forth, always wandering, Pick any British band to have made the 5000-mile trip, and you wor't find one ‘more beaming than SuperGlu. Hailing from Manningtree, the ‘smallest town in England: theirs is @ story of dreams being fully realised. Punk trio Doe are nextup. delivering tightly wound songs that walka tightrope between all-out frustration and bittersweet rejoice. Last Ditch’ isa give-everything call to arms, while the rage~ tripping, hot-footed ‘Sincere’ gives a glimpse of avery bright future. South Londoner Jamie Isaac operatesin a completely different world to the rest ofthe bill. Guitars are replaced with sampler pads and smooth-toned keys and everything is close to the bone. Next, False Advertising are one of the festival's first revelations. The Manchester via Oxford trio deliver raw, emotion- laced grunge with serious staying power. “I's 6am UK time, sof you're here, you're jet lagged, really drunk or you really wanna see us,’ jokes Muncie Girls’ Lande Hekt midway through their closing set. The Exeter trio shouldn't understate their magnetic appeal - most people here are desperate to see tonight's headliners. Both serious and lung- arika Hackman and The Big Moon have teamed up forthe former's new album, ‘im Not Your Man’, out in June. And for ‘one week only", they're also playing it live together. “Marika Hackmoon’ (run with it) make their SXSW debut ata college darm party, as you do. Pairs of socks are used to cover up microphones, so as to avoid electric shocks. Marika forgets the lyrics to stone-cold ‘banger ‘Boyfriend’ at one point. I's rough around-the-edges, but in the best way. ‘And The Big Moon return just an hour later to perform their own solo set, showcasing debut ‘Love in the 4th Dimension’ ‘The back yard of local shop Las Cruxes plays host to an all-killer daytime showcase from She Shreds. Lisa Prank’s early afternoon, set stands out. Wearing a homemade, burstingly fun, they seta high standard for the rest of the week to follow. cardboard-cutout crown, she throws countless compliments to the crowd and sarcastically thanks her non-existent backing band. She's sharp and funny between songs, and it’s mirrored in the numbers themselves, Eva Moolchan aka Sneaks’ show is another standout. She makes ultra-minimalist, bass-driven pop ~ the kind that's only one step away from an ironic nu-rave revival. But ‘Mooichan issmart enough to bring a playful twist to these razor-sharp songs. Over at the brilliantly named Beerland, local newcomer Jess Williamson showcases songs from last year's‘Heart Song’, which shuns old country tropes and instead explores new means of expression. She likes toholda moment. These sweeping songs tend to slowly climb, rather than rising and falling too soon.; oe ¢ A) I N : : conbhemase 7 wahyogawes \ pond ) \ - fet Gigs fist ELSEWHERE, show ofthe IN AUSTIN, ce TEXAS. Cpe onstage toa soundtrack ‘of Cher’s ‘Believe’ Alex Luciano isn’t one to miss a karaoke-style opportunity, so she attemptsa singalong with the crowd. Barely anyone participates, which is a crime against music, really. But the sun. soaked space outside Hotel Vegas is way more receptiveto the New tequila-fuelled buzz that York duo's brilliantly relatable eee tare songs Wann all deratisof perio seue tips previous relationships crop up in ete lei ‘Sixteen, while Leo’ gives a shout ee eee out twactologys eae Ce ees (ahaa pace pee Lec ae} SECT CNM Aussie band Food Court et eee cata sre senourtigieage oe Ce aed "asangedt aathey eat eee es gad bewentane aera ee show Ife Sxineuaraiee aplenty for Tako’ dynamic vocals ~ anid yelp Grolighe 100g ieee Se eee Meu Tinie chaweaee that’s Ee eee eae inde Tor icky Besa too-short show, bursting with potential Tous bare Bare eee years early stand-out Few bands practice their debuts, Vagabon 5 harmonies in soundcheck, but Bebo Los Angeles group The Wild ead Reeds are all about overlapping RM EME vocals, sky-reaching notes and aoa simple rejoice. Sharon Silva, A Kinsey Lee and Mackenzie Howe have a instinctive connection, breezilycris-crossing country and folkin an early afternoon set.poner ‘weku Collins doesn’t shy away fram anything, ‘whether t's paying compliments to members of the crowd's fashion sense, or dubbing 2 track “my best song" The forward-thinking Chicago rapper has reason to be confident: he remains a raw, unrefined talent. Keeping it Ilinois, Jamila Woods follows. The protest music that defines her uncompromising HEAVN' LP doesn’t show up, here. Instead, she’s backed by a smooth full band who veer slightly too close to cheery Hootenanny territory. Stil, an initially standard cover of Destiny's Child's ‘Say My Name’ eventually morphs into a beast, and it’shere where you're reminded of Woods’ power. Detroit's Stef Chura has the kind of oddball, gravel dusted vocal that’s easy to pick out of a crowd of thousands, and an ear for combining fuzziness with 2 cleaner strain of precision, too. For every darkened post-punk nod - a hint of ‘Daydream Nation’ era Sonic Youth at the heart of quieter melodic moments - there are gigantic, diamond-studded riffs XSW DAY 4 STEFCHURA ay Som's wide-ranging new album ‘Everybody Works’ seems to skip genre constraints for fun. And the California musician's early afternoon set at Cheer Up Charlie's plays a similar game. Her full band are one of the tightest in Texas, and they casually lick between amped-up altemative rock, power solos and even the odd nod to funk There’sa serious amount of talk around Snail Mail, the project of 17-year-old Baltimore-based musician Lindsey Jordan. Her band play two sets, including their first ever outdoor show. It'shere they thrive best, dodging the technical problems that strike their indoor Sidewinder set, giving more roam to the youthful, emotional giants Jordan pens on her debut EP, ‘Habit. (Out behind Cheer Up Charlie's ~ surrounded by the atmospheric scent of America’s glorious ‘Tater Tot’ potato snacks, and an all-star crowd ~ Tel Shi s on electtic form. In the full two years between now and that initial spark of ‘Bassicaly’ (which remains an absolute pop smash) Valerie Teicher has been painstakingly shaping and finetuning her Identity as an artist.Rich story telling, wisely crafted pop, and a captivating set; Tel Shils ‘Bassicaly’ brilliant. Caen Cn of those elusive magical eureka Dees eee ee Pena eee tors Peep ea) eee cece Pee ae ee ect See eee een eee eee! too. Backed by a tighter-than-Tetris live band, she swerv Piacoa Perea eee eat td oe eee the kind of effortless precision that few artists can ever hope eee as pe eare en eee) music fn posers oo ee ee Ee erith St Paddy's Day celebrations in NEQR name with a song by professional Scot-siash husky crooner Rod Stewart, Maggie Mae's has accidentally - ended up giving a few coincidental nods across the Atlantic, tonight. Fitting, then, that Liverpool duo Her’s open. Up proceedings at DIY's takeover of the Austin Institution, accompanied by a cardboard cut-out of honorary ‘member (and Irishman) Pierce Brosnan. The duo make afine art out of goofing whole thing out the park. Wildly careering, volatile, and bursting with experimentation, the band somehow manage to keep the chaos under control (just), teetering on the edge at alltimes. Asfaras first steps go, QTY have got things down. The New Yorkers impressed with twanging debut single ‘Rodeo, and the ride hasn't slowed since. Dan Lardner’s rust-edged vocal melds to corrosively ace effect with Alex Niemetz'sairier melodies. Are QTY QYT good? Justabit. SHE’S BAAAACK! Early last month, Lorde announced her comeback with new single Green Light and since then, has shared a second track titled Liability’ ‘The songs are taken from her forthcoming new album()) ‘Melodrama’ which is due for release on 16th June. It’s hard to believe Dream Wife only played their first Stateside show this very week; an almighty ‘number of shows later, they've about and maintaining DIY HUMAN technical prowess alte DOES taken tothe place lke chil to ‘takes their jangly, oddball, MAGGIE becom necme: PERFORMANCES pop songs into another league, and it'sa revelatory show from the pair. Norway's Statface take to the stage afterhaving a dance about to Her'sin the ‘crowd beforehand. Their infectious strain of pop-punk chucks references all over the shop Patti Smith, Empice Records, Netflix, IKEA, and Bon Iver all getting lyrical shoutouts ~ and along with frm favourites, brand new cuts from the band'sin-progress debut album look set to become future staples. Following them are Weaves, who have always been a ferocious live prospect. Tonight, ‘though, the Toronto bunch seem to take swing at previously impressive shows, and bat the Pay ery rors MAE’: Ss continuing the tour for last year's Human Performance! Into this surnmer, playing a setat End Of The Road in September. The band have now also announced three mare UK shows in Glasgow, Sheffield and Birmingham this room.’F.ULU' remains the set highlight, snarlingly fast-paced, ‘and menacing in odd pockets of restraint. Stoking the early hours with tequila-fuelled ‘mayhem isa task best left to PARTYBABY. Necking shots between songs, and crashing through the spiralling mayhem of Everything's August. AllRight; Noah Gersh and Jamie Reed bottle up the madness reigning outside on Austin’s LET'S SKIP main stip, and bring it inside for everyone SPRING toswig. Thenight ends,asallthebest nights} Acouple of months after unleashing the deluxe version of their White Album, Weezer are back with brand fnew track, ‘Fee! Like Summer’ Not only that, Rivers Cuomo and co. are set to tour the } UKand Europe this October, including a show at London's, Wembley Arena, SCENT FROM HEAVEN Perfume Genius has announced his upcoming fourth album, titled 'No ‘Shape’, sharing new track’Slip 2 Away’ to boot. Mike Hadreas hhas also confirmed a US tour for May, soit'sall steam ahead. JUST THE TWO OF THEM Have Courtney Barnett 2 and Kurt Vile been working ‘together?! Speculation’s been rife since the pair shared photos of each other and now Australia’s Newmarket 2 Studio seem to have } confirmed it themselves via a nifty Instagram pic. Head to diymag.com to see end, witha stage invasion, led by a drumstick wielding Alice Go from Dream Wife who's hopped upto join the Maggie Mae-hem. DIY ‘DREAM WIFE RoneyCIGARETTES AFTER SEX 20 NOVEMBER 2017 LONDON ROUNDHOUSE CIGARETTESAFTERSEX.COM areSPOTTED Believe it or not, popand rock stars sometimes do norm too. They get lost, go food shopping, and catch buses - month, we clocked a fair few of them roaming around the capital. Little Mix’s Perrie and Jesy -and their pal Skepta - scurrying out of ahotel ‘These days, even yer granis posting lobby into a waiting taxi. No doubt they were off to party post-BRITs. selfies on Instagram. Instagran, more like. Everyone has it now, Pussycat Dolls hero Nicole Scherzinger washing her hands in including all ourfave bands. Here's ‘the 02 Arena loo. a brief catch-up on music’s finest photo-taking action as of late. EastEnders ledge Ross Kemp stomping through Kings Cross. On his way to film new documentary Ross Kemp: On The Magic Gang, perhaps? POSITION OF THE MONTH: Gasca Executed By: Martin Doherty, Chvrches First thing's frstif you're going to dare attemptDok’s signature dance move, there's gz no margin for messing about. Playfully slapping your leg as fyoue nonchalantly brushing away the tickle of some falling tree blossom just not good enough; no, Looks ke Superfood have given up you really need to commit to the action oo on ae and bury it (bury it). Imagine yourself Stumbling unawares acrossa nest full of bees, and willy batting at yourlimbs as the angry litte twats pulverise you with their evl stings. Leap around abit, too remember, you'e stood onahotbed of buzzing fury, here, nota sandy beach. Pair the above with a pulsing synth-pop soundtrack, and you're well on the way to ‘making dancing Martin very proud. WHAT A LEDGE Dan Bastille was abit confused] ‘when he turned up for soundcheck] In Russia recently. Let’s not beat around the bush: ‘every month, atleast one ofour HALAL ALIS) Tae ten-legged monster band - also known as Marika Hackman and The Big Moon - joined forces for a handful of ace live shows last month, Obviously it was great. favourite pop stars does something brilliant. So, to celebrate, we've decided to dedicate afew column inches to the best person in music this particular month™. (Charli xCX has been laying down the law. omsconIN THE STUDIO: LUCY ROSE Geer eee Hravelling and touring South America, LLL oe PTs er ee eee PSP re eer Mg 192016, Lucy Rose packed her rucksack and hit the road. For two months, she played free entry, fan-booked shows across South America, staying with them along the way. Unsurprisingly, it was tourto remember; she performed everywhere from a brewery in Uruguay to 2 blocked-off street in Sao Paulo, where the second floor window of a laundrette had to be removed to create the stage. Now, ayear on, Lucy's decamped to Brighton to work on recording album three in producer Tim