I saw The Molotovs on Friday. The promoter (Lost Kitten Music) said it may be the last chance to see them in a small venue. I met them on Thursday at a gig by Blousy, who were an excellent surprise. Two of The Molotovs dressed to the nines; it was a small club in Soho and it could have been Carnaby Street in the 60s. Here’s one clip
I have no idea if this gig was typical but I loved every second of it.
I usually go to Other Side Promotions events. It’s mostly psyche and Elios and Terry have good taste. I saw Daiistar, from Austin, Texas, a couple of weeks ago. They’re on Fuzz Club. Rolling Stone magazine said that’s the best label in the world at the moment. They’ve got a good roster – my current favs Helicon and back where it started, The Jesus and Mary Chain.
Mentioning JAMC, the drummer is Justin Welch, who also plays drums in Aircooled. No surprise Aircooled supported JAMC at the Roundhouse on Good Friday. Oliver Cherer may be the front man for Aircooled (or it might be Riz Maslen). Olie plays bass in The Miki Berenyi Trio. They managed to release one track so far “Vertigo”
Emma Anderson, on the other hand, doesn’t play live but has an album called Pearlies. It stopped me dead by the time I got to track 3.
Shoegaze has a new lease of life, and seemingly and million subtribes. Keeley is my top pick among the new dreampop. (see my YouTube channel).
It’s kinda like there are lots of ‘old’ bands playing again – Slowdive, Sisters of Mercy, JAMC, Kristen Hersh, Telescopes, The Darling Buds…. Things I loved in the 80s are back, and they’re even better. And then there new bands and i’m just going to list whatever comes to mind
Black Doldrums, Pet Sematary, Helicon, Mary Anne’s Polar Rig, Daiistar, Hex Poseur, Pretty Addicted, Black Helium, Heales, Jorinde, Agathe Max, Maud Anyways, Bugeye, Madame Mutante, Marlene Ribeiro, Flowers Must Die, Sons of Vilijems, Alter Moderns, Ghost Patterns.
Beneath Eden deserve a special mention because the guitarist was the fastest and most accurate I’ve seen so far. Many of these bands have played and I’ve captured something and it’s my YouTube.