Wednesday 30th May 2012
Reptile Youth + Paper Crows + Portasound + Black Hay
@ The Bull & Gate
389 Kentish Town Road, London, NW5 2TJ
07:45pm, £6 / £5 with flyer
REPTILE YOUTH
Reptile Youth are the bastard sons of psychedelic '60s soul, post-punk and synth pop, stirred into a lookbook-approved vodka cocktail of sweaty, high-energy post-modern pop. Smart, but not too clever that they won‘t make you seriously lose your shit watching them live, the band are worshipped by almost every show critic, or indeed gig-goer out there. Reptile Yo ... more »

ONSTAGE AT 10:15
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PAPER CROWS
Paper Crows come permeated with a collision of opposing elements. Sonically, their electronically-based neo-noir productions are balanced by the soulful, ethereal vocals of Emma Panas. Lyrically, she utilises gothic-inspired phraseology to construct metaphors of real experiences and emotions. When united with the pair’s imagery, the package is dark, playful, ... more »

ONSTAGE AT 9:30
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PORTASOUND
Portasound don’t do things by halves. Fusing soaring melodies, driving rhythms and wonky riffs they’ve created a genre bending soundtrack of instrumental electronica to accompany their own fictional narrative. Brace yourselves for a high-speed sonic journey atop a giant synth with the legs of a horse and head of a Minotaur. Having played shows with the like ... more »

ONSTAGE AT 8:45
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BLACK HAY
Black Hay have been described as "worse than Leonard Cohen", "a baby Nick Cave", and "a voice you'd roll over in bed for". They play the kind of music that still has dirt under its fingernails and drools lecherously. The kind of music you’d hide and keep secret from your mother if you were a teenager. ... more »

ONSTAGE AT 8:00
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The Machine Room The Machine Room are one of the most exciting new bands the UK has to offer. Based in Edinburgh their catchy dream pop/ shoegaze sound has drawn great press attention and critical acclaim since they f... »
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