Bidwell’ residential studio, where home comforts are at hand. In the kitchen, she piles another used tea bag onto a Jenga-style tower. That's, the daily challenge: how big can that get before itfalls?, she laughs, stirring afresh cup. Despite famously selling her own, blend as merch, it appears she's finally met her match. “Ive never drunk so much tea in my life but fanyone has outtea'd ‘me, it’s Tim. honestly didn’t think that was possible. Maybe ‘twenty cups aday for Tim!" Parting from her major label deal with Columbia, when she retuened home from South America, Lucy had artived in unfamiliar territory. I suddenly came back from this trip, this, crazy experience which was the best thing I've ever done, and had no manager, no booking agent and no label and | had all ‘these songs and Ifelt really good about tall till" she recalls “Itwas a weird place to find myself after two records. “didn’t want to go around playing my demos desperately, going around labels and being like, Will you put my record ut?" she explains. Taking control, she decided to manage herself and figute aut a way of self funding her next step. "It was ike,’ going to make the record | want and have full creative control overit.” Thanks to a friend's tip-off, she boarded a train to Brighton and made her way to Tim’ living room set-up, known as ‘Clockwork Owl Studio! Armed with her demos, the pai hit it off Immediately. “He seems to besomeone who can see potential in something before anyone else,” she says. Ina similar vein to debut “Like | Used To, recorded ather parents’ house, Lucy began living and working in the same space. It marked a departure from the bigger, shinier studio where Work It ‘Out’ was made, Features of the room include {2 1920s Spencer piano with “sticky keys" buta "beautiful sound’ vintage mics, and 2 vocal booth consisting of the snug space between two rails, (of maroon velvet curtains. “Having duvet day!"Tim quips, before Lucy stepsinto the cosy curtained enclosure. ike it in here, no-one can Possessing strong vision for songs written in diverse locations -froma host's bedroom in Paraguay, or abeachinMexico,toher London home after the tip hasalso made the process ceasier."For the second record Iwas lke, dont know what my vibeis so 'm just gonna write tonsand chose the best! For this one I've written nowhere near as much and haven't finished anything that won't fit exactly what | want this record tobe. Lucy Rose's new album “Something's Changing’ is out on 14th July via ‘Communion. DIY Lucy Rose is appearing at Latitude this year. ead to diymag.com for detail, 2NEWS What’s Going On With... HALFNOISE? 1 ‘Zac Farro had a very busy 2016. From raturning to Para- more to releasing debut album ‘Sudden Feeling’ under his solo guise, it’s been all systems go, Now, as he gears Up to unleash a new EP, we caught up with him to find out more. Words: Sarah Jamieson. Earlier this year, you came over to the UK for your first tour. How did the shows go? ‘They were amazing. | really had no idea what to expect. 1 had been so busy ast year that l was just so excited to be playing music ive again. We showed up to Manchester fon ‘the fist night] and Ihad no idea what to expect, but there ‘was 100 or so people. I’s been incredible; fd had any ‘expectations, they'd have been blown out of the water. ‘When it comes to HalfNoise, there’sa lot ‘of experimenting with sounds. mean, llove smashing the drums still dot-but that was cool. Itwas also daunting ‘and encouraging. It was learning process, figuring out what liked to do, but there's, ‘something so easy about just doing what ‘you do and going fort. You can listen to bands and think, “Oh, this sounds like. but itwas more about, what do' like making? Going into’Sudden Feeling, | knew! ‘wanted to use drum machines and. synths, and fort tobe psychedelic Indie pop so picked a few key ‘albums thatIlove and tried to figure out where my album ‘could go. What's amazing is ‘that the new €P is even different from that. don't want to keep changing and itnot havean identity, but thinkits also part of ‘growing. Ihave to keep moving. ‘So, how did your newEP ‘The Velvet Face’ come about? ‘Well, when Iwas inthe studio with Paramore, 'd pick up guitarsin between takes and | was soinspired that | wrote two songs.1'd go outside todemo them because there wasalot ‘going on, but the tracks were, | guess, even more close to The Beatles, and abit more throwback. If'Sudden Feeling’ was more 70s and 80s, this was more 60s-sounding. With more organic sounds, and it feels bit looser. twas funny, had gone all the way to ‘one end, where didn't use any real drums, but now there's hardly any samples. think ‘drumming with Paramore made me think, ‘Wait, why am Inot doing this on my own rmusic?'itwas so amazing to actually perform the tracks, as!hadn’t done that before. HalfNoise's new EP ‘The Velvet Face’ is out now. DIY PTS aU (tea e-Lile) of the Month =a fe) iS Cellet ig Bands love sevice rea} mesicitett Snacks, GSA MMCCKS LS cost tixto he rivsallthere-These One ofthe big wre mineculoes di questions when, places where festival Rendlners mingle wth Tavelingtoagig lorry drivers.it'sdue UP North is whether totoke the fastest time we paid respect enews paren routeva the MSO or tocrossthe bridge over to our favourite services Gloucester Farm ‘lest farm lo-stur fart, we chant ignoring thesatnev'sinstuctions Posing a faim shop, butseemingly nowhere near afar Gloucester Services outside walls are completely immersed in Ing ass which makes ts 7 sandwich price tags seem all the more natural Inside all th Saskia and Harts ofthe middle dass mllaround hot meal stands aimless. almost treating the visitas a holiday nse Not place forty musicons The saddest part ofall? On my [Tals] way to Scotland, | discovered... Preston Farm Services! Which also sported a built in water feature, complete with ducks and a viewing station. Ithen realised that this supposedly original service station was, in fact, a chain. But | never told the guys about this, like to keep up the morale. Just like a bad boyfriend, Gloucester Farm Services, we know you're full of shit... but we'lle backCURSEIOREONO ma . —— Debut Album ‘SEVERED’ out April 7th on 12” Vinyl, CD & Download WAC Ine MIVINON OUR YOU Pm ene N ANOLE - but for everyone else, Curse Of Lono are ERA ee Reece TNT e) “Mixing harmony-filled indie roots and gothic alt-rock, it's a gorgeous debut.” elt eed “Exile On Main Street meets William Faulkner.” CLASSIC ROCK “Sexy, sweaty and savage. Curse Of Lono dd MeO LRU) eS Tae 8 al SHINDIG! Anu BEN ee i elite iia el R 20th April: Water Rats, Londoneae receive ae omer ee Cy al A ver the past two years, VANT have built themselves quite the live reputation, and now there's another opportunity tocatch one of theirincendiary sets. ‘The quartet, who released debut full- length ‘Dumb Blood’ last month, wll be ‘one of four acts headlining this year’s Bushmills Tour, ooh-er. ‘The UK-wide tour will se 2 selection of more established! bands returning to their local indie roots, and we're ‘teaming up with the whiskey brand ‘toring the DIY faves to Manchester's Deaf Institute on 27th April. Elsewhere (on the tour, the likes of The Magic Gang «will be headlining in Brighton, while We Are Scientists and The Wytches both, top the bill for dates in May. The tour sll partof the ‘AnswerTheCall campaign that according to Bushmills themselves - aims to showcase artists, entrepreneurs and creators from the music industry and beyond to show off their talents and inspire others to find their calling. {As such, the tour will be giving an array of up and coming bands the opportunity to perform alongside the headliners, offering them a whole new platform. Fancy coming along? We're giving away 2 pair of tickets to VANT's show. Simply head to diymag.com/bushmillstour to be in witha chance of winning, VVANT are appearing at Live at Leeds this year. Head to diymag.com for details AU Live nation DIY’S PICK OF LNSOURCE In desperate need of alive music fix but can’t decide where or who? if you feel too spoilt for choice, here's Justa few of LNSource’s upcoming shows worth getting off the sofa for. JAPANDROIDS 28th April -5th May, various venues Having last visited our shores in late 2016, the Canadian duo spent little time laying waste to East London. Now, with their UK headline tour on the horizon, they/te set to create even more carnage. See them debut cuts from ‘Near To The Wild Heart OF Life’ across the UK. COSIMA 13rd May, Bussey Building, London Fresh from sharing a video for newest track'To Build A House’ the rather ace Cosima will be taking to Peckham to offer up an insight into her live show. Be sure to catch her atthe Bussey Building next month, SAN FERMIN ‘9th May, Oslo, London For Elis Ludwig-Leone, his band's third album ‘Belong’is an altogether more personal affair. With its release due this ‘month, San Fermin are planning to cele brate the best way they know: by playing a show. They'll be taking on London's, Village Underground in May. For more information and to buy tickets, head to livenation.co.uk or ‘twitter.com/LNSourceSad a} fo ASTRID S or) Esti aU ru roy Eu rn Pony inar INDIGO HUSK Pin or THE BEST IN NEW LIVE @LNSOURCE OT UU Rest cea name is. Everyone says they hate nails on chalkboard, but for meit's really strange and little things that are impossibly hard to heat. Also the texture of certain things. When you've got the problem, it’s the fact thatit plagues you for ages after thenoise has finished. Now know what the things are, iflthink about them it gives meshivers You can only eat one food for the rest of your life, what ist? Jay: Sashimi or coviche. Raw fish, but with a bit more stuff init. You'd be real ft and healthy too, Nick: Bam. That’s what ‘would have chosen too, We've got a lot in common. If you could go backin time toadifferent era, which would you choose? N:Do I get younger as! ‘goback? 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Pretty much justa high 4: Not thatit was a good time, Isfine. school loser. but for historical purposes: You have to lose your sense falike togo back to 50s of sight, hearing orspeech. Haveyougotanyunususl _Pond’s new album The ‘America forthe begimingof _ Whichdo you choose? phobias? Weather’ is out on Sth May popcultureIthinkthatdbe _ 2:Speech obviously. You Nethave ths thing that via Marathon Artists.DIY pretty interesting, just tobe Wannasay tuff,butTdrather _justrecenty heard was there fora weekin 1952. hear. itwasjustsightor considered an actualallment hearing then dl pickhearing. _can’tremember what the What's the most gruesome 8 omaaccomI'd be easy to assume alt-s's continued success would make them tread a straighter line. In reality, their development’s seen them head down weirder, more abstract paths. “SWW' feels like it's set a hundred years back around a campfire in rural Britain. The three voices deployed in the track paint completely different worlds, each blending into the others lke smoke. Gus Unger- Hamilton’s opening vocal is pure traditional British folk, hurtled forward into a silky, smooth future by Joe Newman's more familiar tones and a slapping percussion. By the time Wolf Alice’ Ellie Rovrsell slides in, ‘3WW' is a creeping snake, slithering up England's east coastline. Through this three-legged monster, alt-J have managed to present an all-encompassing return, defying expectation at every turn, Bravo. (Will Richards) KING NUN = HUNG AROUND. When Londoners King Nun served up debut AA Tulip/'Speakertace’ last year, itwas pretty clear the quartet were onto something pretty damn special. Now they're back with round two. Hammering in on grizzled, uncompromising guitar and drum stabs, ‘Hung Around’ opens somewhere between Back In Black’ ‘and something out of Jack White's ‘wet dreams. Then we getabig ol" melodic chorus ala Dirty Hit labelmates Superfood before the two combine in a glorious union for the kind of stupidly Confident guitar solo that’s frankly ridiculous fora band not yet out of their teens. (Lisa Wright) PUMAROSA - DRAGONFLY After the free-flowing ‘Cecile’ and crunchy Honey’, Pumarosa arrive at ‘Dragonfly, an early demonow beefed isnothing capable of standing in the way of Black Honey. (Will Richards) FOREST SWORDS - THE HIGHEST FLOOD up for the five piece’s upcoming debut album. Beginning with ominous, grand strings, it's acut that's as dramatic and full of bombast as we've come to expect. “Dragonty'isn't as revelationary as its predecessors, but Pumarosa’s work Is already done in that respect. The new track solidifies the band as ones to keep both eyes on, while also seeing them. settle into their stride. (Will Richards) BLACK HONEY - SOMEBODY BETTER ‘confidence seeps outof ‘Somebody Better’ from its very first bar. That sky-reaching guitar; those pulverising smacks ofa floor tom- there's no hanging about this time. "I guess! want to be somebody better," zy B. Phillips sings inthe track’s chorus, but the insecurity and anxiety ofthe lyrics are shot through with a chemistry between Izzy and her bandmates that's becoming unstoppable. There really (On debut album ‘Engravings’ Matthew Barnes made the kind of music that evoked the clash between man and ‘nature -much like his chosen moniker. With The Highest Flood’ he's back doing what he does best: crafting electronic ‘music that blurs the lines between the synthetic and the organic. He's been "thinking alot about the ways we need to forge new pathsin language, ‘communication and our connection with the natural world”. The Highest Flood’ achieves this in dramatic fashion, its doom-laden bursts of brass and incredibly choppy slices of electronica combining to create an almost dystopian vision. Eugenie Johnson)DIY HALL’FAME THE HORRORS - STRANGE HOUSE th or any band coming back witha new, mature direction on their second effort, there'sa term — doing a Horrors! ~ ‘that will get the point across pretty succinctly. Itsignals that you're a serious band now: People will understand and compliment your vastly more progressive new sound, but secretly they'll be alittle sad because, if the record in question is anything like The Horrors’ goth-tacular 2007 debut ‘Strange House, they'll know there were all kinds of kicks te be had before yougrew up. ‘Much like Blur’ baggy debut ‘Leisure’ or Radiohead's patchy ‘Pablo Honey’ before it, ‘Strange House’s legacy isas something of a misstep. 