On Saturday night my pal Mister F and I ventured into London's Dalston for a gig. The headliners were Jeanines, whose album "Don't Wait For A Sign" was plugged here when it came out last year, and the main support act were Mt. Misery from exotic Hartlepool.
I thoroughly enjoyed both sets. Jeanines specialise in very short jangly pop songs of the highest calibre, although there was one that lasted nearly two minutes. Once they cut out that bloated self-indulgence they will be even better.
Mt. Misery were a new name to me but I liked them very much and I think they would appeal to members of the Teenage Fanclub fan club and admirers of 1970s moustaches. They are working on their second album but while we wait I suggest you check out their 2021 debut "Once Home, No Longer".
The two bands are touring the UK together for the rest of the week - Oxford tonight and then Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and Edinburgh. Jeanines are also playing in Glasgow as part of this year's Glas-Goes Pop festival. Get along if you can.
Third on the bill in London only was Brighton's Garden Centre, or rather a solo performance by Head Gardener Max Levy. Not for me personally but he seems a nice chap and was polite (if somewhat bewildered) when I compared his vocal style to Gnidrolog.
"Any Day Now" - Jeanines
"The Dreaming Days Are Over" - Mt. Misery
"Rotting Leaves" - Garden Centre
The first two require further exploration.Thanks Ernie.
ReplyDeleteOf course that youth will have no idea who Gnidrolog were. Belting track of theirs you posted, one that will inspire your Glaswegian correspondent to explore the band further
ReplyDeleteAye right!
DeleteI would stick with the first two if I were you CC
DeleteI have just acquired the album!
DeleteI enjoyed all three, thanks Ernie. Shoehorning Gnidrolog into a conversation is to be admired. The Garden Centre song also reminded of The Fear by ยต Ziq though that reference may have left him equally bemused!
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