It feels like an eternity since Pete & The Pirates got round to releasing their debut album, Little Death. What's shocking is that Little Death actually only came out in February of this year.
With that fresh in mind, Strange Glue hopped onto the train to catch the Reading band at Exeter's superb Cavern venue. The night started off with a bang from supports Paper Heroes and Ex Lovers, whether that be the splintering guitar strings or the bang of a snare splitting, it just seemed to spark the night alight.
Call it a phase; call it a pattern; call it a zealous thank you to fans. Whatever the cause, reunions are the welcome trend of the 21st century. A chance for people who may have missed them the first time around to witness greatness first-hand; or a chance for lifelong fans to renew their vows with the band in question.
It has been a busy year so far for Frank Turner and, as it draws to a close, so the shows are getting bigger.
What happens when you mix Japanese Psychedelia with Italian Post-Rock? The answer is fireworks, as many will attest to on bonfire night last week.
A Sunday night at the Birmingham Academy is an early night. Headlining Welsh band Funeral for a Friend start their show at roughly the time around the country that students are starting to contemplate leaving their beds. Half-eight to the rest of us.
Texas' second to the post-rock throne have come to our shores to help explain to us exactly why vocalists are so passe.
These reviews always start by setting the scene outside of the venue itself. A little information to build a semblance of atmosphere for those absent from the proceedings. The air filled itself with fog as the excited chatter reached through the wind and scattered itself amongst the surrounding neighbourhoods. Y'know, that kind of thing.
"This is a special song that if you're next to someone you really like, you should maybe slide a hand onto theirs".
On the Might of Princes were uttering the immortal phrase of "...just when we think we're out, they pull us back in" tonight as the much loved indie-hardcore band regrouped for one last send-off in honour of their previous record label.
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