10 years after its release, now its authors have become Mercury-nominated sonic warriors, providing infinite goodies for the muso wank bank with every motorik step, it’s hard to even think of them as the same band that once popped upon an episode of The Mighty Boosh where Noe! Fielding was trying to shrink his legs to fit Into a pair of pencil thin skinny jeans. From the serial killer-namechecking Jack The Ripper’ ta Gloves" climactic line about “hacking eee eon Gloves, Jack ties BCipr via crear erences Earner ei og pn -debuthad evbstance ae wollae syle, Word isa Vrght. away atasea of appendages’, Strange House’ ‘was as unsubtle an ode to the darker underbelly of life as the visuals that accompanied it. Early single ‘Sheena ls A Parasite’ flipped the punk rocker of The Ramones’ previous offering and turned her into a cold, hard bitch, Excellent Choice’ features a monotone, spoken word monologue about a man driven to suicide, ‘Death At The Chapel’ is about a string of ‘murders. There's litte ight to be found among ‘the album’ lyrical concerns, but - much like Scream or any number of overblown slasher films it’s done in such a cartoony way that ‘there's no real danger to be found. Musicaly, meanwhile, t's a romp of spiralling organs, fuzzy guitars and howling, unhinged vocals, like The Cramps turned up to 11 ‘Ofcourse it wasn't to last, and by 2009's ‘Primary Colours’ the group had reinvented themselves as the critically acclaimed outfit they are now, never to play the album's wares live again. You sense they'd become frustrated with all the ‘style over substance’ bes they'd accrued, but ‘Strange House’ always had substance in its style. Even if that substance was neon red, fake Halloween blood. BIY Sadly, none of the band were hited forthe babysitting job.ATTN SO THcKErWE Ce eee D Pr PORTER TONE SON TSCN SOE Rh OS De ted ea SNM REL a RRO CTL SAUL) oc) TICKETS AVAILABLE AT MYTICKET.CO.UKFESTIVALS DS CT ZN rom the depths of what's very probably the favourite live venue of any band who's played LIVE AT LEEDS estisciticconcoentins adi There ae plenty of DIY faves on show - Black Honey, The MagicGang, VANT, The Big Moon, Superfood, Slaves, N U STAGE ‘Temples, King Nun, and JAWS are just some of the names DIY STAGE GuRR heading their way up, down or across the country to play THE RUDY AND MOONLANDINGZ THE ROMANCE Once again wete hosting nat one but TWO stages at ‘THE BIG MOON SALEN the Brudenell - The Big Moon, Dream Wife, Luxury DREAM Wire orzeki Death and Eat Fastare among those onin the main AEA FRANCOBOLLO room, while the Games Room hosts NEU favourites eae GEoae Trudy and the Romance, Silen, and Gurr. EATEAST BAD NERVES FANGCLUB LEA PORCELAIN QSA: EAT FAST WEmps} EASY LIFE LUXURY DEATH LISBON We signed to Cannibal Hymns at the start of the year, so TEAM PICTURE THE GOLDEN AGE wee realy proud tobe Joining the kes of Dream Wife wuz! and Our Girl with them. We'e releasing our second EP with them around the time of The Great Escape, and we're currently compiling songs for EP3, No rest for the WKD. The aural equivalent of an extravagant and colourful firework being aimed at your face. ‘few of us went down on Bonfire Night to see Preoccupations at the Brudenell. A few young radgies in the adjacent park started aiming fireworks at the people outside the venue. One of them flew straight past my head. Wouldn't that have been messy! Q_A: TRUDY AND THE ROMANCE CO eC CER Led Lew’s shaved his head, Brad got addicted to croissants, Ollys pregnant...and we've been in the studio with ee en Cara What can Live at Leeds expect from your set? 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DAMN, HOT SUMMER N THE CITADEL See eee ne eMen eerste ETN en ee eed Pre eter anna emer ac Citadel (16th July) have followed up with Soe eae Dee eee ed join the Oxford band at the London pas Do Senco Se ee a Dan Croll are also Victoria Park-bound, eee ci Oy Geis ceeneted i earcemes ets Serer ea Festival NEWS \ Mm brie, J a At The Drivein, PVRIS, First Aid Kitand Skepta areamong the latest additions to TESTES (08th-20th Augus joining ‘Mumford & Sons, alt, Bastille, Mac DeMarco, Flume and more. Royal Blood are heading to Lisbon this July playing LEE FXII th. sth uly alongside ‘Thea, Ryan Adams, Foo Fighters, The Kills, Warpaint and others. Father John Misty, Bonobo, A Day To Remember and Clams Casino have all beenadded to the a (24th June 1st July) Dill, which already boasts Arcade Fire, Lorde, Foo Fighters, A Tribe Called Quest and blink-182. Haim, Sundara Karma, Charli XCX, Inheaven, King Nun, IDLES, and nal headliner Eminem have allbeen confirmed for SEES STEE esth-a7th augusb, Joining Muse, Kasabian, Basti, “wo Door cinema lub, Rat Boy and othe. ‘This year's FETS P uly the last, the organisers have said “What better way to honour the love that has been given to this projectand wholly demonstrate ciple, than going out with the self-styled Head er posted on the th 10th September has shared its ames, with Bloc Party, Wi Beasts, Superfood, The Cribs, Formation, Charlotte Church's Late Night Pop Dungeon, Jagwar Ma and Honeyblood all braving the Welsh weather at Portmeirion.NEWS PREVIEW FLYING VINYL Ee Modern technology might have changed the way we consume our cultural nuggets, but book shelves look pretty forlorn with a lone Kindle propped against the corner and you can’t pass down a host of Soundcloud links to your kids. FESTIVALS London based project Flying Vinyl understand this and that's why they've spent the last two years carefully curating an oh-so-pretty monthly vinyl series, featuring the likes of Black Honey, The Magic Gang and more, all on good ol’ plastic. Last year they brought a host of FV alumni together for the first annual Flying k for round two. Taking place at London pace on Saturday &th Apri the all-dayer will feature sets from a host of ace acts including Dream Wife, Traams, Trudy and the Romance and Yassassin alongside co-headliners The Wytches and Spring King. TAREK MUSA, SPRING KING Noe Me EMO e I) everyone get involved with what they're doing? eee ee eee eae eae acd 7 in one box. Who wouldn't want that?! 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Festival NEWS in Brief alt-J, George Ezra, PJ Harvey, and Steve Aoki have all been confirmed for (9th- 16th August), with the Budapest event having already announced Charli XCX, Mac DeMarco, Kasabian, Metronomy and Major Lax The first acts for (tsth = 19th August) are out, with Mumford & Sons, Bastille, The xx, Perfume Genius, Mac DeMarco, George Ezra ‘and Interpol among them. The NYC miserablists will be playing debut Turn ‘On The Bright Lights in full, ‘The first names for (1d - 6th August) have been revealed with Grace Jones, Two Door Cinema (Club, First Aid Kit, Michael Kiwanuka, and Aurora al set to appear atthe Oxfordshire event. 14th - 15th July) — who'd already confirmed one headlinerin the shape of London Festival Exclusive’ Frank Ocean -have announced more names. Solange, Jamiexx, Rex Orange County and Annie Mac are all Victoria Park-bound, (26th -28th May) will, host headliners Sundara Karma, plus artists including Honeyblood, Cherry Glazerr, Vagabon, Willie J Healey and ‘Cosmo Pyke acrossits three sites in Manchester, Nottingham and Bristol. Idris Elba, Kate Tempest, Slow Club and Editors haveall been added to (7th -30th July), appearing alongside Slaves, Laura Mvula, Dutch Uncles, land Kero Kero Bonito. ar's The Great Escape (18th -20th May), including Class of 2017 stars GIRL and Estrons, top babes Superfood, newbies ee ee een Sheepta; Glnace the tapparand the Weeknd headline! 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Their live shows - mostly at Brixton Windmill, the hub of south London's fledgling scene ~ are crazed, communal experiences. During one sticky, over-excited performance in summer 2016, Jacob spewed the previous night's dinner all over himself. He'd had one ‘too many bevvies (and other things, by the sounds of "That taught us a lesson,” bassist Oscar Browne says. "Don't, get me wrong, we still Indulge ourselves prior to shows in as many ways as possible,” chimes in Jacob. “But we know our limits now." He's fibbing slightly, there. These three have the demeanour of a trio of recently un-caged wild hyenas. They want to write, record and play as many shows as possible, even if that means sleeping on each other’ floors and being broke. They haven't exactly settled ‘The three of them share a north London house with two ether revellers, a five-minute walk from their rough-around-the edges boozer of choice. “The kitchen looks more like Dresden now,” Jacob jokes. “I walked in there today and it’s got that sort of smell where you can take a swab from anywhere and you'd grow some horrible bacteria in a Petri dish.” He takes a moment to inspect his tar-black nails, which look like they ve ToDead Prete, the fabled osc of iersbut ceistont memory. been dragged in hot coal. "I mean look at this! What is under neath these? | don't even wanna know”, These three are still n thelr teens (‘We're tadpoles. And one day I'l be a fucking frog!” beams Jacob), and part of you ‘wants to give them a hug, offer them a shower and hide them from the Windmill for afew months. But they're building something special, with fuzz-smothered debut single ‘Social Experiment’ and through this coveted London scene. Peers Goat Girl have been swift to dispel any unnecessary mytholo: gy. and Dead Pretties are pretty much in the same boat. “The minute a newspaper writes, There isa scene’ people chat ‘about it” admits Jacob. “It’s very easy te complain about that kind of thing. But you do take influence from people around you, even if you don't realise: ‘Alongside Shame, HMLTD, Fish and Matt Maltese, there's @ definite bunch of exciting, young acts whe barely sound allke (on paper, but they all share the same stages and the same core ideals. “There's alot of healthy competition. Sometimes unhealthy,” drummer Ben Firth claims, Two things character- Ise this movement - a desire to be creative at all costs, and a wariness about being swept up in hype. Jacob cites a B-Town scene that, beyond its leading pack, was dead and buried as soon ast built a reputation. “I don’t know socially the ins ‘and outs with what happened there, but the creative output stopped. If you get comfortable and there's loads of people blowing smake up your arse, you get complacent and stupid. But you don't realise, because there's so many Yes People around you. Some of the things that go with music are ‘maybe not for us,” he adds, admitting that they're not too comfortable with interviews, despite being endlessly entertaining in conversation. “Avery strong resolution of urs is that we don't consider ourselves superiorin any way. That's fucked up. It's music and music only. There's too many distrac- tions nowadays. Too many gimmicks.” In the rulebook of Dewey Finn, keep it fun, keep it genuine. DIY Dead Pretties are appearing at Live at Leeds and The Great Escape this yeat Head to ddiymag.com for detailsMATT MALTESE Alegendary songwriter in 7220-year old's shoes. At both ends of the political spectrum, ‘everyone has thelr own #hottake on the grim-as-fuck world events we're surrounded by. Somehow, South, SUPERORGANISM SNAIL MAIL Suitably sluggish noise that stands outing cows. When every band and their dog relies on a fuzz pedal, it's hard to stand out. But inthe last few months, talk’s tuned to the project of 17-year-old Baltimore ‘musician Lindsey Jordan and her Snail Mail band, They like to keep things simple - the band name exists because i's aneat rhyme, apparently ~ but debut EP ‘Habit’ shows London newcomer Matt Maltese has spun his own original twist on geo politics. ’sa bit grim, mind you. ‘As the World Caves In’, produced by The Maccabees’ Hugo White, s about Theresa May and Donald Trump sharinga steamy night together as. they trigger a nuclear war. Lovely stuff. Thankfully, Matt ties his truly horrifying story with grandiose delivery and a smart eye for black comedy. something foryour so. Until Superorganism came along, it felt like the days. of ultra mysterious, buzzy bands might be over. Maybe people had stopped caring, maybe bands just got bored of wearing masks and claiming false identities. But just like that, the London via New England group's debut track was emailed outtoa _real heart beneath a raw, bunch of eagle-eyed bloggers, and things spread saw-toothed exterior. from there. Nobody knows who they are, except they Best of all is Thinnin Claim to be fronted by 2 17-year-old Japanese student _ which ended up being 2 from Maine, All this interest stems from the fact _ low-key soundtrack to the that ‘Something For Your MLN.D isa bubblegum- chaos of this year’s SXSW. glossed triumph. It's so good, many mistook it for ‘a new Gorillaz song hiding in sheep's clothes. Listen: 2016's ‘ina New Bed’ EP is a mustlisten. Similar to: Father John Misty if you could actually grasp what the hell he's on about. Listen: Habit’ is out now on Sister Polygon Listen: Keep your ears to the ground to find (Priests, Downtown Boys) ‘out more about this mysterious bunch. Similar to: A perfect Similar to: A James Murphy-produced triumph summer soundtrack for ‘that could nudge even Sheeran out the charts. __bummed-out, bored kids. Penne eee ener eA comers 0 Sigrid. 