The Wait Is Over
New Order have always stood out: at times, classed as rock, at times as dance and sometimes, rather lazily, as “electro-indie”. They cannot be pop-pigeonholed. Their rock has always had a less gritty, more modern sound, although they’ve never skimped on their trademark insistent bass, so frequently unnoticed.
Music: Nine Black Alps
It’s Sunday night, and Nine Black Alps are deafening the Brookes audience with their assertive blend of post-grunge punk. The amps are turned up to eleven, and, throwing out songs of such force as ‘Not Everyone’, it’s clear that this is a band with a big future.
Music: YOURCODENAMEIS:MILO
Just as ‘emotionally-charged’ music’s star begins to fade, a troupe of warriors appear on the horizon, equipped with the magic elixir for the modern scene. At least that’s what they believe.
Music: The Features
A highly accomplished debut from Deep Southerners, The Features (and one would expect no less from a band who have been playing together since 1993), Exhibit A presents a giddy half hour of swirling hillbilly pop, with a sinister edge to a style that would make tracks like ‘Exorcising Demons’ and ‘Harder to Ignore’ fit nicely on the soundtrack to a Tim Burton movie.