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Inthe fast-paced world of Music 2K17, it's easy to get your knickers in a twist all too soon, only for the band in question to turn out more Wombats than Wolf Alice (sorry lads). Sometimes, however, you just know. Such is the case with Landon-via- Glasgow trio Dama Scout. When DIV invited them to join the roster for this year’s annual ‘Hello’ series - essentially a quided tour through all our favourite new acts ~ they'd played precisely six gigs. “Yeah, that was pretty scary.” gulps bassist Lucci Rossi recalling the show. But Dama Scout have nothing to ke scared of. Before we wax lyrical, however, let’s cement the basics. Dama Scout initially came together when drummer Daniel Grant upped sticks to London and joined childhood friend and fellow Scot Lucci who had started making music with anew ‘mate singer Eva Liu, “fd moved to ths flat in Kentish Town Which is like a halfway house for Scottish people. I's a portal,” he jokes. “It's this weird, cheap flat that everyone moves into when they come here, so then Danny came and lived there too." Far from laying the bones for the band up North, however, the pair had spent their formative years inthe city’s “alternative scene” (their air quotes, not ours), rvalling it out in various groups. "Danny was a punk and Iwas a metaller so that was an issue,” says Lucci. “Our friendship broke down wall. 22 xmaccon Eva, meanwhile, had been raised on a diet of "The Beach Boys, Cantonese and Japanese pop and '90s bands like The Breeders". An unlikely pairing of histories, perhaps, but one that the band shrug off ike it ain't no thing. “We never had any real reference points for sound,” she says. “And we've got {quite different tastes and styles in terms of how we play” "Yeah, it's pop sensibilities but with no real rules," agrees Rossi. “The main thing is just fun - not the band, the concept We didn’t want to overthink it too much” ‘And there's perhaps the key spark that makes Dama Scout, inall their infancy, such a truly exciting thing. ‘Forget it’s Good's a gauzy, gorgeous thing that begins on dappled guitars and dreamy nostalgia before piquing in a chorus that shoots straight for the heart. ‘AllIn Too, meanwhile, is wonky and weird, full of scrappy riffs and monotone vocals shot with moments of hypnotic, kraut-y melody. Both are playful, unexpected and assured in their choices, in ways that belie a band so young Next up isa summer single to boost their current output by ‘a solid 50% and then an EP later in the year. They've already {got a clutch of tracks in the bank ready to go, but they're in no rush to hurry them out and fit into the industry machine just yet. And really, why would they want t0? Confident and happy to take their time and forge their own path, Dama Scout are ‘only just beginning. When you know, you just know. DIYMeet Alex 0’Connor, the 18-year-old turning heads wherever he goes. Words: Eugenie Johnson Vintage hip hop, jangly indie-pop, a bit of spoken word and a good splash of brass. These are just some of the elements that make up the music of 18-year-old Surrey resident Alex O'Connor, better known as Rex Orange County. From the range of MIDI and Logic samples that peppered his debut mixtape ‘bcos u will never b free’ to ‘more live instrumentation on his recent singles, Alex enjoys experimenting, but it’s something that just comes naturally. "1don't do it on purpose,” he says. “Ijustlike doing a lot of different stuff It was good to have threads and themes but ot sounding just like one band or it being really similar” Pethaps it was just agiven that Alex's work would be such a melting pot. His sister studied classical music, he started playing drums when he was young and from there branched into piano and guitar. The real lightbulb moment came when Alex started attending performing arts school where he got to “learn about so many bands, so | was able to be inspired by loads of stuff at once.” It was then that he also had an epiphany: I realised | didn't want to be a drummer the rest of my life!” So he branched out, and not long after that, “figured had something of a sound, and people quite liked i Even with a sound that encompasses a huge range of genres, there's still some elements of Alex’s work that are huge curveball. Did anyone predict that the tinny, unmistakable sound of elevator muzak would chime in on ‘Best Friend’? I's, ‘a move that certainly keeps you on your toes, but don't expect the sounds of your lift journey to creep backinto his tunes anytime soon: it's just alittle dip into it, I'm not prioritising elevator music in my career! ‘Alex's music is actually brimming with sincerity, whether i's about being put into the friend zone or, with ‘UNO’, his own. desire to drop out of school. Despite the track being very personal to Alex, the openness of the lyrics, which is “really about not being interested in where you're at anymore and wanting to move on’, make it relatable. Crafting lyrics that are honest stems from who Alexis @ person; he's not afraid to say what's on his mind. "'m lucky to have it come out quite naturally and | don’t have to think about it too hard,” he says. “In my nature 'l ust say things exactly how they are. 'm not 0 great with metaphors, just say it how itis: Now Alex has his debut album proper in the pipeline, and it’s set to be a departure away from ‘bcos u will never b free! “With the fist mini-album, mixtape thing, itwas just some really negative stuff about how I felt about a gil basically Now this is about other shit” he says. This time round, he's, continuing to be “honest about the sad things, but it’s on ‘2 more generally positive note’. Get in line, because you're gonna wanna be Rex Orange County's best friend. DIY. “CALIFORNIAAAAA!born Pr eint Set eres peaiineey ee After tours with White eens Perot’ eee honest, cutting pop and peer aertnee Pere o Na oxen pony ea Cee Pevsner pes a Rubinosis bringing eee eer) pac age er ce She visits Manchester, Pena cers TEI SHI Moth Club, London. Photos: Phil Smithies. Inthe immediate aftermath of her flooringly great second EP ‘Verde,’ catching Tei Shi live seemed like a harder task than hunting down a wild Pikachu. Save for a couple of festival shows here and there, Teicher stayed - by and large - hidden away in the studio, tinkering with her sound, and shaping the vision for what would become ‘Crawl Space’. And on the evidence of tonight's gold-soaked show un the glittery arches of Moth Club, taking her time has proven wise. A masterclass in vacal control, feeding tension drop by drop, and holding an entire room in the palm of her hand, Tel Shi makes the Hackney crowd's collective Jaws drop to the floor on a murky Wednesday night. Established older tracks like ‘Bassicaly’hit ust as hard as you'd expect, but it’s the ease with which new debut material settles in that proves most impressive. Justify’ all prowling, punchy verses and unholy screams collides gloss with chaos, and hitsin on clean blow. Keep Running’ retains th ‘minimalism of its recorded counterpart, but given a vital pulse by Te's brand new live band, it's got anew, captivating rawness. I's hard to believe this lot have only played a couple of dates together so far. How Far’, too, takes on new shimmering light. "How far itcan take us before it forsakes us?" asks Tei to no-one in particular, her voic soaring from reined in restraint, to somersaulting, spiralling, gymnastics ~ and back down to earth again. Having spent March criss-crossing the US with DIY fave M@, it wouldn’tbe an almighty surprise to see Tei Shi achieving similar stratospheric heights to Karen Marie rsted in the future, bringing a gri sdge to what ar straight-up brilliant pop songs. (1 Hunt) DIYON THE PLAYLIST Every week on Spotify, we update DIV’s Neu Discoveries playlist with the buzziest, freshest faces. Here's, ‘our pick of the best new tracks: SALEN ‘Pretty, Fake Nobody is safe from Salen’s savvy, ‘sassy pop. This time round, they take aim at bad-mouthers at parties you know, the kind who whisper not-so-sweet nothings from the other side of arom. HER'S ‘speed Racer’ Channelling the very best of shameless 80s pop while sounding like one of Mac DeMarco's lost ‘cassette tapes, Liverpool duo Her's are onto something, KANE STRANG. ‘Oh So You're Off See’ A deadpan, interpol-nodding ‘triumph containing one of 2017's ‘most memorable hooks - it's taken from the New Zealander’s second album, out this year. NO FOOL (lass of 2017 star Jorja Smith has shared flooring new anthem inthe shape of ‘Beautiful Little Fools, Its the fist song since her Project 11’ EP from last year, and It serves as a powerful call toarms. It also has a swanky ballroom video, which you can watch on diymag, ‘com. This summer, she plays Latitude (13th-16th July}, Longitude (14th-16th. July)and the last ever Secret Garden Party (20th 23rd July) VM WITH STUPID Profiled inst month's DIY (they're the, (hes who write about mean school Canteen ladies, remember), Girl Ray, Dave shared brilliantnew single ‘Stupid Things'is about a big, crippling crush, bordering on obsession. Which is fitting, given you ought to be fully obsessed with everything Girl Ray are up tothese days. A reminder: they play Wales Goes Pop (Iath April) and Glasgow's Stag Dagger (20th April) before headlining London Lexington on 23rd May. GIRL RAY au Allthe buzziest new music happenings, inoneplace, BON VOYAGE ‘The biillignt Vagabon feleased debutalbum, Thnite Worlds: backin March. Now the Brooklyn newcomer, real name Lastitia Tako, has announced her first ever UK shows. Shelllbe bringing her fuzzy, politicised world to British shores in May, kicking offher run of dates inLeedsas part of the Gold Sounds Festival. Shell then head offto Paris quickly for ‘a date with Day Wave (as you do) before popping back to Britain to play in London, Manchester, Bristol ‘and Nottingham. See the full schedule on diymag.com.FROM THE INITIAL FLINT-SPaRKs of THEIR -g UREKA MOMENT. +4 a EATING THE YEAR'S BEST DEBUT ALBUM. OpPasLe on ARE AN UNST 0 sic M HE RSE. Re UNIVE over THE ENT! 6 TAKIN GANG EYOND WORDS: ELMUNT. PHOTOS: PoOWEH OhanaCera Pee negas Ho.ff stage, at least, The Big Moon have the collective attention spans of four sherbet- addicted goldfish. Most of the time, they're not especially Interested indiscussing, y'know, their band. pre-show pint almost immediately turns Intoa far-reaching monologue from vocalist Jules Jackson about the original founders of McDonald's, accidental sleeve pyrotechnics from chief quitar-shredder Soph Nathan, general rambling delirium from bassist Celia Archer, and the chaotic aftermath of resident drum-pounder Fern Ford dropping her phone. down the loo. A quick sit-down over lunch, fresh out of astronaut costumes, soon becomes a dedicated tactical discussion analysing The Big Moon's brand new football team -and their frst ever match -instead. In other words, it’s quite an experience trying to keep up with ths lot. And, above all else, The Big Moon fee! like a propergang. “I don't really feel like any of these moments are very Spice World...” celia Archer A couple of years back, twas different story. After writing songs in her bedroom, all on her tod, ules Jackson was after a band to help her bring things to life; but a group of decent backing musicians just wouldn't cut the proverbial ‘mustard. "I definitely wanted itto be a gang,” she states today. Introduced to instrument-wielding friends of friends, after aseries of pleading statuses and text messages, ules eventually found the rest of The Big Moon, bit by bit. From the minute they rallied together, sacked off the awkward small talk, and played inthe same room, the four of them knew there was no going back. “Serendipity,” ‘announces Celia, “You could feel it. Jules had a litte cry, we al had alittle hug. We were the final pieces!” “Ihave a recording from the first time we...jammed," Fern smirks."The chat is so awkward, because we just don't know each other," she tells Jules. "You're speaking in this welrd way, which must be what Jules is like when she doesn’t know someone! I's ike‘000, ah! Oh dear! “Ikind of wish | could go back and watch it again,” reminisces Soph, mid-way through 2 helping of dhal. “Tivo years ago! We've changed!” Asif on cue, she immediately changes tact, too. “Jules!” Soph yells suddenly, alarmed. “Get that buttery salt patch on some bread before it goes!” ith the countdown ticking down to the release of debut album ‘Love in the ath Dimension,’ The Big Moon are sipping cooler water Inthe backstage labyrinth of the B8C’s Maida Vale studios @ couple ‘of months prior to donning spacesuits, and seem - unusually —a bit nervous. Understandable, realy, given that they’te about ta play live on the radio‘tomillions of unwitting people cooking their after-work dinners. “Wsjust nothing, whatever, dismisses Jules, before being whisked away on press duties. "We're a support band, in Wigan, and there's nobody here. Noneed to be worried!” “feel inet” Celia insists. ‘People keep asking us how we feel, and that makes you more nervous. don't need to think about that. Are ‘we supposed to say things?” she wonders aloud, peering around: backstage production, “Maybe we should ask someone.” “think we should say Hi, we're The Big Moon,” Soph grins. ‘As luck would have'it, they remember not to swear on a and completely What's in fom elahenowerg nail the whole set, too. After a bizarre variation on their traditional pre-gig hug (Ferns already sat ready behind her drum kit, making the whole thing a eee bitmore logistically challenging) debut The Big Moon mega-bangers ‘Sucker’ and Formidable’ perro nes beam out tothe biggest audience eee EEE couple of other options, listeners. The band might veer between EM a wae ti topics of discussion with the velocity of EMA Maes alonepunterletloose withthe master [CMa Maen ete keys to Disneyland, but onstage, theyre OREO ee a ferociously polished prospect. Per eee See eee “Thereare so many peoplewhohaven't | RAMAAIR it heard us” Celia beams. "There are new people all the time!” Se ay ee ees ec eed TCL MEE of moons around. fistlive voyage onto the } 1 airwavesisa fading memory. [aN PeRe eee t Me Today, they'e scoffing salted PN Men ETN “SY nutsin the pub instead while waiting corner, suddenly holds ‘ona pre-gig pizza delivery.“Thisis part ea ~pt ourpre-show ritual!" informs Fern. Certs IEEE pink’ she announce: dy garu di, too" she adds, casually aceite“For somebody who doesn't understand Welsh, it’s‘well dane, {good luck, llove you,” she helpfully footnotes. “That started in Birmingham at the Sunflower Lounge. We didn't do a proper hug, it was all abit of a rush, so we turned around, and we said that. That's something we always say now.” "We do it before we go on” says Celia, “or else everything will blow up? Tonight, around the comer from thelr boozer of choice, another landmark moment awaits. The Big Moon are headlining the venue ‘where they played their frst ever gig way back when; the rough- around-the-edges Brixton stalwart, The Windmill. I feels fiting, and a litte bit special, for things to come full circle. “We were called Riff Randell” chuckles Jules. “It was fucking awful” Fem adds, "twas probably really ramshackle, but we played a gig! I definitely looked at the floor the whole time,” Celia chipsin. it was nice of them to give us a chance,” she laughs, “back when we weren't very good.” a ove in the 4th Dimension’ stands up as one of the boldest, brightest fist steps from anewbandinsometime, Snoazy-ttled'Zeds, Soph's I di f Pomme tens eeymae er do with geting a good night’sleep. 1 ‘try my hardest to get off..to sleep,” Jules t eee cease cee CU muddle of squealing guitars. The title- ~~ itely ; it to be ete A Gang. - Jules fesdopake erase caviar ee eee it cidadieaien | JACKSON ontay atta hestnts every on a eae Bee me eae re eee eno Senn ESE RS ne SNS fees eee oe Rees Cae “That was the one,” beams Jules, “when were were recording ‘the album. We did ‘Bonfire’ and was really excited, Obviously was excited before, but that o™ song tome feels like how we should sound: really raucous and, \‘The Big Moon have quite the reputation for their flamboyant shirt collection, andit turns out atropical Influence informed thelr debut, too. In the end, they decked out their whole studio witha vaguely Hawaiian theme in mind. Jules: We had alot of inflatable bananas, and flamingos, and hawaiian shirts, flowery leis Wtsjust relaxing, isn'tit? Celia: Would a monkey anda flamingo hang out in the same place? Jules: Where do flamingos live, apart from in the zoo? Celia: In the mountains? Fern: Flamingos? Mountains? Really? 42 camsccon energetic” That's The Big Moon all over. Beneath the surface impact of their shredding arsenal, ‘Love in the 4th Dimension’ isactually a brilliantly soppy, triumphantly loved-up record, too. Falling n love, revelling in lust, pulling through challenging rifts, and holding friendships up high, it'sa record that lights up the gloom. t's not just a take-away the band embrace whole-heartedly; it was something of agoal from the off “There's atime and a place for miserable songs," concedes Jules, “but don’t want to just spread misery. | sometimes feel ike it’s bad enough that lam writing songs about me, and my life, and all my feelings,” she hoots, but 'd rather write things that area bit more galvanising..” “Also,” points out Celia, “you've been in lave! You fellin love when you started the banal” "Yeah, ve been majorly in love since we started the band,” Jules arins gleefully. "My life's just going really well!” And then, suddenly, for no particular reason, things take a darker turn. Outofnowhere, Jules discloses her theory behind The Big Moon's good fortunes thus fa. 1 ve got this taxidermy crow in my bedroom, which my fiend stole froma party, as you do,” she says, spinning the yarn. “Tve had itfor ‘two and a half years ~ since we started the band ~ and |was scared of throwing it away." “It's our albatross,” adds Celia as asinister aside, “It's full of moths, and dust” continues Jules, “just” she provides a haunting squawk for effect, "there with its wings out. leven puta bow tie onit, uti’ still so gross. 'm not proud of the crow. lke to think of myself as not superstitious, but the crow isa secret keep inmy bedroom. And now I've told your” “Off the record!” yells Soph across the room, "Nah, on the record,” Jules shrugs. “You can have the crow. Keep the crow. lactually tried to write a song about the crow once, but it was too stupid. So shit hanifully, The Big Moon's resident raven doesn't accompany them on the road (that’s a role left reserved for a cuddly toy fish named Pho} and given their van playlist of choice, it’s perhaps no surprise they ve crafted a debutas uplifting as Love in the 4th Dimension’. "it’s called "Textured 80s and 90s Sentimental Nostalgia,” Jules confirms. ‘We have another one too, which s "The Best of Magic FM!.Once fell asleep, woke up, and I was still singing along,” Luckily, she’s referting toa time she wasn’t the designated driver. Itturns out that Jules bit of a demon behind the wheel, ‘mind, particularly when her bladders clase to bursting. “Once, Jules really needed to weeand she just stopped the van at the entrance to a concourse and just went,” recounts Soph gleefully. "It was fine!” shouts Jules. “The amount she needed to wee, though, it was a needing to stop job. You'd need a couple of pint glasces otherwise,” says Celia, offering a few words of support. “Idon'treally feel ike any of these momentsare very Spice World..” she adds, valiantly ‘trying to steer conversation away. ‘Obviously, our tour bus looks like the Spice Girls’ one,’ Soph picks up. “Hey, guys, remember when we drove across Tower Bridge, and it opened, and we did a jump?" asks Celia. "That was really cool.” “We actually had a sleepover really early on, and watched Spice World, and drank beer, and then all leptin the same room,” grins Soph. “That was really cute.” he Big Moon are ~its quickly apparent the sort of bunch that hold very litle back, inall respects. Over the course ofa single lunch siting, Soph looks back nostalgically on “that time we al weed together on the way to Giastonburyallina field, in aline” and Jules, rmeanwiile, confesses to her largest character flaw. “Inever wash my hands,” she admits, before the others all muernur in agreement. Fern, in fact isthe only one who seems to take a disapproving view. “They don't wash as much asd like them to washshe confides quietly. “Ithink washings so overrated,” Celia snorts in retort. Later on, with cleanliness chat left behind, Jules spends a puzzled few minutes refuting, and then quietly re-agreeing With, quotes given to DIY regarding The 4th Dimension itself during a phone interview a few months back. According to the frontwoman, the area in question lies just on the cusp of where space begins. Everything there is square and travels backwards. “When was | saying that” she protests initially. “When | was high? Oh.” “it was a great time when Jules paralysed her shoulder and was heavily medicated for a long time while doing press!” remembers Celia. "My take on “The 4th Dimension’ is nothing as fun as what Jules said,” she laughs. “When Jules described the fourth dimension, Ifelt it was correct” Lovein the 4th Dimension’ is alotof things asa first record. It'sa haywire planet; totally bonkers, and meticulously pieced together at the same time, operating using its very own ‘topsy-turvy rules of physics. t's also the sound of a beyond- stratospheric band making their frst bold steps, and striding leaps and bounds ahead of the pack. An untameable rabble and 2 "weird combination" (Celia's words, not ours) of musicians that gel with asuper-glue strong bond, The Big Moon haven't just made this year’s brightest debut, they've set down their flag as ‘the UK’ best new band, ‘The Big Moon's debut album ‘Lovein the 4th Dimension’ is out on 7th April via Fiction. DIY ot “They don't wash as much as I'd like them to wash.” - Fern Ford The Big Moon are appearing at Live at Leeds this year. Head to diymag.com for details.eee ee that fd gone on this tour but none of us were playing any instruments, we were just miming and Sor ee eee eT) Rees teenage cr oe eee eee aorta et SO oe cee a er dd chance of it actually coming true. He's recently : been on tour with Sundara Karma and had “probably the mostfun 6 6 Ce eee ct an cael ere ee ai Willis about to fully realise another dream though, one that doesn't rae Taeeieen Tenet emeiT nine ian enti emer Serer ereneeenererny Pentre enrioerniind fines para meerpetn nmr irritant ae ieee bert ior Leen “4's good to have people care when you put it out so wanted todo amount of some more turing andvideos,he says, good debut album has Cn Soe eee ee 6g alee acral tiene eles depen een eer ee nee ‘made in the past year," he says. “I'm literally just writing the songs | en Ree ea eee eat ee it’s meant to give an idea of who Will Joseph Cookis asa person, and provide an insight into what he listens to himself, too. “I hope it'Ihelp eet people understand what I'm trying todo,” he reasons. The album. Aided does indeed draw on a huge range of sounds, from the melodic but Se ee ert eel drurms and percussion on Plastic the minimalist lo-f synth tones of fee eet ae eee ee pee aa ee et) a pee ed (M LITERALLY ae egretnbarpatet entereaty SOSH NAMEN Gall a eames a surprised about where lot eens SONGSIAWANT TO. pinrtinsneton sce. i songs begin life as alittle er =yNP reborn q eee ores ‘Apparently the bus is particularly fruitful place to be creative. “Id say Beer ee ee eat meee ene eee ee eee eed ‘to yourself on the bus, you might get a few odd reactions. Even Will Serr eee ee eee ene ee ee eee een Re cence ata ered eee BRL OSES OAL Cer aa een a Toe anather outward sign of Wills boundless creativity. Knowing this, Peete tee ee ee ean singles and a reworked version of 'Beach (I Wanna Make You Mine), ismade up entirely of never-before-heard tracks. Some of them ‘were even written and recorded in the last two months before the album was finished. “| had a frantic writing spurt that really helped to en en eed COOK! ST et a eC aE)rag CC Uy Will's quide toa good night's rest. Will has admitted that he's a big one for dreaming, so who Perea ere ne at eee es sleep? What's his secret to a good night's sleep then? A nice warm bath? Relaxing music? A cup of hot chocolate even? Er, Comat eee are eek walked two miles in rain, and it's Spm? That's the seeretto eee Te a ee eet can Phoenix do in their lyrics, there's slight irony or humour there. They're saying something to catch your ear and make you question what the song is actually about.” Similarly, Will also wants you to keep listening, to keep getting more out of hs words with you're getting something different froma third listen, then that’s exactly wi trying todo" No song quite epitomises that much more open-ended writing style than the title tack. ‘Sweet Dreamer’ sees Willacting ‘outan internal conflct, battling with himsetfabout how on the one hand he ‘might be “irrational” but also feels as if he's just “looking up." “t's about losing touch ‘of optimism, and how when you'e ina negative space youre like ‘what the hell happened’? Where you don't understand ‘why you're feeling one way about Its unsurprising that these feelings of conflict would have arisen in Will though, as Itcame to fruition ata very specific moment inrecent history. “When | was waiting i,t was the week after Brexit," Will explains."So all ofthat stuff was starting to come through ‘and I was feeling pretty negative about shit. Its about trying to convince myselfto think differently through the process of writing I" As such, “It was from the perspective of being outof control, and we're left to deal with what’s happened to the count Determined to carry on injecting his ecstatic pop with realism, Will has been back recording bus memos based on his own life again. "My gitfriend texted me abouta flight to Jamaica. But | was like, ‘ah shit, ifwe did that now | definitely wouldn't have the money to doit,” he says. Pipe dreams make good writing material though, and soon ‘enough Will's mind wasalready thinking of ways to the message intoa brand newtune."Ihad the idea of the flight to Jamaica being an elusive dream, and Ihave a good ‘bus memo of that. lwas thinking 1aybe an 80's white-funk type like David Bowie's ‘Ler’s That's the beauty of Willhe's constantly thinking of ways to tum those dreams into something excitingly eal Will Joseph Cook’s debut album ‘Sweet Dreamer’ is out on 14th April via Atlantic.DIYdp DHP PRESENTS STMEIEME THE VICTORIA MYSTIC BRAVES THEGARAGE DAY WAVE THE GARAGE HEATERS OSLO (os -_— — Tap SINGH THE GROWLERS THE COURTYARD THE CORONET THEATRE OVERS a AGABON ELECTROWERKZ ST PANCRAS OLD TTT CHURCH NV SON SCALA SEBRIGHTARMS —__ Ada iy 2 ad” JULIE BYRNE CHER GLAZER UNION CHAPEL THEGARAGE HOXTON HALL ALTTICKETS.COM / FB.COM/ALTTICKETS / @ ALTTICKETSBAC Kini@r ie FUTURE AFTER UNEXPECTEDLY SHIMMYING THEIR WAY INTO THE LIMELIGHT WITH THEIR FOURTH ALBUM, FUTURE ISLANDS AREN'T ABOUT TO CHANGE THEIR TUNE. WORDS: WILL RICHARDS, PHOTOS: PHIL KNOTT. amuel T. Herring is looking forward to success by being ourselves, so we shouldn't change that,” going back on the road. I's been 18 Samuel begins. “A lot of artists will follow the trends of the months sincetheband's|ast tourcame time, thinking ‘wel, this is the spotlight so we have to. go toanend,and the downtime makes the towards it, and keep in the light by redefining ourselves frontman feel restless. at every turn’ but we've always stuck toa similar palette, ‘made music honestly and that we love, and not really “Lmiss that clean slate of just beinginan _overthought things.” empty hotel room in anew city. Abed,a desk, 2 chair. know what to do in this room,"he begins, _Itstil didn't stop him pre-empting his own writer's a few weeks after beginning the band's comeback wrt block every time the band stepped back into an intimate New York show, and a few days before the the studio, though. “That’s another thing with second gig n support of upcoming fifthalbum The Far success, you worry that you'll never be able to Field, at a club in Copenhagen. He even contemplates write another song again,” he says, but the doing the dishes for his entire floor after checking out the songs and ideas for The Far Field’ ended up spec of the current London hotel raom he and bandmates coming together remarkably smoothly, and Gerrit Welmers and William Cashion populate. it's brought a coherence that can be felt , throughout. The new album isa deep, “1read that Bill Gates does the dishes every day," William complex record that reveals more ofits Interjects."When you have to do these mundane inner self the more you let tin, ands daily activities or household chores, it allows the maybe the best example yet of Future ‘mind to wander and can help you to find creativity Islands teaming bright, clean indie-pop ‘more effcientiy. Which is probably why | always find | with a core devastated by heartbreak stumble upon my best ideas when I'm in the shower or and a fear of mortality. It's a balance something,” the band master afterall, Sam Herring wouldn't be roaring and Not many bands get their big break almost a decade-and beating hs chest about nothing three full-length albums- into their career, and it's safe toon the telly say the critical acclaim hurtled at Singles’ and its huge, Letterman-conquering single ‘Seasons Waiting On You)’ “It’s always been a part of took the band by surprise as muchas those following the tension that we create, them since the mid-00s, Which believe is one of our ‘most powerful elements, It doesn’t seem to be a change that's affecting the trio, contrasting light and dark. though - entirely in character, thelt Feet ate still iernly Some feelings of beauty onthe ground. “The problem with success is that it can ‘make me feel nostalgic, colour your perception of what you did, and we found which may then come off as 48 crmeccon“WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO , MOVE PEOPLE’S FEET AND THEIR a SF NUTR Ud) Celdark, but itall comes from a place of missing something that once was beautiful. There's also times where you think this isa great dance track -how do | pull something deeper out of i” because it's e and to write empty ly We want to be able to move people's theirhearts.” The Far Field’ signals a redefinition o Islands’ goals as people and as musicians, froma band who have never before had sold out tours stretching into the distance in front of them before their n Inthe world, as Samuel explains. “In a purely practical sense, these last few years have been revelationary because we can take care We can take care of ourloved ones, or do something special for the people we care about in our lives. that we pushed ourselves in certain ways. Being able to get even out of ourselves better no\ Those things are the reasor home at the end of tall” it’s wild, When we wer Baltimore, the goal was to bea musician who only had to make myself in 2016 with nothing to do, andas a ‘musician who only had to make music. Ihad reached my ¢ ofred: quite reset yet, and worked out what the next goals, music. Then |found Whatever Samuel T. Herring's next personal goals, he and hisband have created an album that sees Future Islands more ate with themselves and their place in the world than ever before. Future Islands’ new album ‘The Far Field” is outon 7th April via 4AD.DIY Creed Pee a an aera) Cee ea Pe ee ore eee neces in the space of five minutes Geererogce time wasin a state where! Sen eee et a) eer er aes ieee Coen EL) Der ero) CeCe ay Poetry)WED 19 APRIL BRIGHTON 20 APRIL BIRMINGHAM E AND HOUNDS FRI 21 APRIL SHEFFIELD PICTURE HOUSE SOCIAL CLUB SAT 22 APRIL LEEDS E ADROW HOUSE THUR: MON 24 APRIL GLASGOW THE HUG AND PINT TUES 25 APRIL MANCHESTER NIGHT AND DAY CAFE '6 APRIL LONDON Y BUILDINGS WWW.SPLASHHBAND.COM SWANS FINAL PERFORMANCES IN THEIR CURRENT INCARNATION 7% xX xo MAY 2017 TOUR THURS 18 - GLASGOW, ORAN MOR FRI 19 - ABERDEEN, THE LEMON TREE SAT 20 - LEEDS, STYLUS SUN 21 - SHEFFIELD, PLUG WEDS 24 - BIRMINGHAM, THE ASYLUM FRI 26 - BRISTOL, TRINITY CENTRE SAT 27 LONDON, ROUNDHOUSE LITTLE NICKY AA ee od ee |Five years since their first singl and nowall the ripe old age of 21, Blaenavon are finally ready to unleash debut LP That's Your Lot’. Spoiler alert: twas worth the wait. Words: Lisa Wright. Photos: Emma Swann. ‘ts around 4pm in the middle of an empty Casino De Paris ~the kind of floor-to-ceiling red-velvet-and- chandeliers venue that feels ike being in the belly of an upmarket Moulin Rouge (which, Incidentally situated a stone's throw up the road) ~ and Blaenavon. are feeling alittle peaky. Having just finished a run fof dates with pals Sundara Karma, they're now back out with label mates Two Door Cinema Club in Europe before returning to UK shores for their own headline jaunt throughout Apri The dreaded tour lurgy is starting to rear its head. Daunting schedule though this may be, over the past couple (of years the trio - comprised of Hampshire school friends Ben Gregory (vocals, guitar), Frank Wright (bass) and Harris ‘MacMillan (drums) ~ have become used to this sort of thing (see a near incessant string of dates alongside Mystery Jets, DiIV and tons more for proof). Now, they have the additional incentive of long-awaited debut ‘That's Your Lot'‘to build them back up to full health, too. And while Blaenavon may still be a young band in the technical sense, they've been in this game long enough to know when the going's good, “A FIRST RECORD IS ABOLD STATEMENT.” - BEN GREGORY “When we disappeared for two years, we were so young and we just wanted to make loads of music, so that when we came back it'd be fucking great. We didn't realise we'd have to start again from scratch. That was kind of surprising," concedes Ben, gathered in a typically Parisian bistro with the band ahead of the evening's show. He's talking about the group's ‘downtime” in2014 and early 15, following a string of early hype-creating singles and subsequent media attention. “We never paid ‘any mind to the structure of a career or anything like that." hhe adds. It normally goes: stick afew tracks online; get bit of buzz; put out some proper singles; get some more buzz; hurriedly rush an album out to capitalise on the buzz; either, become the next Muse or, more likely, find yourself struggling byalbum two.Blaenavon, however, got to stage four at the tender age of 18 and then decided to bide their time. “We had to finish college, ‘get our shit together and make sure the debut album we ‘were gonna put out would be actually brilliant rather than ‘an album that could have been good if we'd spent more time ‘onit," explains the singer. “We spent time on us asa bandas ‘well, making us the best band we can be, just getting all oft ‘together and becoming a powerhouse," adds bassist Frank ‘with a wry smile. So that’s what they did. And then in late 2015 they re-emerged with the ‘Miss World’ EP, a significant ‘enough leap forward to reignite the embers of success they'd previously garnered. And they toured. And they toured a bit ‘mote and dished up the'Let's Pray’ EP - another step forwatd. Allofa sudden their early, youthful forays into the music ‘world seemed just that:a test run for the, well, for the “powerhouse” that they were slowly becoming. Because while Frank's statement may have been injest, and each of the band members are wont to crack out similar tongue-in-cheek one-liners at any given point (Ben: “I wanna be that guy on a massive ‘ass stage with stupid fucking lights behind where | don't even have to play guitar, just walk around ‘and people think!'m god”), teuth is that Blaenavon are a band with ambitions of that size. ‘Thats Your Lot’ marks Blaenavon out as truly special songwiiters, capable of crafting intricate, intoxicating worlds as well as radio-friendly ‘earworms. Cribbed from the last half decade together and recorded in Cambridge, “in this industrial estate next to a fruit and veg distributor,’ its collection of tracks may span from across their time so far, but don’t think they're less than considered. "We had to be really deliberate with how we ‘could make ita proper, complete record instead of a collection ‘of songs we'd written over five years,” explains Ben. “Some cofithad gotten a bit too self-deprecating and | wanted to havea bit of fun, so we made sure ‘Orthodox Man’ and'Let's Pray’ were on there. It's important to show we're all sensitive ‘guys, but you don’t want someone to wallow with you for 59 minutes. Ben, you sense, perpetually exists ina limbo between these ‘two things. Of embodying the troubled, Morrissey-esque ‘doomed hero in all its verbose glory -and then beating himself up about the very same thing, Getting the lyricist ‘to talk about his craftis like putting a puppy in a torture chamber and by the end of this conversation, he's managed, to stress-chred a pink carnation lying on the table into tiny shrivelled pieces. inadvertently appropriate imagery, youll i omecoe agree. But, tense as he may be while discussing it, the singer's unusual turn of phrase is one of the band’s ‘most enticing qualities. Not for them are “horsemeat burgers /committing murders" couplets. "Twas reading aload of Evelyn Waugh, particularly Decline and Fall’ whichis the funniest, most absurd book ever, around the time Iwas writing ‘Orthadax Man’ | realised that just because it's a comedy, it still makes me feel things. lwantedto see if could make music that was funny but people still cared about it he explains of the recent single's twisted tale cof romantic obedience. “And [German author] Herman Hesse has this effortless turn of phrase that | wanted to echo," he continues. “His writing has these dark, twisted, shocking elements. There are some quite graphic thingsan the record? From the nhllstic musings that run throughout ‘Let's Pray’ ~ musically the album's Jauntiest moment to the brooding paranoia of My Barks Your Bite’, shot over needling guitar lines, "That's Your Lot’ runs the gamut of selF-lacerating emotions but never caves under the weight of them. Lonely Side has the kind of mellifluous groove that wouldn't be out of place on Foals’ ‘Holy Fite’, while old favourite ‘Prague’ Isa throatripping, moshpit: starting anthem. Let Me See What Happens Next’s delicate atmospherics are as fragile as anything The ‘Antlers have put theirname to, whereas I Will Be The World is wired and raging, distilling all their emotion into one punctuated, determined shot. Collectively it’s an album not to be taken lightly —in its reach, its ambition or its sheer determination to push every element to thenth degree. itis, as the trio attest, 100% an album that they could not have produced had they ‘attempted it first time round, “We weren't happy to make an album until we'd learnt how to say what we wanted to say, says Frank. “It would have been a flash in the pan: ‘four 16 year olds put out a bright indie record’ and then everyone gets bored pretty quickly," agrees Ben. “But afirst record isa bold statement and we needed to work out how to say it properly.” Five years on and having played the game their ‘own way, That's Your Lot’ Isa special record froma band who know exactly ‘what they want to say and, how they want to say. In a couple of hours they'll be back on stage and then back in the van towards the next city, But you get the sense that some altogether more seismic things may be happening for them very soon. “We've done the hard bit which is making an alum that all of us think is ‘amazing, so nowvall we can dois go out and play it to asmany people as possible and hope they thinkit'sas ‘good as we do," shrugs Ben. That bit? It should be easy as anything, Blaenavon's debut album “That's Your Lot’isout on 7th April via Transgressive. DYGAROROCI¢: JUNE 30 > JULY 2,2017 - MARMANDE oe" WestFrance JUSTICE ‘ PHOENIX LONDON GRAMMAR 'M.1.A. : DIPLO ROYALBLOOD : FOALS : MAC MILLER LAFEMME : SOLOMUN : KUNGS ‘MO TALE OF US ' BETH DITTO : VITALIC °°CUVE FLATBUSH ZOMBIES : GEORGIO : MR OIZO MILKY CHANCE : MOTIVES! ' HER PETIT BISCUIT ' STAND HIGH PATROL... . mW i. EIS Oso 20 WE, soroor tsugt reo CANES CSTR] PX APRIL 2017 ~ LIVE ~ ‘st Earthlings / avo Peggy's Big Sunday / sx Dermot Kenne¢ am Fences / sm Urban Cone + Angie B+ DJ Format / uw ¢ or Ryan Lawrie / 2 Sounds Familiar Music Quiz / 1 “lub CloseUp tem Gold Dust / 91 Hardy Caprio emJehst / om Birthh / 11214 Jojo Maye Ow 2 roBfonsauaresaR ssReturning with boldly ‘2mbitious third record Pure Comedy, Father John Misty has ditched the romance and made timely, observational classic Butyoutey getting him to believe that, Words: Lisa Wright. Photos: Phil Smithies. é é nthelast five years, thiswhole experience has, ina lot of ways, turned me intoa person don't recognise anymore,’ says Josh Tillman, fidgeting with a packet of cigarettes and sipping a coffee. “used to talkso ‘much more freely, and ljust feel so self-conscious now. Fortunately in my music! ‘ean stillsay what |want to say because that'sa true place forme, but now! second guess everything and 'm very anxious about the whole thing.” It’s 10 days since the singer dropped ‘Pure Comedy’ ~ the first taster and title track from his forthcoming third album. And ifthe record finds the public face of Father John Misty in the ‘most opinionated, eloquent and astute form of his, career, then Josh, the man behind the ‘moniker, ishaving amore troublesome time of it. was just looking online, ‘making that mistake. know it's silly” he concedes. “Butthe perception is that this whole thing and my whole lifeis some kind ‘of disingenuous schtick. ‘mean, well, why even do this lifthat was the case}?!I'm a human and 'man artist and Iwas so prous of this record and then I just realised how tone deaf am in terms of what people would like to hearfromme.|realised! ‘made a huge misstep by thinking | could talk about the world.”Incase you haven't clocked ‘the memoyet, Pure ‘Comedy’ is, on paperat least, a very different record from the luscious, loved-up ‘theatre that characterised breakthrough 2015 LPI Love ‘You, Honeybear’ While the ‘wry lyrical voice known to pepper the most windswept of lave songs with references to depression and. schizophrenia remains, this, time he's turning the lens outwards. "Im acutely aware ofthe fact that the questions ‘that inform my music are really cliche," he laughs."The last album was like, What is Jove?’ And this album slike, “What is life? Who are we?” Infor the big gameit may be, but what ‘Pure Comedy’ most certainly isn't, however, Isamisstep. Despite being written back in 2015, Father John Misty's third isan almost unnervingly prescient reflection of the modern world in 2017. "When | wrote Pure Comedy, Ifigured Jeb Bush or Hillary Clinton ‘or someone was going tobe President. That song became very literal overnight," he notes. “A recurring ‘theme on the album Isthat we don't know anything. However sophisticated we think ‘we are now, in 100 years people are going tolookat usand laugh, We're justidiots with toys.” Ie’'sa comment that finds immediate reference in Total Entertainment Forever’s opening line: “Bedding Tayior Swift, every night inside the Oculus Rift Surely someone as smart as Josh mustknow the grimly predictable controversy alline like that is bound to-create? “t's terifying thinking about that song ‘coming out because Iknow it’sgoing to be a total shit show, a total fucking shit show." he agrees. “And that lines clearly not about me having sex with her, i's 58 onmsacon saying where the technology is going: it’s going to be used for porn just like the Internet. But it'll probably be the only thing that people talk about with the record. With me, once I get to the precipice, Ihave to jump off Ican'tresist." he continues. don'thave self-control when itcomes to these things. Like well, nothing else rhymes with Oculus Rift...But Iknow how it's gonna go, and it's ‘gonna fucking suck.” vs just one example of how his semi-recent ascent into the public domain has forced him intaa limbo of hyper self-awareness. Do you concede and censor ‘yourself for an easier life? Well, sometimes, yes. Last September, when the singer deleted his social ‘much into the music and I guess | underestimated how seriously people take ‘goofing around on the. internet. There's level of ‘animosity that's depressing, that I'm shitty as person, Ws disheartening ona buman level: But if the painful awareness of outside judgement has started to filter into his general psyche, then thankfully his creative brain remains untainted. ‘Pure Comedy is both fragile and confrontational, Informed simultaneously by achildhood raised in the fire and brimstone extremity of religious devotion and his Inherent belief that “fe is. ‘fucking joke’. "I grew up being told that none of this vias real. That the world was “A recurring theme on the album is that we don’t know anything.” media accounts, the story went as viral as the jokey, deadpan pictures that he formerly filled them with. “Lalways wanted to just portray myself honestly and my sense of humour is who lam. You can be someone who deeply, deeply cares about their music but also doesn't take themselves too seriously and is able to joke around,” he begins. “But it feels like in the very binary ‘world of internet outrage, those two are completely incompatible. | put so gonna be engulfed with flames,” he laughs, speaking of his Evangelical Christian upbringing in Maryland. "| used to get days off school for the end of the world because someone would make a prophecy. 'd have demons exorcised out of me every Friday ~ that kind of crazy shit! The phrase ‘pure comedy’ ~ some people are gonna look at that and think ‘what a completely condescending, soulless, cruel assessment ‘of humanity: But another perspective on itis realising that t's comedy that liberates us. That we have to acknowledge our insignificance and the humour in how important we think we ate; that’s the only way tobe free.” And there'sthe rub. ‘Though Pure Comedy is unquestionably an album with a clear narrative voice, from ‘Ballad Of The Dying Man’s character study of ‘man still consumed with his online relevance until his last breath to the dead-eyed technology consumption of ‘The Memo; it's nota lofty or condescending record. From lyrics about choking fon candy asa child and thinking he was going to dieto the chirpy strains of Fleetwood Mac's ‘Little Lies, to acknowledging his own albums propensity for failure, ‘Pure Comedy’ iseithera stroke of genius, commercial suicide or somewhere between the two. "if you're going tomake an album about humans then you need a real portrait of ahuman being at the centre ofit, and I don't know anyone better than | know myself,’ he says. Heading into a year that will see him headline his first major UK festival (September's End of the Road) and release ‘Pure Comedy’ toa world awaiting his every move, Josh is still doubtful. This, he feels, could be the pinnacle. “If™m going to continue to make the music Iwant to make and to challenge myself, then it’s not gonna get bigger from here," he says. Ihave tobe OKwith that. This, albumis clearly not a bid for mainstream success.” Astute as he may be, you sense he mightbe pleasingly, deservedly wrong about that one. Father John Misty's new album ‘Pure Comedy’ is out on 7th April via Bella Union. DIYFEEL LIKE SHOUTING YOUR FEELINGS.” ALEX LUCIANO {turns out that Alex Luciano's Infamous high-kick isnt just impressive; it’s also havoc. wreaking. After holing up fora month in their home town of New Paltz, in upstate New York, ina studio filled with cats and freshly bbaked brownies, Diet Cig emerged the other side in the early hours of Halloween, with debut album ‘Swear 'm Good At This’ finally finished. Knackered, triumphant, and slightly dazed from the whole experience, the pairheaded to the supermarket to celebrate, and caused quite the ruckus with a poorly judged leap. "We decided we were gonna make a cake," Noah Bowman starts. “Alex likes to bake a lot, and we went to the grocery store at 2am to get cake ‘mix. Alex was jumping around with itin her hands.." he goes on, slightly wearily, ‘and it went flyingall over the store” “It was 0 bad!” Alex yells, cutting in. “in that moment |had realised, oh my god, we did this! We finished | had this bag of cake mixin my hand and I was punching the air running down the aisles,” she recounts, ‘and when Igot down to the end, itjust exploded, I think itwas a gluten-free Funfetti she adds, mourning the fateful cake that never was. “We've been on areal big gluten-free treat kick: Whe can blame Diet Cig for a bit of -albeit accidental - chaos-causing? After wrapping up their fone ‘Over Easy’ EP three years ago, on thelr favoured finish date of -you guessed ome. Tegel Pearl Sera ty Seo Cree Itt- Halloween, Alex and Noah are chomping atthe bit to unleash their first album proper. “Im so excited togive people a proper, longer experience,” Alex concurs, ‘and give backto the people who've been waiting so patiently and kindly for our music” “Let's just do the damn thing! exclaims Noah, Hurtling towards debut land, Diet Cig approached the whole thing with one clear goal. Take one cursory glance down the tracklist for ‘Swear 'm Good At This’ and the unfamiliar song titles leap out immediately. A few firm live staples -"Tummy Ache among them -make the cut, But this isa big surprise bundle of brand new territory. Beefier, witier, sharper, and bigger than anything they've done previously, i's the sound of a band making massive strides, and searing with confidence. “We just wanted to make itreally dynamic,’ says Alex, “where we could go small, and make itreally big at the end; go up and down. es “- = "We wrote those songs what feels like solong ago,” she points out, speaking =e aboutthe likes of’Dinner Date’ and ga Harvard’. "I didn’t wanna give them a the same songs again,” Noah agrees. “Iwanted to come out fresh and new." Beyond wanting the album itself ns tobejam-packed with brandnew glittery nuggets. the pairwerealso | il keen to build on the foundations of a their empowering first steps. For starters, Alex kicks things off with this record's most razor-sharp ‘moment of wit, ‘When Iwas sixteen,I dated a boy with my own name,” she starts atop melancholy strums, laying the tale's foundations. “It was weird in the back of his truck, ‘moaning my own name while trying to fuck Touché. ‘Barf Day’ —the tagicomicttale of a deserted 21st party ~ sees an outraged, and slightly stroppy Alex declaring “just wanna have ice cream on my birthday” atop fuzzing guitar crashes. Time and time again, ‘Swear Vm Good At This’ turns bullshit into 'bad-assery, and makes pure fun out of misfortune. “Lquess alot of the stuffs super dramatic... says Alex, “but | think those feelings are real. Sometimes you just feel like shouting your feelings. You don't want to be told you're being crazy. Just because you're telling your feelings, it doesn’t mean you'e being whiny or bratty. And this record is about being like, fuck that, 'm going to tell you my feelings, and they're valid’ hope this record can tell other people their feelings are valid 00." really like ‘Linkin Bio," she ponders, ‘where Isay ‘don't tell me tocalm down. Ifeel like it's really important. Women and femme folk are told all the time thatif they have emotions, or if they're freaking cut or being really mad, or sad, or expressing themselves in any way, they're told just calm down, you're being dramatic,” she concludes. "| was sick of being told ‘calm down’ Leaving behind the brilliantly barbed, ifa little insular, EP stand: ‘out ‘Scene Sick’~ which deals in gripes with appearance-besotted ‘musicians around New Paltz ~ ‘Swear Im Good AtThis' widens the scope. The glitter-glue covered Video for Tummy Ache’ sees Noah and Alex throwing a placard-making party ‘round their place, drawing visual attention to vital American ‘movements and organisations ~ from Black Lives Matter and the ACLU, to Planned Parenthood and Trans Lives Matter -in the process. Meanwhile, close pals and vocal activists PWR BTTM make a cameo, t09, along with attendees of various Girls Rock camps in the US. The band also have plans to invite several bands from the camps ~ Which host music-based summer schools for aspiring young female musicians -to support them on their American tour. “Not everyone has the microphone ‘we have," Alexpoints out. “It's ‘great we can show solidarity with those causes. think that’s aeally important example to set,” she ‘adds, “especially if you have people listening to your art. I's radical as fuckto do stuff, and donate. It's radical and cool to care about stuff” “*Alotof kids who felt marginalised ‘growing up are now making incredible music” she continues, reflecting on the growing wave ‘of bands who = like Diet Cig ~ are shouting loud in backing the things they believe in. "A lot of tis us ‘wanting to show ourlisteners we stand with them and we have their backs, and it’s more than just us just playing music and hoping they'll buy it. t's like a community. We're trying to fil that community, and offer kindness.” Looking ahead, Diet Cig are bursting with excitement around their debut, and havea whole bunch of plans to build on the incredible standards set by their pink bomber jacket merch line -*you ain't seen nothing yet.” challenges Noah. They're also alittle wary of particularly devoted fans trying to recreate one of their ‘careers iconic moments later this ims, faced with the possibility that it’s only a matter of time before somebody asks her for a symbolic lighter; mid-way through a show. I's how her and Noah met by chance at gig, after all, back when Alex was inneed ofa ciggie spark. “Ifeel like ‘that's the most rude thing ever!" she protests, with the gift of hindsight ‘on her side. “I'm really grateful Noah was so gracious, becauseif someone did that, | would hit them! Noah was just in town for the one night,” she justifies. “Ikind of think if we didn’t meet that one night, we might have not done at all” “We're waiting for that day," states a well-prepared Noah, “and we're just ‘gonna slap it out of their hands!” Diet Cig’s debut album ‘Swear''m Good At This’ is out on 7th April via Frenchkiss Records. DIY ‘always knew Diet Cig could write ‘acracking song. Itturns out they - particularly Alex—can bakeamean ‘cake, and all. Their debut album 2 ‘wouldn't be here today (maybe) without chocolate brownies. ‘So, how did this cake obsession come about? ‘Alex: We'd stay up all night recording, and baking was a good fun excuse to take a breather and ‘make some brownies, a outin the kitchen for ait Noah: Get that sugar-high be {going back in the studio! Alex: Itkind of turned into this ritual, | don't think Ive eaten that ‘many brownies in my life before, y Roughly how many brownies, daretask.. ‘Alex: Oh god, We probably baked at least 15 trays of brownies throughout the whole imonth longl recording. Every ather day. But every day there were brownies to eat. So maybe three brownies a day It was too many brownies! But they were so good! Ourrecord is fuelled by them, cee Oe | now, ordoyou reckon you'll live offthemon tour, too? ‘Alex: We need an Easy Bake ‘oven in the van, that should be ‘on our rider. Specially baked brownies foreveryshow, Noah: Oh god. | don't fest ike «ould do that many before a show.Na) TO COME OUT FRESH AND NEW.” NOAH BOWMANthe second to last song on Your Lot’ was written when Ben Gregory was 16. Justhaving celebrated his 21st, Blaenavon’s eventual debut embodies everything about the five years sin he “That's Your Lot's fong. I's seconds away from breaking the hour mark, in fact. This indulgence can be afforded in this instance -it'sa record that's taken a heck of along time, andis impeccably considered and thought through asa result, ‘The album showsa band of two sides the huge, hook laden singles Let's Pray’ and ‘Orthodox Man’ float their way into epy, complex’Ode To Joe' and the heartbreaking ee What Happens Next’ with frightening confidence, the band so assured about every twist and turn the album takes that it works.Intheir singles, Blaenavon have taken leads from every band they grew up listening to. The intricate playfulness of The Maccabees and Bombay Bicycle Clubis in the fabric of Prague '99' and ‘Orthodox Man’ all while creating a world of their own. ‘There's little doubt Blaenavon will be held in similar regard to their predecessors in thenearfuture. I can't throw away the reminders of those brilliant days /a stamp, areceipt,ifit feels like it keeps you here,” Ben sings at the album's crushing finale, and though Blaenavon can't cling onto the five years that are poured into That's Your Lot’ anymore, they've created a huge, rich brilliant documentation of youth, one w! will ast for years. (Will ichards) LISTEN: ‘Orthodox Man’, ‘Alice Come Home! tou Pen eT ees Goad neeTHE BIG MOON seam... In the past The Big Moon have compared their debut album to a roast dinner; a fairly spot-on culinary ‘comparison, as things go. There’sa reason why roasts only come along every odd Sunday. The spuds Bea ene ee eT ete eee a ‘musical roast that would have Nigella beaming with pride. There's plenty of skill going on at the heart of every immediately bite-worthy song. And as it turns out, tracks like ‘Zeds’ ~ charged with the kind of winky-face innuendo that forms the foundations of old Nige’s cookery empire - would probably get a keenly stamped seal of approval, and all. By now, the likes of 'Sucker’ and The Road’ feel like the sort of songs which'l stick around for life. They remain blazing beasts, but there's plenty more of that ilk to be found here. The smouldering heart of ‘Love in the 4th Dimension’ arrives in the orange-licked shape of ‘Bonfire an almighty flame-singed anthem obsessed pursuing the secrets of fre-starting to escape boredom. ee eae atest een tas doors to The 4th Dimension and letting loose wolf-like howls. Onall the evidence here, The Big Moon have succeeded in unearthing the secret toa fire debut. (E! Hunt) LISTEN: ‘Zeds’, ‘Bonfire’eee eece0e Seo0e toto THE MAGIC GANG GEE) The Magic Gang have cused their way into becoming one of titan’ most effortlessly exciting new bands EP Thee’ arrives asaeminder of thei limitless potential. Anchored around single How Can Compete’ opener “Hotel Apathy and the quiet contemplatve-Life Without You presenta different kind of Magic Gang, but one thats every bit as compelling, While every step the band took up to this point was based around sugary choruses tobe yelled from the depths of basement venues EP Three’ hints at A debut fullength that’s set tobe significantly wider in scope. Keep on pul those rabbits from hats boys. (Wil Richard LISTEN: How Can | Compete’ ‘The Magic Gang spill on’EP Three’, new sounds and. (Olly Murs’ balance issues, Words: Emma Swann, Kris Smith: It's abit different, it has a more mature vibe, it's a more pensive version of ourselves, but is still very direct. Itfeels like we've touched a sound which has more ambition tot. It's a lot more anthemic sounding. Jack: There's alot more going on in the arrangements, it sounds ‘more like ‘a band’ ina way, you can hear what everyone's playing. It's more like the album will he than our previous EPs, Paeris Giles: With this EP we've been more ambitious, abit more fearless, 2s opposed to being strictly under the command of a producer. Jack: We were more free to explore, now we've got more confidence, we know what we could try out Kris: t's the first time we've started to hitthe same energy that we have live Jack: For us to have that endorsement, it’s a huge, huge compliment. I's quite exciting, Kris t's so surreal, expecially as 1was such a huge fan when Iwas younger. Jack: And obviously Felix was always my favourite member of The Maccabees. Paeris: When we were recording with Hugo [White, Felix’s brother and bandmate] there was a realy, really weird moment when we were watching videos of Olly Murs falling aver, all in hysterics, with Hugo from The Maccabees, we were just ike ‘What the fuck is going on?"! kkk FUTURE ISLANDS (aan) Over the past decade, Future Islands have been releasing synth laden reveries that explore the power in being emotionally open, raw, and changeable. The Far Field’ picks up where 2014's Singles’ left off, moving between trauma and joyin the same breath. ‘Opener ‘Aladdin’ fades in with atinny drum beat and poppy synths, its lyrics preaching self acceptance. This emotional current sweeps through the record, carried along by shimmering keys and dark, brooding basslines, This is clearest on the heartfelt Through the Roses, which honesin human connection. While the lyrics might bare all, “The Far Field’ also layers up with moments of musical grandeur. The record'snext-to-last track Shadows! features a typically captivating vocal from Blondie’s Debbie Harry, as. Joy Division tinged bass riff roils along underneath. ‘Candles, to0,is studded with 80s-style alitz its slow synth intro opening Up into something cinematic and expansive. On ‘The Far Field’ Future Islands have captured thel humanity inallits sparkling, chaotic a < < Q fa O See cc ars ees Sed oad BICEP oti conte See eee ce oti Peer ese tag Itof course gives way to all the pop pomp of ‘On Hold, Peer ea the ever-iconic two minutes Cee eens Ce eee meet eee eco De liver Sim to gather himself before a inal address. He speaks of the significance of Brixton Academy, Pe ace hard that he and his two mates from school are leaving con this historic venue. I's a week that will live long the memory of London from a band that provide Settee eta tetera)MAC DEMARCO ” Nambucca, London. 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Photo: Poppy Mariott. reer Recut eg ee aL audacious new material.'A Big Cloud To Float On’ and ‘Everything {Is Weird in America’ tower with seismic beats and webs of Bee ea ee ere ee eee ee co The set takes a turn for older material with folk infused ‘Baboo’, ee ee ey ‘comparison to the focused futuristic-pop of the opening bangers. But it's the head-spinning synths, rallying guitar and commanding Ree na ee ee and booming echo of I bow down to your good will, still ringing in ‘our ears, it feels like it should be the other way round, Welcome to the year of Pixx. (Lisa Henderson)ESTRONS The Crofters Rights, Bristol. Photo: Nathan McLaren-Stewart here's little warning as Estrons’ set starts witha crashing sound of noise, rattling the foundations of the back room of the pub they're playing in. Itsets the tone for the and dominant. Fr apologise to the crowd for not being her usual self due toa broken toe, still her performance is nothing short of intense, getting up in the face of fans at the front. ‘The band play through some new tracks which hold potential, butts the old ones that shine. A crowd request of ‘Belfast is afavourte. It’s performed with the aid of a shot of mystery spirit; Tal disgustedly mouths “what the fuck was that?" after necking it. "Make A Man’ isa track that sounds great on record, bbut tums into sonic gold lve. Estrons have a sound that fills a200 capacity venue - and prove to Bristol tonig igger than that. 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